Iola High School’s summer football training will begin Monday, with extra health precautions put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The sessions will be at the football stadium at Riverside Park from 6:30 to…

Gary Lower’s trip to the 4A Kansas State Wrestling championships on Feb. 28-29 has earned him a chance to wrestle at the next level.  Next year, Lower will compete at Neosho County Community College. It’s…

High schools across Kansas expect school to open this fall, and with that may come Friday night football. Yet sports during a pandemic could look different. The Kansas State High School Activities Association has issued…

The year 2020 has been long for everyone, no doubt about it. But for sports fans, April has felt like an eternity. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all the little things that bring us joy…

Eyeing a highly coveted first gold medal at the state track meet, or another baseball state championship — Seniors Elysia Kunkler and Cal Leonard looked to close out their Iola High athletic careers with a…

No one can predict the future. If anyone knows that, it’s Mark Percy. This season was supposed to be Percy’s last at the helm for Iola High baseball, closing out a 16-year career with the…

Iola Mustangs senior Cal Leonard, junior Landon Carson, and senior Calvin Delich all received All-State honors from Sports in Kansas.  Leonard was named to the All-State second team, and led the Mustangs with 16 points…

Logan Brown became an Iola sports legend when he captured the Kansas 4A 285-pound state title on Feb. 29 in Salina. But the glory that Brown enjoyed that day almost never came to be.  …

Iola boys tennis was in action against Independence on Thursday afternoon. It was a learning experience for the Mustangs. Senior Elijah Fawson was the only player to capture a victory.  Fawson finished 1-1 on the…

Both the boys and girls teams from Iola and Humboldt High were represented in their respective All-League honors.  For the Mustangs, senior Cal Leonard and junior Landon Carson were both recognized by the Pioneer League.…