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The Washington Water Sharks was in Marshalltown Saturday and Sunday, March 4 and 5, to participate in the state swimming meet. Out of the many teams, Washington took third place in their division.Women 12-21 100 yard fly15. Alijah Beatty, 1:08.61Women 12-21 200 yard fly5. Alijah Beatty, 2:53.41Women 15-21 50 yard freestyle21. Alijah Beatty, 27.87Women 15-21 100 yard freestyle27. Allison Vogel, 1:03.05Wome...

It was a year of growth for the Washington bowling teams, and coaches from the teams agree.?I think it went very well for the girls,? says girls coach Sally Reighard, ?considering we had practically all new bowlers.?When six out of eight on the team are freshmen and five of them had never really bowled before, it was only a matter of teaching the basics. That was good because they didn?t have any bad habits to ...

ned medals for how well they played in the Iowa Games earlier this year.Players from the Washington Area Soccer Program (WASP) participated in an indoor soccer tournament at the Iowa Games in Dubuque, earning bronze medals for their efforts.That venue was chosen because ?we thought it would be a nice opportunity for these two teams and our adult team to see some competition they don?t normally see in the ...

The time has come for fans of track and field events.The Washington track teams are holding an indoor meet Thursday and Friday at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon.Boys coach Steve Roth says those making the trip won?t be disappointed.?People will see some outstanding state athletes and state champions,? he says. ?It?s a very competitive meet.This is not the first time the Demons have held an indoor meet.?This ...

The Southeast Iowa Conference recently released their All-Conference teams with Washington leading the way with 13 honorees.The seven from Washington were named to the All-Conference first team were sophomore Walker Ikerd (106 pounds), freshman Dillan Sanders (120 pounds), Kyle Anderson (126 pounds), Austin Hazelett (145 pounds), Trey Van Weelden (152 pounds), Tristin Westphal-Edwards (160 pounds) and Karlton ...

The Southeast Conference recently released the All-Conference girls basketball teams. Washington has five on the list.On the second team is junior Sarah Nacos. Honorable Mention nods went to junior Morgan Brinning, sophomore Isabel Bailey and junior Brooke Stout.Those receiving Academic All-Conference honors were Brinning, Nacos, Stout and senior Taylor Dicks.Washington has a 2-6 record in the SEC and was 5-17 ...

?It?s been a season of learning,? said head coach Jordan Bentley regarding the 2016-17 Washington Demon girls basketball season.The girls ended the year with a 5-17 record, down five losses from from a year ago.?Based off where we were last year, we had a strong foundation of five seniors and I think that showed with the 10-11 season and that group of kids really showed how things have to go to get things ...

The Washington seventh-grade girls basketball team ended their season Friday, Feb. 24, playing at Mt. Pleasant. The A team lost their game 6-35 and the B team lost 4-7.Washington trailed in the A game from the beginning as they were down 2-8 after the first quarter. Mt. Pleasant kept Washington scoreless in the second quarter while putting up six of their own.Washington had two points in the third quarter to ...