INDEPENDENCE — Iola High’s Mustangs ran away with the team title in their final regular season meet Thursday. With four runners in the top six, Iola easily bested all comers in winning the meet, led…

While there have been a few scheduling hiccups along the way, the 2020 fall prep sports season — which was in danger of not happening at all — is hitting the home stretch. Iola High’s…

Add groundskeeper to Vince DeGrado’s coaching responsibilities this week. DeGrado, head coach of the Allen Community College cross country and track teams, is in the midst of hurriedly preparing a 5-kilometer course suitable for a…

HUMBOLDT — Among the myriad events affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was Iola’s Doc Stiles Invitational Cross Country meet, one of the largest such events in the area, with more than 20 schools normally…

GREENBUSH — The 2020 cross country season has been one of adjustments already for Iola High. The Mustangs and Fillies had to adjust their race schedules in their Sept. 3 opener because host Anderson County…

FORT SCOTT — Crest High’s Ursula Billings kept up her golden running Thursday at the Fort Scott Invitational. In a meet that featured runners from Fort Scott, Pittsburg, Chanute, Humboldt, Marmaton Valley and Jayhawk-Linn, Billings…

CHANUTE — Iola Middle School’s cross country runners showed marked improvement, despite cold and wet conditions Thursday. Leading the charge was eighth-grader Cole Moyer, who blazed through the 2-mile course in 13 minutes, 3 seconds.…

HUTCHINSON — Vince DeGrado hopes Allen Community College’s season-opening cross country meet is a prelude of things to come. The Red Devil men, who were without their No. 1 and No. 5 runners, still cruised…

It’s been a long time coming — nearly six months, to be precise — since most Kansas high school athletes have been permitted to compete in front of crowds. So when the fall sports scene…

Last fall, Rachel Bycroft and her Iola High Fillies cross country teammates saved their best for last. After three straight near-misses in qualifying for the 4A state meet, the IHS girls raced to a third-place…