Month: September 2010

THAYER — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s volleyball girls came out on top in A-team and B-team play Thursday.The Wildcat A-team beat St. Pats 25-16, 25-21. Cheyenne English served for 10 points and MaKenzie Harrison had…

CHANUTE — Iola High’s tennis team switched things around for Thursday’s matches at Chanute High School.Jasmine Bannister and Hallie Wolf played No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively, for the first time.“Jasmine hustled well and…

RIVERTON  — Top-ranked Uniontown High’s Eagles stayed undefeated with three more wins Thursday night.“We had a good night of volleyball against quality teams. They tested us in many aspects of the game,” said Jackie Hall,…

Iola, Marmaton Valley, Crest, Yates Center runners compete at Parsons meet PARSONS —  Iola High’s Mustangs continue to run in the medals as the cross country season unfolds.The Mustangs scored 58 points, tying with Chanute,…

Down 12-0 heading into the fourth quarter, Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade Ponies did not give up the fight Thursday night.Kaden Macha, who had 52 yards on 15 carries, found the end zone from nine yards…

Iola Middle School’s seventh-grade Ponies had just stopped visiting Labette County on a fourth-down play. Even after Brandon Donnell dashed 30 yards for a Pony touchdown, IMS head coach Marty Taylor was uneasy.“Labette County was…

“But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now…

Dorinda Makanaonalani Nicholson and her family were eating breakfast just before 8 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, when bullets tore into their home overlooking Pearl Harbor — “A day that will live in infamy,” President…

A recent spate of wet weather has ensured that huge mounds of dirt — built up from the dredging of a pond co-owned by Allen County Community College and neighboring landowners — will remain untouched…

Even with the addition of a third student dormitory in recent years, Allen County Community College still has a housing shortage.Trustee Neal Barclay pointed out Thursday that even with several vacancies on various athletic team…