Iola and Humboldt’s middle school basketball teams continued their hectic schedule over the weekend with both teams competing in Iola’s B team tournament on Saturday. Then on Monday, Iola hosted Prairie View, while Humboldt opened…

You could have forgiven Iola High’s girls if they felt snakebit Friday. For the second time this season — both against Burlington’s Wildcats — Iola was without starting forward Keira Fawson because of injury. Coupled…

A pair of key sequences told the tale Friday evening in Iola High’s 65-54 loss to Burlington. The first came late in the third quarter, with Iola overcoming Burlington’s early barrage of 3-pointers to take…

Overcoming adversity was the theme of the night for Iola High’s girls, and it paid off with a victory. Already without the services of starting senior Keira Fawson, who aggravated a nose injury in  a…

With the 2023-24 high school wrestling season hitting its home stretch, Iola and Humboldt grapplers are positioning themselves for league and regional competitions in the coming weeks. But first, the schools met for a dual…

OSAWATOMIE — Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders capped a 3-0 week Thursday with a 36-24 romp over Osawatomie. Reed Clift and Mosiah Fawson led the Mustangs with 13 and 10 points, respectively, followed close behind by…

Even before Kolton Greathouse donned the blue and gold for Iola High’s football team, his coaches had a hunch they had someone special on their hands. “I remember Kolton as a freshman, he was one…

Some hot shooting turned a hard-fought game into a runaway Tuesday for Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders. The Mustangs were nursing a four-point lead over visiting Anderson County when Reggie Davis got free inside for back-to-back…

It certainly didn’t take Zoie Hesse long to introduce herself to the high school winter sports scene. The Iola High freshman was in her second game of her high school basketball career last month when…

Last week wasn’t just about basketball. Wrestlers from Iola and Humboldt high schools also competed on multiple events through the weekend. Iola’s Mustangs were at Columbus Thursday for a double-dual competition against host Columbus and…