Washington?s Thomas Bump officially signed with Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo. on Wednesday afternoon, looking to catch on as a linebacker for the Griffons. Bump was a key part of a ferocious Demon defense in 2014, leading the team with 71 tackles and 14 tackles for a loss and four sacks. Bump also led the team with five fumble recovories, returning two of them for touchdowns on the ...
Washington?s Tama Leutele made a committment to Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge on Wednesday afternoon. Leutele appeared in eight games for the Demons this season, and recorded 28 tackles, seven tackles for a loss and two sacks as Washington made a run to the state quarterfinals. Now that the decision has been made, Leutele said he?s a bit relieved to have it all settled. ?It?s a big relief,? ...
The brackets for the Class 1A and Class 2A boys? basketball tournament were released on Wednesday afternoon. Starting in the Class 1A bracket, IMS will have a winnable game against HLV in the first round on Feb. 19, but could run into a tough Montezuma team in the second round. What IMS has going for them is that the potential game with Montezuma would be at a neutral location, so they wouldn?t have to worry ...
Washington?s Tommy Peterson signed his letter of intent to play football at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs next season. Peterson is a two-time All-State lineman, and said he chose to play for the Rievers after his visit. ?I really liked the campus and the coaches,? Peterson said. ?I found out it was for me the minute I went there.? Along with leading the offensive line, Peterson was a ...
Washington quarterback Daryn Sebelius signed to play the same position at Iowa Central Community College in the fall. Sebelius set career highs in passing in a new offensive system in his senior season, passing for 1,832 yards, 16 touchdowns and finishing the year with a 60.6 percent completion percentage. He also ran for 1,127 yards, averaged 7.3 yards per carry and had 17 touchdowns on the ground. ?It?s a ...
Check out the second installment of The Washington Journal sports podcast. Featured in this week's edition is Washington wrestling, Washington boys' and girls' basketball and more.
The Washington Middle School wrestlers wrapped up their regular season on Tuesday afternoon at home. Over the past two tournaments, the Demons went 43-7 in matches, including a 22-4 overall record on Tuesday. A few of the wrestlers will be competing in the AAU District meet, which will be hosted in Washington on Sunday. The top four wrestlers from each weight class will advance to the AAU State meet at ...
It was a big day for area wrestlers at the Southeast Iowa Super Conference tournament on Saturday in Wapello. Columbus and Highland combined to have 10 wrestlers finish with a third-place finish or better at the tournament, including five championships. At 106, Columbus? Josh Keller (35-2 on the season) took first place, winning all three of his matches by fall. At 113, Highland?s Drew West (40-0) finished ...
The pairings for the Class 4A girls? basketball tournament were announced yesterday, and it has the Demons traveling for its first game of the postseason. The Washignton girls? basketball team (4-13) will hit the road to face Knoxville (16-1) on Feb. 18. Knoxville leads the South Central conference along with Class 2A Eddyville Blakesburg (12-8), and Class 3A Davis County, Bloomfield (10-8). The winner of ...
Over the past two weeks, the Washington archers have had a lot of success in front of the target. That success has all three Washington School District teams advancing on to the state competition that will be held in Des Moines on March 7. For the teams from Lincoln Elementary and Washington Middle School, this will be the first trip to the state level, while the high school earned its third berth into the ...
A tough second quarter doomed the Washington girls? basketball team on Tuesday night. Washington only picked up two points in the second frame against Fort Madison, as they fell to the Bloodhounds 56-40 on the road. ?We really played well in the first quarter for the most part, then scored two points in the second quarter and lost some intensity,? Washington head coach Jay Zieglowsky said. ?Then we were ...
It was a night where things were supposed to turn around for the Highland girls? basketball team. After two tough losses to Pekin and Columbus, the Huskies were looking to right the ship against a Lone Tree team that has endured its share of struggles this season. Turns out, it was the wrong night to see them. Lone Tree controlled the entire game, only allowing one lead by the Huskies, as they pulled off a ...
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