The Washington Evening Journal sports podcast looks at Week 2 of the football season with Washington's big 42-14 victory over Marion.Check back next week for a recap of Washington volleyball's home opener and for cross-country results of the past week.
The Marion football team will be without its head man on Friday night when the Indians take on Washington at Case Field, according to the Metro Sports Report in Cedar Rapids.Marion athletic director Corby Laube confirmed to the media outlet that Tony Perkins, who has coached at Marion for 16 years, will not be on the sidelines for the game against the Demons, nor will his brother, Nick Perkins.Laube also said ...
It was almost as if a switch was flipped at halftime.The Washington football team scored on its first possession of the ball game, but couldn?t muster any more points the rest of the first half.After the break, the Demons put their foot on the pedal.A 35-point outburst in the second half helped Washington (1-1) defeat Marion (0-2) 42-12 on Friday night, in a game the Demons knew they needed to have.?After ...
New London downs ColumbusNEW LONDON ? The New London and Columbus football teams put on a show for four quarters on Friday night, in a game that would see the Tigers pull off a 28-14 victory behind a bruising rushing attack.The two teams traded touchdowns early. Columbus scored on a Carter Colby QB sneak and a 32-yard run by Maurico Ramirez and New London got their only passing touchdown of the game, a 26-yard ...
Last season, the old adage of ?defense wins championships? held true.During the Washington football team?s stretch of winning seven of eight games, before falling to Pella in the state quarterfinals, the defense was a key part of the Demons? success.Over that eight-game stretch, Washington?s defense held opponents to 19.8 points per game, while outscoring opponents by an average of 24.1 points per game.After ...
Things couldn?t have been much closer on Thursday night.In the decisive fifth game between Mid-Prairie and Wilton, the Hawks were on the cusp of completing a comeback that seemed unlikely not 10 points before.Down 10-5 in the fifth set, the Hawks rallied for nine of the next 10 points to set up match point with a 14-11 lead. After Wilton battled back to make it 14-13, a kill attempt seemed to seal the game for ...
Offices in the Henry County Courthouse will be closed Monday, Dec. 19, from 12 noon until 1 p.m. for the employees? Christmas lunch.Regular office hours will resume at 1 p.m.
PEKIN ? The Washington cross-country team endured another hot night in the Demons? second meet of the season.After competing at IMS on Tuesday, the Demons went to Pekin on Thursday night, where the heat didn?t slow them down.Washington sophomore Brennan Horak saw his time cut by a minute from Tuesday?s meet as he led the boys? team with a 17th place finish. After running a 19:34 at IMS, he ran an 18:55 at Pekin ...
The Washington volleyball team didn?t get off on the right foot over the weekend.The Demons opened their season at a tournament in Grinnell on Saturday, and fell in the four matches they played against Centerville, Clear Creek-Amana, Iowa Valley and the host Tigers, only claiming one set on the day.Washington opened up the day with a match against Centerville, which saw a quick set victory.The Demons claimed a ...
The Washington Evening Journal sports podcast returns with Fall sports, and opens the fall season with a look back on last Friday's football games.Check back next week for a volleyball and cross-country recap of the past week.
The season opened up for a pair of strong cross-country teams on Tuesday afternoon.Mid-Prairie sent its boys? and girls? runners to Williamsburg to open the season, and came away with a pair of top-5 team finishes and three top-5 individual finishes on the afternoon.The Golden Hawks? boys? team took second overall at the meet (finishing 12 points behind Mt. Pleasant) and was led by senior Ryan Errthum?s ...
It was a big tournament for the Washington volleyball team on Tuesday evening.The Demons went to Wapello for an early-season tournament, and came away with three victories, which matches half of the team?s win total from a season ago.After falling in the first four matches of the season at Grinnell, the Demons bounced back for three straight-set victories against Central Lee, Columbus and English Valleys, ...
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