COLONY — Crest High head coach Dakotah Sporing promised anyone who would listen that Lancer freshman Kole Walter was going to make an impact on the team, sooner rather than later. Visiting Southeast of Cherokee…

COLONY — A cold start doomed Crest High’s girls Friday. The Lady Lancers struggled finding their stride against Southeast’s pressure defense. Southeast, conversely, rode some hot shooting from Eliz White and Teagan Warner on the…

CHETOPA — It didn’t take long for Marmaton Valley High to find its shooting touch Friday. The Wildcats emerged from the holiday break with a hot-shooting hand, draining 10 3-pointers in an 80-38 win. The…

BUFFALO — After a spirited comeback erased a 12-point halftime deficit, Yates Center High’s Wildcats scored in the waning seconds to force overtime at Altoona-Midway Friday. But Yates Center’s offense went cold in the overtime…

BUFFALO — Yates Center High’s girls picked up their first win of the 2024-25 season in dramatic fashion Friday. The Wildcats’ McKynzee Burkholder was fouled after a 3-point attempt in the waning seconds. She hit…

DENVER (AP) — Bo Nix celebrated the end of Denver’s eight-year playoff drought with a bunch of new friends. The rookie quarterback circled Empower Field while handing out high-fives to fans after he passed for…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored 21 of his 27 points in the first half and No. 7 Kansas posted the second-largest margin of victory in program history Sunday, beating UCF 99-48 in a…

Crest and Marmaton Valley High’s boys teams both started the 2025 portion of their schedules in winning fashion Friday. Crest freshman Kole Walter converted a 3-point play in the final  minute to fend off a…

Becky Carlson, whose hall of fame coaching career included three state championships in basketball, another state title in volleyball, and 533 career victories at stops in Hillsboro, Iola and her alma mater Marmaton Valley, will…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Blake Ellis will get one more opportunity to don the orange and black on the football field. Ellis, who led the Cubs to a 10-1 record in 2024 and the team’s…