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Highland starts winning streak It?s been a busy past few days for the Highland volleyball team, claiming four wins since Saturday morning. The Huskies hosted their own volleyball tournament on Saturday, featuring multiple area teams, and Highland came out on top. In the Saturday tournament Highland handed WACO, Columbus and Louisa-Muscatine losses in straight sets, led by Aly Stokes? 12 kills on the night. ...

It was a good Friday night for the Washington County area, as the schools in the coverage area went 5-1 on the night. The only loss was from Mid-Prairie, who fell to Washington, in the only head-to-head matchup among area schools. All the other schools in the area (Highland, WACO, Sigourney-Keota and Columbus) picked up victories, meaning each school will finish the year with at least one victory, with ...

The Mid-Prairie cross-country teams put on a good showing at the Keota invitational on Tuesday afternoon. The Golden Hawk boys? and girls? teams combined for eight individual top-10 finishes, including sweeping the top individual spots in both contests. In the team contest, Mid-Prairie swept the boys? and girls? competitions, as they continue their strong start to the season. ?On an evening with temperatures ...

In their second meet of the week, the Washington boys? and girls? cross-country teams posted strong showings on Thursday night. The Demons went to Ottumwa for their second meet of the season, and showed they will be competitive throughout the year, running neck and neck with their conference foe Fairfield at the meet. The Washington boys? team picked up a third-place finish at the Pekin-hosted meet, finishing ...

The Associated Press announced the Class 3A poll, which has the Washington football team ranked No. 3 in the state, receiving six first-place votes.The Demons trail Pella by one point in the poll, and No. 1 ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier by nine points.Washington will face Mid-Prairie (ranked No. 14 in Class 2A) on Friday night.Record Pts1. C. R. Xavier (6) 1-0 1672. Pella (6) 1-0 1593. Washington (6) 1-0 ...

Avery Moore made his presence known against Pekin on Friday night. In the annual Backyard Brawl rivalry game between Pekin and Sigourney-Keota, the Cobras unleashed Moore in all three phases of the game. Moore scored a pair of rushing touchdowns, returned an interception 70 yards for a score, and returned a punt 70 yards for another touchdown. Those scores helped the Cobras pull away to a decisive 42-20 ...

The first full week of the Iowa prep football season saw area teams go 4-2 on the year, with Columbus and WACO suffering the two area losses. The game recaps from the Washington and Sigourney-Keota game can be found in Monday?s edition of The Journal. For results on the remaining area teams, continue reading below. Highland 61 ? Danville 6 Everything went as well as possible for the Highland football team on ...

Local volleyball teams were busy over the weekend as the first weekend tournaments were held across the state. Washington, Highland and Columbus were among the local teams in action over the past few days, with the teams combining for a few wins over that span. Washington swept at Grinnell tourney The Demon volleyball team struggled to get its offense going on Saturday at Grinnell, as they fell in straight ...