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…

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…