LAWRENCE — Area runners got to stretch their legs Saturday in one of the pre-eminent cross country meets in the nation. Foremost among them was Crest High’s Josie Walter, who captured 15th in the Girls…

CHANUTE — Iola High sent some of its less-experienced tennis players to Chanute for a junior varsity tournament Monday. “We have some very new players who are becoming better and better by the day,” Mustang…

Iola Middle School’s Braylon Keithly pulled in a pair of interceptions Monday against the Anderson County Bulldogs. Keithly returned the first interception about 30 yards for a touchdown just before halftime. The second interception stopped…

A slow start did in Iola High’s junior varsity Monday. Iola sophomore Kale Pratt gave the Mustangs a boost, running 48-, 3- and 68-yard touchdown runs. Problem was, visiting Anderson County already led, 28-0, before…

Iola Middle School’s seventh-graders had some close sets on the volleyball court Monday, but could not come up with a victory. The Mustang A team dropped three sets to visiting Santa Fe Trail, 25-13, 26-24…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s volleyball teams kept the fans on the edges of their seats Monday evening. The Wildcat A team took both visiting Northeast-Arma and Jayhawk-Linn to the brink. Alas, the hometown…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt Middle School’s volleyball team is rolling along in high gear of late. The Lady Cubs swept all four matches Thursday at Eureka before Humboldt did the same thing Saturday at the SEK…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s junior varsity packed a lot of action into two quarters Monday. The Cubs’ Gavin Gunderman scored two touchdowns on three carries, both coming in the second quarter as Humboldt won, 22-0.…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs keep winning close games. They also keep losing important players. The Chiefs’ latest escape job came Sunday in Los Angeles, when they weathered more first-half problems…

BURLINGTON — October is shaping up to be a special month on the volleyball court for Humboldt and Iola High’s programs. The Lady Cubs and Mustangs were the last ones standing Saturday at the Burlington…