Tag: High school football

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s basketball team notched its place in school history last spring when the Wildcats qualified for the state tournament. It marked the first time the Wildcats had advanced that far in…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Blake Ellis will get one more opportunity to don the orange and black on the football field. Ellis, who led the Cubs to a 10-1 record in 2024 and the team’s…

Highly successful seasons on the gridiron led to an additional round of postseason accolades for several area standouts. Three athletes in particular — Humboldt High’s Kyler Isbell and Blake Ellis and Marmaton Valley High’s Brayden…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High football coach Logan Wyrick has been tapped to help coach the East Squad in the 2025 Shrine Bowl in June. The coaching staffs were announced in a press release Thursday by…

If there was ever a moment that solidified what it meant to be a Mustang, it came during Rance McClain’s freshman year at Iola High School. And it occurred, of all places, during track season,…

HUMBOLDT — As one should expect, Humboldt High’s dominance on the gridiron this fall meant a trophy case full of postseason honors for several standouts. Eighth Cubs, representing 13 offensive or defensive positions, earned some…

HUMBOLDT — Things were looking rosy early on for Humboldt High Friday. The Cubs, hosting Council Grove in their Class 2A playoff game, had started like gangbusters. Cub senior quarterback Blake Ellis gave the home…

HUMBOLDT — A few too many miscues, combined with a ferocious Council Grove defense, brought Humboldt High’s dream season to an end Friday. The Cubs were locked in an 8-8 stalemate with Council Grove until…

MORAN — For all of Brayden Lawson’s highlights quarterbacking the high-power Marmaton Valley High Wildcats this season, it was almost too easy to forget his dominance on the other side of the ball. After all,…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High has breezed through the first two rounds of the Class 2A playoffs with little trouble. Even last week’s miserable weather did nothing to slow the Cubs’ rushing attack as Humboldt racked…