RICHMOND — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s Brady Newman tied the MVJH boys’ high jump record Monday. Newman took second in the eighth-grade boys’ high jump, clearing the bar at 5 feet, 6 inches. Marmaton Valley…

RICHMOND — Marmaton Valley High’s Wildcats opened the 2012 baseball season on the road Monday and lost two games. “The first game looked like our first game of the season. We struggled defensively and with…

UNIONTOWN — Games are supposed to go seven innings. But that didn’t happen in Monday’s Three Rivers League softball games between Uniontown High’s Eagles and Northeast High’s Lady Vikings. The Eagles were not gracious hosts…

PITTSBURG — Iola Middle School began the 2012 golf season Monday at a tournament hosted by Pittsburg Community Middle School at Four Oaks Golf Course. The IMS squad took fourth in the eight-team field with…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s Lady Cubs stayed perfect through six games of the young 2012 softball season. The Lady Cubs rolled to big-margin victories over visiting Burlington High’s Wildcats Monday in Tri-Valley League play. Humboldt…

Iola High’s junior varsity baseball and softball teams played at home Tuesday with different results. The Mustang baseball team beat visiting Chanute High’s Blue Comet junior varsity 3-1 and 6-3. Iola’s junior varsity improved to…

Iola Middle School began the 2012 track season at home Tuesday hosting a five-team meet at Riverside Park. Winning three of the four divisions, the Pony teams got off to a good start. Iola dominated…

Home is a good place to be. Just like Independence High’s Bulldogs last week, Iola High’s Mustangs captured the Southeast Kansas League designated golf tournament on their home course Tuesday. The Mustangs played the Allen…

A photo of a lone Civil War soldier appeared on a screen at the beginning of a “Ghosts of the Civil War” presentation for Jefferson Elementary School fourth-grade students. “We don’t know who this soldier…

Jordan Yocham likes to hang out with friends, ride four-wheelers with her brothers and cousins and play games on her Sony Playstation console. But it’s not so easy for the Gas City 13-year-old.  Since birth,…