Sports

IMS shakes off the rust with a win at L-M

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

IMS struggled with rust and injuries in its first game after the holiday break on Friday night, but used a late surge to defeat Louisa-Muscatine 56-43.IMS (8-1, 8-1 SEISC North) failed to score over the first five minutes of the third quarter, and the Falcons (2-8, 2-7 SEISC North) closed to within two points. But IMS answered with a 15-5 run to take a 44-32 lead with six minutes remaining in the game.?It was a ...

Demons suffer their first dual meet loss at Fort Madison

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

The 42-16 final score of Washington?s Southeast Conference dual meet loss at Fort Madison on Thursday night may look bad, but had five close matches gone the other way, the outcome could have been reversed.Washington 103-pounder Michael Witt and 138-pounder Mitchell Hora both lost overtime matches. Sophomore 126-pounder Tony Landstrum and freshman heavyweight Darius Stogner both lost by a single point, while ...

Grand Prize winner

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

On Friday, Cindy Kling of Washington, left, received an envelope containing $850 in gift certificates from businesses that participated in the third annual Holiday Punch Card giveaway, presented by the Washington Evening Journal and Washington Main Street. Thousands of entries were made in the giveaway. Each of the 16 participating businesses also drew their own prize winners. The winners are listed in the Dec. ...

Mid-Prairie pulls away from North Cedar

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

No. 8 Mid-Prairie held just a 28-19 lead heading into the fourth quarter of Thursday?s Cedar Valley Conference girls? basketball game at North Cedar, but the Golden Hawks outscored the Knights 22-0 in the final frame to pull away for a 50-19 victory.Senior Jessie Butters scored 10 points to lead a balanced Golden Hawk scoring effort, and she also pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. Senior Kattie Redlinger ...

Demons overcome sluggish start to defeat Tipton

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:02 pm2700d ago

A night after an overtime win at rival Mt. Pleasant, No. 11 Washington got off to a bit of a slow start at Tipton on Saturday, trailing the Tigers 8-7 after one quarter of play.But the Demons outscored Tipton 16-3 in the second frame and rolled to a 46-36 win.?It was one of those typical deals where we had a big emotional overtime victory and then had to try to follow that up the next day,? Washington head ...

Mediapolis blows out IMS

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

No. 3 Mediapolis outscored visiting IMS 21-4 in the second quarter of Thursday?s Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division girls? basketball game, and the Bullettes rolled to a 61-24 victory.Sophomore Heidi Hillyard stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points, 14 rebounds, seven steals, four assists and two blocked shots for Mediapolis (10-0, 10-0 SEISC North). Senior Jessica Holsteen added 11 points and six ...

Columbus falls to W-MU

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

Winfield Mt. Union blew out Columbus 52-30 on Thursday night to extend its winning streak to six games.Senior Cassie Kingery scored 14 points to lead the Wolves (9-3, 9-2 SEISC North), and she also dished out four assists. Senior Alicia Escher added 11 points, 12 rebounds and four steals, while junior Shelby Therme had nine points, 11 rebounds, five steals and three assists in the contest.Senior Megan Pretz ...

Columbus unable to hold off W-MU for first win

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

Columbus led visiting Winfield-Mt. Union 36-35 with four minutes remaining in Thursday?s Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division boys? basketball game, but the Wildcats were unable to hold on for their first win of the season. The Wolves held Columbus to just two points in the final four minutes to win 46-38.Sophomore Chase Finke scored a game-high 16 points on 8-for-9 shooting to lead the Wildcats (0-9, ...

Washington freshman girls? basketball game postponed

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

The Washington freshman girls? basketball team?s game at Mt. Pleasant tomorrow night has been postponed to Monday, Jan. 7. The game will tip off at 6:30 p.m.

Seaton earns letter for Kohawks

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

Jacob Seaton of Riverside recently earned an athletic letter for outstanding participation on the Coe College football team during the 2012 season. Seaton, a 2009 graduate of Highland High School, is the son of Todd and Jackie Seaton.Seaton, a 6-foot-5, 322-pound offensive lineman, helped the Kohawks complete their fourth 10-win season in school history. Coe finished the regular season 10-0 before losing its ...

Keota basketball teams schedule makeup games with Iowa Valley

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

The Keota girls? and boys? basketball teams will make up their home games against Iowa Valley, which were postponed on Dec. 21, on Monday, Jan. 14. The girls? game will tip off at 6 p.m., with the boys? game to follow at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 21 sports cancellations

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

? Highland?s girl-boy basketball doubleheader at Lone Tree scheduled for tonight has been postponed to Thursday, Jan. 3. The girls? game will tip off at 6 p.m. with the boys? game to follow.? Mid-Prairie?s home girl-boy basketball doubleheader with Clear Creek-Amana scheduled for tonight has been postponed. No make-up date has been set.? Keota?s home girl-boy basketball doubleheader with Iowa Valley scheduled ...