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Quite simply, it was a crazy final minute at Highland on Monday night. The host Huskies were tied with WACO with 1:04 left to play, but Highland?s Chelsey Lampe had just fouled out, sending WACO?s Aaliyah Brown to the line for a one-and-one situation. Brown missed the free throw, but Highland was left without the girl, Lampe, who is typically the catalyst for the Huskies? offense. ?It was hard to watch it, ...

The Highland boys? basketball team comes into each game with one goal, according to Huskie junior Tucker Hall. It?s safe to say it was successful on Monday night, as Hall hit five 3-pointers in the first half, leading Highland to a 63-45 home victory over WACO. ?We come into every game with the idea that we know we can shoot the ball, and we share the ball,? Hall said. ?Trent (Lasek) likes giving me the ball, ...

A tough fourth quarter downed the Washington boys? basketball team on Friday night against Ottumwa. The Demons kept things tight throughout the game, but fouls caught up to them in the final stanza, and they couldn?t recover, falling 70-52 in the road contest. Two starters, Daryn Sebelius and Thomas Bump, and a key reserve, Jack Giardino, fouled out of the game for the Demons, in a game that saw Washington ...

In a pair of games over the weekend, the results couldn?t have been more different for the Washington girls? basketball team. The Demons struggled from the floor, shooting 20 percent in a 54-33 loss on Friday night against Ottumwa, but turned things around on Saturday, scoring a season-high 57 points in a victory over Oskaloosa. The 1-1 weekend moves Washington to 4-8 on the season. ?We?ve got some girls ...

The Washington Demons might have their sights set on another conference title, but they aren?t overlooking anything quite yet. On Tuesday night, the Demons picked up three dual victories to put them at 19-1 for duals on the season. Washington defeated English Valleys 56-18, Tipton 59-22 and Lone Tree 69-6 on the night, with the Demons as a team going 20-3 in non-forfeit matches. The Demons had nine wrestlers...

The Mt. Pleasant girls? basketball team was clicking on all cylinders on Friday night in a 73-39 victory over Washington. The Panthers used constant pressure and a balanced scoring attack to hand the Demons their third loss in the Southeastern Conference. MPCHS soared through the first quarter with 27 points, against a team that has proven to be one of the best defensive teams in the conference. Hannah Becker ...

It was a tough task that the WACO girls? basketball team was faced with Tuesday night. Despite not coming out with the victory over the Class 3A ranked Mediapolis Bulletes, there were many positives that WACO head coach Shannon Rugg came out with. ?Hopefully we got better in some areas,? Rugg said. ?We did some good things tonight and we took the ball to the hole better than we had all year. It didn?t always ...

Washington put itself on the fast track to a conference title on Thursday night. The Demon wrestlers went into a tough dual against Fort Madison knowing it would take everything to defeat the Bloodhounds, and came home with a 40-31 dual victory, putting them at 16-1 overall and 3-0 in conference. ?It was nice to get back on the mat,? Washington head coach Brent Van Weelden said. ?We hadn?t been practicing a ...