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MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s volleyball teams started the 2024 season on a tough note Thursday.  The Wildcat A and B teams lost third-set tie-breakers against visiting Jayhawk-Linn, while the C team lost its…

MORAN — A slow start made all the difference Thursday for Marmaton Valley Junior High’s football team. The Wildcats trailed at halftime to visiting Jayhawk-Linn, 16-0. The second half was evenly fought, but the Wildcats…

It was a case of home sweet home for Allen Community College Wednesday. The Red Devil volleyball team wasted little time in taking control of its home-opener against Fort Scott, steamrolling the Greyhounds in straight…

NEOSHO, Mo. — A dominating second half propelled Allen Community College’s women’s soccer team to victory Sunday. The Red Devils exploded for four goals over a 28-minute span to extend a 1-0 halftime lead to…

PITTSBURG — Maddox Johnson received some new hardware this week. Johnson, a Humboldt High graduate entering his sophomore year at Pittsburg State University, received a watch this week for his work with the PSU national…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals’ biggest rally in a week began with a ball hit all of 3 feet and ended with one blasted 423 feet. On the former hit, all Cleveland third baseman…

NEW YORK (AP) — To hear Frances Tiafoe tell it, Taylor Fritz predicted this sort of moment for the two of them. And for American men’s tennis. It was during an early morning plane ride…

OSWEGO — Iola High’s Brooklyn Holloway and Briley Prather put together another solid round on the links Monday in their first official varsity tournament of the year. One week after both medaled in a junior…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s volleyball team had its hands full Tuesday evening to open the 2024 season. The Lady Cubs hosted Jayhawk-Linn and Pittsburg’s St. Mary’s-Colgan, both of whom — like Humboldt — are expected…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals are heading in the wrong direction with the season’s final month underway. On Tuesday, the Royals dropped their seventh consecutive game, on “Bark at the Park” day,…