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Washington graduate Stalder cheers one last time

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports CEDAR FALLS -- on the last Saturday of July, a group of Iowa's most talented pre-college football players lined up across from each other in the UNI-Dome for the 46th Annual Iowa Shrine Bowl.They weren't the only talent in the dome that night.A number of cheerleaders were there cheering on the players and Washington's Baylee Stalder was one of the 34 elite that were chosen ...

Practice underway for Demons football

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports New Washington High School head coach James Harris has had his football team out on the practice field Wednesday learning as they prepare for the upcoming season.The Iowa High School Athletic Association allowed football practice to start Monday for teams which have their first game Aug. 24. Teams which have their first game Aug. 17 started practice July 30.Washington's first ...

Washington's Turner, Hinrichsen join All-GTNS captain Hennigan

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports The honors continue to accumulate for Washington High School's Cade Hennigan.Hennigan was named the captain of the All-Golden Triangle News Service team.The team is selected from among Fairfield, Washington and Mt. Pleasant varsity baseball teams.Hennigan, who was previously named Southeast Conference player of the Year, is joined by teammates Luke Turner and Kole Hinrichsen....

Harris leads Demon weight training, football team

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports With the football season fast approaching, the Washington community will get to see an experienced face in a new position on the sidelines of Case Field during games this year.James Harris, who played for the Washington Demons and graduated in 2002, replaces former Demon top man Garrison Carter, who will be the head coach at ADM this fall.?I just want to repeat how excited ...

Washington?s Luke Turner, Kole Hinrichsen on All-GTNS as Cade Hennigan captains team

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All-GTNS small school baseball teams picked

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports The Golden Triangle News Service has selected its small school baseball team for the 2018 season.A coach, a captain and players are selected from the following teams in the GTNS area -- Mid-Prairie, Highland, Columbus, Keota, Iowa Mennonite School, Winfield-Mount Union, New London, Pekin, Cardinal and Van Buren.The GTNS coach was Brad Helmerson of New London.Things may have ...

Adult survivor of child abuse wants to break from her past

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DEAR ABBY: When I was in sixth grade, my 19-year-old brother, "Ray," came into my room and fondled me late at night. I pretended to be asleep so I didn't have to deal with the situation. I told my mom afterward. She told me not to tell my father and bought a lock for my door.Years later, when my sister found out what happened to me, she told me Ray had also done it to her. She told Dad and confronted Mom. ...

Tornow, Peck honored by River Valley Conference

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports The River Valley Conference has released its baseball coaches' selections for all-conference, all-division and honorable mention.The conference selects an elite team and honorable mention from both the North and South Divisions, then a division team for each.The elite team had athletes from just five conference teams.Mid-Prairie High School was represented by Brad Tornow, a ...

New scoreboard being installed at Case Field

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports Not only will there be a new head coach along the Washington High School sideline at Case Field during the upcoming football season, there will also be a new scoreboard beyond the west end zone.The old score board has been replaced, thanks to the contributions of numerous businesses, the athletic boosters and others.The old scoreboard had incandescent lights in it and were ...

Baseball team has banquet to celebrate year

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports A great meal is often topped off by a delicious desert.In much the same way, the 2018 Washington baseball team gathered together one last time Monday at the high school to celebrate their season by ingesting various flavors of cake.Head coach Nathan Miller emceed the affair and repeatedly mentioned how vital the parents are to a team.?I can't stress enough how important the ...

Washington's Dallmeyer, Highland's Stokes receive all-state recognition

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL SportsThe Iowa Girls Coaches Association has released its 2018 All-State selections today.Washington High School had one player receive recognition as did Highland.Kellie Dallmeyer of Washington was second team in Class 4A.Dallmeyer, who was just a freshman, led the Demons in a number of categories this season. The Demons tied for the Southeast Conference title with Keokuk.She ...

Washington's Hennigan is SEC Player of Year

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By Doug Brenneman, JOURNAL Sports It takes a lot of work and effort to transform oneself into the best player on a team and even more labor and determination to be the best player in a conference.Cade Hennigan applied the necessary resolution and honed his baseball skills to the point that the Washington High School center fielder and pitcher was named the Southeast Conference Player of the Year for the 2018 ...