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OSKALOOSA ? The Washington boys basketball team sawtheir season end Monday, Feb. 20, as the Oskaloosa Indians easily won over the Demons in the first round of the District 12 postseason 81-46.Oskaloosa started the game with a 9-0 run before Washington could get a shot in the basket.The Indians were strong the entire first quarter holding Washington back to only nine points while they put up 21.In the second ...

IMS came from behind in a dramatic fourth quarter finish to defeat Cedar Valley Christian 49-47 at Lone Tree in the opening round of Class 1A District Tournament action Thursday, Feb. 16.IMS trailed 42-38 with just over five minutes remaining when Mitchell Schmieder scored on a free-throw line jumper.Moments later Reggie Borntrager got the steal and the lay-in to tie it at 42. Following a stop, Schmieder scored ...

All three divisions for Washington Archery have qualified for state as a team.The archers who are on each state team will be announced soon.Registrations for the high school team took place today, Monday, Feb. 20.Middle school archers will be registered Tuesday, Feb. 21, and those on the Lincoln Elementary team will be registered Wednesday, Feb. 22.Names will be released soon. The Iowa Archery State Tournamen...

KEOTA ? Successful free throws helped Keota move on in the postseason Thursday, Feb. 16, as they would end up defeated Pekin by a final score of 69-65.The two teams would keep it close the entire night as Keota would pull ahead near the end of the first quarter going up 12-11.Keota kept the lead in the second quarter as they scored 18 points while holding Pekin back to just nine, giving the Eagles a 10-point ...

The Class 4A girls? postseason started off with a bang on Wednesday night when SEC rivals Washington and Mt. Pleasant showed down with seasons on the line.The game was tight throughout the first three quarters but a huge fourth period allowed the Panthers to pull away for a 50-28 win.Unlike the first two times the teams played, it was Mt. Pleasant who got the upper hand in the first place.The Panthers outscored...

WELLMAN - The Mid-Prairie girls basketball team is one step closer to making their second-straight appearance at the State basketball tournament as they defeated Central Lee Wednesday, Feb. 15, 80-54.It was clear from the onset who would get the win as M-P would pull ahead after the first quarter 22-8.The Golden Hawks would score another 15 in the second quarter and Central Lee would add 17 to put the score at ...

Area wrestlers who qualified during District meets last weekend are excited for the opportunity to be in the spotlight in the Wells Fargo Arena later this week for the State tournament.For Class 2A Washington senior Trey Van Weelden, this is the third-straight appearance for him.?It means a lot to me especially because it?s my senior season. You always want it to end on a high note. I?m just glad I was able to ...

The outcome of the final regular-season game for the Washington boys basketball team was not the ending they wanted, Tuesday, Feb. 14, as the Williamsburg Raiders beat the Demons with the final score of 57-30.Washington started out in the lead after the first quarter going up 14-10, but Williamsburg rallied in the second quarter to have a 22-16 lead at the half, and would keep the lead the rest of the game as ...