YATES CENTER — Visiting Southeast High made life miserable Tuesday for Yates Center. Southeast turned a 17-10 first quarter lead to 38-19 at halftime and never looked back in a 66-36 victory. The Lancers extended…

PITTSBURG — Monday night gave Iola High head coach Luke Bycroft plenty to enjoy. The Mustangs were dominant in the first half, exploding to a 34-15 win over host St. Mary’s Colgan. And while there…

Stop us if you’ve heard this before. Iola High’s Fillies, whose season already has been disrupted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, are idle once again. The girls learned Monday afternoon they’d be unable to play…

OSAWATOMIE — It’s not often a team turns the ball over 24 times and still pulls in a 25-point victory. “Oh, my goodness, sloppy is right,” Iola Mustang head coach Luke Bycroft said of his…

COLONY — Even minus a key senior and their head coach, Crest High’s boys were able to notch another win in the victory column Friday. The Lancers pulled away down the stretch, outscoring visiting Altoona-Midway,…

The winter sports season — idle since before Christmas — ramps up quickly, with high school and middle school athletes returning to action this week. Iola’s basketball players and wrestlers are anticipating a busy two…

Postseason assignments for the 2020-21 basketball season have been announced. Iola’s Mustangs and Fillies are in the Class 4A substate, and will compete Feb. 27-March 6 against Fort Scott, Louisburg, Ottawa and Paola for a…

MOUND CITY — Yates Center High’s boys turned it on down the stretch to pull in a 44-38 victory over Jayhawk-Linn Friday. The Wildcats trailed 26-23 after three quarters, but ended the game on a…

They can’t all be masterpieces. Iola High entered the Christmas break Friday with a 62-31 win over Prairie View, taking advantage of a squad playing without some of its leading performers because of COVID-19. Even…

MORAN — Tournament Week came to a painful finish for Marmaton Valley High’s girls on Friday in more ways than one. The Wildcats were smothered by West Elk’s stifling defense, which limited Marmaton Valley to…