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CHANUTE — Iola sophomore Mosiah Fawson finished the regular season with a gold medal after taking Thursday’s tournament at Chanute High School. The win is Fawson’s  third tournament title. The Mustangs now head into the…

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Lady Cubs took Tuesday’s Battle of Allen County after sweeping the Iola Mustangs 12-8 and 8-6.  With both teams boasting strong pitching coming into the contests, a low-scoring affair seemed in…

YATES CENTER — Area middle-schoolers competed in Tuesday’s Yates Center Junior High School Invitational. The YCJH eighth grade Wildcats kept the boys’ title at home while the Crest Lady Lancers took the seventh and eighth-grade…

The Cowley Community College Tigers snapped Allen’s four-game win streak by splitting Wednesday’s doubleheader at Alumni Park.  After taking the opener 2-0, the Red Devils fell in the finale 5-1. But with top-ranked Johnson County…

The Emporia Gazette published a story advocating for separating the 2A and 1A classifications from the state baseball tournament in light of a 1A school having not won the 2A/1A championship in more than 25…

The Iola Mustangs parlayed their opening game shortcomings into a victory in the finale against the Osawatomie Trojans Tuesday. After opening the day with a 3-2 loss, the Mustangs pummeled the Trojans 15-3 in Game…

HUMBOLDT — Some potent hitting, combined with Jo Ellison’s pitching, kept the Lady Cubs on the winning track Tuesday with a 10-0, 17-6 sweep of visiting Caney Valley. In Game 1, Ellison tossed a four-hit…

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Cubs continue to battle Neodesha for the Tri-Valley League title following an 8-1, 3-2 sweep of TVL foe Caney Valley Tuesday night. An 11-strikeout performance by sophomore pitcher Ty Shaugnessy was…

The Iola Mustangs extended their win streak to six games while mercy-ruling the Osawatomie Trojans in Tuesday’s doubleheader, 11-0 and 11-1. Iola steadily increased the temperature over both contests until senior Nick Bauer sealed the…

Iola, Humboldt, Marmaton Valley, Southern Coffey County and Waverly students were in rare form while going head-to-head at Monday’s Gene Farrow Invitational. Waverly High School played host at Iola’s Mustang Stadium. The Iola Mustangs pulled…