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It was a big night for the Mid-Prairie volleyball team on Tuesday night.The Hawks picked up a victory over Durant in the pool play at North Cedar, and advanced to the bracket portion of the tournament which begins on Thursday night.?We recovered quickly from the loss to North Cedar in the first match,? Mid-Prairie head coach Cindi Miller said. ?This was our third time playing Durant and we wanted the win more. ...

Mid-Prairie falls in second-straight week WELLMAN - A last-chance effort fell short for the Mid-Prairie football team on Friday night, as they fell to district foe Central Lee 14-7 at home.The Hawks had the ball at their own 24-yard line with 1:20 left in the game, and drove to their own 47 with 16 seconds left, but a fumble on the next play ended the comeback effort for Mid-Prairie as they dropped their ...

FAIRFIELD ? The frustration in head coach Julianna Berg?s voice was pretty clear after the Demons? 25-13, 25-9, 25-6 loss to Fairfield was pretty straightforward.?Every game is a learning experience,? Berg said. ?Walking away from a game not feeling great about yourself is a time where you can make the most growth. Things are always easy when you?re winning, but it?s how you respond when you aren?t that will say ...

At their home tournament, the Washington volleyball team picked up a win in pool play against Tri-County, and played a number of tough matches as they went 1-3 on the day.After the tournament, Washington sits at 6-21 on the year with a pair of conference matches this week. The Demons need one more win this year to eclipse their win total from last year.In the lone victory on Saturday, the Demons won in straight ...

There was stiff competition in North Linn this weekend as the Mid-Prairie cross-country teams gear up for postseason action.The competition wasn?t enough to scare the Hawks, as the boys? team finished in third place (behind Monticello and Mt. Pleasant), while the girls? team finished in eighth, among a field of 10 state-ranked teams.The boys were led by sophomore Peyton Miller?s time of 16:57 over the 5,000-mete...

The Washington Middle School volleyball teams wrapped up their seasons on Monday night, with the seventh- and eighth-grade teams taking on Fairfield in the finale.The seventh-grade team traveled to Fairfield for their match, where the A team fell in straight sets, 21-17, 22-20 to the Trojans. Taylor Brinning led the way for the team, accounting for eight points, while Sophia Kleese and Emma Nichols each picked ...

The IMS volleyball team ran into a tough Wapello team on Tuesday night, falling in straight sets to the Arrows.Wapello took the match with set victories of 25-9, 27-25 and 25-16, and IMS fell to 8-15 on the season.Jess Bender led the team with eight kills and three blocks, while Alijah Beatty had a team-high 14 assists and Natalie Graber finished with nine digs.IMS will move on to face Columbus at home for ...

Iowa Mennonite junior Drake Brezina has been making an impact for the Clear Creek Amana football team this season.With IMS not having a football program, Brezina has been playing as a running back for the Clippers, and posted a career night on Thursday in a road contest with Davenport Assumption.Brezina ran for 244 yards on 24 carries in the game, scoring his first career touchdown, but the Clippers fell to ...