Month: April 2014

HUMBOLDT — Amid cold, windy and rainy conditions that washed away several athletic events Tuesday, the new USD 258 sports complex got its first meteorological test of the season.The facilities passed with flying colors, with…

The City of Iola recently painted images of bicycles with arrows, “sharrows,” on about 1.5 miles of roadways in Iola.The term “sharrows,” means, “shared lane arrow.” These were painted on roadways to make not only…

YATES CENTER — Humboldt Middle School competed April 22 at a track meet in Yates Center.Results follow: GirlsSeventh GradeLong jump — 1. Morgan Mauk, 13’; 4. Camrie Farran, 12’10 3/4”; 5. Kaylie Johnson, 12’8 3/4”;…

BURLINGTON — Southern Coffey County High’s Walker Harred and Aaron True racked up some more gold Thursday, while Marmaton Valley High’s Brady Newman did the same at the SCC Invitational, hosted by Burlington High School.Harred…

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s softball team found itself on the short end of both games of a doubleheader Monday against St. Paul, losing 18-1 and 19-2.Ashlynn Pinkerton pitched for the Wildcats in the first…

MORAN — A similar chorus haunted Marmaton Valley High’s baseball team Monday.Struggles at the plate and in the field led to 12-0 and 18-1 losses to visiting Northeast-Arma.Northeast took advantage of 12 walks and two…

CHANUTE — Iola Middle School’s golfers competed Monday at the Chanute Invitational on a wind-swept playing field.The Ponies’ Addie Prather recorded the fourth-best mark among all girls with a nine-hole of 64.Other scores for IMS:…

Allen Community College’s baseball team split a home doubleheader against Kansas City Monday to wrap up the regular season.Allen won the first game, 5-0, coming off an impressive pitching performance from J.D. Prochaska.“It was a…

Iola High’s Shane Walden and Kaden Macha have racked up plenty of medals in their two-plus years on the links.That they were alone on the leader board during Monday’s Buck Quincy Invitational was no surprise.Each…

It was a light agenda Monday night at the USD 257 board meeting. Board members agreed to continue participating in Schools for Fair Funding. Schools for Fair Funding was created to restore balance to funding…