Yates Center’s freshmen Ben Cook and Gavin Busteed both had strong spurts Wednesday as the Wildcats defeated visiting Chetopa, 68-47. Yates Center travels to Oswego Friday. Read the full article here.

Crest High freshman Kole Walter put his stamp on a 60-56 win over visiting Southeast by scoring 23 points, including a critical 3-point play after Southeast pulled to within a point in the last minute.…

Iola’s Cortland Carson scored 13 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter as the Mustangs fended off Prairie View 56-44 Thursday in a battle described as “pure chaos.” Read the full article here.

Prairie View’s Kally Stroup scored 26 points, including the tie-breaking 3-pointer that put the Buffalos ahead for good in a 56-44 win over Iola. The Mustang girls enter the Christmas break at 3-3. Read the…

Music programs continued Tuesday at the Bowlus, as Iola Elementary’s kindergarten and third graders sang holiday-themed songs.

Iola High’s girls saw their offense go into a funk in the second quarter against rival Burlington. The Mustangs were unable to get back into gear the rest of the way in a 59-32 loss.…

Humboldt took control of things early with a 35-2 run and never looked back in a 61-16 win over Eureka Monday. The Cubs are at Neodesha Thursday. Read the full article here.

Santa Fe Trail made life miserable for Iola HIgh’s boys Saturday, taking control in the second quarter of a 56-31 victory. The 2-2 Mustangs will host Burlington Tuesday. Read the full article here.

Iola High’s Kale Pratt secured a thrilling 7-6 victory over Scott Sloan of Frontenac Saturday to secure the 157-pound bracket title as part of the Anderson County Invitational. It marked Pratt’s first ever tournament title…

Iola Elementary School’s second- and fifth-graders presented “Christmas at the Movies” Thursday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Students took turns explaining the story behind each song before they sang such classics as “You’re…