Stories from Saturday, October 3, 2015

Pittsburg High School's football game at Parsons Friday night, which the fourth-ranked Purple Dragons won easily, 41-7, to clinch its seventh Southeast Kansas League championship in the past nine seasons, was the last for the school in league football for the immediate future. Pittsburg will withdraw from SEK competition beginning next season...

INDEPENDENCE -- Fort Scott High School volleyball split a Southeast Kansas League triangular here Thursday night. The Tigers defeated Labette County, 25-16, 14-25, 25-22. They fell to Independence, 25-20, 25-15. Indy also defeated Labette County, 25-12, 25-15...

The Kansas Hunters Educaton Program will be offered in Fort Scott next week. Those wishing to tiake the course must attend all three sessions. The first two will be held Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-10 p.m. in Room A-129 at Fort Scott Community College. The final session will be held from 8 a.m. to Noon Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Hollister Wildlife Area firing range...

ST. PAUL -- Uniontown saw Tommy Joles rush for 138 yards and six touchdowns here Friday night as the Eagles took the lead in both district and league play with a 66-20 victory over St. Paul. The Eagles are 1-0 in Eight-Man Division I District 2, 4-0 in the Three Rivers League and 5-0 overall following the victory, which also saw John Reed rush for 93 yards and a touchdown and make a team-leading 9 tackles...

LaCYGNE -- Fort Scott High improved to 4-1 on the season with a 35-6 victory over Prairie View here Friday night. The Tigers outgained the Buffalos (3-2) 249 yards to 26 in the first half as Prairie View managed just one first down. Wyatt Tourtillott scored first for the Tigers on a 5-yard run with 7:35 on the clock in the opening quarter, capping Fort Scott's first possession. It lasted nine plays over 73 yards...