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A pair of area teams guaranteed themselves a spot in the Iowa high school football playoffs over the weekend with a pair of victories.Sigourney-Keota and Mid-Prairie join Washington as the three area teams who have claimed a playoff spot before the end of the season, with two more looking to vault themselves into that discussion in the final week of the season.A recap of Friday?s action is below. Mid-Prairie ...

The Washington Middle School cross-country team wrapped up its season last Thursday afternoon at the Washington Golf and Country Club.Evan Horak had a strong race in the two-mile run, posting a time of 11:08, while coming in second place, five seconds behind meet winner Steven Durr from Ottumwa.Matthew Collett finished with a 13:59, Michael Kimball had a 14:27, Caleb tanner finished with a 15:07, Johnathan ...

The Mid-Prairie volleyball team advanced to the bracket play of the River Valley Conference tournament last week, but ended up falling to West Liberty in the first round, ending the tournament short for the Hawks.A pool-play victory over Durant propelled Mid-Prairie into Thursday?s bracket play, but a 21-11, 21-13 sweep by the Comets ended the regular season for the Hawks.?We started off both games trading side ...

Despite taking a strong 35-6 lead over their rival and cruising to a victory, the Demons knew they still had work to do.Washington turned the 29-point lead into a 42-24 victory over Mt. Pleasant on Friday night, but with the biggest game of the year coming up, the Demons aren?t celebrating.?We won, but Mt. Pleasant hasn?t won a game all year,? Washington senior Ethan Hansen said. ?I?m not pleased with this. We ...

It was her final meet at the Washington Golf and Country Club, and it was fitting to see Demon senior Emme Keith pick up All-Conference honors along the way.Keith took seventh place at Thursday?s meet, running a 21:18 at the Southeast Iowa Conference meet, claiming her second-straight All-Conference medal, a big moment for her.?It feels great because it?s my last year, so I wanted to make it count,? Keith said. ...

?Finish it.?That?s what the Washington volleyball team yelled after breaking the huddle before the third set on Thursday night, and on a night they had already made two unlikely comebacks, it was only fitting the Demons were going to need a third.The Demons used a 10-2 run to claim a 26-24 victory in the first set against Southeast Conference opponent Keokuk, and a 13-0 run to take a 25-21 victory in the second ...

There may not have been many who expected this.After earning a trip to the state quarterfinals a season ago, the Washington football team lost a multitude of key contributors who made the postseason run possible.With a new, young quarterback, and a number of question marks surrounding the team, it would have been easy to expect a bit of regression in 2015.The Demons heard that and made it their mission this ...

The Mid-Prairie cross-country team took part in its conference meet on Thursday night, and finished with a pair of top-3 team finishes.The boys? team took second place with 66 points at the River Valley Conference meet in Monticello, finishing behind only Monticello, who claimed the conference title with a score of 38.The team was led by sophomore Peyton Miller, who finished in seventh place overall with a ...