Sports

As the Washington boys? soccer team wrapped up its practice on Friday afternoon, the players asked to do the last drill, which focused on getting back on defense, one last time.?They?ve been working hard out here,? first-year head coach Steven Caulk said. ?They?re willing to keep on going.?The Demons are working hard to improve after finishing last season with an 0-10 record.?We struggled last year. I don?t ...

A penalty kick in overtime lifted sixth-ranked West Liberty to a 3-2 win over No. 14 Mid-Prairie on Thursday night.West Liberty scored first in the match between two ranked Class 1A teams, but the Golden Hawks answered to tie the score 30 minutes into the contest. A West Liberty foul gave Mid-Prairie a free kick just outside the penalty area, and junior Austin Errthum placed the ball over the four-man wall and ...

No. 14 Mid-Prairie won its home opener on Monday night, blanking visiting West Liberty 10-0.The Golden Hawks (1-1) jumped out to a quick lead when sophomore Alison Riggan scored with less than a minute gone in the contest on an assist from senior Meghan Redlinger.Redlinger scored the next goal of the match, the first of three on the night for the senior. Riggan scored a pair of goals in the contest, and team ...

The fifth-annual Demon Dash, a four-mile and one-mile run/walk that is a fundraiser for the Washington Community Schools, was held on Saturday, with 143 people participating in the event.Shawn Loy was the winner of the women?s overall title in the four-mile run, as she crossed the finish line in 28:31. She also won the women?s 40-49 age group.Kaitlyn Mitchell won the girls? 10-and-under division in 43:26, and ...

The Washington girls? track and field team had two athletes score in nearly every open event and won three relay races at Saturday?s Falcon Co-Ed Relays in West Burlington, but the Demons still finished second in Class A.Mt. Pleasant won Class A with 214 points, and Washington was second with 131 points.The Demons won the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays. The quartet of Amber Salow, Grace Redlinger, Rachael Hall ...

The IMS girls? track and field team placed in nine events to score 29 points and place sixth out of seven teams at the Danville Invite on Thursday night.The highlight of the night for IMS came in the high jump, where senior Anya Slabaugh cleared 4 feet, 10 inches to break the previous meet record in the event. She took second place to Central Lee?s Britany Mathison, who also cleared 4-10 but missed fewer ...

After losing six seniors from last year?s squad and having just six girls on the roster this season, the Washington girls? golf team entered Thursday?s Keosippi Invitational with a lot of questions.But the Demons, as head coach Leonard Kull had predicted prior to the season opener, proved to be competitive as they took second place at the five-team tournament at the Keokuk Country Club.?I thought it was a good ...

The Washington boys? track and field team won a pair of events and finished fourth in the team standings at Thursday night?s Demon Relays at Case Field.Sophomore Tommy Peterson got the Demons off to a good start, as his career-best throw of 46 feet, 4 inches won the shot put competition.?We?re very pleased with Tommy?s progress,? Washington head coach Steve Roth said. ?Coach [Scott] Danielson has been working ...