Stories from Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Fort Scott High School is offering an additional date for ImPact testing on August 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 920 at Fort Scott Middle School. ImPact testing is an online neurological exam that creates baseline data to be accessed in case your son or daughter suffers a head injury. This data can be used by medical personnel to help to create a safe return to play protocol...

Due to construction work in and around the FSHS gymnasium, Friday afternoon's Red & White Scrimmage for the Fort Scott High School volleyball team has been moved to Buck Run Community Center. The start time remains 4 p.m. The football scrimmage will follow at 6 p.m. at Frary Field. There is also a soccer scrimmage at Ellis Park Thursday at 6 p.m...

Fort Scott High School's girls' junior varsity tennis team opened its season Tuesday by hosting a tournament. No team scores were kept. The best finisher for the Tigers was in No. 2 singles where Alexis Bailey finished 2-1 and placed second. There was also a three-way tie for first in No. 1 doubles at 2-1 with Fort Scott's team placed third after tie-breakers...

To be the best, one has to beat the best. That's said often but Fort Scott Community College's volleyball team will be given ample opportunity to show how good it is this season. Seven teams ranked in the NJCAA Pre-Season Division II pre-season poll, three more which have received votes and a top-five Division III program adorn the Greyhounds' schedule this season...