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Highland sweeps Columbus The Highland offense boys? and girls? basketball teams were in full swing on Thursday night, as they picked up a pair of victories over Columbus. In a game that was postponed due to Tuesday?s weather, the Huskies looked like they didn?t miss a beat, picking up a 61-25 victory in the girls? game, and a 63-43 victory on the boys? side. The girls were led by strong performances from ...

A 29-1 dual record and multiple tournament championships this season have the Washington community buzzing about its wrestling team. But when it comes to what has made the 2015-16 squad as special as it is, head coach Brent Van Weelden credited the team?s work ethic, as well as some people on the outside of the practice mats. ?A lot of hard work,? Van Weelden said. ?It started many, many years ago with the ...

Senior night couldn?t have gone much better for IMS on Tuesday night. The IMS basketball teams saw the girls pick up their first win of the season, while the boys picked up a win against one of the top teams in the conference. The boys were led by senior Eli Gingerich on the night, as he put in 21 points, as well as leading the team in points and rebounds, as the IMS boys knocked off Winfield-Mount Union ...

FAIRFIELD ¬? For the first time in 30 years and the second time in program history, the Fairfield Trojans will look for a new head volleyball coach, as Nancy Diers has resigned from the position. ?It?s been a decision I?ve been weighing the past two or three years,? said Diers. ?My initial thought was that I?d possibly give it up when [my son] Mark started with seventh-grade athletics. But his schedules and mine ...

The offense wasn?t coming as it normally did for the Highland boys? basketball team on Friday night, but that didn?t matter in the long run. The Huskies? stifling defense provided them with the help they needed as they earned a 52-36 victory over the Bulldogs on Friday. ?That was our best team defensive game,? Highland head coach Marcus Hall said. ?We weren?t gambling or getting out of position, and we had ...

Despite the top individual performance so far this season, the Washington bowling teams dropped a meet against Keokuk on Saturday. Freshman Riley Lambert posted individual games of 213 and 204 on Saturday, good for a 417 series, but it wasn?t enough as the Demons fell to the Chiefs on the meet. Behind Lambert, sophomore Tucker Renoux posted a 354 (172, 182), while junior Collin Zear posted a 341 series (174, ...

Everyone held their breath in the final seconds of the game on Friday night. After a pair of missed free throws, Mediapolis had a chance, down by two, to tie or take the lead, and opted to go for the win with 6.7 seconds left. As the 3-point attempt went up from the baseline, the home Highland crowd went silent, but erupted when it bounced off the back of the rim and fell without going through the hoop. ...

The official pairings for the small class girls? basketball postseason tournament were released on Monday afternoon, and with the pairings, at least two area teams will be playing when the second round of action rolls around. Keota, WACO, IMS, Columbus, Highland and Mid-Prairie all learned where they will be playing their first playoff game of the postseason, while Washington will learn its postseason fate on ...