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Washington's Ellingson takes fourth in the high jump at all-star track meet

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:04 pm2699d ago

Washington?s Sammy Ellingson tied for fourth place in the high jump as she competed for Team Iowa in Saturday?s Senior All-Star Spotlight Meet at St. Francis University in Joliet, Ill.Ellingson, who cleared 5 feet, 4 inches to take third place in Class 3A at the state track meet last month, cleared 5 feet, 2 inches to tie for fourth place while competing against the best seniors from Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin ...

WACO tops IMS in consolation final

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:04 pm2699d ago

After falling to the host Demons in the first round of the Washington Invite softball tournament on Saturday, IMS met WACO in the consolation final, where the Warriors defeated IMS 10-6.IMS scored a run in the top of the first inning, but WACO answered with two in the bottom of the frame. IMS tied the game in the top of the second, but the Warriors scored two in the bottom of the inning and two more in the third ...

Eagles held hitless in loss at Montezuma

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:04 pm2699d ago

Keota was held without a hit in Monday?s 11-0 five-inning South Iowa Cedar League loss at Montezuma.Junior Kolton Greiner had the best night of any Eagle at the plate, as he drew a pair of walks.The Braves (12-3, 9-1 SICL) broke the game open with six runs in the third inning.Senior Brian Berg started and took the loss for Keota (0-10, 0-10 SICL). He gave up 11 runs, nine of which were earned, on seven hits in ...

Wapello wallops Wildcats

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:04 pm2699d ago

Wapello scored 18 runs in the first three innings of Monday?s Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division baseball game against visiting Columbus and defeated the Wildcats 18-0 in four innings.Wapello pitchers David Brockert and Keegan Lanz did not give up a hit or a walk in four perfect innings. They combined to strike out six Columbus batters.Sophomore Mitchell Griffin started for Columbus and gave up 18 ...

IMS rallies past Danville for non-conference win

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:04 pm2699d ago

IMS rallied past Danville for an 8-5 non-conference victory on Friday night.The Bears scored in both of the first two innings to take a 2-0 lead, and the game was tied 3-3 heading to the seventh inning, but IMS scored five runs in the final frame to get the win.Sophomore Demi Brezina went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple and three RBIs to lead IMS (5-7), and senior Naomi Miller was 4-for-5 with a double. Junior ...

Miscues cost IMS in 5-3 loss to WACO

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:04 pm2699d ago

A pair of IMS errors in the sixth inning allowed WACO to score three runs and break a 2-2 tie, and the Warriors went on to win Thursday?s Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division softball game 5-3.WACO scored a pair of runs in the top of the first inning to take a 2-0 lead, but IMS tied the game in the third inning on junior Jacayla Litwiller?s RBI double and senior Laura Hochstetler?s sacrifice fly. But ...

Highland wins four games at the Jack North Classic

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:04 pm2699d ago

For the first time since Highland began competing at the Jack North Softball Classic in Waterloo, the Huskies won all four of their games.Sophomore pitcher Katie Springer threw a three-hit shutout to lift the sixth-ranked Huskies to a 6-0 win over Aplington-Parkersburg on Friday. Springer struck out three Falcons and did not issue a walk.The game was scoreless until Highland broke through with four runs in the ...

Mid-Prairie wallops Tipton to improve to 9-0 in the CVC

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:04 pm2699d ago

Second-ranked Mid-Prairie rolled to a three-inning 18-1 victory over visiting Tipton in a Cedar Valley Conference softball game at Carr-Vincent-Gould Field on Thursday evening.The Golden Hawks (11-4, 6-0 CVC) scored six runs in the first inning, and then added 12 more in the second. Tipton scored its lone run in the third.Senior Michelle Erwin and sophomore Taylor Kurtz both went 2-for-2 at the plate with a ...

Highland edges Mepo to stay undefeated in conference play

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:04 pm2699d ago

No. 6 Highland squeaked past visiting Mediapolis for a 2-1 victory in a Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division softball game on Thursday night.Sophomore pitcher Katie Springer allowed one run on just three hits as she picked up the win for the Huskies (15-2, 9-0 SEISC North). She struck out nine batters and walked two.Sophomore Courtnee Hahn had a double and drove in a run for Highland, and sophomore ...

Demons split with Fort Madison

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:04 pm2699d ago

After suffering a frustrating 8-6 loss in 12 innings in the opening game of Thursday night?s Southeast Conference softball doubleheader with Fort Madison, No. 12 Washington rebounded with a 7-5 win in the nightcap.The Demons (10-4, 4-2 SEC) missed several chances to win the opening game of the doubleheader in extra innings.Washington played from behind most of the contest, but took a 5-4 lead in the sixth ...

New London sweeps WACO

Ashlee De Wit, Golden Triangle News Service

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:04 pm2699d ago

The dominant pitching and hot bats of the New London softball team were too much for the struggling WACO squad in a varsity twin bill on Wednesday night in Wayland. New London claimed victory in both games by scores of 13-0 and 13-5.The Warriors (3-11, 2-7 SEISC North) had just 10 hits in the two games, and their struggles followed them to the field, where they committed 11 errors on the night.?We?re just kinda ...

IMS' rally at Central Lee falls short

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:04 pm2699d ago

IMS rallied in the seventh inning of Thursday?s non-conference baseball game at Central Lee, but fell short in a 9-8 loss to the Hawks.After Central Lee (3-6) scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 9-6 lead, IMS answered with two runs in the top of the seventh, but fell shy of tying the game.Junior Lane Schrock went 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in two runs for IMS (4-8), and senior ...