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Missed opportunities plague Columbus

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports COLUMBUS JUNCTION -- If. It's such a small word, yet it conveys so much. 'If' played a large part in the outcome of the Columbus Community High School football game Friday against GMG of Garwin.If. If Columbus could have converted a fumble recovery on GMG's first possession, it could have seized control of the game.If. If Columbus had not let a pass slip through a receiver's ...

Howard, Highland get first win

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports RIVERSIDE -- The playing of the national anthem starts sporting events, but what happens if the prerecorded version won't play?If one is at a Highland High School volleyball match, just recruit a player to sing the anthem.That's what happened Thursday in a Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division match against Louisa-Muscatine.It was the first home match of the season, ...

WACO senior shares first-person account of tornado ? Lowell man dies in single-car mishap ?…

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Washington, Columbus compete at Wapello tourney

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports Washington High School got its first match victory of the volleyball season. The Demons won a match and lost two at the Wapello tournament Tuesday.Columbus fell to 1-9 on the season with three match losses at Wapello.The Demons lost to Wilton, 2-0, to start the evening.?The first match tonight, the girls came out against Wilton and had a great warm-up,? Washington head coach ...

Washington can't catch momentum, fall to visiting Indians passing game

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports Momentum is a large part of sports.Momentum was one major thing that Washington High School could never get a grasp of Friday when the Marion Indians came to town and left with a 40-14 victory.?I don't know what it was,? Washington head coach James Harris said. ?I know there was a lot of execution things. The thing about execution things is it comes down to preparation. That ...

A look at Friday's Class 3A District 6 performances

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports The opening night of 11-man football saw some interesting scores.District play has not started yet, but there was some strength in the scores from Class 3A District 6, which is Washington's.Other than the Demons' 40-14 loss to Marion, Mt. Pleasant was the only other district team to lose, falling at home to Clear Creek-Amana, 26-7.?Mt. Pleasant always plays us tough and ...

Special needs support group to meet

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Our Special Kids - Southeast Iowa, a support group for parents of children with special needs, will meet on May 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant.Judy Slobodnik and Barb Riley will discuss the Consumer Choices Option (CCO) Program. They will explain what CCO is, how to qualify, what services are offered and how to get started.There will also be a time of parent interaction ...

Chambers brings success to Washington

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports Success breeds success.Washington High School assistant football coach Justin Chambers has been a part of some very successful football programs as a player.Chambers graduated from Pekin, where he played for a Hall of Fame coach in Tom Stone.Chambers graduated from Central College, which has won a national title and 30 conference championships in football.?I played on some ...

Prolonged 2nd set leads to Golden Hawks victory

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports It was a bit of a reversal of fortunes Thursday in Washington.Mid-Prairie had already won three matches this high school volleyball season. Washington was playing its first match.The Demons cruised to a 25-15 win in the first set. The second set saw each team with at least 4-point leads and it was tied 14 times before Mid-Prairie pulled out a 30-28 win.The momentum from that ...

WACO wins opener behind Coble's passing, receiving

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports JANESVILLE -- The game of eight-man football is usually a high-scoring affair. That was not true Friday in Janesville.The WACO High School football team used its defense and a big-play offense to take a 25-14 win on the road.WACO's Nik Coble led his team from the quarterback position and when needed caught passes as the wide receiver.?I thought we played incredible defense ...

Levetzow leads lineman, coordinates character

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports At 6 foot, 6 inches, Kurt Levetzow is an imposing figure even though he weighs less that the 275 pounds he carried as an offensive lineman for Iowa State University.Levetzow, who starts his ninth year as an assistant football coach for Washington High School, blocked for Troy Davis, who owns numerous Cyclone rushing records and was the first running back in Division I to gain ...

Obermann follows father's footsteps

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL SportsIn a way, it was pre-ordained, the career of Ben Obermann. Growing up in Cresco watching his father as a coach, Obermann saw a path he wanted to take in his life.?Growing up I had a lot of good coaches, a lot of good role models and the first one and foremost one was my dad. I would say I got into coaching a little bit because of my dad,? Obermann said. ?I started keeping stats ...