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Keota falls to Montezuma The Keota boys? basketball team surged in the first half, but couldn?t carry that momentum in to the third quarter on Tuesday night. The Eagles were outscored 24-10 in the third quarter of their contest against Montezuma, and it proved to be the difference, as Montezuma picked up a 63-57 victory. The loss pushes Keota to 9-4 on the season, while the Eagles move to 8-2 in conference ...

The Highland basketball teams continued their strong seasons on Tuesday night, picking up a pair of victories over Louisa-Muscatine. The Huskie girls improved to 11-2 on the season with a 55-38 victory over L-M, bringing Highland?s conference record to 8-1. The girls? team was led by a strong performance from the entire team, as four girls finished with double-digit points. Aly Stokes finished the game with ...

Stellar seasons continued for four area wrestlers on Saturday at the Gary Curtis Invitational at Highland. Four area competitors, two from Highland and two from Columbus, added on to their undefeated seasons with tournament titles at the event, and will look to carry that momentum into a potential run to the state tournament in February. Columbus senior Josh Keller (113 pounds) improved to 16-0 on the year ...

Highland girls split weekend gamesThe Highland girls? basketball team used a 33-point surge in the second half to defeat conference foe Winfield-Mt. Union, 58-31, on Friday night.Highland picked up a big scoring night from senior Cheyann Adamson who led the team with 22 points in the game. Not far behind her was junior Kelsey Hora who totaled 18 points, and freshman Alyson Stokes who finished with 13 points to ...

It was a big day for the Washington Archery teams on Saturday, as they had all three teams finish in second place in a shoot at Mount Vernon. The Washington High School team finished 38 points behind meet champion Mount Vernon in its competition, notching 3,218 pounds, led by John Sands and Jade Wells. Sands placed fifth among all high school boys in the competition, notching a 282, while Wells finished fifth ...

Coming into the game, the Washington girls? basketball team only shot 57 percent from the free throw line, but the charity stripe is where the Demons emerged victorious on Friday night.Taking on rival Mt. Pleasant, the Demons converted 13 of their 18 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter, finishing the game on a 14-5 run to escape with their second conference victory of the season.?We?ve been working on ...

The Washington basketball team had a big first half from starting guard Jack Redlinger, but the red-hot Mt. Pleasant Panthers ran away with the game in the second half, winning 62-40, behind three double-digit scorers.The guard combo of Brady Sartorius and Jordan Magnani were on fire in the first two quarters for Mt. Pleasant on Friday night, and helped the Panthers jump out to a 16-6 lead after the first ...

Highland withstands WACO It came down to the final minutes, but the Highland boys? basketball team was able to avoid an upset on Tuesday night in Wayland. Behind junior guard Trent Lasek?s five 3-pointers and 26 points, the Huskies were able to hold off the Warriors, earning a 46-42 victory. Lasek was the only player in double figures for Highland, as freshman Trey Lasek finished second on the team with six ...