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KEOTA ? The Highland and Keota girls? basketball teams kicked off their season against each other Friday evening.Highland outscored Keota in the first quarter 24 to 3. In the second quarter, it was 20 to 4 Highland on top. In the third and fourth quarters Keota was scoreless and Highland scored 11 more points.The ending score was 55 to 7, with Highland on top.Highland sophomore Aly Stokes dominated the ...

The Washington Demon boys? basketball team makes their debut for the 2016-17 season with four seniors Tuesday evening at Muscatine under new coach, Collin Stark.?I like him,? senior Bryce Sinnn said. ?We have a lot different practice schedule this year than last year. We do a lot more fundamental stuff [and] defense. There [is a] big emphasis on defense this year.?The seniors Sinn, Tanner Coleman, John Dillon ...

The Washington Middle School eighth-grade girls? basketball teams came away with a win against Fort Madison Monday evening. A-TeamThe A-team earned 32 points for the victory; Fort Madison had 30.Kellie Dallmeyer was the top scorer for the team with 10 points. She also had five rebounds and one steal.Anna Nacos was the second highest scorer with nine points. Nacos led the team with six steals.Sophia Kleese ...

Mid-Prairie suffered an opening season loss against Fairfield Tuesday, losing 63-42.Both teams appeared to have early season struggles with offense and ball handling. Mid-Prairie turned the ball over 32 times and Fairfield recorded 28 errors.Mid-Prairie coach Stephen Bender was not happy with his squad?s performance.?It was disappointing. We played much better in our scrimmage at Kennedy in Cedar Rapids a week ...

For the past 2 1/2 years, it has been a pleasure to call myself your sports editor.However, as is life, all good things must come to an end.After accepting a position in the Quad Cities (and out of the journalism game altogether), Friday marks my final day as the Washington Evening Journal sports editor, but these are years I won?t ever forget.The week after I started in 2014, it felt like a trial by fire with ...

Washington football put together one of the top offensive and defensive attacks in the state of Iowa this season, and some of the key contributors were honored with a selection to the 2016 All-District team. Five Demons were named to the Class 3A, District 5 first-team list, led by senior Bryce Sinn, whose work on the defensive side of the ball helped him be named the district?s most valuable lineman. Sinn, a ...

Of the graduating seniors from last season, it would be easy for the Washington girls? basketball team to be worried about their post play. Three of the seniors on the 2015-16 team held a majority of the time share for the Demons? post play last season, but with new athletes coming in to fill the void, Washington head coach Jordan Bentley is impressed through the first week and a half in practice. ?We are ...

With fall sports at a close for all the area schools, it?s time to start looking forward to the winter sports season. On Friday, it was a glance back at the girls? hoops season that was, and now we?ll look at the boys? basketball teams from the area. Strong regular seasons and individual performances highlighted the 2015-16 hoops season, with Keota making the biggest mark in the postseason. Take a quick glance ...