Stories from Saturday, March 1, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Fort Scott Community College baseball and Kansas City Kansas split the first Jayhawk Conference-Eastern Division doubleheader for both teams here Friday, a day after the twinbill was originally scheduled to be played. Fort Scott (1-1 East, 9-3 overall) won game one in 10 innings, 8-5. Kansas City (1-1, 4-6) took the nightcap, 4-3...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Bryce Hinde of Fulton, a Fort Scott High School graduate, helped the University of Kansas 400-yard medley swim relay finish in second place on the second day of the Big 12 Conference Swimming and Diving Championships here Thursday. Hinde swam the second leg of the relay team, which finished in a time of 3:41.16 with Yuldiz Kuchkarova, Sofia Filatova and Morgan Sharp. They finished behind the team from Iowa State, which turned in a time of 3:41.81...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High School's freshmen girls' basketball team concluded its season with a 12-2 record following a 38-15 victory over Pittsburg here Thursday night. Karlee Stanley scored 15 points and grabbed 7 rebounds for the Tigers in the win. Emily Hale had 14 points and 14 rebounds...

POTEAU, Okla. -- Fort Scott Community College's softball team was swept in a non-conference doubleheader by Carl Albert State here Thursday by scores of 4-1 and 9-1. Christa Merriman had 2 of Fort Scott's 5 hits in the opener but was also the losing pitcher. She allowed 4 runs on 6 hits and 5 walks while striking out two. Merriman (1-4) also allowed 2 home runs...

Fort Scott Community College's football team has landed 61 written commitments from high school seniors across the country, according to information gatherer from the National Junior College Athletic Association website. The Greyhounds have 13 other verbals, according to various other media outlets and recruiting services, so that number could go higher...

SALINA -- The top two-ranked wrestlers in Kansas Class 4A at 145 pounds will meet for the third time this season, this time with the State title on the line. Fort Scott senior Jacob Durossette, ranked No. 2 by the KWCA, will face No. 1-ranked Prairie View senior Kaleb Knonitzer in this evening's championship match at the Kansas Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament here...