Month: September 2013

COLONY — Crest High held onto an early lead at home against the St. Paul Indians. Keyed by a strong rushing performance from Evan Godderz, the Lancers improved to 2-2 with a 24-14 victory.“We got…

OSWEGO — Marmaton Valley High went 2-1 in a quadrangular meet Thursday hosted by Oswego.The Wildcats defeated Caney Valley, 25-21, 25-12, behind Tapanga Turner’s nine points and four kills and Mackenzie Tynon’s 11 points. Kaysha…

FREDONIA — With four golfers in the top 30, Yates Center High’s  team took home sixth place at the Fredonia Invitational Thursday.The golfers overcame nagging injuries along the way.Marlan Buchanan, who has had a sore…

YATES CENTER — Yates Center High didn’t let the sting of a disappointing loss stick around long.The Wildcats instead took out their frustrations of a 16-point loss last week to Waverly out on visiting Central-Burden.Yates…

OSWEGO — The Humboldt Cubs held out in a tough matchup against the Oswego Indians Friday night, edging out a 27-20 victory.Alex Murrow rushed for a touchdown in the first half, and threw touchdowns of…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High may have found just the confidence boost it needed Friday night against the Elk Valley Lions. The Wildcats won the homecoming contest 56-6 in the third quarter.“I’m happy for the…

PITTSBURG — Improvement was the name of the game Thursday for Iola High’s tennis.The Fillies won six matches during the day.Shelby Reno and Allyson Hobbs had the most successful day on the court for the…

Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders were clinicians Thursday, showing anybody who was interested a devastatingly effective way to disrupt an opponent’s offense.The Ponies repeatedly broke through the line of scrimmage to pull down Royster Middle School…

Terri Carlin couldn’t believe her eyes.After playing sterling, fundamentally sound volleyball for most the 2013 season, Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders found themselves making some errors — mental and physical — at the start of their…

INDEPENDENCE — Iola High’s volleyball team dropped a pair of road matches Thursday, but with the caliber of the Fillies’ opponents, head coach Emily Sigg was anything but discouraged.“Tonight was the most consistent our team…