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It was a historic day for the Washington Archery team on Saturday. The Demon archers went to Des Moines for the state archery tournament, and Allison Rees shined for Lincoln Elementary. The fifth-grader claimed the first state title in the history of the Washington Archery program, posting a 279 final score with 13 bull?s-eyes to lead the field of 144 elementary girl competitors. The finish also puts her in ...

John Freeland, president of the Mt. Pleasant Noon Rotary, left, and Melisa Bracht-Wagner, executive director of the Fellowship Cup, right, are pictured at the site of the future community gardens, located 211 South Jackson Street in Mt. Pleasant. The Mt. Pleasant Noon Rotary recently donated $1,000 towards the project, which is a partnership between the Fellowship Cup, First United Methodist Church and Iowa ...

A new season began on Thursday night, as the annual Demon Indoor Invitational kicked off the Track and Field season. Washington and Highland were the two area teams in attendance at the meet, which kick-starts the spring sports season into full swing. At its own invitational, held at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, the Demon girls? track team saw six different events place in the top 10, while Highland?s ...

After a season that saw Keota boys? basketball get back on top of the conference, one player stood out from the rest. Senior Zach Mousel made his mark on the team, and eared first-team All-South Iowa Cedar League honors for his efforts this year. Mousel finished the year with a team-best 12.3 points per game and dished out another team-best 106 assists (4.4 assists per game), to go with 16 blocked shots, 41 ...

Today?s coverage of the Mid-Prairie girls? state basketball appearance is brought to you by Pierce Auto Body and the Capper Auto Group. They looked primed for the upset, but the basket had other ideas.After leading at halftime, the Mid-Prairie girls? basketball team just couldn?t get a shot to fall in the third quarter.That stretch allowed Center Point-Urbana to take the lead and they wouldn?t relinquish it, ...

For the third straight year, the Washington wrestlers found themselves on top of the Southeast Iowa Conference. A 4-0 record in conference duals claimed the conference title, and the Demons added an exclamation point to this year?s title, putting together a 32-3 dual record, and a sixth-place finish among dual teams in the state. With one of its best team seasons in program history, it only makes sense they ...

Upon qualifying for state this season, a number of strong individual performances helped lead the way. Mid-Prairie?s girls? basketball team took part in its state quarterfinal on Tuesday afternoon, but it was announced that three Hawks earned recognition on the River Valley Conference teams. Senior Alex Rath earned a spot on the All-RVC South Division team, after posting a strong senior campaign that pushed the ...

There were three separate times the Keota boys? basketball team went on a 6-0 run or better on Thursday night.Unfortunately for the Eagles, Montezuma had every answer.A tough first half dug a hole Keota couldn?t climb out of, as they fell to Montezuma in the district final 56-45, ending their year with a 17-7 record.?That first half killed us,? Keota head coach Dan Stout said. ?We had too many turnovers and ...