Andy Krutsinger

KALONA - Hannah Harris struck out two batters against Winfield-Mt. Union Tuesday, June 27, but it was two late solo homers, including one walf-off, to hand WMU a 2-1 loss, giving IMS another win for the season.Harris went toe-to-toe with WMU pitcher Madie Anderson all game as the two offenses struggled to put runs across the plate.Neither team was able to score in the first five inningsIn the top of the sixth ...

MT. PLEASANT ? The Washington girls? soccer season came to an end in Mt. Pleasant Thursday night, May 25, in the first round of the regional tournament.The Demons fell, 10-0, to the Panthers, who led 6-0 at halftime and added four more to end the game early in the second half.The young Demon team has 13 freshman and just three seniors.Head coach Kyle Collins said this season was a growing year for the young ...

MT. PLEASANT ? A rivalry was renewed at East Lake Park in Mt. Pleasant Monday night, April 24, as the Panther boys? soccer team took on rival Washington in front of a ruckus crowd.The sun was out and the warm weather made for an up-and-down ballgame that saw six goals hit the back of the net as Mt. Pleasant took the game, 4-2.Washington wasted no time getting the scoring going. Tony Torres capitalized on a ...

MT. PLEASANT ?The Keota boys? basketball team put a real scare in perennial state competitor Danville in Tuesday night?s district semifinal.The Eagles staged a big comeback in the second half and trailed by just one point after three periods, but the Bears ran away in the fourth quarter to escape with a 70-61.The two teams battled in a close first quarter, which saw Danville?s fast-paced style square off with ...

NEW LONDON ? It was an uphill battle for a young WACO basketball team in Thursday night?s district quarterfinal against New London.The Tigers were at home and had a major boost with senior post Ben Dentlinger back with the team, and despite still not being 100 percent healthy, New London looked as sharp as ever, knocking out WACO, 79-45.Dentlinger?s return was noticed early and often, as he led New London to a ...

The Class 4A girls? postseason started off with a bang on Wednesday night when SEC rivals Washington and Mt. Pleasant showed down with seasons on the line.The game was tight throughout the first three quarters but a huge fourth period allowed the Panthers to pull away for a 50-28 win.Unlike the first two times the teams played, it was Mt. Pleasant who got the upper hand in the first place.The Panthers outscored...

LONE TREE ? It was a tall task for the WACO girls on Tuesday night as they attempted to knock out Lone Tree from the regional tournament on the Lions? home floor.Despite a nice defensive effort for the Warriors in the first half, Lone Tree was able to hold the lead throughout all four quarters and move on with a 55-25 victory.Neither team seemed to be able to find the bucket in the first quarter, especially ...

The end of the SEC boys? schedule was upon us on Friday night as Washington and No. 4 Mt. Pleasant showed down for their last conference games of the year.The Panthers scored the first 30 points of the game and the Demons could never recover as Mt. Pleasant walked out with an 88-31 victory.Mt. Pleasant?s pressure defense was too overwhelming for Washington in the first eight minutes. The Panthers outscored the ...

WAYLAND ? The boys? Class 1A District 10 began with a nail-biting opening round game Monday night.WACO hosted Cardinal in a tight district opener that ended with the Warriors holding off a late Comet rally to hang on for a 48-45 win.The Warriors jumped into the lead early behind a balanced attack that led to an 11-8 lead at halftime. Cardinal?s Zackary Steele scored all eight points for the Comets to keep them ...

NEW LONDON ? The New London girls ran in to a tough matchup Saturday, Feb. 4, in their SEISC Shootout game with Columbus.The speedy Wildcats used fastbreak points in the second half to run away from the young Tigers late, eventually taking a big 47-27 win for the South.The game was close throughout the first half. New London stayed in the game with solid defense that slowed down Columbus senior guards Shania ...

RIVERSIDE ? The No. 9 New London boys needed to pick up a win at Highland Tuesday night to earn a spot into the SEISC championship game this weekend but a hungry Husky team was just too much.Highland led start to finish and held off a late Tiger run to win the game, 72-62.The Huskies got off to a fast start, getting points inside at will to start the game.Freshman Zack Lasek was on fire from the opening tip. ...

Halfway through Friday night?s game it looked like the Washington girls were in position to win their third straight over Mt. Pleasant, but a dominant second half pushed the Panthers to their fourth win in a row.The first quarter was about as low-scoring as you can imagine with shot after shot hitting the rim and bouncing out.Kalynn Batey hit a shot early to give Mt. Pleasant a 2-0 lead. Sarah Nacos tied it up ...

WINFIELD ? With the Wolves trailing by three points and seconds ticking down on the clock, Winfield-Mt. Union senior Brock Fricke hit the biggest shot of the year so far.Fricke let a 3 fly that tied the game with five seconds left in the fourth quarter, and helped the Wolves get the game to overtime where they?d pull out a 67-59 win.W-MU had a good start to the game, outscoring IMS 12-9 in the first quarter, ...

WINFIELD ? A steady inside scoring attack and relentless rebounding inside helped the Winfield-Mt. Union girls? basketball team pick up an SEISC North Division win Tuesday night. The Wolves topped IMS, 40-25.W-MU came out of the locker rooms on fire from inside, outscoring IMS, 11-2, in the first period. Nine of the Wolves? first period points came from the combined effort of junior posts Pearl Krieger-Coble and ...

WINFIELD ? Winfield-Mt. Union High School was packed with wrestling fans Thursday night, as the Columbus-W-MU grapplers took on WACO and New London in a triangular meet. New London was the big winner of the day, defeating Columbus/W-MU, 58-18, and WACO, 67-3. The Warriors picked up the closest win of the day, defeating Columbus/W-MU, 42-40. New London and Columbus/W-MU started out the day at 170 pounds Tucker ...