Month: March 2014

For more than three months we’ve watched in helpless horror as the events in Ukraine have unraveled. On the heels of  joining a Western alliance  last fall, the Eastern European country was invaded by Russian…

MORAN — “We came out and I thought we were going to be competitive,” Marmaton Valley head coach Tim Stinnett said following the Wildcats’ loss to the West Franklin Falcons, 59-25, Thursday evening. He wasn’t…

MORAN — It took the West Franklin High Falcons one quarter to figure out what they needed to do to shut down the Marmaon Valley High girls offense, then they took the ball and ran…

Perhaps it was natural for an emotional letdown after Iola High’s girls clinched the Pioneer League championship two nights earlier. Or maybe it was because the Fillies were without the services of junior Emma Piazza,…

 Like a faulty vinyl record, Iola High’s Mustangs are going through many of the same frustrating maladies to keep them out of the win column. On Thursday — and for the second time this week…

  When greats from Red Devil past descend upon Allen Community College today, sure they’ll reflect on the team’s successes through the years, discuss how to improve upon this year’s squad and catch up with…

  SALINA — Bryce Misenhelter got a rough taste of his own medicine Friday. Squaring off against the defending state wrestling champion at 195 pounds, Concordia’s Skyler Hittle, Misenhelter quickly found himself at a disadvantage…

Kayle Riebel will be a Red Devil next school year.Riebel signed a letter of intent with the Allen Community College softball team, during a signing party  in the ACC library. “I’m a little nervous, but…

HUMBOLDT — After rewriting Humboldt High’s volleyball record books, Sheri Middleton will take her talents to Fort Scott in the fall.Middleton was honored Thursday after signing a letter of intent to play volleyball at Fort…

Carolyn Kay Hinger, 70, Plainville, died on Feb. 25, 2014.Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. on Friday at Shiloh Cemetery in Codell.In lieu of flowers memorials to the Wounded Warrior Project or the Fisher…