Fewins celebrates improvement

Marmaton Valley High's Daniel Fewins was a focal point of a rapidly improving Wildcat baseball team in 2024, hitting at a .552 clip. Fewins, the lone senior on the baseball team, was voted as the Iola Register's Male Athlete of the Month.
Marmaton Valley High’s Daniel Fewins was voted as the Iola Register’s Male Athlete of the Month. Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register
by Richard Luken
Published: May 23, 2024
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Marmaton Valley High’s Daniel Fewins was a focal point of a rapidly improving Wildcat baseball team in 2024, hitting at a .552 clip. Fewins, the lone senior on the baseball team, was voted as the Iola Register’s Male Athlete of the Month.

MORAN — The 2023-24 school year was a magical one for boys athletics at Marmaton Valley High School.

It started in the fall when the Wildcat football team won its first Three Rivers League championship in a decade.

Then in the winter, Marmaton Valley’s basketball team overcame a 4-10 record on Feb. 1, to rip off a 6-1 finish to qualify for the state tournament for the first time in 23 years.

Richard Luken

Richard has been a part of the Register family since 1994. Richard covers general news and, on occasion, sports. A native of Moran, Richard came to the paper while still a student at Allen Community College. With mentors former publisher Emerson Lynn Jr. and former veteran reporter Bob Johnson at the ready, Richard learned how to be a star reporter. Over the span of his 28 years his news beats have included school board meetings for Districts 257 and 258, as well as Allen Community College trustee meetings. He’s also routinely covered city council meetings for Iola, Humboldt, LaHarpe and Moran. He’s covered floods, wrecks, true crime — everything from heart-warming to heart-breaking stories. For his work, Richard has consistently won top awards in statewide competitions year after year. Outside the office, he enjoys sports, reading and keeping up with the kids and grandkids.

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