Fort Scott Community College

Moving on (05/28/08)
Fort Scott Community College photo Four Fort Scott Community College sophomore baseball players recently signed letters of intent with four-year schools for next season. Third baseman Trevor Geist (front, left) signed with Northwestern State (La.), a Division I school and member of the Southland Conference. ...

'Hound frosh fourth in NJCAA high jump (05/22/08)
LEVELLAND, Texas -- Fort Scott Community College's Kyle Grant performed at the NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships here last weekend. Grant, one of 23 athletes to qualify in the high jump, won fourth place at the National Championships and, by clearing 6' 10 3/4", broke the Greyhound school record...

Six Greyhounds receive Jayhawk Conference honors (05/16/08)
Six members of Fort Scott Community College's baseball team received honors recently from the Jayhawk Conference. They were awarded with places in the All-Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division team. First Team honors went to third baseman Trevor Geist, outfielder Zach Caldwell and second baseman Jason Houston. All three were also named to the All-Region VI team, which featured the best players in both divisions of the conference...

Seward County eliminates Greyhounds from tournament (05/12/08)
WICHITA -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball season came to an end Monday morning with a 4-3 loss to 10th-ranked Seward County in the losers' bracket of the Region VI Tournament here. The Greyhounds (38-21) lost to Hutchinson Saturday, 9-5, to drop into consolation then bounced back to beat Allen County, 6-5, on Sunday...

Sigwing named KJCCC-East Coach of Year (05/07/08)
Lauren Sigwing, Fort Scott Community College's second-year head softball coach, was recently honored by her peers as she was named Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference-Eastern Division coach of the Year. Sigwing's Greyhounds had a 17-25 overall record this season, which included an 8-10 record in conference play. They were also 11-9 against district opponents...

Fort Scott's 'Conq'uest (05/05/08)
'Hounds fight back, beat Dodge in first-round series

Region VI Baseball First-Round Playoff Series (05/01/08)
Printed in the form of a Hype Box in Friday's edition

Streak ends at 16; Moddelmog gets 200th win (04/29/08)
Allen County put an end to Fort Scott Community College's winning streak in the second game of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader at Lions Field Saturday afternoon. But some saw this as a good sign...

'Hounds complete suspended game, win 15th straight (04/24/08)
Fort Scott Community College's baseball team has had to scramble a little bit to get some games in with all the rain that fell overnight. Wednesday, the Greyhounds were scheduled to play Hutchinson, the second-place team in the Jayhawk Conference-Western Division, in a non-conference doubleheader. But, according to FSCC head coach Chris Moddelmog, it started to rain almost as soon as the 'Hounds got there. The games were, of course, cancelled...

Fun for kids at ball park Saturday (04/24/08)
The Greyhounds have designated Saturday as "'Hounds Family Day at the Ballpark." Kids will be able to run the bases between games. There will also be drawings for prizes and Greyhound players will sign autographs. Any boy or girl who arrives at the ball field before and reports to the first-base dugout 12:45 has a chance to join the players on the field for pre-game introductions...

Out with a Tie: Storm brings early end to sophomores' final home game (04/23/08)
It was neither a win nor a loss. It was just the last game. The last home game of the junior college softball careers of Fort Scott Community College sophomores Sam Ribas and Ashley Harris were played at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex Wednesday afternoon. It ended a couple of hours sooner than they probably wished and it did so without any real decision...

Greyhounds extend winning streak to 14 (04/23/08)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team extended its winning streak to 14 games when it defeated Kansas City Kansas, 7-6, in a make-up game here Monday afternoon. The game went back and forth. The Blue Devils led 3-0 after two innings and 5-3 after four...

Greyhounds slip into third place in East (04/17/08)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team took over third place in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division with a 12-5 win over Kansas City Kansas here Thursday. The second game of the doubleheader was rained out. Fort Scott is a half-game ahead of KCK at the moment. The Greyhounds are 17-9 in conference play and 27-16 overall while the Blue Devils fell to 16-9, 24-10...

'Hound baseball extends win streak to eight games (04/16/08)
Fort Scott Community College's baseball team extended its winning streak to eight after seeping Coffeyville 3-2 and 6-1 at Lions Field Tuesday. It's the longest streak for the Greyhounds (16-9 in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division, 26-16 overall) since winning seven straight during the early portion of the 2006 season. Coffeyville fell to 9-15, 9-19...

'Hounds on a run: FSCC enjoying longest winning streak in five years (04/14/08)
It's been a long time since Fort Scott Community College's softball program has enjoyed a run such as the one it's on now. The Greyhounds swept a doubleheader from Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division rival Independence at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex Monday afternoon, stretching a winning streak that began Friday afternoon to seven games...

Greyhounds post sweep of Cardinals (04/14/08)
PARSONS -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team posted a sweep of Labette in Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division play here Saturday. Fort Scott won the first game in eight innings, 6-3, then took the second game, 5-2. The Greyhounds (13-9 in the East and 24-16 overall) are now a half-game ahead of Allen County (13-11, 20-16) for fourth place in the division. ...

'Hounds get one in and win (04/09/08)
Fort Scott Community College and Independence beat Wednesday's thunderstorm long enough to get in one game of a scheduled Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader at Lions Field Wednesday afternoon. "It was nice to win one of those at the end," Fort Scott head coach Chris Moddelmog said. "We haven't done that in a while."...

Going Greyhound (04/09/08)

Greyhounds sweep Rockhurst JV (04/09/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team swept a doubleheader from the Rockhurst College junior varsity here Monday, winning game one 10-3 and taking the second game, 5-3. Lions Field was too wet, especially in the outfield, to play Tuesday's scheduled Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader with Independence. The teams will try to play this afternoon at 2 p.m. Thursday, the Greyhounds (21-16) go to Highland for another conference doubleheader...

Greyhounds split pair of weekend doubleheaders (04/07/08)
Fort Scott Community College's baseball teams split a pair of Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheaders on the road last weekend but managed to stay in fourth place in the division. The top eight teams in the Eastern and Western divisions qualify for the Region VI Tournament. The top four teams in each division get to host a best-of-three first-round series...

Greyhounds split at Johnson County (04/02/08)
OVERLAND PARK -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team moved into a third-place tie in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division after splitting a conference doubleheader against Johnson County here Tuesday. The Greyhounds are now 9-7 in the East and 17-14 overall. They're tied for third with Kansas City Kansas (15-8 overall). Both teams are ahead of Independence and Allen County, both 10-8 in the division, on percentage points (.563 to .555)...

Greyhounds swept at Cowley, fall into fourth place (03/31/08)
ARKANSAS CITY -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team had chances to win both games of a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader against Cowley here Saturday. Instead, the Greyhound bullpen was unable to hold late leads and division-leading Cowley was able to pull off a sweep with identical 7-6 scores in each game...

Greyhound baseball sweeps Coffeyville (03/26/08)
COFFEYVILLE -- Fort Scott Community College's baseball team kept it's hold on third place in the Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division with a 6-4, 13-3 sweep of Coffeyville here Tuesday. The Greyhounds (7-3 in the East, 15-10 overall) are ahead of fourth-place Independence (9-5, 14-10) on percentage points. Cowley (11-3, 14-11) leads the East with Johnson County one game behind (10-4, 14-9)...

Greyhounds get key sweep before long road trek (03/24/08)
Fort Scott Community College's baseball team returned to Lions Field after a week-long trip to Arizona and found home cooking to its liking in a 3-2, 11-8 sweep of Labette in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds (5-3 in the East, 13-10 overall) had to enjoy it while they could. ...

Roughriders bounce Greyhounds (03/13/08)
Crowder pitcher Alex Peters threw 5 2/3 innings of no-hit ball to help her Roughriders to a 9-2 win over Fort Scott Community College in a non-league softball game at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex Thursday afternoon. The second game of the scheduled doubleheader wasn't played after cloud-to-ground lightning began striking around the area...

Former Tigers help lead Tigers: FSHS graduates return to help Cowley sweep 'Hounds (03/11/08)
You can see how much better Fort Scott Community College's softball team is than in previous seasons if you look closely when they play. But the Greyhounds are also a very young team -- only two players were on the FSCC roster last season -- and sometimes, that can also be apparent...

Cowley posts sweep but 'Hounds take pair on Sunday (03/10/08)
Sometimes, you just gotta relax. That seems to be how it is when Fort Scott Community College's baseball team plays well. The Greyhounds are loose, yet focused. They're having fun while taking the game seriously. Greyhound head coach Chris Moddelmog suggested that the 'Hounds were a bit tight in dropping a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader against Cowley Saturday at Lions Park and that even carried over into the first inning of the opener of a make-up twinbill against Carl Albert State (Okla.) on Sunday.. ...

Greyhounds swept by Devils (03/10/08)
What happened Sunday at the Betty Ruth Willard Complex wasn't exactly what Fort Scott Community College softball coach Lauren Sigwing was hoping for. Coming off a promising pair of games Thursday against Johnson County -- the Greyhounds were swept but lost just 5-3 and 6-5 against one of the conference's toughest programs -- the 9-2, 4-1 sweep at the hands of visiting Allen County in a Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division make-up doubleheader...

'Hound bats continue to produce (03/04/08)
Now that Fort Scott Community College's bats have gotten going, they might be difficult to stop. After scoring only six total runs in their three previous games, Fort Scott's bats have produced 19 in their last two outings. That includes Tuesday's 9-1 bashing of visiting Crowder (Mo.), which avenged a last-at-bat 3-2 loss to the Roughriders on Feb. 28...