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Van Buren topped Columbus 57-54 in overtime of Friday?s Southeast Iowa Super Conference Shootout game, bringing the Wildcats? eight-game winning streak to an end.Senior Caitlin Chaney scored 13 points to lead the Wildcats (13-8). Senior Megan Pretz added 12 points and 13 rebounds, and junior Martha Anaya had 12 points and seven assists. Sophomore Kelsey Pretz chipped in 10 points and four assists.Senior Hannah ...

Keota used some stingy defense to win Friday?s South Iowa Cedar League game at Montezuma 42-18.The Eagles (12-8, 11-8 SICL) limited the Bravettes to 18 points on 6-for-31 shooting.Sophomore Madison Sheetz scored a game-high 12 points to lead Keota, while freshman Katie Maschmann scored 10 to lead Montezuma (6-16, 5-15 SICL).

No. 11 Mid-Prairie opened up an 11-point lead after one quarter of Friday?s Cedar Valley Conference game at Wilton and never looked back. The Golden Hawks rolled to a 67-47 win.Senior Mariah Swartzentruber scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Golden Hawks (14-5, 10-3 CVC), and senior Jess Butters added a career-high 13 points.Sophomore Grace Austin scored 17 points to lead the ...

Highland gave seventh-ranked Mediapolis all it could handle for three quarters, but the Bulldogs pulled away in the fourth quarter of Thursday?s Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division game for a 56-39 win.The Huskies (10-10, 8-10 SEISC North), who lost 65-27 at Mediapolis on Dec. 18, trailed by two points at halftime and by seven heading into the fourth quarter before the Bulldogs finished the game with ...

The Washington middle school wrestling team wrapped up a successful 2012-13 season when it hosted Burlington, Keokuk and Oskaloosa for a meet on Tuesday night. The Demons won 18 of their 33 matches on the night, and they compiled a record of 227-182 on the season.Eighth-grader Trey Van Weelden went 2-0 on Tuesday night and finished with a perfect record of 18-0 on the season. Twelve of his wins were by fall.?Tre...

The Washington eighth-grade boys? basketball team lost the A game to rival Mt. Pleasant last Thursday, but the Demons came back to win the B and C games.The Washington A team lost to a much taller Mt. Pleasant squad 31-25. Michael Gier had six points, five rebounds and a steal to pace the Demons (4-2). Bryce Sinn added five points, five boards and a theft, and Mason Rich had five points, a rebound and a steal. ...

The Washington girls? and boys? bowling teams both lost to visiting Keokuk in a Southeast Conference dual at Melody Lanes on Saturday.The Demon boys totaled a team score of 2,359, but lost to the Chiefs by 243 pins. Senior Adam Woodson rolled games of 215 and 180, and his two-game series score of 395 led Washington. Senior Dalton Nichols added a 339 series, and senior Shawn Edwards had a two-game total of 336. ...

Columbus held off Wapello in the fourth quarter of Tuesday?s Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division game for a 46-43 victory.Senior Caitlin Chaney scored 12 points to lead the Wildcats (13-7, 11-7 SEISC North), who won their eighth straight game. Sophomore Kelsey Pretz added 11 points, and junior Martha Anaya had nine.Senior Torrie Blake had a game-high 19 points to lead the Arrows (9-11, 8-10 SEISC North).