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UNIONTOWN — The girls were definitely golden Tuesday as several local athletes got off to a roaring start to the 2024 track and field season. Local schools brought home 11 gold medals in various running…

Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa’s bats were plenty hot on a cold day for softball Tuesday. The visiting Mavericks rapped out 21 runs and 33 hits in a doubleheader sweep over Allen Community College, winning 7-4 and 14-5.…

The Royals concluded Cactus League play on a nine-game winless streak, which oddly sounds like something you’d hear about a soccer squad instead of a baseball team. But spring games can end in ties, and…

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks and pitcher Jordan Montgomery have agreed on a $25 million, one-year contract with a vesting option for 2025, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke…

After the Dodgers and Padres soft-launched the 2024 MLB season with a two-game series in Seoul, South Korea last week, the league’s other 28 teams are set to begin the season Thursday.  All eyes remain…

Iola High’s Mustang softball team found plenty of offense in its season-opener Monday, falling 19-14 to visiting Burlington. Collecting hits for Iola were Brooklyn Holloway, Kenleigh Westhoff, Stephanie Fees, Nevaeh Hancock and Isabelle Berntsen. In…

INDEPENDENCE — Trapper Boren’s second-place finish highlighted a wind-swept day on the tennis courts for Iola High. The Mustangs took fifth as a team in their season-opener. Boren, in No. 2 singles play, defeated Draven…

HUMBOLDT — It took a while for Humboldt High’s bats to come around Monday against Neodesha. But with a pair of masterful pitching performances, the Cubs were afforded time to get things sorted. Humboldt’s Logan…

HUMBOLDT — A cold front came roaring into the area Monday evening, while Humboldt High was hosting Neodesha for a softball doubleheader. But by the time the temperatures dipped, the Cub pitchers had already put…

COLONY — Crest High’s offense is rounding into shape quite nicely. The Lancer batters hit five home runs on a blustery afternoon in a 16-1 and 14-8 sweep over visiting Northeast. “Our hitting has come…