Sports

Fans coming to watch and cheer on the Washington Demons softball team this summer will be among the first to see the new scoreboard that was recently installed at the field.The old board had been in use for many years.?It was at the old field across the street and was moved here when the field moved,? says Erin Smith, with the Washington Athletic Boosters.?By best estimates, the previous scoreboard had been ...

The Washington seventh- and eighth-grade girls track team was host to the Max Cousins Relays Tuesday, April 11.The seventh-grade 4x800-meter relay team of Tori Hinson, Ellie Anderson, Chloe Staley and Grace Schiebel took first place with a time of 12:51.80.Ava Turner, Lindsey Lillie, Elyse Hunt and Kelsey Pacha completed the 1600-meter distance medley in first place with a time of 4:54.16.Pacha also took first ...

The Washington girls track team participated in the 42nd annual Timm Lamb Pen City Relays in Fort Madison Tuesday, April 11, finishing in third place.The girls next take to the track Thursday, April 13, at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont beginning at 4:30 p.m.Results:High jump6. Makenzi Marek, 4-6Long jump4. Isabel Bailey, 14-5Discus11. Kira Ropp, 74-0 1/212. Gracie Greiner, 69-3 1/4Shot put11. Olivia ...

The Washington boys golf team was host to Mid-Prairie and Columbus Tuesday, April 11, where they ended the day as winners on their home course with a 158. Mid-Prairie shot a 190 and Columbus had a 274.?We played better as a team tonight, shooting 158,? said coach Mark Berhow.?Our four low scores are where we expect to be, in the 150s. I was proud of how we improved and had increased birdie opportunities.?We ...

The Washington Demon girls lost their season opener Monday, April 10, to West Liberty 1-11.The Comets got up early in the game with a goal and scored three more within the first 23 minutes of play. Neither team would score the rest of the first half.Washington?s only goal was scored by senior Jessie Buchholz early in the second half, with a little more than 35 minutes left on the clock.Coach Kyle Collins says ...

The IMS Soccer team returned to action after nearly a two-week break to pick up a win over Holy Trinity in West Point Tuesday, April 11.Play was a bit ragged in the opening minutes but soon settled down as the two teams adjusted to the hard-and-fast surface.The IMS back line of Juan Andino, Cole Yoder, Reggie Borntrager, and Mitchell Schmieder kept one of the leading scorers in the conference in check, stymieing...

The Washington middle school boys track teams traveled to Mt. Pleasant Friday, April 7, to take part in the Don Taft Relays.The seventh-grade boys ended the day in third place while the eighth-grade team finished in sixth place.First place finishes for the seventh-grade team were earned by Kole Williams in the discus, going 72 feet 8 inches.Jacob Miller took first in both the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes.Hi...

?Every stroke counts is something the Washington boys talk a lot about and focus on in practice,? says coach Mark Berhow. That was the case Thursday, April 6, when the boys were able to pull off a win over Mt. Pleasant by that one stroke.The way the team won wasn?t easy. The four lowest scores were added together for both teams in which Washington and Mt. Pleasant were both tied at 167.The rules state that the ...