Missed free throws and layups in the first half came back to haunt the Mid-Prairie girls? basketball team on Tuesday night.In a season-opening game against Fairfield (ranked No. 5, Class 4A), the Golden Hawks set the pace they wanted in the first half, but couldn?t capitalize on their opportunities, converting only 4-of-16 free throws in the opening two quarters.Those opportunities left Mid-Prairie in a ...
The Highland girls? basketball team started their season off on the right foot on Tuesday night.A strong performance from multiple girls left the Huskies on the right end of a 53-21 final score over Winfield-Mt. Union, as Highland moved to 1-0 on the year and in conference play.Highland senior Cheyann Adamson finished tied for the team lead with 15 points, including 6-of-8 shooting from the free-throw line, and ...
WAYLAND ? The WACO and Columbus girls? basketball teams opened their regular season on Tuesday night in Wayland. The young Warriors had trouble containing the Wildcats, who played a fast-paced game and won every quarter, eventually taking the game, 40-14.The Wildcats jumped out to a fast start, especially defensively, as they held WACO without a field goal in the first quarter. The Wildcats would find the bottom ...
They lose two talented athletes from a season ago, but with 10 returners who earned double-digit varsity victories last year, the Demon wrestlers are looking to hold on to their conference title for another season.The Washington wrestling team returns three state-qualifiers from the 2014-15 season, and with a strong class returning, can claim their third straight Southeast Conference title if the cards fall ...
With four starters gone due to graduation, a lot of minutes are up for grabs for the Washington boys? basketball team, and they?ve responded.According to head coach Bryce Smeins, the Demons? early practices have been spirited, as the athletes all want to see their time on the court increase this season.?Competition has been really good in practice so far, and there are minutes to be got,? Smeins said. ?The kids ...
The game hadn?t even started, but the Washington girls? basketball team was finding ways to overcome.The national anthem wasn?t playing over the speakers at Washington High School, so the Demons stood on the court and started their own rendition of ?The Star-Spangled Banner.? They saw a problem and fixed it.That mentality carried over to their season-opening game against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on Monday ...
It?s All-GTNS time and that means that we as editors need to take a full-season?s worth of times, stats, results, wins, losses and moments and condense them into one-page?s worth of the best in the triangle. However, there was one moment that happened here in the area that may transcend a lot of this and should receive one more moment of recognition before the 2015 season fades to dust.At the state-qualifying ...
Last season, they were the underdogs, now it?s a new role for the Highland boys? basketball team.With the vast majority of the team returning, early prognosticators have the Huskies as one of the early favorites in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division, but head coach Marcus Hall wants to make sure the team stays humble.?We still haven?t accomplished much, but we have established ourselves a little ...
It was a season of surprises for many of the football teams in the Golden Triangle coverage area, as well as heartbreak at the end of the season.The regular season saw Winfield Mount-Union go undefeated, only to lose on a last-second field goal in the second round of the playoffs, while a strong Washington team exceeded expectations this season, but fell in overtime in the first round of the playoffs.Both teams ...
The Washington seventh-grade boys? basketball team has been busy over the past week, competing in three games since last Tuesday.The Demons opened up the stretch with a game against Ottumwa, which resulted in a 30-25 loss for the A team.Trashaun Willis led the team with 10 points, and also picked up four rebounds in the contest, while Wilx Witthoft had nine points and six rebounds.Noah Suchan had four points ...
After a long, tough offseason, it?s finally back.The squeak of shoes on the court, the whistles being blown by the referees and the cheering and groaning coming from the stands signify that the best season of all has arrived: Basketball season.Maybe it?s that romantic idea of March Madness that makes me fall in love with basketball season all over again each November, or maybe it?s the idea that anyone can win ...
Losing a stellar All-State athlete could be a crippling blow to many high school programs, but for the Columbus girls? basketball team, they are focused on spreading the production around.The Wildcats said goodbye to Kelsey Pretz?s 19.4 points per game and 79 rebounds per game after last season, and the team knows finding one athlete to replace that kind of production will be difficult.?I don?t know if you ...
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