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By Doug Brenneman, The JOURNAL Although the weather was cold and windy, the Washington High School girls track team braved the elements Tuesday at West Burlington to finish third in Class A.Waco finished sixth in Class B. The best finishes for WACO were the 4x200 meter relay team and the shuttle hurdle relay finished second. Aubrey Gansey was third in the long jump. Grace Conwell was third in the 200. Mariah ...

The area's best wrestling team this season belonged to Washington, and that earned them the most spots on the All-GTNS team.The Demons had five guys named to the squad as well as the head coach. Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union also had two names and Highland had one.Listed below are the best area wrestlers at each class, otherwise known as the All-GTNS team. Coach: Brent Van Weelden, Washington: Coach Brent Van ...

Journal photo/John ButtersThe Washington coaches invited NFL veteran Tim Dwight to speak to their athletes at Case Field this past week. An Iowa City, City High graduate and an Iowa Hawkeyes track and football star, Dwight brought his message of inspiration to the Washington Middle School and High School track teams during practice. Dwight spoke with the team about ?dreaming big and believing in yourself.? ...

Area schools' results follow for the Washington Boys' Demon Indoor Track event held Friday at Cornell College in Mount Vernon.In Event 1, Boys' High Jump finals, Washington junior Ben Schiefer placed 14th with 5 feet, 6 inches.In Event 2, Boys' Shot Put finals, Washington: senior Collin Murphy placed 39th with 38-00.00. Highland: sophomore Zach Lasek placed 29th with 40-05.00; junior Bradley Rodgers placed 47th ...

High honors: 3.85+ GPA8th grade: Brandi L. Allen, Josten E. Boyer, Morgan P. Christner, Victoria L. Noel, Morgan L. Oliver, Colby S. Parten, Emma S. Pry, Kenadi Schulte, Hannah E. White7th grade: Brandon A. Hanson, Cole A. Helmerson, Justin Henecke, Tierany D. Jewett, Brittany Lomaneck, Seth A. Malott, Blake J. Nehring, Bailey Reed, Tyler S. Stevenson, Rebecca C. Strothman6th grade: Bailey R. Beckman, Camryn ...

By Matt Bryant, The JOURNAL The Washington wrestling team claimed four spots on the Southeast Conference first team, and added five more on to the second team. The Demons successful season had eight wrestlers qualify for the district meet and moved three of those wrestlers on to the State Tournament.First team selections for the Demons included Walker Ikerd at 120-pounds, Dillan Sanders at 132-pounds, Tristin ...

Jarod Kadel of Columbus Community/WMU finished last year's State Wrestling Tournament in a disappointing second place. This year, Kadel appeared to be on a mission to earn the top spot.With a 40-1 record, a Class 2A No. 1 ranking, and a districts victory over 2nd-ranked Matthew Lewis of Centerville a week prior put him in good position for a run at the championship. Three wins on his way to the 2018 finals set ...

By David Hotle, The JOURNAL Admitting he has a young squad, Washington boys' track and field head coach Steve Roth knows there is some work ahead, and still hopes to see great things for the team.After about two weeks of practice and with the annual Demon Indoor Track Meet coming up at the end of the week at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Roth said the girl's track team will begin competing at 4 p.m. ...