Sports

WELLMAN ? It was a quick game for the Mid-Prairie girls soccer team Tuesday, April 25, as the Golden Hawks faced the Notre Dame Nikes in a non-conference game that ended 0-10 in the opponent?s favor.Scoring started early for Notre Dame after a goal with only a minute and a half expired.The team made their second goal three minutes later, followed by the Nikes? third goal coming after 11 minutes of play.Notre ...

The Washington track teams traveled to Burlington Monday, April 24, to participate in the 31st annual Ralph White Relays.Top finishes for the girls came in the 200-meter dash where Demeri Bell came in first with a time of 31.31 followed by Cierra Miller in second with a time of 31.34.Molly Sparks took third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:51.64. She also took second in the 3000-meter run having a time of ...

The Washington girls soccer team lost a conference game Monday, April 24, to the Mt. Pleasant Panthers 0-5.Mt. Pleasant got on the board early with a goal after two minutes of play with a goal by Catherine Prough.The team followed up just a minute later with their second goal made by Mary West.Midway through the first half, Mt. Pleasant put up their third goal with a shot off the post by West.Mt. Pleasant?s ...

It came down to the final seconds of the game, but the Washington boys soccer team beat Fort Madison Friday, April 21, by a 2-1 score, with Caleb Suchan scored the game-winning goal.The Demons were down 1-0 at halftime. Midway through the second half Abdullah Talal crossed the ball to Kyle Anderson, who headed the ball into the net to tie the game, 1-1.Play went back and forth all the way into the last minute.W...

The Washington girls soccer team faced Fort Madison Friday, April 21, where the game ended in a 0-8 loss for the Demons.Fort Madison?s first goal came 15 minutes into the game followed by their second one six minutes later.Both teams would display good ball control on the field until Fort Madison took the ball near the net and scored another goal with a little more than 10 minutes left in the first half.It was ...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? He?s 45 years older than some of them, but Butch Hobson believes he relates well with the players on his Kane County baseball team. That the Cougars are in first place two weeks into the Midwest League season kind of backs that up.?They call me old man, but I like it,? the manager said with a smile. ?I like it, got no problem with it. I go to the gym with them, work out with them.?And teaches ...

Overall winner and first place female finisher of the Kewash half marathon was Traci Kresser from Clive, with a time of 1:25:05, averaging a 6:29 minute-mile pace. The overall male winner was Kyle Krisher from Waterloo, with a time of 1:30:16, and average of a 6:53 minute-mile pace.

The Mid-Prairie girls golf team landed a fourth place finish in their home invitational Thursday, April 20, at the Kalona Golf Course.The Golden Hawks carded an 18-hole team score of 414 strokes in the nine-team event.Fairfield was the overall winner with a score of 398, followed by Wilton with 399, Tipton 405, Williamsburg 418. West Branch 427, West Liberty 432, Durant 451 and Regina 471.Junior Paige Slabaugh ...