Iola High beat Mother Nature to the punch Tuesday.  The Mustangs laid down some early thunder, erupting for 12 runs in the second inning against visiting Wellsville. From there, Iola pitchers Korbin Cloud, Grady Dougherty…

HUMBOLDT — A pair of pitcher’s duels Monday gave fans of Humboldt and Osage City High’s baseball teams a taste of what promises to be a thrilling postseason. Humboldt and Osage City each entered Monday’s…

BURLINGTON — Iola and Humboldt middle schools were at Burlington Friday, racking up several top finishes at the Burlington Invitational. Among the local highlights were Iola’s Kevon Loving and Reginald Davis, who went 1-2 in…

Iola High’s softball team put forth a ferocious comeback that came up just short Friday, and then saw visiting Emporia almost do the same in the second game of their doubleheader. Alas, Iola was able…

EMPORIA — An optimist could say Iola High’s baseball team is capable of playing with Class 5A schools like Emporia, despite a litany of mistakes that forced the Mustangs to settle for a doubleheader split…

Iola High’s track and field teams picked a special day to put forth their strongest meet of the season. The occasion, on a picturesque spring day Tuesday, was the annual Marv Smith Invitational, which drew…

There isn’t really any sort of secret sauce to Iola High’s suddenly white-hot softball team. “If our pitchers throw strikes, they’re really hard to hit,” Mustang head coach Chris Weide said. “And if we play…

Levi Ashmore has long contended his Iola High baseball squad is capable of being “feisty and scrappy” at the plate, making life miserable for opposing pitchers. You can add “powerful” to the list of adjectives.…

As the golfers teed off at the Buck Quincy Invitational Monday, one thing was certain. The wind was going to make life miserable for everybody. “The wind took over the game,” noted Iola’s Xander Sellman,…

MCPHERSON — The gauntlet that is Iola High’s baseball season continued Friday, with the Mustangs taking on two of the top baseball powers in Class 4A. Iola hit the road to take on two-time defending…