Tag: Iola High School

Area high school students teamed up with local senior citizens for Seniors Walk With Seniors for Suicide Prevention Awareness.  Iola High School. Marmaton Valley High School. Humboldt High School.  

Iola High School’s 2019 Fall Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned prior to the Mustangs’ Oct. 4 home football game against Osawatomie. The king candidates are, from left, Zane Whitney, Karson McGraw, Brody Nemecek,…

If you’ve done a double take of some of the baby-faced staff working in area businesses around town, you’re not alone. The average age of staff in local businesses has indeed dropped since the school…

Shane Winner, a senior and academic standout at Iola High School, assumed he’d follow a predictable route after graduation: Go to a four-year state college, earn a degree and join the workforce.  That path took…

The 2019 season is off to a rough start for the Iola High volleyball team. After going 1-3 in Burlington a week ago, the Fillies went 0-3 in their home invitational tournament on Saturday.  The…

The final results from Iola High’s cross country  meet in Fort Scott are as yet unavailable.  Due to Thursday’s weather conditions, the boys JV and varsity races were combined. The large field of runners in…

The Iola JV girls’ tennis participated in a six-team tournament hosted by Labette County High in Altamont. Teams included the Fillies, Labette County white, Labette County red, Fort Scott, Pittsburg, and Neodesha.  Sidney Shelby finished…

Repairs to a leaking roof over the commons area at Iola High School could help the district buy time before a full roof replacement. Aaron Cole, maintenance director for USD 257, gave school board members…

PARSONS — Leading 22-6 over Parsons with less than eight minutes remaining, the Iola Mustangs saw their 16-point lead deteriorate. The Vikings stormed back to force overtime, and eventually win 54-48 in 5 OT’s.  Iola dominated…

Head coach Chris Belknap admits he may not appear to be a tennis wiz,  but the Fillies tennis team has made massive improvements under his coaching since practice began Aug. 9.  “I think I shocked…