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As the clock ticked down on the girls? game in Wayland on Tuesday night, the WACO girls? basketball team was scrambling to work the ball up the court and hang on for a six-point win over rival Winfield-Mt. Union, to move to .500 for the first time this season.The Warriors used a big second quarter to jump out to a nice lead, and held on tight in the fourth to pull out the 33-27 victory, the team?s fourth of the ...

The season wrapped up for the Washington eighth-grade girls? basketball teams on Monday, with the Demons claiming a pair of victories.The Demons? A team picked up its fifth win of the year with a 38-29 victory over Keokuk, led by Halle Leyden?s 17 points and six steals.Addison Six put up six points and a team-high seven rebounds for Washington in the game, while Kaitlyn Mitchell and Olivia Pacha each notched ...

After finishing her high school career as a two-time All-Conference performer, Washington senior Emme Keith has decided to keep her career going in college.On Wednesday, the senior announced her intentions to run cross-country and cheer at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa.?It?s really exciting,? Keith said. ?It?s a big step and I?ve been thinking about it a long time and to have it done is exciting and ...

We are now a week into 2012 and a whole new year lies ahead of us. I hope you readers had a blessed holiday season. This week husband Joe is back to work after a two-week break and our six youngest children will also go back to school. It was wonderful having everyone home, but it is always nice to get back to a normal schedule.Friday, Jan. 6, we went to Jacob and Emma?s house for dinner. We had a breakfast ...

Andy KrutsingerGTNS News Team WAYLAND ? In the SEISC North Division, any road game is tough, but the Winfield-Mt. Union boys were able to grab their second division road win on Tuesday night at rival WACO. Zach Davis hit four 3-pointers, and Sam Jennings was money in the post, as the Wolves got past WACO, 63-54, despite another big game for Warrior point guard Jackson Roth. Jennings and Roth traded baskets ...

The Washington boys? basketball team played its fourth game in five days on Tuesday night and were handed their second loss over that stretch.The Oskaloosa Indians proved to be too much for the Demons, handing Washington a 62-51 loss, and moving the Demons to 2-3 on the season.Washington was led in the game by senior guard Derek Anding, who scored 24 points in the game, assisted by connecting on six 3-pointers ...

A late 3-pointer appeared to give the Keota girls? basketball team the momentum it needed on Tuesday night, but in overtime, English Valleys pulled away.The Eagles got a 3-pointer from Mariah Lyle to tie things up at 37 with 20 seconds left, sending the game into overtime, but English Valleys beat Keota at the free-throw line, notching seven shots at the charity stripe to defeat the Eagles 44-37.The loss moves ...

With numerous district competitors joining the Washington wrestling team in Mediapolis on Saturday, the Demons thought they could use the weekend tournament as a measuring stick.The early results are good for the Demons.Washington participated in the Mediapolis Invitational on Saturday, and came away with the tournament title, scoring 207 points, defeating second-place Mediapolis by 43 points and third-place ...