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Washington?s Michael Ellingson scores a run for the baseball team during the baseball-softball scrimmage. The baseball team won the scrimmage 6-0 in two innings of play. Washington baseball will open up its season on May 26 at home against Eddyville-Blakesburg. The Washington softball team will open its season the next night, as they travel to take on Columbus on Wednesday. Check out Thursday and Friday?s issues ...

Sports editor Aaron Viner recaps Washington's strong placements at the state track meet as well as previews the Demons' baseball and softball teams.

Volunteers Ruby Brown and Maryanne Garrison set flags on graves in honor of Memorial Day. In Washington, Memorial Day events will be held at 8 a.m. at the Washington Post Office; at 8:30 a.m. on the Crooked Creek bridge; and at 10 a.m. in the Washington High School varsity gym.

Iowa Mennonite has announced Kari Heusinkveld as the new girls? basketball head coach.She served as the varsity assistant last season for IMS, under Aaron Gingerich, who has stepped down from the position.Check out Wednesday?s issue of The Journal for a full story.

Despite rainy conditions, the Washington Demons were able to make their mark at the district meet in Mt. Pleasant on Thursday afternoon.In what Washington boys? track and field head coach Steve Roth called ?the highlight of the night,? the Demon boys? 4 x 200-meter relay took second place at the district meet, earning an automatic bid into the Class 3A state meet next week.The team of Ethan Hanson, Bryce ...

The Mid-Prairie boys? golf team traveled to Solon for its conference meet on Tuesday afternoon, and came away feeling good about themselves.As a team, the Hawks shot a 385, which put them in 13th place, but all 13 teams in the conference ended up within 50 strokes of each other.?I was very pleased with how the boys played today,? Mid-Prairie head coach Kelby Bender said. ?I thought they showed great improvements...

Jacob Lyon and Nathan Arnold from Brighton won the 2015 T-Bone Memorial Team Demolition Derby in Oskaloosa on May 9. It was the first victory for the pair.

The conference losing streak was extended on Thursday afternoon when Mt. Pleasant came to Washington for a match.The Demons managed a goal, but ultimately fell to the Panthers 3-1.Jacob Baughman scored the lone goal of the game for Washington, assisted by Joe Smith on the attempt, as the Demons put nine shots on goal.Freshman keeper Thomas Zimmer posted 15 saves in the effort in net.The Demons (3-8, 0-7 in ...