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Crest High School senior Zander Robb has signed with Fort Scott Community College on a rodeo scholarship. He is the son of Ashley Robb and Kenneth Powell of Colony. From left, Kenneth Powell, Ashley Robb,…

BURLINGTON — While Humboldt High came up short on the scoreboard Thursday, “games like this will only make us better,” head baseball coach Mike Miller said. The Cubs ran into the pitching of Burlington’s Mickey…

BURLINGTON — The Humboldt High girls had their hands full with Burlington softball standout Grace Birk Thursday. Birk, a junior, struck out 15 Lady Cub batters, setting her school’s career strikeout record in the process,…

MORAN — Crest High continues to demonstrate that all roads to the top of the Three Rivers League go through Colony. The three-time defending TRL champion Lancers continued their league dominance Thursday with 11-0 and…

MOUND CITY — Middle-schoolers from Iola, Marmaton Valley and Yates Center were at the Jayhawk-Linn Invitational Thursday. Iola Middle School’s seventh-grade girls and eighth-grade boys both brought home team championships. Yates Center’s seventh-grade girls took…

PITTSBURG — Iola High’s golfers had a tough day on the course Tuesday. One week after a stellar performance at Independence to open the season, conditions this time around proved troublesome, head coach Jeremy Sellman…

Coffeyville Community College’s softball team left Iola Thursday feeling a bit windswept. Host Allen Community College rallied for the winning runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, the decisive rally coming on Madisyn Havenstein’s…

OVERLAND PARK — Some steely nerves from Allen Community College pitcher Jack Bland down the stretch led to one of the Red Devils’ most impressive wins of the season Thursday. Bland was dominant over the…

As Iola High’s leadoff batter, junior Elza Clift has made it a point to try to get on base any way she can. She started off Tuesday’s doubleheader against Anderson County intent on reaching base…

If Iola High’s baseball season ends on a successful note, a pair of early losses may be the key,  the Mustangs’ Grady Dougherty said this week. Iola entered the March 28 doubleheader with high hopes,…