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It is hard to believe we are so far into December already. The days are going by too fast. Before we know it 2011 will be history.Daughter Verena will be 14 on Saturday, Dec. 10. It seems just a few short years ago that she was born. Our two older daughters, Elizabeth and Susan, were born on my parents? farm. Verena was the first to be born on our first property that we bought.I remember how big the house ...

Things got clicking early for the Fairfield bats in a softball doubleheader on Thursday.The Trojans jumped out early in Game 1 of a conference twinbill against Washington, as they swept the Demons by scores of 9-2 and 5-3, to open their conference season at 2-0.?Everybody would like to start 2-0,? Fairfield head coach Bob Bradfield said. ?They were good wins for us. The second game wasn?t very pretty, but we ...

It?s been a rough stretch for the Washington softball team over the past week.The Demons dropped both their games on Saturday in Oskaloosa, before falling in a pair of conference games at Keokuk on Monday night, putting them in the middle of a nine-game losing streak.Washington (1-9, 0-6 in conference play) has only scored more than three runs once this season, scoring 15 against Columbus in a season-opening ...

Early offense was the perfect recipe for a young Washington softball team on Wednesday evening.The Demons plated 10 runs in the first two innings in the season opener against Columbus, en route to a 15-3 victory in five innings.?I really liked the way we were swinging the bats,? Washington head coach Angie Shrader said. ?We weren?t necessarily crushing the ball, but we put it in play and that?s what we needed ...

If you are out by Highland High School this summer, don?t be alarmed if you hear shouts and chants in the air.That?s just the product of a successful softball team.Having cemented itself as one of the top softball programs in the state, one of Highland?s most identifiable habits is the cheering that comes out of the Huskies? dugout, every game, and if they aren?t the best team in the state, they are certainly ...

Earlier in the season, Leonard Kull knew he might have a special group with him.The Washington girls? golf head coach had the idea that great things could happen with his team, and Tuesday helped remove any doubt that may have been lingering.The Demons went to St. Andrews golf course in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, and took a decisive regional final victory, posting an 18-hole team score of 340, 56 strokes better ...

After scoring the opening goal of the game, things went from bad to worse for the Washington boys? soccer team.Khaven Wagenknect headed in a ball to give the Demons a 1-0 lead in a district matchup with Fort Madison on Tuesday, but that wouldn?t hold.Fort Madison responded with five unanswered goals before Washington?s Christian Mejia found the back of the net with eight seconds left, giving the Demons a ...

The Demons were their own worst enemy on Tuesday night.Multiple defensive errors in the season-opener led to Eddyville-Blakesburg picking up enough runs to hand the Washington baseball team a 7-6 home loss in the contest.?We obviously are capable of playing better defensively,? Washington baseball head coach Nathan Miller said. ?That?s the nice thing about playing tomorrow too, we get to jump back on the horse. ...