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It was a simple but effective message as the Mid-Prairie wrestling team closed up practice for the day on Wednesday afternoon. ?We can all make it.? That?s the mentality that is fueling the Golden Hawks as four of them prepare for the district tournament on Saturday. There will be four wrestlers in each bracket, and the top two will advance to the state tournament, which will begin on Thursday, Feb. 19. ...

The postseason officially begins on Thursday, and two of the hottest area teams will be in action to kick thing off. The WACO girls? basketball team (14-7) will open up its postseason at home against Tri-County (2-19). The Warriors ended the year winning six of its last seven games, a stretch that started after they lost on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer against Highland on the road. ?After the loss at Highland,...

The Washington bowling team celebrated senior night at Lebowski?s on Saturday, but unfortunately the Demons couldn?t pick up the win against Fairfield in the dual. The Washington girls? team fell to the Trojans 2308 to 2015, while the boys? fell to Fairfield 2621 to 2372. In the girls? individual scoring for the Demons, the team was led by senior Kailey Martin?s 316 (170, 146) and senior Ivy Hamilton?s 286 ...

The Washington wrestling team made a return trip to Mediapolis on Tuesday for a regional tournament dual, and fell in the second match-up of the night to end the team dual season. The Demons defeated Albia 39-18 in the first dual of the night, but fell to the host and No. 3 ranked Bulldogs 66-18. Against Albia, Washington opened up the dual with a pair of pin falls from Karlton and Brad Skubal, both coming in ...

After a tough loss on Friday night to Fort Madison, the Demons rebounded one day later. A shuffled starting lineup led to success for the Washington girls? basketball team, as they defeated Tipton on the road, 43-38. ?We changed the starting lineup a little bit after Friday,? Washington head coach Jay Zieglowsky said. ?I think that might have upset the chemistry a little bit, so we didn?t start as well, but ...

It was a tight game through the first half, but after the halftime break, the Mid-Prairie girls? basketball team couldn?t withstand Clear Creek Amana any more. An 8-2 run in the first part of the second half gave CCA all the separation it needed from the Hawks, as they picked up the 62-54 victory on Monday night. ?They?ve got a lot a lot of speed and we did not do a good job of moving our feet on defense,? ...

The Highland wrestling team had four athletes advance to districts over the weekend in a sectional wrestling tournament at English Valleys. Drew and Bryce West each took first place for the Huskies in their brackets, while Zach Kleopfer and Tony Olguin finished in second place to advance. Drew West won his semifinal match by pin fall, and first-place match by a 19-3 tech. fall to win the 113 weight class. ...

Check out this week's edition of The Washington Evening Journal sports podcast. This week I talk about the sectional wrestling tournament from Mediapolis, as well as touch on some playoff previews as the district basketball tournaments get underway on Thursday.