The Yates Center Wildcats dropped Thursday’s Three Rivers League showdown against Jayhawk-Linn 53-34. The Wildcats struggled out of the gate with the Jayhawks jumping out to a 29-7 lead by halftime and only adding to…

MOUND CITY — A fourth-quarter lull sank Yates Center High’s hopes of victory Thursday. The Wildcats trailed host Jayhawk-Linn, 42-40, after three quarters, but scored only three field goals down the stretch in a 57-49…

The Iola Mustangs celebrated senior night with a dual victory over the Fredonia Yellow Jackets thanks to a few timely wins from unfamiliar faces. Looking to get some of his younger wrestlers some time on…

The Iola Mustangs and Marmaton Valley Wildcats Special Olympics basketball teams went head-to-head Wednesday afternoon as part of a program that began in response to last year’s heavy snow. The second annual contest between the…

Multiple area athletes received first and second team honors for their efforts in last week’s War on 54 Basketball Tournament. Iola had three players make the cut following their second-place finish.  Junior guard Austin Crooks…

A recently released study by the National Federation of State High School Associations reported the lowest participation of girls basketball since the organization’s founding in 2000. The Associated Press article did not speculate on the…

The Iola Mustangs hope to snap a two-game slide when they face Pioneer League juggernaut Burlington Friday, and Iola Coach Luke Bycroft hopes to work out a few kinks before then.  The 3A Mustangs (8-8,…

The Crest Lancers picked up their second win in a row after holding off a second half rally by the Lyndon Tigers for a 50-42 victory.  The Lancers gave themselves an early advantage with an…

was a rough one.”  Iola struggled from the start with Independence holding them to a single field goal in the first quarter off a 3-pointer by junior guard Brooklyn Holloway, the first of her two…

The Crest Lady Lancers fell to the Lyndon Tigers, 50-39, Tuesday. With the loss, the Lady Lancers fell to 11-3 overall.  They head on the road Thursday to face Three Rivers League foe Pleasanton. The…