Fans can celebrate the launch of the Iola High School football season by attending Friday’s “Mustang Mash,” at Riverside Park from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The tailgating event precedes the Iola v. Osawatomie matchup, and…

The action for area cross country teams begins Thursday. Iola, Humboldt and Crest’s cross country teams begin their season at the Anderson County Invitational while Marmaton Valley competes at Burlington. Iola The Mustangs bring a…

The Iola tennis team is heading into the season with the most loaded roster it’s had in recent memory.  The Mustangs will be returning a strong string of senior leaders including Keira Fawson, who reached…

Iola’s junior varsity tennis team fared well at the Fort Scott JV meet on Monday, with most coming away with second-place medals. The Mustangs were most successful in singles play where they won a couple…

While some volleyball teams will be able to lean on valuable returning experience, others are counting on good team chemistry to take them far into the season.  Here’s how area team coaches are predicting the…

Local high school football programs are getting set to kick off the fall season this week with jamborees on Friday evening.  There are high hopes for the programs in Humboldt and Crest, which advanced deep…

Iola High golfers Xander Sellman, Chris Holloway and Brennen Coffield competed on summer tours following Iola High’s spring golf season.  “As a whole, these three have really improved and are really going to be a…

Iola High head football coach David Daugharthy knows a thing or two about Iola football. The former Mustang heads into his seventh year as the head coach at Iola after spending three years as an…

Iola native Cal Leonard has lived and breathed baseball since he was a little kid.  An Iola High School baseball state champion from the 2018 season, Leonard has taken on an even bigger role as…

The Iola High football team is hosting a preseason combine at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at the stadium in Riverside Park.  The event is open to the public. Football players will check out their…