Sports

HUMBOLDT — The Fredonia Yellowjackets seemed to have two common basketball sayings going through their heads on Tuesday night in Humboldt.The first was “Make somebody else beat you.”This has to be the mindset of all…

ST. PAUL — The Marmaton Valley basketball teams hit the road on Tuesday for a matchup with St. Paul.The Wildcat girls opened varsity action for the night with a 41-11 loss to the Indians, who…

HUMBOLDT — At some schools, a person really has to hunt around to find certain records. Sometimes they are on a plaque hidden in some dark hallway’s trophy case, sometimes they aren’t even displayed at…

FORT SCOTT —  The Iola Fillies’ freshman team began their Fort Scott Tournament on Monday with games against Chanute and Frontenac.The Fillies began the tournament with a 29-15 win over Frontenac.Kelsey Morrison led the Fillies…

WESTPHALIA — The Marmaton Valley Middle School girls hit the road on Monday night in search of a win in Westphalia.Westphalia was able to protect their home court, however, with a 25-18 victory.Kayla Ard led…

By the time the fourth quarter began on Monday night in Iola, the eighth-grade varsity Ponies had more of their starters unable to play than they had suited up.Even so, coach Scott Ellis and his…

WELLSVILLE — The Ponies boys basketball team continued its season on Saturday in a four-team tournament in Wellsville and finished the day with mixed results.“Bittersweet,” Iola coach Scott Ellis said of each Iola teams’ 1-1…

BURLINGTON — The Humboldt Cub wrestling program has been making strides every time it’s taken the mat this season and those strides continued on Saturday when the Cubs traveled to the 22-team Burlington Invitational.Cheyenne Harris…

The nation’s No. 8 team was able to flex its muscle on Saturday at the expense of the Allen Community College women’s basketball team.Hutchinson Community College topped Allen 89-57 in Iola.“They are a very, very…

The Allen Community College men’s team has proven this season that they can play with anyone, but Saturday’s 95-82 loss to Hutchinson Community College — the nation’s No. 2 ranked team — ended up just…