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EUREKA — Humboldt High had little trouble in winning its district opener Friday. The Cubs churned up 301 rushing yards — nearly 10 yards per carry — in a 56-12 romp over previously unbeaten Eureka.…

Iola Middle School’s seventh-graders are staying busy as the 2024 volleyball season nears its end. On Saturday, the Mustangs hosted a tournament with teams from Humboldt,  Independence, Marmaton Valley and Royster middle schools. Iola went…

NEW YORK (AP) — The baseball season is going extra innings. While the American League playoff picture cleared up Sunday, the National League remained muddled heading into what was supposed to be an off day…

GARNETT — After getting his finger stepped on in the early goings of Iola High’s showdown with Anderson County Friday, Iola High quarterback Tre Wilson found it increasingly difficult to put much zip in his…

ATLANTA (AP) — The Kansas City Royals completed one of the most remarkable turnarounds in major league history Friday night, clinching an American League wild card despite a 3-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. A year ago,…

CARBONDALE — Hunter McDaniel ran for 218 yards and four touchdowns Thursday as Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders pummeled host Santa Fe Trail, 36-0. The Mustang seventh-graders were equally impressive, cruising to a 42-0 shutout victory.…

PLEASANTON — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s sports teams gave their hosts from Pleasanton a scare Thursday, but all three — two volleyball teams and the football squad — came up just short of victory. In…

The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching and a Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series looms as an enticing October possibility. While the rooting interests of baseball fans vary widely, there’s…

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are 3-0, with each victory coming down to the final minute. Based on recent history, Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers will…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Oklahoma State and Kansas State have long considered themselves similar Big 12 programs. They are both land-grant schools, and their football teams have been built upon well-earned reputations for blue-collar toughness…