BURLINGTON — Things went from bad to worse in a hurry Friday for Iola High. The Mustangs wound up trailing by double digits by the end of the first quarter against Burlington, and could never…

BURLINGTON — Iola High’s girls were within one point of catching Burlington with 2 1/2 minutes left Friday, but the host Wildcats slammed the door from there. Burlington ended the game on a 6-0 run to…

It’s perhaps a bit ironic that Iola High’s girls were without the services of sophomore Zoie Hesse Thursday.  Hesse, a dual-sport athlete, was unable to play in Thursday’s makeup contest with Santa Fe Trail because…

It would have been easy to chalk it up as one of those nights. Iola High’s Mustangs, who lost by 25 to Santa Fe Trail early in the season, saw themselves in a 20-point hole…

Late rallies from Osawatomie Middle School proved troublesome Thursday for Iola Middle School. The visiting Trojans snapped a 13-13 deadlock in the eighth-grade game with an 8-2 third-quarter run. A strong closing kick gave Osawatomie…

EUREKA — The Eureka Invitational Tournament, featuring several of the state’s highest-ranked wrestlers, proved to be as tough as advertised Saturday. Both Iola and Humboldt’s grapplers went up against loaded fields at all weight levels.…

Iola High’s girls put forth another strong defensive showing in Friday’s War on 54 Midseason Tournament Championship. Problem was, the Mustangs couldn’t get much going on offense. Iola saw an early seven-point lead dissipate in…

The lesson entering Friday’s War on 54 finale for Iola High’s Mustangs was to learn to quickly flush the emotions of a hard-fought loss the night before. Iola was denied a shot at defending its…

Iola High’s girls were denied in their quest for a War on 54 Tournament championship Friday. Cherryvale High broke open a defensive battle by hitting five 3-pointers after intermission to pull away for a 41-31…

Iola Middle School’s boys had a tough go of it Thursday as the Mustangs hosted Burlington for a slate of games. The Wildcats won all four games against the hometown Iola squads. Iola came up…