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WASHINGTON ? Washington sophomore Lauren Vittetoe hadn?t had a base hit all night, and was 0-for-3 at the plate.But her drive to the left-field fence in the third inning of the second game of a Southeast Conference softball doubleheader with Fairfield drove in two runs and proved to be the game-winner as the Demons won a rain-shortened contest 3-1 in five innings. No. 12 Washington won the opening game 5-2.?I don?t

GRIMES ? Weather abbreviated Pekin?s day at the Dallas Center-Grimes Invitational Saturday, but the Panthers played their way to a two-game split.Field conditions switched Pekin?s opening game to a contest vs. Grinnell, which it won 5-2 before falling 4-0 to the host Mustangs.In the second game, DC-G became the first team all year to get the best of Panther pitcher Mackenzie Laux and handed out her first loss in 11

Henry County?s Conservation Department hosted its annual Night Hike Monday at the Oakland Mills Nature Center. This year?s theme was TVLand. Those attending are pictured examining Prairie and Indian grass. Iowa Wesleyan students assisted Henry County Naturalist Cari Nicely with stations along the hike.

Mt. Pleasant?s City Council and the Winfield-Mt. Union School Board will have public meetings Wednesday.The council will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall.Meanwhile, the W-MU School Board meets at 6:30 p.m. in the W-MU School Media Center in Winfield.

Mt. Pleasant High School?s Panther Marching Band will be competing Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Little Hawk Marching Band Invitational in Iowa City.Mt. Pleasant will be competing with seven other bands in the event, and the Panther band will perform at 11:30 a.m. at Bates Field in Iowa City.Bates Field is accessible from First Avenue in Iowa City.Other schools in the competition include West Branch, West Liberty, ...

Two final-inning chances to win games came up for Fairfield in Monday?s Southeast Conference opening doublheader vs. Fort Madison.The first, it let slip by.The second, the Trojans made it look easy. After falling 7-5 in the opener, Cody Moran drew a bases loaded walk-off base on balls for the winning RBI to give Fairfield the 5-4 victory in the nightcap and a doubleheader split.In game one, a spectacular

RIVERSIDE ? In recent years, the SEISC north division title has gone through Pekin and Highland.After beating each other on their own home fields a season ago, tenth-ranked Pekin took one big leap towards defending its conference crown duking out a 2-1 victory on the road against the Huskies Tuesday night.?We were both 4-0 going in, and that?s the way it usually is,? said Pekin head coach Bryan Marlay. ?It?s going

All-state pitcher Morgan Louck put the Fairfield bats on ice from her first hurl towards the plate, and the Trojans never warmed back up.Class 3A fifth-ranked Fort Madison held Fairfield to one run on nine hits in two games Monday night as the Bloodhounds swept the Southeast Conference doubleheader with 13-1 and 6-0 victories to stay in the early title race. Meanwhile, Fairfield dropped to 0-4 to begin the SEC