Month: May 2013

Spring has sprung, albeit briefly, and Traci Keagle has the community garden in full swing. Green is exploding from all corners of the garden, as many people have staked their claim on plots across the…

A pair of Yates Center High golfers recorded season-best marks Tuesday, including Nick Schemper, who earned a 24th place finish with his 94 at a meet hosted by Neodesha.On the junior varsity side, Derrick Heslop…

ARMA — The Brooks sisters of Marmaton Valley Junior High have quite a sibling rivalry going this track season.Shayla Brooks took home a pair of golds and two second-place finishes at a meet hosted by…

CHERRYVALE — Humboldt High’s baseball team got back on the winning track Monday, following a 10-day layoff.The Cubs, who had lost their first two regular season games since 2011 in an April 19 doubleheader with…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s Jimmy Frye didn’t give his infielders much work Tuesday evening.The Wildcat pitcher shut out visiting Chetopa on one hit over four innings, with seven strikeouts.Cole Becker pitched nearly as well…

MORAN — Visiting Chetopa High, a state softball playoff qualifier in 2012, showed it still has plenty of talent in 2013.The visiting Hornets rolled to wins of 18-0 and 11-1 over Marmaton Valley High Tuesday,…

BUFFALO — It was a case of success deferred.Yates Center High’s track athletes, denied an opportunity to participate in the Altoona-Midway Invitational earlier this year because of weather, came out with a vengeance Tuesday in…

COFFEYVILLE — Playing a tough course in windy conditions, Iola High’s golf team still managed to persevere and nab second place Tuesday at the Coffeyville Invitational.Leading the way for the Mustangs was sophomore Drake Dieker,…

CHANUTE — Iola High’s junior varsity baseball team dropped two games Tuesday, falling to host Chanute, 7-4 and 7-2.The Mustangs led 3-0 after their half of the first inning, but it didn’t last.Chanute scored twice…

CHANUTE — Iola High’s junior varsity softball team earned a split Tuesday with Chanute.Iola’s Baylea Thompson limited Chanute to a single first-inning run of the opener in a 7-1 win.The Blue Comets responded in the…