CARBONDALE — Thursday’s display against Santa Fe Trail was a mirror reflection of how the 2019-20 season had turned out for the Iola Mustangs. Disappointing.  Iola head coach Luke Bycroft had Pioneer League title aspirations to…

WELLSVILLE — For the second time this season, the Iola High Fillies had no answer for the Wellsville Eagles, losing 67-26.  For most of the season, the Eagles have enjoyed a spot in the top-10…

WELLSVILLE — Coaches emphasize the little things.It’s what they do. Iola Mustangs head coach Luke Bycroft is no different.  Wellsville stood at the charity stripe ahead by one with 22 seconds remaining. Although the Eagles’…

GARNETT — In Jason Bates’ six-year stint as head coach, the most state qualifiers he has had was three. Today, that is no longer the case. TJ Taylor, Trent Jones, Gary Lower, and Logan Brown…

More than 400 youth wrestlers and their families packed the Iola High School gymnasium Sunday. The occasion was the annual Iola Open, a youth wrestling tournament hosted by the Iola Wrestling Club. While the club…

GARNETT — Friday night went according to plan at the 4A regional wrestling meet in Garnett for the Iola Mustangs. In head coach Jason Bates’ six-year stint at the helm, the most state qualifiers he had…

Senior Casen Barker sits alongside parents Missy and Sterling Barker. Casen signed his national letter of intent to continue his football career at Kansas Wesleyan University on Wednesday afternoon at Iola High.

During halftime of the Iola  High Mustangs game on Tuesday at Osawatomie, the Unified Sports basketball teams of Iola and Osawatomie took to the hardwood. Special Olympics Unified Sports is an  inclusive sports program that…

OSAWATOMIE — Luke Bycroft, head coach for the Iola Mustangs, knows he’s going to have to better prepare his boys for playing on the road. On Tuesday, the Mustangs lost by one point at Osawatomie,…

OSAWATOMIE — February has been a long month for the Iola Fillies. After enjoying a three-game winning streak in January, the Fillies had lost four consecutive games entering Tuesday’s matchup in Osaawatomie. In fact, the…