Area Sports

By: Corey Stott KAHOKA, Mo.- 1/30/21- “Anytime you can come over to Clark County (5-13) and pick up a win over these guys, it’s a good day!” That was the first thing that Head Coach Jeremy Austin had to say after a solid 53-41 road win by his Scotland County Tigers (7-8). The Indians jumped…

By: Corey Stott KAHOKA, Mo- 1/29/21- Coach Cory Shultz’s Lady Tigers (11-4) had just had a two-hour each way road trip on Thursday night. The very next night saw them facing an always-tough opponent in the rival Clark County Lady Indians (8-7). The effects of the prior night’s game were evident, as the Lady Tigers…

By:  Corey Stott SHELBYVILLE, Mo.- (1/19/21-1/22/21)- Coach Cory Shultz and his Scotland County Lady Tigers (9-4) hit the road to Shelbyville last week to compete in the 33rd annual North Shelby Tournament.  The squad fell a bit short of their goal of winning the championship, but did end up bringing home the third place hardware.…

By:  Corey Stott SHELBYVILLE, Mo.- (1/18/21-1/23/21)- Coach Jeremy Austin’s young Scotland County Tiger squad (6-7) has had a steep learning curve the past year-and-a-half.  But the team has shown improvement as the season has worn on, and the 33rd annual North Shelby Tournament looked to be an opportunity for this team to showcase that improvement.…

By: Corey Stott HUNTSVILLE, Mo.- 1/12/21- Coach Cory Shultz and his Lady Tigers (7-3) embarked upon the second long road-trip of the season, with a journey to Huntsville to take on the Westran Lady Hornets (1-11). The team knew they were facing a struggling team that had just broken a 70-game losing streak with a…

By: Corey Stott HUNTSVILLE, Mo.- 1/12/21- Coach Jeremy Austin knew his Scotland County Tigers (4-6) had a tall task on their hands when they travelled to Huntsville to face the Westran Hornets (12-2). The Hornets are currently ranked ninth in the state in Class 2. That proved to be the case, as the Hornets defeated…

 By: Corey Stott  EWING, Mo.- (1/5/21-1/7/21)- Coach Jeremy Austin’s Scotland County Tigers (4-5) knew they had a tough road ahead coming into the 2021 Highland Tournament. They were the #8 seed and would open play against the top-seeded Palmyra Panthers (5-4). And regardless if they won or lost, they would be facing either a #4…

By: Corey Stott  EWING, Mo.- (1/6/21-1/9/21)- The Scotland County Lady Tigers (6-3) entered the 2021 Highland Tournament as the #2 seed, and that proved true as they brought home the second-place plaque.  The Lady Tigers faced several unknowns coming into the week. They lost junior forward Abby Curry to a knee injury before the holiday…

By:  Corey Stott EWING, Mo.- 12/14/20- Coach Cory Shultz and his Scotland County Lady Tigers (4-1) embarked upon their second true road trip of the season when they traveled to Highland to face the Lady Cougars (2-2) of Coach Ashton Jaco.  The Lady Cougars held their own in the first half and led 24-20 at…

By:  Corey Stott MEMPHIS, Mo.- 12/15/20- As the Scotland County Tigers (4-2) were departing from a bruising 81-33 loss at Highland the night prior, a couple of the Tiger players promised Coach Austin that the effort and performance that had led to that lopsided affair would not be repeating itself in the future.  The Tigers…