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It was a big night for the Washington girls? track and field team, as they inch closer to the end of the season. The Demons hosted five other teams in their home invitational, and came away with a second-place finish, scoring 119 points on the day. Benton won the meet with 144 points, and the Demons knocked off conference foes Fort Madison and Mt. Pleasant in the meet. ?This week I was very pleased with ...

Over the weekend, the Drake Relay qualifier list was finalized, with numerous area athletes earning the nod to compete at the prestigious event. Washington had one event qualify for the meet held at Drake University in Des Moines, while Mid-Prairie led the way with five events earning the trip. The Drake Relays will be held from April 27 to May 1, with events happening throughout the week. Check back to The ...

One stroke was all that separated the Washington boys? golf team from claiming the meet title at their home invitational on Saturday. Posting one of their lowest scores in two years at the event, Washington posted a team score of 309 at the 18-hole invitational held at Washington Golf and Country Club, but was edged by Decorah, who notched a 308 on the day. ?We learned valuable lessons about how every stroke ...

Despite an early goal from Mid-Prairie senior Ricky Vargas, the Columbus boys? soccer team continued rolling on Friday night. The Class 1A, No. 15 ranked Wildcats capped off a busy week with a 3-1 win over the Golden Hawks on Friday afternoon, improving to 7-0 on the season. ?The work we did in the preseason is showing,? Columbus head coach Luis Cacho said. ?We played West Liberty on Monday and Danville on ...

It was a shortened day for the Mid-Prairie girls? golf invitational, but the results were still strong for the Golden Hawks. Mid-Prairie hosted its annual tournament on Thursday afternoon, and took sixth place in the lightning-shortened event. Highlighting the day for the Hawks was senior Ally Wertz, who posted a career-low 38 on the day to finish as the meet runner-up in the nine-hole meet. Paige Slabaugh ...

Washington saw a part of its record book rewritten on Tuesday night. Demon junior Jessie Buchholz used her strong day in the hurdles to insert herself into the record books, setting a school record in the 100-meter hurdles at the Panther Relays in Mt. Pleasant. ?Jessie had a phenomenal night, she had a solid split in our shuttle (which had its fastest time of the season) and then had a great race in the 100 ...

Another strong meet from the Washington girls? golf team was helped by one of the lowest scores of the season by Demon senior Brenna Burlingame. Burlingame notched her season-best nine-hole score of 42 in the meet in Ottumwa, as the Demons picked up a 174-196 victory over the Bulldogs on Tuesday. The victory improves the Demons? perfect season, as they sit at third among all state teams (regardless of class) in ...

The Washington boys? track team took a handful of athletes to a meet hosted by Winfield-Mt. Union on Thursday afternoon, looking to get some work in before the Drake Relays cutoff times. Washington saw Jose Tapia post a strong time in the 100-meter dash, running an 11.61 to finish seventh in the event. Junior Caleb Bex ran in the 110-meter hurdles at the meet, posting a time of 16.21, good for fourth, while ...