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Down one with less than 10 seconds to play, head coach Luke Bycroft didn’t call a set play. He knew his team and he knew the situation. He didn’t want them wasting time thinking; he…

Both Iola freshman teams came up short Thursday night when the girls hosted Chanute and the boys hosted Parsons. The Fillies fell 34-22 while the young Mustangs lost 38-19. The Iola girls trailed by three…

OSAWATOMIE — No part of Friday night’s game at Osawatomie was pretty for the Iola’s boys, including the result. The Mustangs (3-4) dropped their fourth game of the season in dramatic fashion, losing to the…

PITTSBURG — Fans got a glimpse of what the Iola boys could be Tuesday night in their 64-48 loss at St. Mary’s-Colgan. For a period midway through the first half, the Mustangs were rolling. The…

Seven Mustang wrestlers took to the mat on Saturday at the junior varsity tournament in Cherryvale and each one posted a sterling finish — ending the day with a 19-0 overall record.  Freshmen TJ Taylor,…

Iola boys C-Team recorded two losses last week both at home versus Burlington and on the road at Prairie View.  The Mustangs lost 28-38 to the Wildcats.  Ty Boeken had 12, Eli Smith had six,…

LA CYGNE — The back-and-forth, up-and-down roller coaster of a season for the Iola boys continued on Friday after the Mustangs soundly defeated Prairie View on their home court 76-60. The win comes just a…

After leaving Thursday’s 18-point win frustrated, fuming and forlorn, Iola head coach Luke Bycroft could not have been more pleased by what his team brought to the court on Friday. The Mustangs handled Kansas City…

First wins are normally supposed to feel good, especially if you win by double-digits. But Iola’s Thursday night 59-41 victory over Olathe Heritage in the consolation round of the Ike Cerfoss Tournament at Central Heights…

RICHMOND — Early lessons were learned Monday night after the Iola boys lost their season opener 75-60 to Metro Academy in the opening round of the Ike Cearfoss Tournament at Central Heights High School on…