Stories from Saturday, January 27, 2018

Girard won three of four games over Fort Scott Middle School in boys’ basketball Tuesday. The seventh-grade B team won 26-25 in overtime as Eli Kellogg scored 6 points. The A team lost 33-23 despite 11 points from Daeson Davidson. The eighth-grade A team lost 26-16. Collin Thomas led the Tigers with 9 points. Cade Gulager had 10 rebounds. The B team lost 36-13. Trenton Peck scored 5 points...

FRONTENAC — Frontenac retained possession of the Cannonball Clash traveling trophy here Thursday night, using wins in five out of the six weight classes between 132 and 170 pounds to aid in a 32-27 win over Fort Scott High. The trophy made its debut last season with Frontenac winning it by a 54-28 score in a special performance at Fort Scott’s Memorial Hall...

HESSTON — Fort Scott Community College’s basketball teams opened Region VI play here Wednesday night, sweeping host Hesston. The women won convincingly, 85-63. The men won in the game’s final seconds, 68-66. Andre Nelson stole an inbound pass with 4.9 seconds remaining in the men’s contest and drove in for an uncontested layup with 1.2 seconds left to give the men their sixth straight victory...

Luke Harris (above) competed and placed at the 63rd Annual Flo Tulsa Nationals January 18-20. Rich in tradition, this is the oldest most prestigious, junior wrestling event in the world. There were athletes from 40 states ranging from 4 to 16 years of age competing for a national title. ...

Uniontown boys 55, Crest 42. UNIONTOWN — Ben George scored 32 points and hauled down 6 rebounds here Friday night, leading Uniontown’s boys to a 55-42 win over Crest in Three Rivers League action. Andrew Reed added 9 points for the Eagles (3-2 TRL, 5-8 overall)...

Fort Scott High’s boys shot over 60 percent from the field in the second half Friday night and dominated the second half of play in a 58-50 non-league victory over Girard on Homecoming. The Tigers improved to 6-7 with the win while Girard fell to 8-4...

Fort Scott High’s girls knocked off defending Class 4A-Division II State champion Girard at the FSHS gymnasium Friday night with Madison Cook’s 10th rebound of the night preserving a 53-51 victory on Homecoming night. The Trojans came into the game ranked No. ...