Month: January 2011

UNIOTNOWN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s girls and boys took on Uniontown Thursday in basketball action.The Wildcat girls won their A-team game against Uniontown 29-17. Lindsey McNeil led the way with nine points.Mackenzie Tynon and…

YATES CENTER — Yates Center High’s Wildcats led the non-league game from the start. But a “not-so-good” second quarter left the Cats up by just four.The Wildcats limited the visiting Hartford High Jaguars to five…

YATES CENTER — Points were hard to come by for Yates Center High’s girls Friday.The Wildcats could only muster three points after one period and 10 points at halftime.Meanwhile, visiting Hartford took the early lead…

CHEROKEE — For two quarters, Marmaton Valley High’s boys were able to keep pace with their opponents from Southeast High of Cherokee.But Southeast’s shooters picked up the pace in the second half, erupting for 18…

Lady Cubs and Eagles losePLEASANTON — Uniontown High’s girls found out quickly why their opponents from Central Heights were so highly regarded.The Vikings blitzed their way to a 17-3  lead after one quarters in second…

PLEASANTON — Crest High’s boys struggled both ends of the floor Friday and wound up losing to the same Jayhawk-Linn High squad Crest defeated by 16 points earlier this season.The Lancers’ 50-45 overtime loss knocks…

BURLINGTON —  Using a balance attack at both ends of the court, Iola High’s Fillies staked out a 10-point halftime lead on their way to a 49-37 win Friday.The Fillies kept Rossville High’s Bulldogs winless…

BURLINGTON — Not since Feb. 5, 2010, has Iola High’s Mustangs posted a basketball victory. That has been 17 straight games without a win.The Mustangs found their way to a victory Friday night in a…

A special meeting to discuss the position of city administrator will be at 6 o’clock Monday night in Iola City Hall commission chambers.Iola commissioners had extended the contract of Judy Brigham, current city administrator, through…

Gary Wells, a retired city employee, became the latest candidate to file for a seat on Iola’s new city council.Wells, 62, is the fifth from Iola’s Fourth Ward to file. Iola voters will pick two…