Iola High’s Damian Wacker has more challenges than most athletes his age. Since his sophomore year, Wacker has battled the fact that his lungs periodically collapse. Wacker suffers from spontaneous pneumothorax, a genetic condition where…

A trio of Iola High golfers are wrapping up their summer play. Xander Sellman, Chris Holloway and Brennen Coffield have been competing on the Wichita Junior Tour and the Central Links Tour this summer. Coffield…

A golf tournament to support Iola High School and Iola Middle School athletics programs is Saturday at the Allen County Country Club. There are still openings for teams to sign up. Signup is inside the…

Iola High golfers Brennen Coffield, Chris Holloway and Xander Sellman competed in a multitude of events last week.  Holloway currently holds second place while Sellman sits in fourth place in the year long standings on…

Brennen Coffield’s success at the Class 4A state golf meet has whetted his appetite for more. Since medaling at the state competition by finishing 19th, Coffield has been hitting the links.  “During the summer I…

KANSAS CITY — Iola native Noah Schowengerdt is getting set to compete at the track and field AAU Junior Olympics nationals meet next month in Des Moines, Iowa. Schowengerdt, 15, was raised in Iola until…

Local baseball and softball athletes were recently recognized by Sports in Kansas, an online site. Baseball Iola Senior Jarrett Herrmann took Class 4A All-State First Team honors for his role at third base and on…

DERBY — A duo of Iola High golfers matched up at the Central Links Junior Tour at the Derby Country Club as well as the Wichita Junior Tour over the weekend. Xander Sellman finished 13th…

WICHITA — Iola High golfers Xander Sellman and Chris Holloway began their summer play on the Wichita Junior Tour at the Arthur B. Simms Golf Course in Wichita Sunday.  The Wichita Junior Tour is a…

PITTSBURG — Former Mustang and current Pittsburg State Gorilla Ryker Curry lives and breathes baseball.  Curry received an offer to play baseball at Pitt State during his senior year at Iola High School. He took…