Stop us if you’ve heard this before. Iola High’s Fillies, whose season already has been disrupted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, are idle once again. The girls learned Monday afternoon they’d be unable to play…

OSAWATOMIE — It’s not often a team turns the ball over 24 times and still pulls in a 25-point victory. “Oh, my goodness, sloppy is right,” Iola Mustang head coach Luke Bycroft said of his…

COLONY — Even minus a key senior and their head coach, Crest High’s boys were able to notch another win in the victory column Friday. The Lancers pulled away down the stretch, outscoring visiting Altoona-Midway,…

The winter sports season — idle since before Christmas — ramps up quickly, with high school and middle school athletes returning to action this week. Iola’s basketball players and wrestlers are anticipating a busy two…

Postseason assignments for the 2020-21 basketball season have been announced. Iola’s Mustangs and Fillies are in the Class 4A substate, and will compete Feb. 27-March 6 against Fort Scott, Louisburg, Ottawa and Paola for a…

MOUND CITY — Yates Center High’s boys turned it on down the stretch to pull in a 44-38 victory over Jayhawk-Linn Friday. The Wildcats trailed 26-23 after three quarters, but ended the game on a…

They can’t all be masterpieces. Iola High entered the Christmas break Friday with a 62-31 win over Prairie View, taking advantage of a squad playing without some of its leading performers because of COVID-19. Even…

MORAN — Tournament Week came to a painful finish for Marmaton Valley High’s girls on Friday in more ways than one. The Wildcats were smothered by West Elk’s stifling defense, which limited Marmaton Valley to…

RICHMOND — It took a quarter or so for Iola High’s offense to find its groove Tuesday against host Central Heights. The Mustang defense had no such problem. Iola asserted its defensive dominance early, slowly…

HUMBOLDT — A few things went wrong for Humboldt High’s boys Tuesday evening. The Cubs struggled with ball control, turning the ball over 37 times against Uniontown. Then, Humboldt saw a nine-point lead evaporate in…