Stories from Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Zach Schroeder's hat trick led visiting Independence to a 10-0 victory over Fort Scott in Southeast Kansas League soccer at Ellis Park Monday afternoon. The match did not go far past halftime due to the 10-goal rule. The Tigers fell to 0-3 in the SEK and 0-6 overall. They host Riverton today at 4:30...

ALTOONA -- Uniontown split in a Three Rivers League triangular here Thursday night as league play got underway for the volleyball squad. The Eagles defeated Altoona-Midway, 25-4, 25-6. Holly Shinn had 5 kills for Uniontown (1-1 TRL, 5-4 overall) while Haley O'Neal had 4. Kate Coll handed out 8 assists and Jimme Keller dished out 7...

INDEPENDENCE -- Char Hutchinson and Jennifer Harrison continued to play well as the No. 1 singles team as Fort Scott High took part in a tournament here Thursday. Hutchison and Reeves improved to 7-1 together by going 3-1 in the tournament. They were first paired at the Labette County Tournament the week before...

MADISON -- Uniontown rolled by Madison/Hamilton here Friday night by a score of 44-14 and in the process gained some respect from at least one of the state's larger papers. In Sunday's edition, the Hutchinson News put Uniontown at No. 3 in its Eight-Man Division I poll. Claflin-Central Plains is No. 1 followed by Spearville, which defeated Madison in its season opener, 46-0...

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa -- Fort Scott Community College volleyball, ranked No. 11 in NJCAA Division II, went 2-2 in the Marshalltown Invitational over the weekend. In their first match Friday, the Greyhounds (11-4) defeated Southeast (Neb.) in five sets, 25-21, 21-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-10. ...

COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott Community College lead No. 4-ranked Coffeyville, 17-14, at halftime here Saturday night. But the Red Ravens outscored the Greyhounds 34-8 in the second half and went on to a 48-25 victory in Jayhawk Conference play. A 10-yard pass from Danarious Graham to Ron'Quavion Tarver with 1:15 left in the second quarter put Fort Scott (0-2 Jayhawk, 1-2 overall) ahead going into the locker room. ...

Clint Anderson, Bourbon County appraiser, is new to Fort Scott and the county. Anderson, who was appointed just over two months ago, is already taking to the area as though he's been a local his whole life. "I love Fort Scott," Anderson said. "It is small enough to have the good characteristics of a small community but large enough to have many of the comforts of larger communities."...

A key member of the USD 234 administrative team has resigned from the district. During its regular meeting Monday, the USD 234 Board of Education approved the resignation of longtime district employee Susan Peery, who has worked a total of 10 years with the district dating back to 1996. Peery's resignation was among several employment items the board approved as a package at the end of its business meeting. Peery's resignation becomes effective Sept. 25...

Symbols of Sacrifice, a remembrance of the sacrifice of American servicemen and women during the War on Terror, was highlighted at Fort Scott National Historic Site Saturday. Starting early Saturday, the names of those fallen in the War on Terror were read individually over Fort Scott's public address system downtown...