ARMA — Well, we’ve seen it before, but just not in the lifetime of this sportswriter or any member of the 2016 state-bound Humboldt Cubs volleyball team.In 1989, the second-seeded Cubs upset Southeast (Cherokee) in…

GARNETT — Nothing was working for the Iola High early on. Senior quarterback Ben Cooper, whose arm had led the team a victory a week ago, was not sharp. The defense was giving up big…

On Wednesday, KSHSAA announced its sub-state volleyball brackets for Saturday’s tournaments.Iola will be the four-seed in their 4A bracket and face off with top-seed and No. 5 team in the state Santa Fe Trail in…

The Allen Community College women’s soccer team has already clinched its fourth-straight trip to the postseason, but on Wednesday they proved they are willing to go the extra mile to obtain a higher seed.“Four years…

The Iola Mustangs have the opportunity to give their coach something he hasn’t had yet in his five years at the school.A postseason berth.Iola has been close, especially the past two seasons with season-ending losses…

BURLINGTON — The Iola Fillies’ volleyball team was unable to add to their season win total on Tuesday night in Burlington when they faced Santa Fe Trail and Anderson County. “I can’t complain about the…

BURLINGTON — The Fillies’ junior varsity and freshman teams each lost in straight sets to Santa Fe Trail and Anderson County on Tuesday in Burlington. The junior varsity lost to the Chargers 25-17, 25-10. They…

The seventh-grade Ponies wasted no time jumping on the over-matched Burlington Bobcats on Monday at Riverside Park.  Iola’s Trenton Jones ran the game’s opening kickoff back for a touchdown. From then on Iola completely controlled…

The Iola Ponies’ eighth-grade football team had to deal with a lot of change going into the 2016 season. They made the switch from the SEK to the Pioneer League. They had a coaching change…

When I came to Iola in February to cover Allen County athletics, one of the first names I was told to look out for was Isaac Badders.  At the time, Badders was a just a…