New coaches have been appointed to the girls’ tennis team this fall season. Science teacher Sally Ricker has taken over as head coach, and Pittsburg High School alumni Kamryn Kelley is the new assistant...

Senior Tionna Wesley enrolled in Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG), a class provided for the juniors and seniors at the Pittsburg High School (PHS).  JAG teaches students how to be more successful...

As a native Fort Scott resident, Strength Coach Joshua Lattimer is no stranger to Southeast Kansas athletics. “I started out at [Pittsburg State University] as a student assistant,” Lattimer reflects...

Walking into the theater room won’t be the same anymore for junior Mallory Womeldorff. She is about to experience a new legacy. The district hired Caitie Almond from Salt Lake City, Utah to take over...

When LC Davis moved to Fort Scott from his predominantly black Kansas City school, he was met with a wave of white coaches, white teachers and white peers. Growing up, he never had a coach that resembled...

The 2021 girls softball team is absent of seniors, but not absent of leadership. With a young team, the junior class is forced to step up and fill the seniors’ role. “We’ve been playing softball...

Sitting on her bed, junior Beth Blessent listens to a podcast for her world history class. She’s taking notes, when she hears her mom, Terri Blessent come in the front door. She calls to her from the...

Senior Tyson Wiemers has competed in the local Special Olympics since he was in elementary school. Despite being on the autism spectrum, Tyson has competed previously in the games for track and field,...

On Feb. 24, Sarah Stebbins, 12, signed to McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas to run track. Stebbins has run track since 7th grade and runs the 100 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles. Like many other...