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It?s a fresh start for the Washington girls? basketball team, but it almost seems like a déjà vu.For the second straight season, the Demon girls? program will have a new head coach on the sidelines, but coming off a tough season, the biggest change the team is seeing could be coming from themselves.?Our chemistry as a team has improved,? Washington senior forward Addie Pacha said. ?A lot of us that are on ...

Aaron VinerSports editor It was a banner year for the Highland boys? basketball team last year. In the 2014-15 season, the Huskies posted an 18-5 record, and finished one game out of first place. That?s momentum the Huskies will look to continue this season, and they have the tools returning to do just that. Highland had eight players who appeared in at least 22 of the 23 games last season, and coming into ...

At 6 a.m. on a school day, many high school students haven?t even hit the snooze button for the first time.However, while most of the student body remains asleep, the Washington bowling team was hard at work this week as the Demons have opened up the season using early-bird practices at 6 a.m.While some may be a little groggy in the morning, the coaches say it has improved what they are seeing from the team ...

The Washington cheerleading team competed at the State Cheerleading Championships last Saturday and came away in 17th when all was said and done.The team prepared and performed a 2-minute, 30-second routine, which included stunt sequences, a cheer and a dance. The Demons scored 30 points more than they did last season, and sports eight sophomores and two juniors.Next season the returning members plan to keep ...

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference released its All-Conference volleyball teams last Thursday, and a number of area athletes were recognized for their efforts throughout the 2015 season.The lone first-team selection for the area volleyball teams came from Highland, who notched a 20-win season in 2015, as junior Kelsey Hora was named the top utility player in the conference.This is Hora?s second season as a ...

The Washington eighth-grade girls? basketball team kicked off its season on Tuesday night, and came away with a split against Mt. Pleasant.A big second-quarter helped the Panthers pull away from the Demons in the A-Team game, as the Demons kept it tied at 5 after one quarter.The Panthers outscored the Demons by eight in the second quarter, and pulled away to a 32-23 victory over Washington.Addison Six led the ...

The lists for the All-Southeast Conference volleyball and cross-country teams were officially released this week, with a pair of Demons earning honors, as well as a number of Washington student-athletes earning Academic All-Conference selections.For volleyball, the lone selection to the All-Conference teams was senior McKenna Brinning, who earned a second-team selection.Brinning was also among the ten Demon ...

For the second-straight season, the Washington wrestling team will enter the winter as the reigning conference champs.A perfect dual meet record in conference action gave the Demons their second conference title in as many years last year, and Washington will look to make it three in a row with multiple individual state qualifiers returning to the team.Juniors Kyle Anderson (120 pounds), Trey Van Weelden (138 ...