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Iola High’s baseball team will take another swing at the postseason Friday afternoon. The Mustangs were just getting settled into their Class 4A Regional Semifinal against Labette County Wednesday, when monsoon-like weather put an abrupt…

HUMBOLDT — Crest High will have to wait a bit longer before continuing its quest to capture the school’s first-ever state baseball tournament bid. The Lancers rode the right arm of Stetson Setter and the…

CHANUTE — Allen Community College’s soccer team would have made the U.S. Postal Service proud. The Red Devils let neither the rain nor the dark of night prevent them from securing a Region VI championship,…

PITTSBURG — Humboldt High’s softball team saw its season ended with the pitching of St. Mary’s Colgan pitcher Kaitlin Crossland Wednesday. Crossland, who had tossed a five-inning no-hitter earlier in the day against Northeast, shut…

PAOLA — Let’s try this again. Marmaton Valley High’s softball team, slated to play its Class 2-1A Regional Tournament semifinal Wednesday against Central Heights, instead had their game postponed due to rainy weather. The contest…

TOPEKA — Iola High’s Fillies found a groove Tuesday afternoon, head coach Chris Weide noted. “But it was the wrong groove,” he lamented. “We just couldn’t get out of it.” Iola’s softball season came to…

PAOLA — It took a day longer and 40 or so miles farther than expected, but Marmaton Valley High’s softball team finally opened the Class 2-1A Regional Playoffs in fine fashion Tuesday. The Wildcats advanced…

LEON — Yates Center High’s softball season came to a painful finish Tuesday, with the Burlingame Bearcats claiming an 11-0 shutout in the Class 2-1A Regional Playoffs. “We had a rough outing,” Wildcat head coach…

ERIE — Iola Special Olympics athletes traveled to Erie May 12 for a track meet. Their results follow: Fayth “Golden Girl” Simpson: first in 50-meter race, softball throw and standing long jump. Kyle Schmidt: third…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Whit Merrifield slid under the tag to give the Royals the lead with two outs in the eighth inning, Brewers manager Craig Counsell immediately challenged the bang-bang call and his…