High School Sports

A longtime Fort Scott High School cross country coach and several Tiger athletes received league honors following the 2024 fall sports season. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott High School Tigers would not go down without a fight, but fell just short in their Class 4A regional matchup with the Tonganoxie Chieftains Friday night at Frary Field. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott High School Tigers racked up 460 yards of total offense in a 49-9 victory over the Coffeyville-Field Kindley Golden Tornado Friday night at Frary Field. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

Fort Scott High School’s girl finished 10th as a team at the KSHSAA State Cross Country Championship Saturday in Wamego. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

Uniontown High School’s cross country teams competed in the Three Rivers League meet, which was hosted by Southeast Cherokee High School Oct. 17 at Weir Baptist Camp. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

In this week’s review of yesteryear, we are taking a look back at the 1955 Nevada home contest vs the Webb City Cardinals. The Tigers were coming off a 4-5 record the fall before in the eighth year of Head Coach Gene Rimmer’s tenure. For complete story, see the print or online edition of the Nevada Daily Mail...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger football team, a No. 4 seed in the East, will host Coffeyville-Field Kindley for the second Friday in a row – but this time, the stakes are a bit different. The Tigers (5-3) wrapped up their regular season with a 22-6 win over the Golden Tornado (No. 13 seed, 2-6) Friday night at Frary Field. The Tigers will once again take on Coffeyville in the first round of the Class 4A State Football Championship Friday, with the winner advancing to regionals Friday, Nov. 8...

During the KSHSAA Class 4A regional Saturday in Chanute, the Fort Scott High School girls’ cross country team and one member of the boys’ squad – senior Josh Woellhof – qualified for the Cross Country State Championship Saturday in Wamego. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story...

The Fort Scott High School Tigers finished out their regular season with a 22-6 win over the Field Kindley Golden Tornado Friday night in Coffeyville. Tiger backs Brody Gomez and Ryder Newton combined for three rushing scores on the night, with Gomez running for two scores in the second half and Newton picking up one to open the second quarter. The Tigers end the regular season with an overall record of 5-3 while the Golden Tornado dropped to 2-6 to finish their campaign...

Golfers from Fort Scott High School and Uniontown High School recently com- pleted play at the state level. The FSHS Lady Tigers competed in the Class 4A tournament Monday and Tuesday at the Hesston Golf Course in Hesston, while Uniontown’ s lone competitor hit the links at the Class 3-1A tournament at the Emporia Municipal Golf Course in Emporia...

Two Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger golfers punched their tickets to the state championship during regional play Monday. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

Fort Scott High School’s crushing ground game and defense got the Tigers back in the win column with a 58-22 rout of the Circle High School Thunderbirds Friday night at Frary Field. In a nearly three-hour game filled with penalties and big running plays, Fort Scott senior QB Lennox Vann scored four rushing touchdowns on the night, while junior back Ryder Newton found the end zone twice on the ground. ...

Two singles players and one doubles team from Fort Scott High School’s varsity tennis team have qualified for the Class 4A state tennis tournament. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

A Uniontown High School volleyball player reached a milestone as UHS hosted Northeast, Kansas City Christian and Central Heights in the UHS Invitational Saturday, Oct. 5. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

After a 3-0 start to the 2024 season, the Fort Scott High School Tigers dropped their third straight game with a 20-0 loss to the Chanute Blue Comets on the road Friday night. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger varsity tennis team contended with unusually warm weather to bring home third place at the SEK League Tournament Saturday in Pittsburg. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

It came down to the wire, but ultimately, the Fort Scott Tigers fell a little short in their matchup with the Labette County High School Grizzlies (2-3) Friday night at Frary Field. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

In a battle of run-dominated offenses, the Fort Scott Tigers blew open a close first-half game to crush the Independence Bulldogs in an SEK fight Friday night in Independence. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

The Uniontown High School Lady Eagle volleyball teams competed Sept. 5 in Fredonia and hosted a preseason tournament Sept. 7. On Sept. 5, the varsity Lady Eagles fell to Sedan, 22-25, 28-26, 25-15. Uniontown’s Macy Schoenberger scored 10 points; Klara Stock went 14-15 on attacks with six kills and Marley Sutton recorded three solo blocks...

Offense Rushing stats Dub Chipman – 9 carries, 63 yards, 7 ypc, 1 TD Morgan Shaw – 7 carries, 42 yards, 6 ypc Lennox Vann – 20 carries, 101 yards, 5.1 ypc, 4 TD Colton Rogers – 14 carries, 82 yards, 5.9 ypc Brady Messer – 1 carry, 7 yards, 7 ypc Ryder Newton – 7 carries, 31 yards, 4.9 ypc...

The Fort Scott High School varsity girls tennis team came away with a first-place finish in its first tournament of the season Wednesday in Parsons. At the Parsons Invitational, the Lady Tigers finished first with 13 points, ahead of Parsons in second with 11 points, Independence in third with 11 points, Pittsburg in fourth with three points and Coffeyville in fifth with two points...

Behind a strong running game, the Fort Scott High School Tiger football team cruised to a 42-27 win over the Paola Panthers in the season opener Friday night at Frary Field. The Tigers (1-0) were able to enact some revenge on the Panthers (0-1) from a 34-28 loss in the 2023 season opener in Paola. In that contest, the Tigers scored 21 unanswered points in a second-half comeback attempt, but the Panthers held on for the victory...