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After the first inning, it was slow going for the Washington baseball team on Tuesday night. Despite taking a 1-0 lead early in the contest, the Demons fell 4-1 to Oskaloosa in a road contest, only mustering two hits for the night. Dakota Kron notched an RBI single in the first to give the Demons an early lead, but Osky unloaded for four runs in the bottom of the sixth, closing the door on Washington. Ryan ...

It wasn?t the start Highland softball necessarily drew up, but they battled back on Wednesday night. A leadoff walk and a first-inning error helped Highland dig itself into an early 2-0 hole in the regional quarterfinal, but after refocusing, everything got back to normal. ?The message was to stop,? Highland head coach Carrie Wieland said. ?That wasn?t us and not what we came here to do. We needed to focus on ...

In a nonconference match-up, the Highland baseball team got an opportunity to see one of its potential district opponents on Wednesday night. The Huskies hosted Keota for a single game, and used strong baserunning, and big production from the bottom of the lineup, to snag a 5-1 victory. ?(Our 8 and 9) guys have been hitting the ball really well and have been getting it done for us,? Highland baseball head ...

Over 40 Mt. Pleasant School District students gathered at the middle school yesterday to meet with their mentors as a part of Club M. The mentors are Iowa Wesleyan College students, Mt. Pleasant High School students and members of the community. Cassie Gerst, the Club M director, began the weekly program last fall. Pictured Tina Tran, left, a second grader makes nametags with her mentor, Alyssa McClain, a senior ...

Area small schools learned their postseason fates earlier this week, with one team notching a top seed.In Class 1A, the Highland baseball team will have home field advantage as they look to navigate the District 10 field.Highland will open its postseason on Tuesday, July 12, when they host HTC at 7 p.m.The two teams met on June 2, with Highland claiming a 13-5 victory.If Highland advances, the team will take ...

With the Fourth of July weekend in the books, numerous teams in the area are preparing for the softball postseason and the final week of the baseball regular season. Nearly every area team was in action in the last few days, so it?s time to catch up with each team before the postseason begins. Washington softball defeats Williamsburg The Demon softball team used a pair of seventh inning runs to put themselves...

Every time the Washington baseball team takes the field, there is always a fixture behind the plate. Demon junior Bryce Craff has been penciled in for nearly every game over the past two seasons as the Demons? top catcher, and has made his mark over that span, both defensively and offensively. From being productive from all over the batting lineup (he had five RBIs from the nine-spot on Wednesday night) to ...

The Highland baseball team picked up a pair of strong victories since the start of the week, powering past Danville with a 15-4 five-inning victory and knocking off Central Lee 2-0. In the victory over the Bears on Monday night, catcher Garrett Colbert only notched one hit, but drove in four RBIs in the contest, pacing the team in that category. Second baseman Spencer Wieland scored three runs on a 4-for-4 ...