Stories from Friday, August 22, 2008

NEVADA, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers football team will be kicking off their season with very high hopes. The Tigers have eight returning starters this year and 16 seniors total -- a group that head coach Jay Fleeman calls the "bright spot" of the team. This year's football team comes with more experience and an intense drive to succeed. "If we're going to succeed, we have to go to a higher level," Fleeman said...

FORT SCOTT, Kan. -- There shouldn't be anything Fort Scott Community College's football team won't be ready for when it opens the season next Saturday night at Kilgore (Texas) College. The Greyhounds ran though nearly every conceivable offensive, defensive and special-teams scenario at least once a closed scrimmage at Frary Field Friday night. ...

Last Saturday, Aug. 16, the state 4-H trap shooting competition was held at Linn Creek. Blake Hoselton won the competition, with Taylor Scotten coming in third and Ethan Baldwin placing fifth overall. The Vernon County Senior team, consisting of Blake Hoselton, Taylor Scotten, Ethan Baldwin, Austin Greer and Spencer Scotten placed first. ...