Encouragement

Jayhawk-Linn head cross country coach Shawn Thomas gives encouragement to Madison Beckman during the girls' varsity race at the Fort Scott High School Cross Country Invitational on the Great West Insurance grounds Thursday afternoon. Beckman finished in seventh place to help lead the Jayhawks to the team title. Teams from several area schools, including Fort Scott and Pleasanton, took part in the meet. Tribune photo/Scott Nuzum