High School Sports

The Parsons Vikings could not muster any runs as the Fort Scott High School baseball and softball teams cruised to dominant shutout victories Tuesday evening in Parsons. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story.

A three-for-five performance at the plate by Fort Scott’s Raylee Cowan helped the Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger softball team to a 10-8 win over the Chanute Blue Comets on the road Monday evening. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team ran into a strong arm on the mound in a 3-0 loss to the Blue Valley West Jaguars in the championship game of the LaRoche Varsity Baseball Tournament Saturday at Dave Regan Stadium. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger softball team dropped their second-straight one-run game with a 10-9 walk-off loss to Pittsburg on the road Thursday. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team went 2-0 Thursday and advanced to the championship game of the LaRoche Varsity Baseball Tournament, which will be played today. The Tigers (9-1) earned an 11-10 win over the Ottawa Cyclones in game one Thursday afternoon, then edged the Carl Junction Bulldogs 2-1 Thursday night...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team began its SEK League slate with an 8-0 shutout of the Pittsburg Purple Dragons Tuesday at Jaycee Ballpark. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full report.

The Frontenac Raiders edged the Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers 2-1 Monday at Don Hewett Field. The Lady Tigers (4-1) took their first loss of the season despite out-hitting the Raiders, five hits to three. Fort Scott’s starting pitcher Kyndal Aikin, the losing pitcher, recorded 21 outs in the contest. Allie Brown led the Lady Tigers with two hits...

Fort Scott High School’s varsity tennis team took third place at the Fort Scott Invitational Tuesday in Pittsburg. The Tigers finished with nine team points, behind Chanute in first place with 13 points and Webb City in second with 11 points. Pittsburg finished with four points and Nevada with three points to round out the team scoring...

The Tigers (6-1) split a varsity doubleheader with the Paola Panthers and notched their first loss of the season Thursday at Cottonwood Elementary in Paola. The Tigers edged Paola 10-7 in game one and in game two, were nipped by the Panthers in a 3-2 contest...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tiger softball team went 2-0 at the Fort Scott Varsity Tournament Tuesday at Don Hewett Field inside Fisher Park. Fort Scott’s Kyndal Aikin dominated in the circle with 16 strikeouts in the Lady Tigers’ 10-2 victory over the Ottawa Cyclones Tuesday afternoon. Aikin gave up six hits and two runs in seven innings of work. Allie Brown led the Lady Tigers (3-0) with three hits in three at-bats in a 16-0 shutout of the Louisburg Wildcats Tuesday evening...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger baseball team won a pair of games Saturday at Dave Regan Stadium to move to 5-0 on the season. The Tigers cruised past the Andover Central Jaguars 11-4 in the first game, then nipped the De Soto Wildcats, 7-5, to close out the day...

The Fort Scott Tiger baseball and softball teams swept Girard on the road Friday evening. An eight-run sixth inning for the Tiger boys (3-0) led to a 14-1 victory over the Trojans. The Lady Tigers, in their first regular season game, handily defeated the Lady Trojans, 9-1...

Uniontown High School’s varsity track team opened its 2025 season Tuesday by hosting the Uniontown Invitational, which also included students from Christian Learning Center. The Eagle girls team finished in eighth place as a team with 36 points through 17 scored events. The Eagle boys placed 11th with four team points...

The Fort Scott High School boys tennis team opened its season with a second-place finish at the Parsons Invitational Thursday. The Tigers scored 11 team points to place second behind Independence in first place with 14 points. Rounding out the team scoring were Pittsburg in third place with eight points, Parsons in fourth with six points and Coffeyville in fifth with one point...

The Fort Scott High School varsity baseball team began its 2025 season with two wins in the Air Capital Classic Friday and Saturday in Wichita. The FSHS Lady Tiger softball team hosted a preseason Jamboree Saturday at Fisher Park. See Wednesday's print or online edition for reports...

The Fort Scott High School Powerlifting Team competed in the Class 4A State Powerlifting Meet Saturday, March 8 at Wellington High School. The team brought 27 athletes – boys and girls from freshmen to seniors – to compete in the bench press, squat, and clean...

Fans who anticipated an exciting matchup between the Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers and the Labette County High School Lady Grizzlies in the Class 4A Sub-State championship Saturday evening were likely not disappointed. Although the Lady Tigers’ bid for another trip to the state tournament fell short with a 42-40 loss in overtime, they battled down to the wire, staying neck and neck with the Lady Grizzlies until the final buzzer. ...

The 2024-25 basketball season for the Fort Scott High School Tiger boys was one filled with challenges, but also growth, according to first-year Head Coach Brennen Feeback. The Tigers finished 3-17 overall in Feeback’s first year at the helm after a 2023-24 season in which the Tigers made a trip to the state basketball tournament in Salina, ultimately falling 61-48 in the quarterfinals to the eventual Class 4A champion McPherson Bullpups. The Tigers finished that campaign with a record of 16-7...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers are one game away from a return trip to the state tournament after handling the Ottawa High School Cyclones, 49-23, in a first-round Sub-State matchup Wednesday night in the FSHS gym. The win over the No. 13 seed Cyclones (9-12) sets the No. ...

The Uniontown High School girls wrestling team finished in a tie with Sterling for 34th place with 20 team points at the Girls 3-1A State Championship last weekend in Hays. Uniontown’s Madison Shepard earned a third-place finish, bringing home the honor of becoming Uniontown’s first state medalist in the girls wrestling program. Shepard won by pinfall over Cherryvale’s Alyanna Barrager at the 2:59 mark...

Fort Scott High School’s wrestling squads competed in the Class 4A State Championships last weekend in Salina. The FSHS girls team finished as runner-up with 87 points, behind Tonganoxie High School in first with 104 points. Fort Scott’s boys finished in fifth place with 76 team points...

In their regular season finales in Independence Friday night, the Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers were nipped 36-35 while the Tiger boys battled to the end in a 57-47 defeat. The Lady Tigers (16-4) needed a win over the Lady Bulldogs (7-13) to capture the SEK League title outright, and will finish the 204-25 season with at least a share of the league crown. ...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers captured a fourth straight SEK League crown with a 41-32 win over Coffeyville-Field Kindley while the Tiger boys fell in a hard-fought battle, 50-42, on Senior Night Tuesday in the FSHS gym. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story...

At the Class 4A regionals Saturday in Altamont, the Fort Scott High School boys wrestling team finished in fifth place and qualified six wrestlers for the Class 4A state tournament this weekend in Salina. Fort Scott’s Trace Metcalf, Brody Gomez and Jaden Garcia placed first, while Lennox Vann finished second and Gavin Miles placed fourth in their respective weight classes...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger boys’ team finished in second place at the SEK League Boys Championship Feb. 13 in Altamont and will next compete at the Class 4A regional tournament today at Labette County High School. At the league tournament, Fort Scott’s Gavin Miles, Trace Metcalf, Brody Gomez, Lennox Vann and Jaden Garcia each finished in first place, while Ryder Newton placed second...

Three members of the Uniontown High School girls’ wrestling team have qualified for the state tournament. During the Girls Class 3-1A East Regionals Feb. 15, Uniontown’s Madison Shepard placed second in the 100-pound weight class; Kaelynn Hathaway finished eighth at 105 pounds; and McKenna Wolf placed eighth at 140 pounds...

The Fort Scott High School girls’ wrestling team finished in third place as a team at the Girls Class 4A East Regional Feb. 15 in Paola. The squad finished with four regional champions and will send five competitors to the state tournament Feb. 28-March 1 in Salina...

After a recent break in action due to games postponed because of winter weather, the Fort Scott High School Tigers and Lady Tigers returned to the hardwood to take on the Purple Dragons of Pittsburg Friday night. The Lady Tigers (14-3, 8-1) were ranked No. 5 in the state in Class 4A girls basketball heading into their matchup with Pittsburg (10- 9, 7-4.) The Lady Tigers won a defensive contest, 35-25...

Three members of the Uniontown High School girls’ wrestling team have qualified for the state tournament. See Wednesday's print or online edition for more information.

The Fort Scott High School girls’ wrestling team competed in the Class 4A regional tournament Saturday in Paola, finishing in third place as a team. The Tiger boys’ team finished in second place at the SEK Tournament Thursday and will next compete at the Class 4A regional tournament Saturday in Labette County...

The Fort Scott High School girls’ wrestling team captured second place at the SEK Girls League Championships Monday in Parsons. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

Madeline Martin’s love of swimming since her youth has translated into success as head coach of the boys’ and girls’ swim teams at Fort Scott High School. On Homecoming Night Jan. 31, during halftime of the FSHS Tiger boys’ basketball team’s matchup with the Independence Bulldogs, Martin was presented with the 2023-24 National Federation of State High School Associations Section 5 Girls Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year, as well as the 2023-24 NFHS Girls Swimming and Diving Kansas Coach of the Year.. ...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers bounced back after a nearly even first half to outlast the Chanute Lady Blue Comets 54-35, while the Tiger boys fell 49-35 in a fast-paced battle with Chanute Tuesday night. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full story...

The Fort Scott High School Tiger boys (2-13) fell 50-46 in a game that came down to the wire, while the Lady Tigers (12- 3) poured on the offense in a 49-29 win over Parsons Friday night. See Saturday's print or online edition for full story.

The Fort Scott High School boys wrestling team finished in seventh place with 89 total points at the SEK Invitational Saturday in Chanute. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full results.

Fort Scott High School’s girls wrestling team finished in sixth place with 121.5 total points in the Baldwin Invitational Saturday. See Wednesday's print or online edition for full results.

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers cruised to a 38-23 victory while the Tiger boys were bit by the Bulldogs of Independence, 68-42, in SEK action Friday night in the FSHS gym. See Saturday's print or online edition for full report.

The Fort Scott High School Tiger boys were able to notch their second win of the season, 52-46, on the road against the Girard Trojans Tuesday night. The Tigers and Lady Tigers faced the Trojans in non-league action. The Tigers (2-10) got 24 points from senior Dub Chipman and 21 from junior Kanin Brown en route to the victory. The leading scorers for the Trojans (2-6-2) were sophomore Kam Smith with 13, senior Ranson Born with 10 and senior Scott Moore with eight...

Both Fort Scott High School Tiger basketball teams fell in their final matchups of the Raider Classic Saturday in Frontenac. The Lady Tigers (9-2) battled in a 55-49 loss to the Blue Valley Southwest Lady Timberwolves (6-4) in the championship game of the girls bracket, finishing in second place. The Tiger boys (1-10) slid in the second half in a 52-37 loss to the Frontenac Raiders in the fifth-place game...

The Fort Scott High School Lady Tigers earned a spot in the first place game of the Frontenac Raider Classic with a thrilling 49-44 victory over the St. Mary’s Colgan Lady Panthers Friday night. With the win, the Lady Tigers (9-1) will face Blue Valley Southwest in the championship game of the girls’ bracket at 1 p.m. today...