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Two local FSCC Rodeo athletes head to Nationals
Fort Scott, KS – Fort Scott Community College (FSCC) Rodeo will be sending two local individuals to the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper, Wyoming on June 11th – 19th. Trey Holston of Fort Scott, KS and Karson Harris of Hepler, KS qualified for nationals last year, but due to COVID, they were unable to attend.
Trey will be competing in bull riding, while Karson will be competing in bare back riding. Both are in the top 3 in each event of all the colleges in Kansas and Oklahoma.
“I am very proud of both these young men for their achievements, but even more pleased with what fine young men they are. The team, school and community should be very proud”, says Head Rodeo Coach, Chad Cross.
You can follow all the action in real-time by going to www.cnfr.com or follow the FSCC Rodeo Team on social media.
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FSHS Baseball Benefit: Golf Tournament June 5
FSCC Men’s Track and Field Wins Conference Championship; Qualify 14 for National Meet
The Fort Scott Community College men’s track and field team traveled to Arkansas City for the regional meet this past weekend. With outstanding performance from many, the Hounds were able to bring home the first KJCCC East Conference Championship in school history. In only the third year of having the program back on campus, the Greyhounds took down the perennial power Cowley College by the score of 224-222. The meet came down to the 4×400 meter relay (Tre Buchanan, Marcus Freeman, Jarvis Miles, Jordan Collins) where the Hounds cruised to a time of 3:10.19, defeating second place Butler Community College by more than 7 seconds. Cowley finished the race in fourth place, giving the Hounds the conference crown.
Coach Philip Redrick on the men’s performance: “This was a complete team victory and came down to the last event. I told the team before the race that we needed to win the 4×400 if we wanted to take home the conference championship. It was an amazing performance and I couldn’t be more proud of the group. It takes everyone on the team competing at a high level to win a conference meet, and they didn’t disappoint.”
While there were many performances which contributed to the win, the Greyhounds were paced by the following conference champions:
Javris Miles – 400 meters – 47.57
Tre Buchanan – 400 hurdles – 52.63
Demarion Smith – High Jump – 1.95m
4×400 Meter Relay (Buchanan, Freeman, Miles, Collins – 3:10.19
4×800 Meter Relay (Lecorian Deboest, Lonnell Johnson, Alex Jaje, Marcus Freeman) – 7:41.41
Full results from the conference meet can be found at: https://kjccc.org/sports/track/2020-21/2021_Jayhawk_East_Final_Outdoor_Results.pdf
Next up will be the national meet which will be held in Levelland, Texas starting 5/11/2021. The men’s team has 14 student-athletes who have qualified for the meet. Go Hounds!
FSCC Women’s Track and Field Sweeps Season Conference Championships; Qualify 10 for National Meet
Back in March the Fort Scott Community College women’s track and field team brought home the first conference championship in school history when they took the indoor title. This past weekend, the Hounds again ran through the conference, winning the outdoor title and completing the conference sweep. The meet was again a close competition which came down to the wire, but the Hounds prevailed over rival Cowley College by the score of 190-180.
Coach Redrick on the women’s performance: “This is a special group of women. They knew what they were going to have to do to compete and bring home another title, and they did just that. We had a huge number of special performances over the weekend. I’m so proud of them.”
Leading the way for the Hounds were the following conference champions:
Trinity Sinegal – Long Jump – 5.59m
Damazvia Dames – Long Jump – 5.59m, Triple jump – 12.19m
Rachel Booker – Heptathalon – 3356 points
Full Results for the conference meet can be found at: https://kjccc.org/sports/track/2020-21/2021_Jayhawk_East_Final_Outdoor_Results.pdf
Next up the Hounds will travel to Levelland, Texas for the NJCAA National Meet. 10 Greyhound student-athletes have met the national qualifying standards for the meet. Go Hounds!
FSHS Girls Swim Team Results
FS Hurricanes Swim Team Pre-Season Parents Meeting on May 5
The Fort Scott Hurricanes Swim Team will be having their pre-season parents meeting and registration on Wednesday, May 5th at 6:00 pm at Buck Run Community Center.
The Hurricanes are a competitive summer swim team for kids ages 6U-18.
Swimmers need to be able to swim one length of the pool , 25 yards, of any stroke unassisted in order to participate.
The Hurricanes practice in the mornings, Monday through Friday starting June 1st-August 6th.
Swim meets are on Wednesday nights and on the weekend.
Please attend the meeting to learn more and to register your swimmers.
If you are unable to attend you can contact team President April Stock though the Fort Scott Hurricanes Swim Team Facebook page
From the Pool to the Runway, FSHS Swim Team is Making a Splash!
FSHS Girls Swim Team Place At Invitationals
The Fort Scott High School Girls Swim Team is off to the races.
They swam in the Winfield Invitational on April 6, where they finished 5th as a team,” said Coach Angie Kemmerer. “The Tigers had a total of 27 entries for the meet and earned 16 Best Times.”
Annelise Hall took 8th in the 200 IM dropping 2.67 seconds for a best time.
In the 50 Free, Ava Steier took 3rd, Dawna Hudiburg 7th and Alyssa Smith 10th out of 41 swimmers.
In the 100 Free, Ashley Smith took 11th, Emily Davenport 18th and Annalyse Gilmore 21st out of 37 swimmers.
Maia Martin took 17.88 seconds off her 500 Free and placed 9th,
“The FSHS 200 yard “A” Free Relay took 4th and dropped 2.88 seconds and our “B” 200 Free Relay took 12th and got a team best time by dropping 6 seconds,” she said. ” In the 100 Backstroke, Ava Steier took 5th and Kourtney Flynn took 13th out of 27 swimmers. FSHS had a strong showing in the 100 Breast where Annelise Hall placed 4th, Dawna Hudiburg 8th and Ashley Smith 9th out of 27 swimmers.”
Tiger Swimmers returned to the pool in Coffeyville on April 13 where they finished the night with a 2nd place team finish.
“A” 200 Medley Relay took 3rd: Ashley Smith, Annelise Hall, Alyssa Smith and Dawna Hudiburg
“B” 200 Bedley Relay took 6th: Emily Davenport, Maia Martin, Ava Steier, Annalyse Gilmore
200 Freestyle: Smiley Davenport 3rd, Annalyse Gilmore 5th (dropped 4 seconds for Best Time)
200 IM: Alyssa Smith 4th, Annelise Hall 7th
50 Free: Ava Steier 2nd (BT of 27.78), Dawna Hudiburg 4th (BT 30.73), Rylan Mason 8th
100 Butterfly: Maia Martin 4th dropped over 2 seconds for a best time
100 Free: Ava Steier 3rd (BT 1:01.63), Ashley Smith 4th (BT 1:10.36), Alyssa Smith 5th (BT 1:23.03
500 Free: Kourtney Flynn dropped13 seconds for a BT
200 Free Relay took 2nd: Ashley Smith, Annelise Hall, Alyssa Smith, and Dawna Hudiburg
100 Back: Ashley Smith took 3rd with a best time
100 Breast: 1st Annelise Hall (BT), 5th Dawna Hudiburg, 8th Emily Davenport
400 Free Relay took 4th: Ava Steier, Annalyse Gilmore, Kourtney Flynn, Maia Martin
FSHS Girls Swim Team Competes at Osawatomie
Fort Scott High School Girls Swim Team Competed at Osawatomie on Wednesday against Topeka Hayden, KC Piper, and Osawatomie-Paola-Louisburg.
It was a very competitive meet with all four teams evenly matched. FSHS finished the night in 4th place overall as a team.
Hayden 295pts
Piper 262 pts
O-P-L 234 pts
Fort Scott 213 pts
Several individual swimmers had strong finishes and earned personal best times.
The 200 Yard Medley Relay (Dawna Hudiburg, Annelise Hall, Ashley and Alyssa Smith) took 2nd.
In the 50 Free, Ava Steier 1st with a state consideration time, Dawan Hudiburg 3rd with best time and Ashley Smith took 6th with a best time.
In the 100 Butterfly, Annelise Hall took 4th with a best time.
In the 100 Free, Ashley Smith took 2nd and EmilyDavenport was 7th with a best time.
Annalyse Gilmore and Maia Martin both swam the 500 Free and earned best times.
In the 200 Yard Free Relay, FSHS (Ashley Smith, Dawna Hudiburg, Annelise Hall and Alyssa Smith) took 3rd with a best time.
In the 100 Back, Ava Steier took 3rd with a best time, Kourtney Flynn and Katelyn Dancer both swam best times.
In the 100 Breast Annelise Hall placed 3rd with a best time, Alyssa Smith finished 5th and Dawna Hudiburg was 6th with a best time.
In the 400 Free Relay (Emily Davenport, Kourtney Flynn, Annalyse Gilmore and Ava Steier) finished 5th.
FSHS Girls Swim Team Competes For First Time: Brings Home 2nd Place
The Fort Scott High School Tigers competed in their first-ever swim meet last night at Turner High School.
The team took second place at the meet with 427 points.
1. KC Piper High 445
2. Fort Scott High School 427
3. Topeka West Girls Swim 245
Fort Scott Community College Rodeo March 12-14: YEE HAW!
The FSCC Spring Rodeo is from March 12-14, at the southern side of the college, located at 2108 S. Horton.
There are four hundred contestants from 20 colleges who will participate, said FSCC Assitant Rodeo Coach Caitlyn Wiswell.
Tickets go on sale on March 10 at 2 p.m. To secure a ticket contact the following number, 913-259-8453. Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Schedule of events:
- Friday, March 12th:
- 9 am- Slack, $5
- 7:30 pm- Performance, $10
- Saturday, March 13th:
- 9 am- Slack, $5
- 1 pm- Performance, $10
- 7:30 pm- Performance,$10
- Sunday, March 14th:
- 1 pm- Short Go, the top ten in each event perform, $10.
Limited fan space is available with the FSCC COVID-19 regulations listed below.
Fort Scott Community College will allow spectators to attend athletic events up to 25% fan seating capacity.
- FSCC students must present their student ID in order to attend the games.
- All fans must wear masks for both indoor and outdoor venues.
- There shall be no concession allowed.
- No outside food or drinks allowed.
- Every effort will be made to ensure a 6-ft area marked off separating the teams and participants from the spectators.