Iola Sports

KSHSAA Executive Board Approves Several Postseason Changes

Thursday, June 13

-- KSHSAA RELEASE -- TOPEKA, Kan. (KSHSAACovered.com) – Changes to postseason formats and championship sites for basketball, football, wrestling and track and field highlight actions approved at the June 12-13 KSHSAA Executive Board Meeting. The postseason formats are set by the KSHSAA Executive Board... Read More.

Shockers Basketball Snags Kansas Native Zane Meeks

Wednesday, June 12

-- WICHITA STATE ATHLETICS RELEASE -- WICHITA, Kan. (GoShockers.com) - Wichita State head men's basketball coach Paul Mills added frontcourt help with the signing of graduate transfer Zane Meeks to the 2024-25 roster.The Prairie Village, Kan., native comes back to his home state after spending... Read More.

Jerry West, A 3-Time Hall of Fame Selection and the Inspiration for the NBA Logo, Dies at 86

Wednesday, June 12

-- WRITTEN BY TIM REYNOLDS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -- Jerry West, who was selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, and whose silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo, died... Read More.

Tang Signs Elite Big Man Ugonna Onyenso

Tuesday, June 11

-- KANSAS STATE ATHLETICS RELEASE -- MANHATTAN, Kan. (KStateSports.com) – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang secured the services of one of the top shot blockers with the signing of elite big man Ugonna Onyenso(Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria/NBA Africa/Putnam Science Academy/Kentucky) to a Financial Aid... Read More.

KU Baseball’s Voegele Named 2024 First Team Freshman All-American

Tuesday, June 11

-- KANSAS ATHLETICS RELEASE -- LYNCHBURG, Va. (KUAthletics.com) – True freshman pitcher Dominic Voegele was voted to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-America First Team, the organization announced on Monday.Voegele is the first Kansas player to ever be named a First Team... Read More.

Baseball ‘Round The Clock Returns to NBC World Series

Tuesday, June 11

-- NATIONAL BASEBALL CONGRESS (NBC) RELEASE -- WICHITA, Kansas – Baseball ‘Round The Clock, once a staple of the NBC World Series in Wichita, is returning to the NBC in 2024 after an eight-year hiatus. Fans will have the opportunity to watch 11 games over the... Read More.

Derby High DB Martel Jackson Commits to K-State Football

Monday, June 10

MANHATTAN, Kan. - Derby, Kan. and Derby High School Wildcat upcoming senior Defensive Back Martel Jackson announced his commitment to play collegiate football in Manhattan at K-State, announcing via X (formerly Twitter) Sunday afternoon.According to his social media, K-State was Jackson's first Division I offer.... Read More.

Olathe Offensive Lineman Juju Marks Commits to Kansas

Monday, June 10

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Juju Marks, an Offensive Tackle who is a four-star recruit out of Olathe, announced his commitment to play football collegiately at Kansas.Marks will be a senior at Olathe South High School this year and will join the KU program in the... Read More.

Bobby Witt Jr. Ties It in 9th and Scores Winner, Royals Overcome 8-run Deficit to Beat Mariners 10-9

Saturday, June 8

WRITTEN BY MARC BOWMAN - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. tied it with a triple in the ninth inning and scored on Nelson Velázquez’s fielder’s choice to give the Kansas City Royals a 10-9 victory over the Seattle Mariners... Read More.

Wildcats Fall in NCAA Super Regional Opener, 7-4

Saturday, June 8

K-STATE ATHLETICS RELEASE CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (KStateSports.com) – A go-ahead three-run homer by Henry Godbout led the Cavaliers to victory Friday night, as Virginia defeated K-State, 7-4, in game one of the best-of-three NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional series at Disharoon Park. K-State (35-25) took a 3-0 lead... Read More.

United States Shocks Cricket Heavyweight Pakistan at T20 World Cup in One Of The Biggest Upsets Ever

Friday, June 7

WRITTEN BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) — Aaron Jones hit the ball out of the park again and the United States edged cricket heavyweight Pakistan in a Super Over tiebreaker for one of the biggest upsets ever at a Twenty20 World Cup. After... Read More.

Celtics Rout Mavericks 107-89 in Game 1 of NBA Finals Behind Brown, Returning Porzingis

Friday, June 7

WRITTEN BY KYLE HIGHTOWER - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis didn’t want to make predictions about how his body would respond heading into the NBA Finals after he spent more than a month on the sideline with a calf injury. Just fine, it... Read More.