Sports

Seven Washington archers participated in the 3D Worlds National Archery in the Schools Program Tournament in Orlando, Florida, July 21 and 22, and some of them were pleased at how well they did on the national stage even though it was very different from taking part in the national event.?It was pretty nerve-wracking,? says Cooper Reed, ?because I knew we were going to go up against some pretty good shooters ...

His college baseball career was star-crossed, but C.J. Eldred of Mount Vernon has a chance to write a happier story in pro ball.Eldred, a redshirt junior for the University of Iowa?s baseball team last season, announced Tuesday he has signed a contract with the Kansas City Royals.?To get an offer to play professional baseball, it just felt like a no-brainer,? Eldred said from Surprise, Ariz., the site of the ...

Over the last four days, the sports editors from Mt. Pleasant and Washington and the Fairfield news editor have been highlighting athletes from the summer sports season.We focused on the softball and baseball teams from the smaller schools Tuesday and Wednesday and yesterday, boys baseball players from the smaller schools were recognized.Today, we wrap up our spotlight by looking at the All-Golden Triangle boys ...

Girls softball players from smaller schools in the Golden Triangle area were recognized by the sports editors from the Mt. Pleasant News, and Washington Journal along with news editor from the Fairfield Ledger Tuesday.Today, girls from the three large schools are in the spotlight.While picking the last two days? honorees was a challenge, today it was a little easier for the three of us.While no team was ...

Two area youth golfers have been performing well during the Iowa Junior PGA golf event earlier this week.The Southeast Iowa Junior at The Preserve took place at Rathbun Lake in Moravia Monday, July 31, with head PGA professional Darin Fisher and assistant professional Ben Splichal assisting the golfers.In the boys 14-15 division, Noah Schlabaugh from Kalona took first place, going three strokes over par for a ...

The Mid-Prairie Athletic Boosters are holding a golf outing Saturday, Aug. 26.They currently have six team openings left to fill. They would love to have you join them. You can play for $50 for an individual and they will put you on a team, or $200 per team.Please contact Terry Gracey at terry.gracey@yahoo.com to sign up or for more information. Lunch will be provided.

Our spotlight on area athletes continues today as we continue with the All-Golden Triangle area boys baseball players from smaller schools in the area.The sports editors from the Mt. Pleasant and Washington Journal along with the news editor from the Fairfield Ledger came together recently to make their choices.As with the girls yesterday, selecting today?s players wasn?t easy.While only one school got close ...

Six area softball players received All-State honors from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association recently, with three being named to the Southeast District team as well.Chosen to the Class 2A first team All-State team was senior Kelsey Hora, from Highland.She was not the lone player from Highland to receive honors.Sophomores Megan Hoenig, Sarah Schneider, Abbie Miller and Aly Stokes each received Honorable Mention....