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Hawks pick up weekend sweepThe Mid-Prairie baseball team had a strong weekend on the diamond, convincingly taking two games on Thursday and Saturday.On Thursday, the Hawks had a dominating performance on the mound from sophomore Derek Rich against North Cedar.Rich pitched a three-hit shutout in the contest, striking out 11 batters on the night and not issuing a walk.Offensively, the Hawks had six hits, with ...

Demons drop tournament gamesThe Washington softball team dropped its fourth-straight game over the weekend, falling in a pair of games at a tournament in Oskaloosa.The Demons took on PCM and Wayne on the weekend, and fell to PCM 4-2, and Wayne 11-3.In the game against PCM, freshman Megan Strabala had two of the Demons? five hits, while freshman Megan Mitchell had the lone RBI in the contest.Taylor Dicks went ...

The Demons were collecting hits on Friday afternoon, but couldn?t bring enough of those runners to score in a doubleheader with Mt. Pleasant.Thirteen total base runners were left stranded for the Washington baseball team over the night, as the team was swept 6-4, 7-2 in conference action by the Panthers.?Offensively we were productive, but we needed a big hit to kind of break the game open,? Washington baseball ...

Aaron VinerSports editorWhen it comes to rivalries, there always has to be two sides.With Washington and Mid-Prairie baseball, the Demons have had the Hawks? number in recent memory, including a no-hitter in last year?s contest between the pair.This season, Mid-Prairie (6-6) avenged the loss, and did so in big fashion, capitalizing on multiple Demon mistakes to take the victory 10-3.?It?s only a rivalry if ...

The 2016 football season will see a big change in its postseason structure.Announced on Monday afternoon, the Iowa high school football playoffs will be cut in half, from 32 teams to 16 teams beginning in 2016, in addition to putting one full week in between the postseason rounds.The biggest reason for the change is the player?s safety, according to the Iowa High School Athletics Association.?Today?s actions ...

Thirteen has always been heralded as an unlucky number, and that?s why the Washington softball team is happy to be rid of it.In a weekend tournament in Fairfield, the Demons ended their 13-game losing streak, defeating Davis County 7-2.In the three games, the Demons went 1-2 in the tournament, falling to Cardinal 5-1, and New London 7-0, before picking up the victory.?The win was good, it just wasn?t very ...

Mt. Pleasant defeated Washington 17-0 in the second annual alumni game on a rainy Saturday night at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex. The Panther defense stayed strong all night in a game that was eventually called due to the storms with 7:57 left in the fourth quarter.Washington got the ball first, and the offense, led by 2001 graduate Kelly Williams at quarterback and 2014 graduate Tanner Knupp at running back, ...

Mt. Pleasant Open Bible Church, located at 306 North Cherry Street, will be holding its annual cookie walk on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 8 a.m. to noon with the theme of ?To Grandmother?s House We Go.?The ladies of the church held their first cookie walk 21 years ago. The annual holiday event generates money for a variety of both local and international missionary and charitable needs.