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All State Football Selections made

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The Iowa Newspaper Association announced its 2017 All-State Football selections Tuesday, naming honorary captains in classes A, 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 8-Man. Selections were made by 105 Iowa Newspaper Association members.Washington's football team had three players selected. For first team in 3A Jaivonn Willis was selected for tight end/receiver.Tanner Murphy was selected for second team as defensive linebacker.Mit...

Coach, 10 Demons named to All GTNS football team

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Coach Garrison Carter, Washington: After Washington missed the playoffs last year for the only time since the 2010 season, Head Coach Garrison Carter finished his fourth season as Demon coach with an 8-2 record and return to the playoffs. Carter's squad had an impressive list of statistics including leading all Class 3A teams in the state in total yards (4,454), yards per play (8.8), tackles for loss (91.5) and ...

Cross-country hosts award banquet

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:11 pm2696d ago

The Washington Demons cross-country team hosted its award banquet.The following runners earned awards:Rookie of the Year: Bailey Bryant and David ReesCoaches Award:- Molly Sparks and Jacob Van OsdolMVP - Brooke Stout and Brennan HorakMost Improved - Ashley Telleen and Blake HartzlerAll Conference:Brooke Stout, Molly Sparks, Brennan Horak, Evan HorakAcademic All State:Brooke StoutState Qualifier:Brennan ...

All-GTNS small school volleyball selections

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Coach: Maureen Heath, New London: Coach Heath's New London squad knocked down some walls this season, winning 35 games and collecting a Southeast Iowa Super Conference tournament championship. The Tigers' season may not have ended in Cedar Rapids, but the regular season run and a consistent top 10 ranking is enough to give Coach Heath the head spot on the small school team. Captain: Carson McSorley, Senior, ...

All-GTNS large school volleyball selections released

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The All-GTNS big school volleyball teams were selected by Matt Bryant of the Washington Evening Journal, Justin Webster of the Fairfield Ledger and Andy Krutsinger of the Mt. Pleasant News. Coach: Diana Drish, Fairfield: Practice doesn't always equal perfection, but it usually leads to progress, and that is exactly what Diana Drish has done since she took the head coaching reins in 2016, keep Fairfield volleybal...

Students selected for All-Conference volleyball in Southeast Conference

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:11 pm2696d ago

Students named to the Southeast All-Conference team are as follows.First teamKalynn Batey, Mt. Pleasant; Danae Drish, Fairfield; Kara Jeffrey, Fairfield; Alison Godwin, Fairfield; Amber Dilsaver, Fort Madison; Leigh Johnson, Fort Madison; Josie Pumphrey, Fort MadisonSecond teamIsabel Bailey, Washington; Michaela Davis, Keokuk; Ashley Menke, Mt. Pleasant; Ashtyn Drish, Fairfield; Julia Fritz, Fairfield; Kaeli ...

All-GTNS cross-country teams named

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Southeast Iowa fielded a number of exceptional cross-country teams this year.In Washington, Brennan Horak earned state honors for the boys team.Mid-Prairie won theGirls 2A meet and the Golden Hawks boys took second place.Equally good results were recorded across the area as this year's All-GTNS listing shows.The All-GTNS cross-country teams were selected by Justin Webster of the Fairfield Daily Ledger, Andy ...

Horak competes in All-Star meet

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Brennan Horak had a great year running cross-country for the Washington Demons. Horak finished his high school career Saturday in the senior all-star meet in Ankeny. He placed 30th out of 69 runners with a time of 17:22, his personal best. Horak was the first Demon boys' runner to qualify for state in 18 years. Horak finished 95th at the state meet in the class 3A race. He also earned a place on the Al-GTNS ...

SEISC volleyball All-Conference teams released

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SEISC VOLLEYBALL ALL CONFERENCE TEAMS ? 2017 NORTH ANDSOUTH DIVISION 1ST TEAMUtility Players:Haley Gambell, Jr, Pekin Claire Hackenmiller, Sr, Notre DameSuzanna Yoder, Jr, IMS Hitters: Hitters:Mariah Mitchell, Sr, Wapello Breanna Mettler, Sr, New LondonLexee Hartsock, Sr, Winfield-MU Sydney Marlow, Fr, West BurlingtonMaci Gambell, Sr, Pekin Emily Box, Jr, Holy Trinity CatholicKaitlyn Thie, Jr, ...

IMS volleyball team knocked out of regionals

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:11 pm2696d ago

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? It just wasn't clicking for the Iowa Mennonite volleyball team in Monday night's regional quarterfinal game in Winfield.IMS fell in three sets to a W-MU, a team they hadn't lost to all year. The Wolves won sets 25-6, 27-25 and 25-14.The first set was all W-MU. The Wolves scored 11 of the first 12 points of the night, getting a long serve streak from Jami ...

Great running at Districts closes a good season for the Hawks

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Submitted by Aaron Fleming Mid-Prairie cross country competed in the class 2A state qualifying meet at Pella Thursday, October 19. For Mid-Prairie it was the second year both the boys and girls won the district meet and will both run at state next week.The girls dominated the competition, winning the 2A meet title with 25 points.The girls won the 2A meet title with 25 points. Mid-Prairie had six runners ...

Demons play tough, but exit playoffs

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:11 pm2696d ago

By Matt Bryant, The JOURNAL Football, as the saying goes, is a game of momentum. Friday's first round playoff game between Washington and Davenport Assumption was a roller coaster of momentum swings.Unfortunately, for the Demons, the momentum stopped swinging on the wrong sideline.Assumption used a 10-point run in the first 3:15 of the game, and a 14-point run in the last 3:15 to come away with a closer than ...