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Demons open season with second-place finish in Keokuk

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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 ...

Girls roll to third-straight Demon Relays title

Travis J. Brown, Journal Sports Editor Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:03 pm2699d ago

Washington left no doubt which school had the best girls? track and field team at Thursday?s home Demon Relays. The Demons dominated, amassing 220.5 team points and finishing 68.5 points ahead of second-place Fairfield.?That was awesome. Amazing,? junior sprinter Dema Giardino said after the team scores had been announced following the meet. ?I don?t even think we came out here knowing we would get that many ...

IMS blows out Wapello 13-0

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:03 pm2699d ago

The ninth-ranked IMS boys? soccer team rebounded from a tough season-opening loss with a 13-0 blowout win at Wapello in Thursday?s conference opener.IMS (1-1) quickly put pressure on Wapello?s defense, and IMS senior Justin Boller opened the scoring when he headed a crossing ball from teammate Spencer Schrock into the goal. Minutes later, Schrock sent another cross into the face of the goal, where it spun into ...

Only six golfers on Washington?s roster

Travis J. Brown, Journal Sports Editor

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:03 pm2699d ago

Last year, the Washington girls? golf team had six seniors on its roster. This year, the Demons have six golfers total out for the team.?When we had our first meeting, I said, ?Welcome to the varsity. You guys are it,?? Washington head coach Leonard Kull said. ?And a couple of them looked at me like, ?Wow.? [But now] I think they?ve accepted it.?The Demons lost seniors Abby Threlkeld, Shannyn Paul, Emily Zehr, ...

Washington seventh-grade girls' basketball team wins four tournaments

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:03 pm2699d ago

The Washington Hoorah, a local seventh-grade girls? basketball team, played in 10 tournaments this past season, winning four tournaments and finishing second twice.

Warmer weather expected for Thursday's Demon Relays

Travis J. Brown, Journal Sports Editor

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:03 pm2699d ago

With a high temperature of 61 degrees forecast for Washington on Thursday ? the warmest day of 2013 so far ? the Washington boys? and girls? track and field teams are set to take advantage of the pleasant conditions when they host their co-ed Demon Relays at Case Field.?We?re excited to have a nice day,? Washington head boys? track and field coach Steve Roth said. ?I think we deserve one.?The Demon track teams ...

IMS falls to Solon in season opener

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IMS and Solon, both of which were ranked in the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association preseason rankings, met in Monday?s season opener in Solon, with the 14th-ranked Spartans topping No. 9 IMS 2-1.Solon took a 2-0 lead early in the second half, but the visitors nearly rallied to tie the game. On a run toward the goal midway through the second half, IMS senior Dillon Bender was tripped outside of the ...

Local bowler takes second place at statewide youth tournament

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Riley Lambert, a youth bowler from Washington, recently took second place in the boys? under-12 division in the Iowa state finals of the national Pepsi tournament, which was held at May City Lanes in Cedar Rapids on March 23-24. For his second-place finish, Lambert was awarded a $330 scholarship.The tournament is scratch competition (no handicap), and Lambert rolled games of 194, 234 and 148 for a 576 series. He ...

Washington track teams to hold Run Down Cancer event

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:03 pm2699d ago

When the Washington girls? and boys? track and field teams host the Demon Relays on Thursday, April 4, it will also be Run Down Cancer night. The meet will begin at 5 p.m.In conjunction with the track meet, there will be a bake sale, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. T-shirts and pink shoelaces will also be sold to raise funds to fight cancer.The meet is Washington?s Senior Night, and after ...

Expectations haven't changed for the Demons

Travis J. Brown, Journal Sports Editor

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:03 pm2699d ago

After going to the state tournament five years in a row and winning four straight Southeast Conference titles, those have become the annual expectations for the Washington boys? golf team.?We have high expectations,? Washington head coach Mark Berhow said. ?We have expectations that we should win the conference. We fully expect to get back to state again.?The Demons lost three of their top four golfers from ...

Demon Dash to be held April 6

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:03 pm2699d ago

The fifth-annual Demon Dash, a four-mile or one-mile run/walk that is a fundraiser for the Washington Community Schools, will be held on Saturday, April 6. All proceeds will be spent on the improvement of physical fitness of the students of Washington schools.Race-day registration will begin at 8 a.m., and the race will start at 9 a.m. at the Washington High School. The four-mile course will take participants ...

Williamsburg Invite track meet canceled

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:03 pm2699d ago

The Williamsburg Invite, which the Washington boys? and girls? track and field squads were scheduled to attend on Tuesday, April 2, has been canceled. The meet will not be made up.The next competition for both squads will be on Thursday, when the teams host the co-ed Demon Relays at Case Field. That meet will begin at 5 p.m., and will be the Senior Night for both teams as well as the Run Down Cancer event.