Iola celebrates Homecoming royalty and a coaching legend

Iola's Mariah Jelinek and Gavin Jones were crowned 2025 Homecoming Queen and King Friday, the same night Iola inducted coaching great Becky Carlson in the Don Bain Hall of Fame. Iola's boys and girls varsity teams, however, could not come up with a victory.

By

Local News

January 17, 2025 - 11:36 PM

Iola High School's Mariah Jelinek and Gavin Jones were crowned 2025 Winter Homecoming Queen and King Friday. Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register

Iola High School’s 2025 Winter Homecoming featured an added element of nostalgia Friday as former IHS girls head coach Becky Carlson was inducted into the Don Bain Athletics Hall of Fame.

Carlson retired last spring after winning 533 career games and three state championships — including Iola’s 2006 title.

…

Related
September 24, 2025
January 13, 2025
January 3, 2025
February 7, 2022