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HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s frontline pitchers were on point Tuesday. The Cubs’ Logan Page tossed a three-hit shutout in a 1-0 nailbiter over Caney Valley, before Kyler Isbell was nearly as effective in the nightcap,…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s softball team came within an inning of posting one of their most impressive sweeps of the season. But the Lady Cubs could not hold onto the lead in Game 2 of…

Allen Community College’s Sarang West will have a busy couple of weeks in store. The Red Devil sophomore was one of 40 invitees nationwide to take part in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Knoxville, Tenn.,…

LEON — Following a disappointing pair of losses two days earlier at Burlington, and with a tough slate of games approaching this week, Humboldt High’s Cubs were in need of a pick-me-up Saturday. That came…

OSWEGO — Talk about ending things on an upswing. Marmaton Valley High scored 12 runs in the sixth inning of their opener at Oswego Monday, turning what already had become a rout into a 22-4…

OSWEGO — It’s only a rumor that the scoreboard operator had to be treated for exhaustion at the conclusion of Monday’s Crest High doubleheader at Oswego. The Lady Lancers scored early and often in a…

LEON — Humboldt High’s softball team ran into a Bluestem buzzsaw Saturday. The doubleheader, a makeup game from earlier in the season, put Humboldt up against one of the top Class 3A teams in the…

GARNETT — A late rally spelled doom Monday for Crest High’s Lancers. Host Anderson County erased a 9-4 deficit by scoring six runs in the bottom of the sixth to storm from behind and defeat…

CHEROKEE — Things started out on a high note for Yates Center High’s softball team Monday. Senior Lauren McConaghie led off Monday’s opener against Southeast with a solo home run on the second pitch of…

CHEROKEE — Sixth-inning stumbles did in Yates Center High Monday. The Wildcats held leads in both games of their doubleheader against Southeast, but an eight-run sixth by the Lancers erased what had been an 8-1…