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Washington eighth-grader Noah Bruns took sixth place in the Junior Boys? division at Tuesday?s Iowa Association of Track Coaches Pentathlon Championships, which were held at Case Field.Bruns scored 2,123 points after finishing sixth in the 100-meter hurdles (16.18 seconds), sixth in the high jump (4 feet, 10 inches), eighth in the long jump (15 feet, 5 inches), ninth in the 400-meter dash (1:00.30) and 13th in ...

Less than a week after the neighboring schools battled to a 1-1 tie, the sixth-ranked IMS boys? soccer team defeated No. 12 Mid-Prairie 3-1 in a Class 1A substate semifinal on Wednesday night.Mid-Prairie (8-3-2) came out strong, but the IMS back line of Justin Boller, Cody Miller, Jameson Lammer and Kirby Shetler made it difficult for the Golden Hawks to get any clean shots. Senior goalkeeper Joel Shetler, who ...

Washington?s Megan Buitendorp and Sarah Waite both said that they are nervous to play in next week?s Class 4A state golf tournament.They have reason to be. Neither expected to be playing at the Ames Golf and Country Club next Tuesday and Wednesday.?I never thought I?d ever make it to state,? said Buitendorp, a junior.Buitendorp?s best 18-hole score coming into this season was a 90. And Waite had only played in ...

Washington?s Dillon de Perrot recently received first team all-state honors from the Iowa High School Golf Coaches Association.The senior finished ninth in the final IHSGCA individual rankings with an adjusted score of 39.81 for nine holes. The top 10 golfers in the final rankings receive first team all-state honors, and the next 10 golfers are named to the second team.?That?s a good honor for Dillon,? Washingto...

Paul Shakov was the overall male winner of the Riverside Trail Race 5K, which was held on Saturday, while Wendy Nolan was the overall female winner.Shakov crossed the finish line in 19:17, one second ahead of Tucker Hall, who won the 19-and-under age group. Caleb Brase finished second in the 19-and-under age group in 22:30. Steve Wyat won the men?s 20-29 age group in 22:06. Brett Kiene won the men?s 30-39 ...

Washington?s postseason drought had been so long that head boys? soccer coach Steven Caulk didn?t even know the program had ever won a playoff match.The Demons hadn?t won in the postseason since 2008, but they ended a four-year postseason losing streak with a 4-1 win at Fort Madison in Tuesday?s Class 2A substate quarterfinals.?To be honest with you, I wasn?t even aware that they?d won in 2008,? said Caulk, who ...

Neighboring schools IMS and Mid-Prairie played to a 1-1 tie in a non-conference boys? soccer match in Wellman on Thursday evening.No. 13 Mid-Prairie (7-2-2) scored first when junior Austin Errthum crossed a ball into the box where junior Wyatt Cady knocked the ball into the goal to put the Golden Hawks up 1-0.After that, the IMS back line of Justin Boller, Cody Miller, Jameson Lammer and Kirby Shetler shut down ...

Washington took a lead early in Monday?s season-opener at Columbus and then poured on runs late to win 11-1 in six innings.Washington senior Maddie Bohr led off in the top of the first inning with a walk, and she stole second base. Senior Sammy Ellingson followed with a single, and she swiped second as well. Both Bohr and Ellingson scored on junior Stephanie Fishback?s double.Columbus, which finished last ...