Area Sports
Tigers Take Down Salisbury on Homecoming Night!
It’s been apparent for the past couple of weeks, the Scotland County Tigers are starting to click. Following back to back losses in close games on the road, the Tigers left no doubt this week for the homecoming crowd. The start to Friday night’s game was far from how the Tigers had pictured it. The…
Read MoreTigers Second Half Comeback Against Fayette Falcons Finishes One Point Shy
By: Weston Smith For the second consecutive week the Scotland County Tigers were on the road for Friday night football. The Tigers were coming into this week after a hard fought loss to the Highland Cougars last week. The Falcons of Fayette came out strong in the first half, with their run game proving to…
Read MoreTigers Take Early Lead at Highland, Come Up Just Short Against Cougars
By Weston Smith One of my favorite mottos came to me unexpectedly one evening while at home listening to a podcast. That motto goes, “Nobody Cares. Work Harder.” While on the sideline at Highland High School Friday night, this message popped in my head several times. Not in the sense that nobody cares about Scotland…
Read MoreScotland County High School Football Preview: New Leadership, New Playbooks, New Goals
By: Weston Smith For ten of the last fifteen years, Kirk Stott has spent his fall months on a football field. Stott started his coaching career in 2006 as an Assistant Coach of the Salisbury Panthers. He accepted the Head Coach position with the Panthers in 2007 and stayed in that role until 2014, when…
Read MoreBlessing Competes in State Golf Tournament
By: Corey Stott COLUMBIA, Mo.- 5/18/23-5/19/23- Ethan Blessing qualified for the Class 1 state golf tournament that was held in Columbia. Coach Jeremy Austin reports that Blessing shot a 97 on day one while playing in a pouring rain for half the day. Blessing carded a 100 on the second day of competition. Austin stated…
Read MoreTiger Track Athletes Compete in State Meet
By: Corey Stott JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.- 5/19/23- Three Scotland County Track athletes traveled to Jefferson City last Friday to compete in the Class 2 State Track Meet. All three individuals represented Scotland County well and turned in outstanding performances. Kwyn Hamlin placed 14th in the prelims for the girls’ 200 Meter Dash with a time…
Read MoreThree Tiger Track Athletes Qualify for State
By: Corey Stott SHELBINA, Mo.- 5/13/23- Four members of the Scotland County Varsity Track Squads competed in the Class 2 Sectional meet held at South Shelby High School this past Saturday. The athletes qualified for the sectional meet by placing in the top four in their event at the district meet the prior weekend. Kwyn…
Read MoreTigers Tame Rams in Conference Win
By: Corey Stott MEMPHIS, Mo.- The Scotland County baseball Tigers were looking to avenge an earlier loss at Schuyler County by a score of 9-8 in the first game of the season. This game was in the friendly confines of Tiger Field and this time it would count toward the conference standings. When the dust…
Read MoreTigers Defeat Eagles in Conference
By: Corey Stott MEMPHIS, Mo.- 4/10/23- The Scotland County Tiger varsity baseball squad hosted the Knox County Eagles at Tiger Field on Monday, April 10th. The Tigers picked up a big conference win by a final of 8-4 in 6 ½ innings. Owen Triplett got the start on the mound for the Tigers. Brayton McCurren…
Read MoreTigers Win Conference Opener
By: Corey Stott MEMPHIS, Mo.- The Scotland County varsity baseball team has had their share of ups and downs thus far in the early part of the 2023 campaign. Last Monday night, Coach Rod Sears addressed some of the defensive miscues that had plaqued his team by shuffling the roster a bit. The move seemed…
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