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Doreo and Adamsn lead Highland past West Burlington

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

Senior Kelsey Doreo and freshman Cheyann Adamson both had double-doubles to lead Highland to a 55-27 non-conference win over visiting West Burlington on Thursday night.Doreo had 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks to lead the Huskies (8-5), and Adamson, who was making her first career start, had a career-high 14 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals. Junior Kaitlin Hora, who was also making her ...

Fairfield sweeps Demon seventh-grade girls

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

The Washington seventh-grade girls? basketball team suffered three losses to visiting Fairfield in its season opener on Thursday night.The Washington A team lost to Fairfield 28-17. Brooke Stout had six points, 12 rebounds and two steals to lead the Demons. Morgan Brinning added four points and two rebounds, and Sarah Nacos had three points and three boards. Megan Mitchell and Megan Strabala chipped in two ...

Panthers top Warriors in overtime

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

Visiting Pekin edged WACO 57-53 in overtime on Thursday night in Wayland.Junior Cade Millikin scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Panthers (7-4, 6-4 SEISC North). Junior Brody Long added 17 points, and senior Graham Wittrock chipped in 12.Senior Tyler Ayers had 15 points, six assists, four rebounds and four steals to lead WACO (4-8, 4-6 SEISC North), which lost its fourth straight game. Senior Klinton ...

Pekin edges WACO

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

WACO and Pekin were tied with six minutes remaining in Thursday?s Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division girls? basketball game in Wayland, but the visiting Panthers pulled away down the stretch for a 42-36 victory.Freshman Gwynne Wright scored a game-high 19 points to lead Pekin (6-7, 6-6 SEISC North), which snapped a four-game losing streak. Freshman Beth Atwood added seven points, six rebounds and ...

Washington eighth-graders win two of three at Fairfield

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

The Washington eighth-grade boys? basketball team opened its season by winning two of its three games at Fairfield on Thursday night.The Demon A team defeated the Trojans 47-41. Mason Rich scored 15 points to lead Washington, and he also had two assists, a steal and a rebound. Drake Brezina added eight points and four rebounds, and Noah Enfield had eight points, two assists, two rebounds and a steal. Michael ...

Golden Hawks win the Clear Creek-Amana Classic

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

The Mid-Prairie wrestling team crowned five individual champions en route to the team title at Saturday?s Clear Creek-Amana Classic.Mid-Prairie 113-pounder Josh Murphy, 138-pounder Kendall Bontrager, 152-pounder Miguel Sanchez, 182-pounder Phirom Peterschmidt and 195-pounder Nearoth Peterschmidt each went undefeated on the day to win their respective weight classes. Golden Hawk 106-pounder Ryan Errthum, 126-pound...

Water Sharks take third in Cedar Rapids

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

The Washington Community Y Water Sharks swim team took third place out of four teams at a meet at the Helen G. Nassif YMCA in Cedar Rapids on Saturday.The host Cedar Rapids Sharks rolled to victory with 5,399.5 points, and the Walnut Creek Dolphins from Des Moines took second with 2,769 points. The Water Sharks were third with 1,340.5 points, and the Black Hawk County Pirates were fourth with 1,183 points.The ...

Washington JV girls defeat rival Mt. Pleasant

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

The Washington junior varsity girls? basketball team built an 11-point halftime lead at Mt. Pleasant on Friday and then held off the rival Panthers in the second half for a 46-34 win.?Overall, it was probably our best game of the year,? Washington head coach Jay Zieglowsky said. ?We had two juniors who played two quarters apiece, and they played in the first half. We were up by 11 points at halftime and won by ...

Golden Hawks overcome slow start to top Wilton

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

After a sluggish start, No. 8 Mid-Prairie used a 52-19 blitz during the second and third quarters to defeat Wilton 61-34 on Tuesday night for its fifth-consecutive win.The visiting Beavers (1-10, 0-7 Cedar Valley Conference) jumped out to a 7-2 lead after one quarter, but the Golden Hawks outscored Wilton 27-7 in the second. Mid-Prairie led by as many as 30 points in the second half.?We were a little lethargic ...

Demon JV girls win their third straight game

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

The Washington junior varsity girls? basketball team picked up its third-straight win with a 36-14 victory at Tipton on Saturday.?Coming off of a big game on Friday night it?s hard to turn around and hop on a bus and go to a non-conference game on Saturday, but I thought we played well,? Washington head coach Jay Zieglowsky said.Sophomore Sydney Hoffman scored 11 points to lead the Demons (6-6), and she also ...

No. 4 Mediapolis blows out Columbus

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

Columbus suffered a 63-33 loss at No. 4 Mediapolis on Tuesday night.Sophomore Andrea Larson had 15 points, eight rebounds and four steals to lead the Bullettes (11-1, 11-0 SEISC North), who bounced back from Saturday?s loss to Mid-Prairie. Sophomore Heidi Hillyard added nine points, six assists, five rebounds and three steals, and senior Jessica Holsteen had nine points, four assists and four steals.Senior ...

Golden Hawks hand No. 4 Mediapolis its first loss

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

Eighth-ranked Mid-Prairie avenged one of its losses from a year ago, defeating previously unbeaten and fourth-ranked Mediapolis 40-31 on Rivalry Saturday at Cornell College.The Golden Hawks (6-2) jumped out to a 12-6 lead after one quarter and then used a 12-0 run in the second to build a 24-9 halftime lead. Mid-Prairie?s defense held the Bullettes to 3-for-18 shooting in the first half.Mediapolis (10-1) closed ...