This week, Coach Stepps was named the Southeast Kansas Girls Basketball Coach of the Year for the 21-22 season.

“The seven head coaches in the league vote for who they think deserves the award for that season,” Fort Scott High School Activities Director Jeff DeLatorre said. “The coach with the most votes is named Coach of the Year.”

With Stepps as a coach, the Lady Tigers finished the season with a record of 17-5 and finished as SEK League champions.

“There is a coach of the year selected for each sport in the SEK League each season,” DeLaTorre said.

“Through the years, Fort Scott High School has had several recipients of this award including Tracey Bogina for Boys Cross Country in the fall last year,” he said.  “Last school year (20-21) we had Bo Graham, football coach Tracey Bogina, girls cross country coach, Clint Heffern, boys basketball coach, and Josh Regan, baseball coach were recipients.