Iola’s Cole Moyer finds a lot of similarities between cross country and the movie “Talladega Nights.” “In ‘Talladega Nights’ they say there’s good days and there’s bad days in racing,” said Moyer. “When I have…

INDEPENDENCE — Iola’s Keira Fawson is headed to the Class 4A state tennis meet after finishing in fifth place at the regional meet in Independence Saturday.  Fawson knocked out teammate Rebekah Coltrane in the final…

GIRARD — Iola High was staring down the barrel of its second-straight heartbreaking defeat Friday.  The Mustangs had seen a 21-0 lead mostly dissipate. Girard had closed the gap to 21-15 on back-to-back drives, and…

LOUISBURG — The Iola Mustang cross country team wrapped up its regular season at the Louisburg Invitational Thursday.  Iola’s boys varsity came in sixth place in the 5000-meter run. Blue Valley, Spring Hill and Louisburg…

GIRARD — The Iola High School unified bocce ball team took home two first place finishes in a meet at Girard Wednesday.  The Mustangs were split into three teams of athletes, which were divided by…

LA CYGNE — The Iola High volleyball won their matches at Prairie View Tuesday.  The Mustangs (16-9; 5-3 Pioneer League) knocked down Burlington with ease in two sets before taking down Prairie View in three…

PAOLA — Iola’s tennis team won first place at Paola Monday night. The Mustangs amassed five wins, while Baldwin took a second-place finish with four wins. Paola finished in third place with three wins.  Mustang…

The Iola High volleyball team has gone 8-3 since their second-place tournament finish at Burlington last weekend.  The Mustangs (14-9) started out by defeating Southern Coffey County, Fredonia, McLouth and Burlington before falling to Humboldt…

BURLINGTON — A back-and-forth thriller turned into a heartbreaking 46-42 defeat Friday evening for Iola HIgh. The Mustangs traded huge momentum swings with host Burlington for much of the night, and the Mustangs were poised,…

RICHMOND — The Iola, Crest and Marmaton Valley cross country teams competed at Central Heights in Richmond Thursday. Josie Walter of Crest finished fourth in the girls varsity race while teammate Peyton Schmidt followed her…