Stories from Wednesday, February 1, 2017

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Both Fort Scott Community College basketball teams fell to host Kansas City Kansas here Saturday in Jayhawk Conference-Division II play. Greyhound women lost for the fourth time in their last six games following an 11-0 start to the season by a 62-56 score. The men lost by a 78-56 score...

CHETOPA -- Unionrown's girls defeated Chetopa, 58-53, in overtime here Tuesday night, moving into a 3-way tie with the Green Hornets and Northeast for fifth place in the Three Rivers League. The Eagles (2-3 TRL, 6-8 overall) were led by Shalina Harper's 33 points. Holly Shinn had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds...

Fort Scott High's boys have found themselves blazing hot from the floor during stretches of their last three games. But in two of those three, they've also had a quarter or so where they were very cold and that hit the Tigers again Tuesday night at the FSHS gymnasium...

Fort Scott High's girls never trailed Tuesday night as they defeated Parsons, 40-22, in a Southeast Kansas League battle at the FSHS gymnasium. The Tigers (3-3 SEK, 5-9 overall) scored in groups of 3 in the early going to build a 9-4 lead after four minutes of play. Madison Cook hit two 3-point field goals and Skylear Brown converted a 3-point play in the opening run...