GIRARD — Iola High was staring down the barrel of its second-straight heartbreaking defeat Friday.  The Mustangs had seen a 21-0 lead mostly dissipate. Girard had closed the gap to 21-15 on back-to-back drives, and…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt ran into their first tough test of the season Friday night when they dropped a home matchup to Osage City, 36-22. The Cubs are 5-1. Humboldt’s defense has trouble slowing down Osage…

LOUISBURG — The Iola Mustang cross country team wrapped up its regular season at the Louisburg Invitational Thursday.  Iola’s boys varsity came in sixth place in the 5000-meter run. Blue Valley, Spring Hill and Louisburg…

PLEASANTON — Marmaton Valley, Crest and Yates Center’s cross country runners earned top finishes at their final meet of the season in Pleasanton Thursday.  Crest’s Peyton Schmidt earned first place, while Aubrey Allen snatched seventh…

OSAGE CITY — Humboldt’s cross country team finished their regular season at the Osage City Invite Thursday.  Nathan Swogar finished in 12th place for the Humboldt boys junior varsity and McKenna Jones took 28th in…

BURLINGTON — The Iola eighth grade Mustangs came out on top while Iola’s seventh- graders were shut out by Burlington on the road Thursday.  The eighth grade Mustangs handily beat the Wildcats, 45-0, while Iola’s…

Oftentimes, it takes getting away to get a closer perspective of home. Or yourself. Such is the case with a trip my husband, Brian, and I recently took to Ireland with local friends Nancy and…

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt Middle School Cubs dominated Bluestem in a 56-0 victory at home Thursday.  It was the third shutout for Humboldt’s (4-2) defense this year.  The Cubs went up early when Truman Grzybowski…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — There’s only one team in the NFL that Patrick Mahomes has yet to beat. The Minnesota Vikings, it figures, are the only one he’s never faced. Matching up with the two-time NFL…

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Outside the ropes, there’s another Europe vs. United States rivalry forming at the Ryder Cup. These teams are singing songs, not making putts. In the blue corner, it’s the “Guardians…