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It was a tough Friday night for the Washington basketball teams as they both took the long trip to Keokuk, and came away with a loss. The Demon girls had a tough test in front of them in the opening contest, taking on the No. 4 ranked Chiefs. Keokuk and Washington played tight in the contest, with the Demons hanging around until a fourth-quarter outburst put the Chiefs in position to win the game. The Demons ...

Keota falls short of century mark in winIn a road contest, the Keota boys? basketball offense was firing on all cylinders on Tuesday night.The Eagles saw all 13 athletes who played fill the score sheet in the game, as they routed Iowa Valley 99-28, falling just short of triple digits.It?s the second-straight victory for Keota, as they have now won three of their last four games to improve to 12-5 on the ...

Aaron VinerSports editor Highland knocks off Lone Tree A strong third quarter separated the Highland girls? basketball team from rival Lone Tree on Tuesday night.Highland outscored the Lions 22-7 in the third quarter, and came away with the 54-45 victory.The win improves Highland to 14-4 on the season, and with an 11-2 conference record, they sit two games behind undefeated Pekin in the conference race.Hig...

A Washington High School alum left her mark in the St. Ambrose University record books on Wednesday night.Sydney Greiner, a senior at St. Ambrose, hit 10 3-pointers in a game against Roosevelt, setting a career high in points with 38 in the contest.Greiner broke the record for 3-pointers in a single game with 3:25 left in the contest, when she hit her ninth, and added another with under two minutes to play to ...

The Washington bowling teams hosted Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, but ended up being swept on the day. The boys? team lost a tight match to the Panthers, falling by less than 100 pins, dropping the contest 2,626 to 2,544. In the girls? match, the Demons were unable to field a full team, and faltered 2,336 to 1,468. For the boys, the team was led by a big day from Collin Zear, who posted a 190 and 201 in the ...

Mid-Prairie falls to ranked foeThe Class 3A, No. 15 ranked Mid-Prairie girls? basketball team took on another ranked opponent on Friday, but fell to Class 3A, No. 9 ranked Monticello, 54-40.The Hawks were hanging tight with Monticello throughout the first three quarters, trailing by one going into the fourth quarter.In the fourth, Monticello found another gear and pushed themselves to a 25-point quarter and ...

The Washington archery teams went to Solon on Saturday, and Lincoln Elementary provided a pair of the highlights, with a couple of first-place finishes. As a team, Lincoln picked up a first-place finish at the tournament, posting a team score of 2,730 and was led by Allison Rees, who picked up a first-place finish among elementary girls. Rees notched 259 points to take the crown at the event. Curtis Stender ...

FAIRFIELD ? Washington?s girls? basketball team rallied in the second quarter to pull even with No. 9 Fairfield on Friday night, but the Trojans pulled off a 17-0 run to stun the Demons with a 41-24 halftime lead before eventually winning the game 73-53.McKayla Miller led Washington with 16 points in the contest. Sarah Nacos and Brynna DeLong each scored 11 points in the loss and Amber Salow collected nine ...