Stories from Saturday, December 8, 2012

Amanda Louise Jagels and Shawn David Stuckey, both of Kansas City, Mo., were married in Cozumel, Mexico, at 5 p.m., on June 10, 2012. The bride is the daughter of Ricky and Linda Jagels, Rich Hill, Mo., and granddaughter of Ruth Campbell, Rich Hill, and Marvin and Velda Jagels, Rockville, Mo. The groom's parents are Linda and Steve Smith, Greenwood, Mo., and Ron Stuckey, Unionville, Mo...

Robert and Janie Watts of Nevada announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Emily Watts, to Trevor Hinkle, son of Kenny and Janyce Hinkle of Nevada. Emily and Trevor plan to be married on Jan. 5, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church of Nevada...

Special to the Herald-Tribune Army Pvt. Lauren E. Crawford has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.. ...

HUMBOLDT, Kan. -- Uniontown's girls finished their week in the Humboldt Emprise Bank Classic with an effort that pleased head coach Dustin Miller in a 52-14 pasting of Three Rivers League rival Crest. "We ended the week on a good note," MIller said. "This tournament has been a good test for us to see where we stand going forward. It has revealed to us the things we must work on to get better. I am very proud of how hard the girls have played."...

ALTAMONT, Kan. -- It's not often one will find positives in a 20-plus-point loss such as the one Fort Scott High's boys suffered to Labette County in their league opener at Harrison Gymnasium Friday night. Consider, though, that the Tigers could have easily just played out the string after finding themselves down 27-1 late in the first quarter. Instead, they fought back and knocked the deficit down to 9 points three times in the second half before running out of gas and falling, 73-52...

ALTAMONT, Kan. -- Every coach will stress the importance of free throws. In a game such as this Friday night, free throws made a huge difference in the outcome of this Southeast Kansas League game at Harrison Gymnasium. Fort Scott High's girls made just 7 of 21 free throws on the night and went just 1 for 7 in overtime. Labette County's 10-of-14 performance at the charity stripe, meanwhile, was one of the major reasons the homestanding Grizzlies took a 44-42 victory...

LEXINGTON, Mo. -- Fort Scott Community College's men broke a two-game losing streak here Wednesday night while the women's team dropped its sixth in a row following a 3-0 start to the season. Greyhound men (6-4) held off a Red Dragon rally in the second half to prevail, 71-69. Wentworth's women took a 48-41 victory...