BURLINGTON — Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders rode a sterling defense Tuesday to secure a 35-19 win at Burlington. The Mustangs took control in the second quarter, putting together a 14-3 run to lead 24-9 at…

PARSONS — Iola High’s girls tennis season came to an end Saturday at the Class 4A Regional Tournament. The Mustangs did not secure a victory against some of the toughest competitors in southeast Kansas, but…

PAOLA — Iola High’s Kyndal Bycroft and Harper Desmarteau ended the 2024 tennis regular season in style Monday. The Mustangs’ No. 1 doubles team brought home a couple of hard-fought victories, defeating Averie Needham and…

CHANUTE — Iola High’s Kyndal Bycroft and Harper Desmarteau were on the cusp of victory Wednesday, but could not break through. The Mustangs’ No. 1 doubles team took Paola’s Ruth Gerken and Averie Needham to…

Split Iola High tennis squads kept busy Monday. While the Mustang varsity was in Pittsburg for a makeup tournament originally scheduled for late August, the junior varsity team was at Fort Scott. On the varsity…

With only one opponent coming to town, and illnesses affecting the visitors from Indepence, Iola High’s tennis team made the most of a frenetic situation Thursday. The Mustangs played a handful of practice rounds in…

Iola High’s softball team put forth a ferocious comeback that came up just short Friday, and then saw visiting Emporia almost do the same in the second game of their doubleheader. Alas, Iola was able…

Are we sure Forrest Gump wasn’t talking about high school softball, instead of chocolates, when he noted you never know what you’re gonna get? Take Iola High’s Mustangs, who entered Tuesday’s doubleheader without the pitching…

Iola High’s softball team has had its defensive struggles this young season. So it was perhaps fitting that one of the rarest plays in the game — a triple play — proved key in the…

OSAWATOMIE — With all apologies to Bachman Turner Overdrive, Iola High’s girls made their goal of “taking care of business” come to fruition Tuesday. The Mustangs took control against an outmanned Osawatomie squad and didn’t…