Sports

The Washington seventh-grade boys? basketball team won all three of its games at Ottumwa on Tuesday night.The Demon A team blew out the Bulldogs 48-28.?We worked well as a team and took good shots at the basket within our offense,? Washington head coach Mark Berhow said.Jaivonn Willis had a double-double of 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead Washington (4-2). Zeb Roos added nine points, while Dalton Meyers and ...

Washington head girls? basketball coach Phil Long changed full-court presses at halftime of Saturday?s Hall of Pride exhibition game at WACO, and the Demons limited the Warriors to just 10 points in the second half as they rallied for a 50-34 victory.?In the first half, we put a scramble full-court press in, which we?d never run before,? Long said. ?The night we got a chance to scout WACO, Louisa-Muscatine never ...

Ninth-ranked Mid-Prairie held just a three-point lead over West Liberty at halftime of Monday?s season opener inside Tim Grady Gymnasium, but the Golden Hawks pulled away in the second half for a 48-30 win.?This was your typical first game,? Mid-Prairie head coach Marc Pennington said. ?We were pretty ragged early, but had a really nice stretch in the second half. Our defensive pressure forced 24 West Liberty ...

The Washington seventh-grade boys? basketball team won one of three games at rival Mt. Pleasant on Thursday night.Mt. Pleasant defeated the Demon A team 55-44.?We had some struggles handling the ball and making good passes,? Washington head coach Mark Berhow said. ?I was proud to see us battle to the end in the fourth quarter. We learned a lot about what skills we need to improve.?Jaivonn Willis and Dalton ...

IMS had a scoring drought that lasted nearly a quarter and a half in Friday night?s season opener at Wapello, and the Arrows defeated the visitors 48-21.IMS trailed Wapello 11-8 midway through the second quarter, but wouldn?t score again until the start of the fourth quarter. By that time, the host Arrows had built a 36-8 lead.?The girls hung in there early on and kept it close, but our carelessness with the ...

Louisa-Muscatine defeated WACO 50-43 on Friday night in Wayland in the season opener for both squads.Sophomore Aaliyah Brown scored 14 points to lead the Warriors (0-1, 0-1 SEISC North), and sophomore Erika Leichty added seven points. Junior Jaelyn Unternahrer chipped in six points, and sophomore Jennie Greene had five.Sophomore Lauren Hargrave scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Falcons (1-0, 1-0 SEISC ...

Washington trailed rival Mt. Pleasant by just one point heading into the fourth quarter of Thursday?s eighth-grade girls? basketball game, but the Panthers pulled away in the final period for a 34-28 win.Even though the Demons fell to 0-5 on the season, head coach Angie Shrader was pleased with her team?s effort.?This was the best game the girls have played all season,? she said. ?They played hard from start to ...

The Jingle Bell 5K and one-mile fun run will be held in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 24. The 5K run/walk will begin on the Washington square at 9 a.m., and the course travels through Sunset Park.Runners and walkers of all ages are encouraged to participate, and costumes are also encouraged. There will be four classes: 10-and-under, 11-19, 20-40 and 41-and-up. Medals will be awarded to the first- and second-place ...