CANEY — A pair of Yates Center High golfers shot career-best scores for the Wildcats Thursday.Becky Wendland’s 106 earned her a tie for 16th place at the Caney Valley invitational. Marlana Buchanan shot a 114…

COLONY — Brent Smith figured his young Crest High squad would take some lumps this year. Its first such learning experience came Thursday at the hands of visiting Pleasanton.The Blu-Jays held Crest out of the…

INDEPENDENCE — It took a while for Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade volleyball team to find its footing Thursday.But when they did, the Ponies were downright unstoppable.Iola dropped its first match against Independence, 25-14, 25-13, before…

BURLINGTON — Marmaton Valley High’s Ashtynn Louk earned a 15th-place medal Thursday in the Burlington Cross Country Invitational, while Yates Center High’s Drake Busteed took second place on the boys’ side.Louk ran the 4K girls…

CHETOPA — The Marmaton Valley Wildcats received a rude awakening from the Chetopa Hornets, just days after losing head coach Kent Houk.The game ended at halftime 46-0, in accordance with the Kansas eight-man football mercy rule.…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High head football coach Kent Houk has resigned his position, effective immediately.Houk handed in his resignation on Wednesday, two days before the Wildcats were scheduled to open their 2013 season Friday…

GARNETT — Humboldt High’s junior varsity boys took home second in the team’s first cross country meet of the season.Sophomore Tanner Orth led the way with a seventh-place finish, completing the 5K run with a…

GARNETT — The chips were in place for a “fantastic” opening day for Iola High’s cross country team.Several younger runners — boys and girls — brought home medals in their respective races.Abigail Taylor headlined the…

Perhaps it was the slightly cooler weather than last week’s cooker. Maybe it was just another week of seasoning for Iola High’s Fillies tennis team.Whatever reason, Iola’s tennis team showed plenty of improvement from the…

Iola High’s volleyball team took the first step Thursday in what head coach Emily Sigg hopes will be a successful 2013 campaign.The Fillies kicked off the evening session in fine fashion, downing visiting Prairie View…