Fort Scott Greyhounds Explained

Fort Scott Greyhounds
University:	Fort Scott Community College
Conference:	Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference
Association:	NJCAA
Director:	Tom Havron
Location:	Fort Scott, Kansas
Teams:	12
Stadium:	Frary Field
Basketballarena:	Arnold Arena
Baseballfield:	Lions Field
Softballstadium:	Betty Ruth Willard Complex
Nickname:	Greyhounds
Color1:	Maroon
Color2:	grey
Hex1:	5B122B
Hex2:	808080
Pageurl:	http://www.fsgreyhounds.com/

The Fort Scott Greyhounds are the sports teams of Fort Scott Community College located in Fort Scott, Kansas, United States. They participate in the National Junior College Athletic Association and in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.^[1] The Greyhounds football team won the 1970 NJCAA Football championship and finished as national runner up in 1971, 1972 and 2009.

Sports

Men's sports

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Rodeo
• Track and field
• Cross country

Women's sports

• Basketball
• Rodeo
• Softball
• Volleyball
• Flag football
• Track and field
• Cross country

Football

The Fort Scott football program began in 1923. The 1970 Fort Scott Greyhounds football team won the junior college national championship. Fort Scott terminated its football program after the 2021 season. The administration cited rules changes concerning out-of-state roster limits and scholarship funding that were enacted in 2016 among the reasons for cutting the program.^[2] The Greyhounds finished with an overall record of 448-428-23.

Facilities

Fort Scott Community College has three athletics facilities.^[3]

• Arnold Arena – home of the men's and women's basketball teams, Rodeo teams, and Volleyball team^[3]
• Lions Field – home of the Greyhounds baseball team^[3]
• Betty Ruth Willard Complex – home of the Lady Greyhounds softball team^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.kjccc.org/members.html KJCCC Members
2. https://www.fortscott.edu/article/11082021-710pm/Football-Program-Update
3. http://www.fsgreyhounds.com/information/facilities/index FSCC Facilities