OSWEGO — Three autumns ago, Marmaton Valley and Oswego High squared off in a battle for the ages, setting a scoreboard full of state records when the Wildcats prevailed, 106-98. While Friday’s 2024 season-opener didn’t…

Things were going quite well for Iola Friday evening. The Mustangs had repelled a pair of Baldwin drives deep in Iola territory, and took advantage of other Bulldog miscues to build a 17-point lead with…

HESSTON — Allen Community men’s soccer secured its second shutout of the season Saturday with a 2-0 win at Hesston. The Red Devils controlled possession, out-shooting Hesston eight shots to three. Meanwhile, Gilbert Idiris got…

It wasn’t always pretty, but it was a victory nonetheless as the Iola High opened the 2024 football season with a 23-20 win over Baldwin Friday on a picturesque evening at Iola’s Riverside Park. The…

Iola Middle School’s seventh-graders kicked off the season in winning fashion, rolling over visiting Osawatomie 36-6 Thursday. The eighth-grade Mustangs came up short in a defensive struggle, 8-0. “It was a good start for our…

GARNETT — The 2024 cross country season opened with a flourish for runners from Iola, Crest and Humboldt high schools. The occasion was the Jerry Howarter Classic, hosted by Anderson County High School at the…

With only one opponent coming to town, and illnesses affecting the visitors from Indepence, Iola High’s tennis team made the most of a frenetic situation Thursday. The Mustangs played a handful of practice rounds in…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Cubs opened their 2024 football season in style Thursday, emerging victorious in an action-packed back-and-forth affair against Tri-Valley League rival Caney Valley, 28-12. “That was a heck of a ball game,”…

BURLINGTON — The Wildcats ran wild in Wildcat country Thursday. Marmaton Valley and Yates Center High were at the Burlington Cross Country Classic to open the 2024 season. Coincidentally, all three schools carry the Wildcat…

Iola Middle School’s volleyball teams served up plenty of smiles — and victories — Thursday. In eighth-grade action, Iola’s A team won a best-of-five thriller over visiting Anderson County. The Mustangs did so in come…