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It was a long night for the Washington baseball team, but the end result was worth it as the Demons won over the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets 16-12.Eddyville started off the game by putting up four runs in the first inning.Washington tried to recover when Zachary Londberg was able to get across the plate putting the score at 1-4 after the inning.After the first inning when Eddyville scored four runs ...

IMS senior Drake Brezina recently received the 2017 Chris Street Memorial Scholarship from the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) for Southeast Iowa, one of four throughout the state to be so recognized.Chris Street was an Iowa Hawkeye basketball player who died in a tragic auto accident in 1993.An all-Big Ten performer, Street was known for his work ethic, passion, and high character.The award goes to ...

In front of his teammates, Washington?s Collin Zear signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Cornell College in Mount Vernon next year.The senior, who was also part of the Washington bowling team, chose to play baseball because of experience.?I?ve been playing baseball for a lot longer,? he says. ?It?s easier to stay more focused and not get burned out.?There?s always good things happening and it?s just a ...

IMS opened substate play against Chariton in a match played on the turf at Pella Christian Monday, May 22.Despite going into a heavy breeze the first half, IMS notched two goals courtesy of Cole Ours.The first goal came after IMS earned a corner kick. The ball went into the box where it careened around until Ours took control and calmly stuck the ball into the net nine minutes into the game.Three minutes late ...

Dalton Myers was the lone golfer from Washington to participate in boys district action Friday, May 19, in Oskaloosa. He tied for 13th place with a score of 81.?I was proud of him for persevering through an uncharacteristic round of golf,? said coach Mark Berhow.?The highlight of the day was on hole 7, a par 3. His tee shot landed only a couple feet from the hole, bounced and spun back toward the hole, stopping ...

?It was a great weekend for the Washington girls track team,? said coach Stefanie Tschantz. ?All of the girls really ran well.?Ashley Telleen ran one of her fastest times in the 400-meter hurdles and came out with a 14th-place finish. Her time was 1:08.71.?It was fun to see three girls from our conference all in the same heat,? Tschantz said.?Ashley got out to a great start and was leading her heat for the ...

The Southeast Iowa Conference All-Conference girls team members listed by placement from left are Sarah Nacos, Washington; Anni Leichty, Mt. Pleasant; Olivia Hammel, Fairfield; Cali Leichty, Mt. Pleasant; Megan Strabala, Washington and Carly Burlingame, Washington. They earned the honors after finishing in the top six at the conference tournament in Fairfield Monday, May 15.

FAIRFIELD ? The Washington Demon girls? soccer team was defeated by host Fairfield Thursday 12-0.Fairfield earned the outright Southeast Conference title with the win.The contest was finished at halftime due to the mercy rule. There were plenty of bright spots for Washington.Freshman forward Lupita De La Rosa stood out with her hustle and delivering a 15-yard blast which nearly found the back of the net.De La ...