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OSKALOOSA ? It wasn?t the outcome Highland boys basketball players or fans were hoping for Saturday, Feb. 25, as the Pella Christian Eagles defeated the Huskies in substate play by a 72-33 final.It was a packed Oskaloosa High School gym as supporters from both schools were on hand to witness Class 2A District 5 substate action in which Pella Christian took the lead early and kept it the entire evening.The ...

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference All-Conference boys basketball teams were announced Sunday, Feb. 26, with 13 from area schools selected.Chosen for the first team in the north division were Trent Lasek and Zack Lasek from Highland and Nick Yutzy from IMS.On the second team, Bill Burton from Highland, Carter Colby from Columbus along with Cole Ours and Cole Yoder from IMS were named.Receiving Honorable ...

Their time on the wrestling mat has ended, but the memories will live on for three Washington wrestlers.Trey Van Weelden, Karlton Skubal and Kyle Anderson took part in their last wrestling match last week in Des Moines, ending long careers on the mat with years of memories.?I?ve been wrestling for as long as I can remember,? Van Weelden said. ?I think I started in kindergarten, but I don?t really know for ...

WELLMAN ? The Iowa Mennonite boys basketball team played in the Class 1A district 9 finals Thursday, Feb. 23, hoping to move one step closer to the state tournament. Those chances would be taken away as Lisbon would pull ahead in the final minutes of the game to give IMS a 59-64 loss and claim the district title.It was a close game from the beginning as the two teams would go back and forth on the court matching ...

WASHINGTON ? With a district title on the line, all the Highland boys basketball team had to do was win over Central Lee to earn that title, and they did just that by defeating the Hawks 74-56.Highland was able to get on the board first with an easy bucket, but Central Lee wanted their piece of the action by scoring two 3s in a row, but Highland would respond by going on a 9-0 run to take the lead and retain it ...

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference All-Conference girls basketball teams were announced Wednesday, Feb. 22, and 12 from area school were selected.Chosen for the first team in the north division were Kelsey Hora and Alyson Stokes from Highland and Shania Boyd and Bailey Stroud from Columbus.On the second team, Abbie Miller from Highland and Suzanna Yoder from IMS were named.Receiving Honorable Mention nods ...

With the stroke of a pen, a Washington football player will join two former Washington players on the gridiron next season.Bryce Sinn signed a letter of intent to play football at Loras College Tuesday, Feb. 21, with his coaches and father on hand to witness the moment. ?We couldn?t be more proud of Bryce,? said Washington head football coach Garrison Carter.?He embodies what we want from our football players. ...

The Washington seventh grade girls basketball team played two games last week, one at Ottumwa Tuesday, Feb. 14, and the other at home against Aldo-Leopold.In the A game at Ottumwa, the girls won 25-18.Kelsey Pacha scored 12 points, had eight rebounds and two steals.Rylee Fishback scored six points and had six rebounds. Grace Schiebel scored three points and had five rebounds and one steal.Greta Rothe had two ...