OSAWATOMIE — The Iola Middle School Mustangs held steady in the Pioneer League standings after taking three of four contests on the road against the Osawatomie Trojans Thursday night. Following a 20-7 opening game loss…

The Humboldt Middle School Lady Cubs swept Fredonia in a series of close contests Thursday night. The HMS B-Team provided a strong ending to the evening while holding on to an 11-10 victory while strong…

HUMBOLDT — Fredonia Middle School’s Yellowjackets answered every charge Thursday in pulling home two wins against Humboldt Middle School. “Fredonia did what it needed to in the second half,” Humboldt head coach Jeremy Weilert said.…

The Crest Lady Lancers are back on track after winning Thursday’s defensive battle 34-16 over Pleasanton.  After shutting out Pleasanton in the first quarter, then limiting them to 6 points in the first half, the…

The Crest Lancers hope to bounce back from Thursday’s 61-50 loss to Pleasanton.  The Lancers held their own early against Pleasanton but inconsistency seemed a factor as they failed to make up for a dismal…

The Yates Center Wildcats dropped Thursday’s Three Rivers League showdown against Jayhawk-Linn 53-34. The Wildcats struggled out of the gate with the Jayhawks jumping out to a 29-7 lead by halftime and only adding to…

MOUND CITY — A fourth-quarter lull sank Yates Center High’s hopes of victory Thursday. The Wildcats trailed host Jayhawk-Linn, 42-40, after three quarters, but scored only three field goals down the stretch in a 57-49…

The Iola Mustangs celebrated senior night with a dual victory over the Fredonia Yellow Jackets thanks to a few timely wins from unfamiliar faces. Looking to get some of his younger wrestlers some time on…

In the epilogue of “Kansas Matters: 21st-century Writers on the Sunflower State,” which I co-edited with Thomas Fox Averill, I wrote that Kansas is “a place wild with stories, overrun with strange and unexpected creatures,…

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted of speeding with fines assessed: Brayden T. Boyce, Iola, 44/35, $155 Chandra A. Bridges, Chateau, 43/35, $155 Bradden L. Dobson, Moran, 44/35, $155 Gregory S. Geiler, Iola, 43/35,…