MARYVILLE, Mo. — Pittsburg State University’s storied track and field team had a bit of a local flavor as the Gorilla men’s team won their fourth consecutive MIAA team championship over the weekend. Humboldt natives…

A cool north wind did little to chill the fun Saturday at Iola’s Riverside Park as the City of Iola and USD 257 hosted a Youth Track Meet for youngsters from preschool through sixth grade.…

With the longest high school baseball season on record in the rear view mirror, a number of tantalizing matchups beckon for area teams as they hit the postseason this week. Iola, Humboldt, Crest, Marmaton Valley…

MELVERN — Marmaton Valley High’s remarkable baseball resurgence continued Friday. The Wildcats, who were unable to field enough players for a team as recently as 2020, ended their 2024 regular season campaign on a 10-game…

CHANUTE — It started as a tennis match. But after 2½  glorious hours of building tension, trading volleys and finally pulling out a heart-pounding three-set classic over Fort Scott’s Malachi Larson and Mykael Lewis, Iola…

Everything was going Iola High’s way on the softball diamond Friday. The Mustangs put together one of their most complete games of the season, a 12-0 shutout over visiting Field Kindley High School of Coffeyville.…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Iola High faced long odds Friday as the Mustangs hit the road to take on the state’s top-ranked Class 3A team in Kansas City’s Bishop Ward. Not only were the Mustangs…

CHANUTE — Iola High was able to shake off the dust as the Mustangs hit the track Friday at Chanute’s Thad Clements Invitational. The competition marked the first meet for Iola in more than a…

Jarrett Herrmann admitted to feeling a bit different as he and his Hutchinson Community College teammates watched Saturday’s regular season finale at Allen Community College from the visitors dugout. That’s because Herrmann, a former Iola…

COLONY — Roland Weir insisted to anyone who would listen that, despite losing a storied senior class to graduation — which included back-to-back state baseball tournament appearances — he didn’t expect his Crest High Lancers…