Area Sports

Stick a fork it them, they’re done. The thought had to be going through a few minds Saturday in the semifinals of the North Shelby Tournament as the Scotland County girls were struggling through a horrid night of shooting that had allowed South Shelby to build a 35-22 lead early in the fourth period. The…

Top seed SCR-I handled the Highland Jayvee 66-15 in the opener of the North Shelby Tournament. Scotland County did exactly what it had to Tuesday night in the opening round of the North Shelby Tournament. The Lady Tigers, the #1 seed, faced off against the #8 seed Highland junior varsity and simply took care of…

With a level of confidence that had been missing during a seven-game losing streak, Scotland County put together one of its best showings of the 2019-20 season on Saturday in the North Shelby Tournament. The Tigers came out of the gates aggressively on offense, pouring in 26 points in the first quarter en route to…

After a fast start Tuesday night versus Westran, the Scotland County Lady Tigers appeared to pump the breaks in the second period, allowing the Hornets to stick around a little longer than expected. That all changed in the second half, as SCR-I clamped down on the defensive end and limited Westran to just four total…

A second quarter surge by Scotland County had the Tigers smelling an upset Wednesday night in Kahoka, but the Tigers ran out of gas in the second half as Clark County ran away with a 64-35 victory. The Indians jumped out to a 20-9 lead in the first period in the contest that was originally…

Westran used a 41-29 rebounding advantage Tuesday night in Memphis to secure the L&C league victory. In a season where wins have been hard to come by, the Scotland County basketball team had to settle for a few moral victories Tuesday night in Memphis as the Tigers showed  improvements in several key areas before eventually…