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Demon seventh-grade girls blow out Aldo Leopold

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2699d ago

Washington dominated the first half of a seventh-grade girls? basketball game against visiting Aldo Leopold on Feb. 12, and the Demons rolled to a 35-14 victory.Washington (7-3) jumped out to a 14-0 lead after one quarter of play and led 26-2 at halftime.Brooke Stout had a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Demons, and she also had four steals in the game. Morgan Brinning also scored 10 ...

Highland's Cole takes fifth place at state

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2699d ago

Highland 126-pounder Travis Cole took fifth place at this past weekend?s state wrestling tournament in Des Moines, and Mid-Prairie brothers Phirom and Nearoth Peterschmidt also finished on the medal stand.Cole, ranked ninth in Class 1A, opened the tournament in dominant fashion, with a 16-0 technical fall over Central Lyon-George-Little Rock sophomore Colby McIntire. But Cole lost to fourth-ranked Lane Nichols ...

Keota falls to No. 9 Meskwaki Settlement

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2699d ago

Ninth-ranked Meskawaki Settlement School jumped out to a 13-point lead after one quarter of play, and that lead was too much for Keota to overcome in Friday?s Class 1A Region 5 semifinal. The Warriors held off the Eagles for a 55-49 victory.Sophomore Brooke Sieren scored a career-high 13 points to lead Keota, which finished its season with a record of 15-9. Junior Kelsi Sieren added 12 points and nine rebounds.S...

Washington JV boys fall to rival Panthers

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2699d ago

Washington lost to Southeast Conference rival Mt. Pleasant 61-49 in a junior varsity boys? basketball game on Feb. 8.Sophomore Blake Weidman scored 13 points to lead the Demons, and he also had four rebounds and three assists. Junior Walker Breard added 12 points, eight rebounds and five blocks. Sophomore Gage Redlinger had nine points and six rebounds in the contest, and junior Mason Quigley had eight points ...

Regina pulls away from Highland

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2699d ago

Iowa City Regina pulled away from Highland in the second half of Friday?s Class 2A Region 5 semifinal for a 69-43 win.The Huskies only trailed the Regals by eight points at halftime, but were out-scored 34-16 in the second half.Sophomore Chelsey Lampe scored 11 points to lead Highland, which finished its season with a record of 13-11. Sophomore Sam Dutton added 10 points, while seniors Kassie Vazquez and Kelsey ...

Demon JV boys top Mid-Prairie

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2699d ago

Washington defeated Mid-Prairie 51-42 in a junior varsity boys? basketball game between the two county rivals on Feb. 5.Junior Mason Quigley and sophomore Blake Weidman scored 13 points apiece to lead the Demons (15-3), and junior Walker Breard added 12 points. Weidman also pulled down a team-leading seven rebounds in the contest, and Breard grabbed five rebounds and blocked four shots. Quigley dished out five ...

Washington seventh-grade boys win one of three at Ottumwa

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2699d ago

The Washington eighth-grade boys? basketball team lost the A and B games at Ottumwa on Feb. 4, but the Demons won the C game.Ottumwa defeated Washington 31-20 in the A game. Mason Rich scored six points to lead the Demons (5-3), and he also had two steals and a rebound in the contest. Drake Brezina added five points, three rebounds and two steals, and Noah Enfield had four points and an assist. Tanner Coleman ...

Golden Hawks headed to state

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Senior Mallory McArtor made a pair of free throws in the closing seconds of Saturday?s Class 3A Region 6 final to clinch Mid-Prairie?s 36-32 win over Williamsburg for the school?s first state tournament berth since 2004.The 13th-ranked Golden Hawks led by as many as 14 points in the third quarter, but Williamsburg rallied to within two points with 1:14 remaining in the game. Senior Mariah Swartzentruber made two ...

Grinnell blows out Washington

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2699d ago

Grinnell bolted out to a 16-point lead over visiting Washington after one quarter of play on Friday night, and the Tigers rolled to a 75-45 victory.?They shot it really well,? Washington head coach Bryce Smeins said. ?We turned it over a few times in the first quarter, and they turned those turnovers into transition buckets. They got off to a great start shooting, and that was kind of the ballgame right there.?T...

Highland knocks off Cedar Valley Christian

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2699d ago

Highland trailed visiting Cedar Valley Christian by two points heading into the fourth quarter of Thursday?s Class 1A District 6 quarterfinal, but the home team poured in 30 points in the final stanza to win 81-70.Senior Jake Hootman scored a career-high 33 points to lead Highland (14-8), and he also grabbed seven rebounds. Senior Talon McFarland added 13 points, and junior Josh Brase had 10 points and seven ...

IMS blows out HLV

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2699d ago

IMS used a strong defensive second quarter to pull away from HLV in Thursday?s Class 1A District 7 quarterfinal inside Hillcrest Union, and it went on to blow out the Warriors 85-48.Both teams were hot early. IMS senior Peyton Thompson poured in four 3-pointers and 16 points in the first quarter to help his team to a 26-18 lead after eight minutes of play. But IMS buckled down defensively in the second quarter ...

Keota rallies past Winfield-Mt. Union

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2699d ago

Winfield-Mt. Union led Keota by four points at halftime of Thursday?s Class 1A District 9 quarterfinal, but the Eagles rallied in the second half for a 50-42 win.Keota (18-4) slammed the door defensively on the Wolves in the second half, out-scoring them 27-15 over the game?s final 16 minutes.Junior Kolton Greiner scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Eagles, and he also grabbed eight rebounds. Sophomore ...