WELLSVILLE — Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders capped a perfect Pioneer League reign Thursday, doing so in convincing fashion. The Mustangs rolled to a 40-0 romp over the previously unbeaten Wellsville squad to finish 2020 with…

Iola Middle School’s offensive attack was clicking on all cylinders Thursday, with running backs slicing through defenders, quarterbacks finding open receivers and linemen clearing ample space for the skill position players to do their magic.…

LA CYGNE — Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders “took care of business” early on against Prairie View, and came away with another resounding victory, 36-0. “It was a group effort in tonight’s shutout victory,” Mustang head…

CHANUTE — Iola Middle School volleyball coach Terri Carlin was certain of two things Thursday: “This was going to be a tough match,” she said. “And we were capable of beating Chanute.” Carlin’s eighth-graders dropped…

While there weren’t many wins on the scoreboard Saturday, Iola Middle School’s seventh-grade volleyball teams showed steady improvement during the competition. The setting was the Iola Net Games tournament, featuring middle-schoolers from Marmaton Valley, Chanute…

BURLINGTON — Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade A team had a volleyball match worthy of an amusement park thrill ride Thursday. (Think roller-coaster, head coach Terri Carlin said.) The Mustang crew dropped the five-set match to…

CARBONDALE — Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders continued their winning ways Thursday. Sparked by Cole Mathes’s long kickoff return for a touchdown to start the game, the Mustangs blasted host Santa Fe Trail, 48-0. “It was…

Only a few cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported in area schools, though those events have led to the quarantine of dozens of others in an effort to slow the spread of infection.…

New band teacher Brandi Holt has a message for her current and future students that is even more appropriate in the COVID-19 era: “Nothing is too difficult. It’s just unfamiliar.” That principal is guiding Holt…

Grace Luther’s love of art started in middle school. “That’s when I noticed myself drawing on any scrap of paper,” she said. She wanted to help other middle school students discover their own passion for…