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After going 10-0 in conference play last season, it would be easy to see expectations soar for the Keota volleyball team.The Eagles ran through the South Iowa Cedar Conference last season en route to an 18-7 record in 2014, but with six seniors graduating, a lot of young players will have to step up for Keota to stake another claim to the conference title.Leading the charge will be two seniors, Abby Schulte and ...

With the school year fast approaching, the Washington cross-country team is hitting the ground running.The Demons return a pair of All-Conference runners this season in senior Emme Keith and junior Owen Horak, and sights are set high for the Demon runners.?Definitely I want to make it to state and drop my time some,? Keith said. ?Since the mileage changed, I?m hoping to go between 17 or 18 minutes.?The change ...

With a new season and a lot of returners, teamwork is going to be the most important thing for the Washington volleyball team in 2015.The Demons lose four seniors from last season, but with a crew determined to better its 6-23 record from 2014, they are entering the season trying to add cohesion to the team.?I think that one of the big lessons for us is, ?are we having fun??? Washington volleyball head coach ...

In the defensive backfield, a lot of attention goes to interceptions and tackles, but for Washington football, the focus is on the ground this season.?Our biggest thing we need to work on is our feet,? Washington defensive backs coach Josh Riffle said. ?When you look at the pros, they say ?you don?t pay us for our interceptions, you pay us for our feet,? and that?s what we are working on. We?ve spent more time ...

RIVERSIDE ? The Highland High School wrestling team will travel out of state for a tournament this season.Wrestling coach Clint Jones asked the school board for permission to travel to the tournament at the meeting Monday evening. He also told the board a little bit about the tournament.?We?ve been fortunate to be invited to a wrestling tournament in Harrisonville, Mo., to participate in a two-day wrestling ...

Returning the district?s skill player of the year would be cause for any football team to be hopeful entering a new season, but that buck doesn?t stop there for the Sigourney-Keota football team.Senior Peyton Crawford will headline a Cobra offense that will look to make another trip to the playoffs in November, and he says the experience the team gained last season will only help.?It?s going to help us a lot, ...

Peyton Miller has been staying active on the track this summer.The Mid-Prairie sophomore competed in the USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships which were held at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville from July 27 to Aug. 2.After qualifying in the 15-16-year-old age division in the Region 8 qualifier, Miller ended up in 37th place in the 800-meter run at the meet, and 42nd in the ...

Members of the Washington girls? basketball team have been active this summer, playing in a number of weekend tournaments. Most recently, the girls went 2-1 in an Aug. 9 tournament in Davenport to wrap up the summer schedule. The team outscored their opponents 134-77 in the three games. Pictured above (from L-R) are Coach Deran DeLong, Brynna DeLong, Lexi Redlinger, Morgan Kimball, Morgan Brinning, Addie Pacha, ...