Stories from Monday, October 26, 2009

EL DORADO -- Fort Scott High School's cross country season came to an end here Saturday as no member of the team was able to finish high enough to qualify for the State meet. Fort Scott's boys posted the following finishes over 5 kilometers: Robert Sellers, 36th in 18:38; Keenan Gregory, 58th in 19:52; Charlie Sercer, 69th in 20:30; Colton Ballou, 80th in 21:16; Anthony Sercer, 85th in 21:59; and Austin Sather, 87th in 22:17...

MOUND CITY -- Jayhawk-Linn senior Meriel Long and junior Mason Craig qualified individually for the Class 2A State Cross Country Meet as a result of their finishes at the Jayhawk-Linn Class 2A Regional Meet at Sugar Valley Golf Course here Saturday...

PITTSBURG -- Last season, Uniontown's volleyball team lost to Pittsburg Colgan in the finals of Sub-State on their home court at West Bourbon Elementary School. Saturday, the Eagles gained a measure of revenge by beating Colgan in the finals on the Panthers' home court. ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Fort Scott Community College, ranked third in the latest NJCAA/ jcfootball. com football poll, used a pair of 200-yard rushing efforts to defeat Air Force Prep, 48-28, at Falcon Stadium here Friday. The Greyhounds' victory sets up the highly-anticipated battle for the Jayhawk Conference regular season Championship when Fort Scott (6-0 Jayhawk, 8-0 overall) plays host to No. 4-ranked Butler County (5-0, 7-1) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Frary Field...

PARSONS -- Fort Scott High School's volleyball team was familiar with every one of the teams in the Parsons Class 4A Sub-State Tournament, held here Saturday at the Harold C. Johnson Gymnasium. While that was a good thing in the sense that there would be no surprises for the third-seeded Tigers, it also meant that there would be no surprises for their opponents...

Saturday afternoon at Frary Field, one of the biggest games in Fort Scott Community College football history will take place. It's not quite as big as the 1970 National Championship game or the two following years when the Greyhounds finished as national runners-up. But success in this game could be the first step on the path to a possible fourth championship game appearance...

Fort Scott Community College sponsors a variety of events related to theater and cultural arts throughout the year for the community to enjoy. Prices for the trips include transportation and tickets. This year, FSCC will sponsor trips to see the following shows: "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play," "A Branson Christmas," "Run for Your Wife," "Cactus Flower," "Becky's New Car," and "The Buddy Holly Show."...

Signs of progress are being shown as the Bourbon County unemployment rate declines below the Kansas average. Nearly one year after the closing of Superior Industries International, which left about 600 employees from area counties jobless last December, the unemployment rate in Bourbon County has shown a decrease in September, according to Fort Scott Director of Economic Development Dale Bunn. ...

Proceeds from two-day event go to Mercy Auxiliary