St. Mary’s Colgan balanced offense stymies Moundridge

Truman State avoided going 0-for-the-MIAA and sent Pittsburg State to its first losing season in 32 years.
The Bulldogs scored a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter that left Pitt State playing catch-up all afternoon and handed the Gorillas a 28-21 loss on Saturday at Stokes Stadium.

Seniors Tim Testa and Muhajid Hassaballa both raced to top 10 individual finishes at the South Central Regional Meet Saturday to help the Pittsburg State University men’s cross country team earn a berth to the 2009 NCAA-II National Championships.

As of Friday, Fort Scott High School head football coach Don Epps will no longer hold the reigns of the program he coached for four years.

Epps resigned his position on Friday and said that it was time for a fresh start for the Tigers, who finished 1-8 this season.

After knocking off No. 4 Butler on Saturday, the Fort Scott Greyhound football team know that the tests have only just begun.

That beginning is Sunday when the second-ranked Greyhounds (9-0) plays host to Hutchinson (6-3) at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the first round of the Region VI playoffs at Frary Field.

The Pittsburg State University men’s basketball team will open the exhibition season at 3 p.m. today. The contest will be regionally telecast on Fox Sports Kansas City.

The Gorillas return two starters and five letterwinners from their 2008-09 squad, which posted a 10-17 overall record.

Truman State University defeated Pittsburg State University, 28-21, in the season finale Saturday at Stokes Stadium.

The Bulldogs (2-9, 1-8 MIAA) snapped a 10-game MIAA losing streak with the win, while giving the Gorillas (5-6, 3-6 MIAA) their first losing season since 1977.

Last season, Stu Jeck led the St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers from his wide receiver spot, earning first-team All-Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee League honors in the process.

Needless to say, it has been a season of ups and downs for Moundridge head football coach Courtney Moddelmog.

Despite what the final outcome of the season may be for the Pittsburg State football team, players are focused on one thing heading into their final game of the season Saturday at Truman State.

The Pittsburg State University men's and women's cross country teams will travel to Abilene, Texas, to compete in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Meet today.