Stories from Saturday, February 3, 2018

Kansas City Kansas’ women scored 17 of the game’s first 23 points at Arnold Arena Wednesday night and went on to a 75-47 victory over Fort Scott Community College in Jayhawk Conference-Division II play. KCK post Lillie Moore scored her team’s first 11 points on her way to finishing with 17, tying for game-high honors with guard Gena Ojeda, who came off the bench to make 5 of 7 3-point shots...

By Scott Nuzum Tribune Sports Editor Fort Scott Community College’s men won their eighth consecutive game Wednesday night, beating Kansas City Kansas, 79-65, in Jayhawk Conference-Division II play at Arnold Arena. But despite staying on top of the Region VI standings and continuing the program’s longest winning streak since the 1999-2000 season, head coach Michael Cook was displeased with how his team played. ...

Southeast girls 41, Uniontown 34. UNIONTOWN — Even though they lost, Uniontown head girls’ basketball coach Dustin Miller was pleased with the way his team played in a 41-34 loss to Southeast in Three Rivers League play here Friday night. “We saw glimpses of what we are capable of doing tonight,” Miller said. “We didn’t get the win but we played with effort, attitude and toughness...

Chanute hadn’t won a Southeast Kansas League game since last February. But as Fort Scott High’s boys were reminded Friday night, anything can happen on any given night in the SEK. Though the visiting Blue Comets nearly allowed the Tigers to take this game to overtime, Chanute managed to fight for, then tip a rebound out of bounds following a free throw, the action burning off the remaining 8/10ths of a second on the clock and preserving a 54-52 victory...

Fort Scott High’s girls survived a furious comeback by Chanute to take a 55-50 victory in Southeast Kansas League play at the FSHS main gymnasium Friday night. The win paired with Independence’s inability to survive a furious comeback by Pittsburg puts the Tigers in sole possession of second place in the SEK at 5-2, 8-7 overall. Pittsburg outscored Indy (4-3, 8-6) 22-9 in the fourth quarter to take a 41-36 upset on the road...