YATES CENTER — The Yates Center High School mezzanine hummed with a new energy Wednesday for the once-fledgling Three Rivers League programs. Yates Center football coach Ryan Panko, who organizes YCHS summer weights program with baseball coach Lane Huffman, said the overall turnout has been the strongest in years. “The girls had a really good turnout and the boys had a pretty good turnout too,” Panko said. Yates Center athlete Tucker Weston pulls the weight to his chest during summer workouts. Photo by Jimmy Potts / Iola RegisterJones said this summer appears to be the beginning of a new culture at Yates Center High School.