Annalise Whitcomb looked out over the city lights emanating from a small village in the mountains. She and her teammates had taken a cable car to a nearby mountain, and that’s when it clicked.  It…

Attendants of the Kid’s Golf Club posing after the three day camp at Allen County Country Club. After the camp they closed things off with a cookout and pool party. Participating were, front row from…

A group of 21 local USSSA baseball players of all ages made their way last week to Kansas City to play in the MoKan All-State Showcase. Players named an MVP during the season got a…

Forty-six teams from 11 different states made their way to Rochester, Minn., last week to compete in the 2017 USA Softball Girls Fastpitch 16A Northern Nationals. Two of those teams were from Kansas, including the…

One of the top track athletes in the area got a taste of national level competition last week as Iola’s Elysia Kunkler competed in the 51st USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championship…

A near-perfect day turned into night and with it came another solid night of racing at Humboldt Speedway on Friday. When the final checkered flag of the night flew over the field from flagman Tony…

MARYSVILLE — It was hard to find any truly disappointed faces on the Indians bench on Sunday afternoon. True, Iola had just fallen in the ‘AA’ American Legion State Championship game 8-4 versus Hays in…

MARYSVILLE — Good things come to those who wait. The Post 15 Iola Indians should know. They waited a full 24 hours through rain and muddy field conditions at Feldhausen Field in Marysville to finally…

The first round of the American Legion AA State tournament, originally scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed until today after early afternoon rains in Marysville left Feldhausen Field unplayable. First round games that were originally…

Disappointments tend to linger. Especially in the sports realm.  In the spring, the Iola High School baseball team fell in the first round of the state tournament. Last summer, the Indians went to state with…