WELLSVILLE — Highlights were few and far between for Iola High Friday, as the Mustangs were shut out in a 48-0 loss to Wellsville. The Eagles forced three Iola turnovers, including a pair of interception…

YATES CENTER — It took 2 ½ days longer than expected, but Colony’s Crest High put the finishing touches Monday afternoon on a 46-0 win over host Yates Center. The game was suspended in the…

Things were going quite well for Iola Friday evening. The Mustangs had repelled a pair of Baldwin drives deep in Iola territory, and took advantage of other Bulldog miscues to build a 17-point lead with…

It wasn’t always pretty, but it was a victory nonetheless as the Iola High opened the 2024 football season with a 23-20 win over Baldwin Friday on a picturesque evening at Iola’s Riverside Park. The…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Cubs opened their 2024 football season in style Thursday, emerging victorious in an action-packed back-and-forth affair against Tri-Valley League rival Caney Valley, 28-12. “That was a heck of a ball game,”…

Area high schools wrapped up the preseason Friday with participation in their respective jamborees. Iola went to Columbus, Humboldt to Burlington, while Marmaton Valley and Crest both hosted other schools for their respective scrimmages. The…

A decision by Osawatomie High School administrators to forfeit its varsity football this season will have a ripple effect for fellow Pioneer League opponents, including Iola. The school announced in a Facebook post Thursday that…

Iola High’s football, volleyball and cross country squads got an early jump on the 2024 fall sports season with scrimmages over the weekend. The IHS harriers ran a 5K race before the Mustang football squad…

Marmaton Valley High’s Daniel Fewins and Crest High’s Jerry Rodriguez and their respective head coaches will be in Beloit Saturday for the Kansas Eight Man-Division II All-Star Game.  Both Fewins and Rodriguez are 2024 graduates…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High multi-sport standout Sam Hull will take his football talents to Emporia State University next year. Hull signed a letter of intent Wednesday to play collegiately for the Hornets, following older brother,…