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Senior Hannah Gingerich?s free throw with no time remaining lifted IMS to a thrilling 58-57 win over rival Lone Tree on Friday night.With the game tied at 57, IMS held for the final shot. When sophomore Hannah Miller?s jumper rattled off the rim, Gingerich crashed the offensive boards. She grabbed the ball and went back up, but was fouled just a fraction of a second before the final buzzer sounded. She was ...

Senior Talon McFarland scored a career-high 22 points to lead Highland to a 64-55 win at Columbus on Friday night.Junior Josh Brase added 13 points for the Huskies (2-1, 1-1 SEISC North), and senior Jake Hootman had 12 points and five assists. Senior Trent Megchelsen had six points to go with 10 rebounds.Junior Kenan Todd scored 21 points to lead Columbus (0-3, 0-2 SEISC North). Sophomore Chase Finke added 12 ...

Lynnville-Sully defeated Keota 47-41 on Friday night to snap the Eagles? 25-game conference winning streak.Junior Luke Lyle scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Eagles (1-1, 1-1 South Iowa Cedar League), and sophomore Nate Owen added 10 points and eight boards.Senior T.J. Cunningham?s game-high 15 points led the Hawks (1-0, 1-0 SICL), and freshman Connor Cullen came off the bench to add 11 ...

Lynnville-Sully defeated Keota 38-28 in a low-scoring South Iowa Cedar League contest on Friday night.Junior Kelsi Sieren had 13 points, eight rebounds and five steals to lead the Eagles (1-2, 1-2 SICL), and sophomore Madison Sieren added seven points.Junior Cassie Cullen had a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Hawks (2-1, 2-1 SICL), and sophomore Madison Rasmusson added 10 points.

Junior Kristin Davis? last-second 3-pointer fell short as time ran out, and IMS lost to visiting English Valleys 46-43 on Saturday.Junior Olivia Yutzy scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead IMS (1-4). Sophomore Riley Schmieder added 10 points and six rebounds, and sophomore Hannah Miller had seven points.Sophomore Rylee Voss scored a game-high 23 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had six steals to lead ...

Ryan Reighard, a seventh-grader at Washington Middle School, has been selected to compete in Football University?s second national championship tournament. The tournament will feature the nation?s top sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from around the United States, playing in a single elimination, multi-round tournament. Over 12,000 players tried out for the tournament, but only 6,000 were selected.Reighard, ...

The Washington wrestling team opened its season on Thursday night by blowing out Louisa-Muscatine and Highland in a double dual at Highland High School. The Demons defeated the Falcons 63-18 and topped the Huskies 62-15.?We went out and I was a little bit concerned about how good of shape we were going to be in, and I think we were in a little better shape than I thought we were going to be in,? Washington head ...

Mt. Pleasant 138-pounder Rob Pohren pinned his Columbus opponent, Mitchell Roush, in the first match of the night, setting the tone for Mt. Pleasant?s season-opening dual against the Wildcats last night.The Panthers went on to win by a score of 63-15.?It?s always good to get a win in the first dual of the season,? Mt. Pleasant head coach Anthony Blint said. ?In the first dual, you also get to see things that ...