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Iola High’s volleyball team had taken its lumps over the past few years. The tide changed in the fall of 2023, when the Mustangs won more games, 22, than they had the previous two seasons…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s dominance on the volleyball court — earning 29 wins, and a regional championship — netted four players All-Tri-Valley League recognition this season. Two of the Lady Cubs, senior Shelby Shaughnessy and…

Haidyn Desmarteau scored 18 points as Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade girls won a 32-25 thriller over visiting Santa Fe Trail Thursday. The Mustangs led most of the way, but Santa Fe Trail closed to within…

RICHMOND — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s basketball went a combined 0-5 against Central Heights Thursday. In boys play, the Wildcats fell in all three games, 36-16 in the A team matchup, 41-4 in B team…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The first message that made its way through the Iowa State locker room after Texas Tech ended its perfect start to the season, scoring in the final seconds last weekend…

Allen Community College’s Red Devils were primed to put on a show in the volleyball team’s first home playoff match in 17 years. Boy, did they ever. The Red Devils bested Highland Wednesday in a…

PARSONS — Injuries to an already depleted roster will force Labette Community College to delay the start of its women’s basketball season. The Parsons Sun reported Tuesday that the Cardinals are scrapping their women’s hoops…

PHILADELPHIA — On the latest episode of “New Heights,” former Eagles center Jason Kelce said he regretted engaging with a Penn State fan on Saturday who used a homophobic slur toward his brother, Travis. “I’m…

BURLINGTON — Two middle-schoolers from Iola and three from Humboldt opened the 2024 wrestling season in fine fashion Tuesday, winning their respective weight classes at Burlington’s Cat Classic Wrestling Tournament. Iola’s Milo Franklin swept his…

BURLINGTON — Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders rode a sterling defense Tuesday to secure a 35-19 win at Burlington. The Mustangs took control in the second quarter, putting together a 14-3 run to lead 24-9 at…