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There were still two minutes to go in the first half, but Highland girls? basketball head coach Jody Fink seemed to know the gravity of the situation his team was in. Fouls were piling up for the Huskies, and despite an 18-15 lead, Fink knew his team couldn?t afford to send Columbus senior Kelsey Pretz to the line anymore. ?If it turns into a free-throw shooting contest, they are going to win,? Fink yelled to ...

As we get into the heart of the winter sports season, the Washington Evening Journal is pleased to announce a new addition to our coverage of local sports. Beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 27, The Journal will be debuting a weekly podcast dedicated to the coverage of local sports in the area, and we?d love to hear your suggestions. The podcast will be posted once per week on Tuesdays at 4 p.m., and will feature ...

Check out the first edition of The Washington Evening Journal's sports podcast. The podcast will be produced once per week, every Tuesday afternoon, featuring your local sports news, stats and scores from the past week. Featured on this week's edition is a doubleheader between Fairfield and Washington basketball, a doubleheader between Highland and Columbus basketball and more.

Despite a big game burgeoning on the horizon, the Highland boys? basketball team wasn?t looking past anyone on Monday night. The Huskies got out to a fast start and never looked back in an 82-57 victory over Columbus, setting up a big showdown at Lone Tree on Tuesday night. The victory puts Highland at 13-2 overall (11-2 in conference play) and in a tie for first place of the Southeast Iowa Super Conference ...

The game was right there for the taking. Despite trailing by as many as 13 points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Washington boys? basketball team had closed the gap against Fairfield at home on Friday night, and had their chances to take over. Behind a crowd that seemed to come alive in that final eight minutes, the Demons went on a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to close the gap to a one-point ...

Highland senior Morgan Craig signs her letter of intent to play softball at Mount Mercy Universy on Friday afternoon, as her parents, Highland softball head coach Carrie Wieland and Mount Mercy head coach Larry Yoder look on. Craig was second on the team as a junior in batting average (.495) and led the Huskies in on-base percentage (.610). Craig finished last season with 38 RBIs, and 22 stolen bases, as ...

He hasn?t been at the helm for very long, but the Mid-Prairie boys? soccer coach is making plenty of noise for the Golden Hawks. Pat Cady earned an award from the National Federation of State High School Associations and received the Coach of the Year award for Iowa in boys? soccer. ?It?s pretty nice, being just my second year as a head coach,? Cady said. ?It?s quite an honor for me to get this recognition, ...

It was another successful meet for the Washignton junior high wrestlers on Tuesday night when they hosted Fort Madison and Ottumwa on Tuesday night. The Demons went 19-8 as a team and picked up 11 pins on the night, improving them to a team record of 109-53 and 80 pins. Walker and Garrett Ikerd each went 2-0, along with Ben Bohr, Brennan Murphy, Logan Escher, Justin Simmering, Dylan Farmer and Dillan Sanders....