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The Mid-Prairie defense looked ready to pull off the upset on Monday night.The Hawks allowed just over 200 yards of total offense to the No. 1 ranked Albia Blue Demons, but that wasn?t enough, as Albia flexed its muscles on defense and special teams to pull out the second-round victory over the Golden Hawks, shutting out Mid-Prairie 42-0.?They only had 230 yards of offense, so our defense played great,? ...

WINFIELD ? A dream season for the Winfield-Mt. Union football team came to an end on Monday night at the hands of Lynnville-Sully kicker Noah Engle. The Hawks? senior hit a 34-yarder with less than 10 seconds left in the game and Lynnville-Sully escaped Winfield with a 29-28 win.The Wolves, who were without leading rusher Darren Hunter, due to a shoulder injury, started out with the ball in the first quarter. ...

With two teams competing on the day, Saturday was a busy day for the Mid-Prairie cross-country teams.After qualifying both the boys? and girls? teams for the state meet, both teams posted strong days in the Class 2A meet, finishing with competitive scores against the other best teams in the state.The Mid-Prairie boys? team left Fort Dodge as the fourth-best team in the state, posting a team score of 130, behind ...

The season ended abruptly for the Highland volleyball team on Friday night.The Huskies traveled to face off against No. 4 ranked West Branch, looking to pull off the upset, but the Bears flexed their muscles and cruised to a straight set victory to end Highland?s season.The loss ends the Huskies? season with 20 wins, as Highland went 20-13 on the season.West Branch started off the match quickly, jumping out to ...

A late comeback fell short for the Sigourney-Keota Cobras at home on Wednesday night.The Cobras were fighting for their season, but ended up falling to Hudson in the game, 28-26, despite a three-touchdown performance from senior running back Peyton Crawford.Crawford posted 188 rushing yards and three rushing scores in the season-ending loss, as Sigourney-Keota saw its season end with a 6-4 record.Sig-K ...

The Washington Archers will be holding their organizational meeting for the Archery program this season on Nov. 4 at the Washignton High School main gym.The meeting will be for students (and their parents) who are interested in participating in the archery program this season.The program is open to students in fourth through 12th grade.Practice will open up on Nov. 9 for the middle school and high school ...

It was a quick night in Riverside on Tuesday night as the Highland volleyball team wasted no time in securing a spot in the regional semifinals.Taking on a winless Louisa-Muscatine team, the Huskies cruised in straight sets over the Falcons, winning with set victories of 25-10, 25-13 and 25-14.The victory was the 20th of the year for the Huskies, but despite taking on a winless team, Highland wasn?t taking this ...

Columbus (3-6) at West Branch (9-0)In one of the surprises of the season, the Columbus Wildcats won their way into the playoff picture last Friday night, defeating Eddyville-Blakesburg in a rout.The first playoff appearance in 18 years for the Wildcats will come with a tough matchup, as they will face the No. 2 team in Class 1A, West Branch.The Wildcat offense has been strong this season, with junior quarterbac...