Stories from Saturday, May 9, 2015

Two groups are offering opportunities to either to eliminate or take home some treasurers. The Town-wide garage sale, sponsored by the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Pioneer Harvest Fiesta Swap meet began Friday and continue today.

Winfield Scott Elementary School students enjoyed a day of games Tuesday afternoon. The theme of the event was "It's a Doggone Good Life," with 15 game stations on the school grounds. The purpose of the day was to get exercise, learn about team work, practice good sportsmanship and have fun, Physical Education Teacher, Chris Sather said...

Work to start the process of improving the appearance of properties along the East Wall Street corridor is on tap to begin later this month. Craig Campbell, volunteer leader for the Good Neighbor Action Team, said Friday the GNAT has organized some projects and volunteers for a planned property improvement blitz along East Wall Street scheduled to take place May 30-31...

UNIONTOWN -- Uniontown's softball team ran into a torrid Humboldt squad here Thursday, with the result being a sweep by the Cubs, 20-0 and 13-0. Daryan Herring managed the lone hit for the Eagles (5-9). Pitcher Keely Goodridge gave up 19 runs on 10 hits...

HUMBOLDT -- Uniontown's track team came away with a number of top finishes at the Crest Invitational here Thursday. Shalina Harper raced to a pair of firsts, taking the 800 meters in 2:36 and winning the girls' 1,600 meters in 6:05. She also came in fourth in the javelin with a mark of 96 feet, 5 1/2 inches...

UNIONTOWN -- Humboldt, ranked No. 6 this week in Class 3A by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches, visited Uniontown Thursday and the results went the Cubs' way in a 12-2, 17-5 sweep. Uniontown (3-15) had just 2 hits in the first game, one each by John Kuns and Broderick Glessner. The Eagles scored once in the second inning when J.P. Pearson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in Glessner. Jesse Kuns scored the other run in the third on Cale Coyan's sacrifice fly...

Fourth-ranked Cavaliers one of two NJCAA-ranked losers at Region VI