A storybook ending turned into heartbreak Tuesday. Iola High’s Mustangs capped a ferocious comeback, erasing a 16-point deficit to Santa Fe Trail, with senior Mac Leonard delivering three free throws to knot the score at…

Iola High’s battles Tuesday may have been as much mental as physical, Mustang head coach Kelsey Johnson said. Sure, the Mustangs knew their hands would be full Tuesday in a home tilt against Santa Fe…

A busy week continued Tuesday evening for Iola Middle School on the hardwood. The Mustangs, who hosted a tournament on Saturday and Prairie View on Monday, returned to the court to host Wellsville for a…

FREDONIA — Saturday was golden for Iola High’s Zoie Hesse and Humboldt High’s Taevyn Baylor. Each secured first place in their respective weight divisions at the Fredonia Invitational Wrestling Tournament. Hesse, wrestling at 170 pounds,…

CHANUTE — Iola’s boys and girls C team basketball squads faced some tough competition Monday at a tournament in Chanute. On the boys side, Iola dropped a pair of tough losses, falling 55-52 to Parsons…

Iola and Humboldt’s middle school basketball teams continued their hectic schedule over the weekend with both teams competing in Iola’s B team tournament on Saturday. Then on Monday, Iola hosted Prairie View, while Humboldt opened…

You could have forgiven Iola High’s girls if they felt snakebit Friday. For the second time this season — both against Burlington’s Wildcats — Iola was without starting forward Keira Fawson because of injury. Coupled…

A pair of key sequences told the tale Friday evening in Iola High’s 65-54 loss to Burlington. The first came late in the third quarter, with Iola overcoming Burlington’s early barrage of 3-pointers to take…

Overcoming adversity was the theme of the night for Iola High’s girls, and it paid off with a victory. Already without the services of starting senior Keira Fawson, who aggravated a nose injury in  a…

With the 2023-24 high school wrestling season hitting its home stretch, Iola and Humboldt grapplers are positioning themselves for league and regional competitions in the coming weeks. But first, the schools met for a dual…