Sports

Area high school basketball standouts received another round of postseason accolades, with two prominent statewide periodicals announcing their all-state hoops performers. Leading the way locally were Iola High’s Cortland Carson and Marmaton Valley High’s Janae…

GIRARD — Allen County Special Olympians were in Girard Wednesday for a cornhole tournament. Casey Riebel and his father, Kenny, took second in his division. Ian Webber and coach Lawrence Riebel placed first in his…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before relief pitcher Will Smith sprouted into what he jokingly calls a “rabbit’s foot” good-luck charm, he long wondered if he was exactly the opposite: cursed never to play in any…

UNIONTOWN — The girls were definitely golden Tuesday as several local athletes got off to a roaring start to the 2024 track and field season. Local schools brought home 11 gold medals in various running…

Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa’s bats were plenty hot on a cold day for softball Tuesday. The visiting Mavericks rapped out 21 runs and 33 hits in a doubleheader sweep over Allen Community College, winning 7-4 and 14-5.…

The Royals concluded Cactus League play on a nine-game winless streak, which oddly sounds like something you’d hear about a soccer squad instead of a baseball team. But spring games can end in ties, and…

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks and pitcher Jordan Montgomery have agreed on a $25 million, one-year contract with a vesting option for 2025, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke…

After the Dodgers and Padres soft-launched the 2024 MLB season with a two-game series in Seoul, South Korea last week, the league’s other 28 teams are set to begin the season Thursday.  All eyes remain…

Iola High’s Mustang softball team found plenty of offense in its season-opener Monday, falling 19-14 to visiting Burlington. Collecting hits for Iola were Brooklyn Holloway, Kenleigh Westhoff, Stephanie Fees, Nevaeh Hancock and Isabelle Berntsen. In…

INDEPENDENCE — Trapper Boren’s second-place finish highlighted a wind-swept day on the tennis courts for Iola High. The Mustangs took fifth as a team in their season-opener. Boren, in No. 2 singles play, defeated Draven…