Sports

Bohr signs with Lindenwood University

Travis J. Brown, Journal Sports Editor Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

After his team finished 16-32 in its first season at the NCAA Division II level this spring, Lindenwood University head softball coach Don Loberg set out to recruit players who he felt could help the Lions become more competitive.And he felt that Washington?s Maddie Bohr, who signed a letter of intent on Wednesday morning to attend Lindenwood on a softball scholarship, was one of those players.?She is such a ...

Highland-Mepo girls' hoops game postponed

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

Because top-ranked Mediapolis is playing No. 5 Spirit Lake in the Class 2A state championship football game this afternoon at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, tonight?s girls? basketball game between Mediapolis and Highland, which was scheduled to be played at Highland, has been postponed until Jan. 31.

Washington seventh-graders win two games over Keokuk

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

The Washington seventh-grade boys? basketball team won two of three games over visiting Keokuk on Tuesday night.Washington led by just four points at halftime of the A game, but the Demons (3-1) held the Chiefs to just 10 points in the second half as they pulled away for a 51-29 win.?It was close for three quarters, but we pulled away with aggressive defense and solid offense,? Washington head coach Mark Berhow ...

Dillon's last-second basket ties Demons with West Branch

Travis J. Brown, Journal Sports Editor

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

Washington senior Beth Dillon drove the baseline for a layup with two seconds remaining that tied the Demons 16-16 with West Branch at Tuesday night?s Mid-Prairie Jamboree.Washington head coach Phil Long said his team was lucky to get the tie.?If you look at the stat line, I don?t know how we didn?t get blown out by 20,? Long said. ?But we got a tie, and the kids got a chance to put the uniform on.?Washington ...

Four Keota netters receive All-SICL honors

Travis J. Brown, Journal Sports Editor

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

Four Keota athletes were honored when the South Iowa Cedar League released its all-conference volleyball teams recently.Junior Kelsi Sieren was selected to the All-SICL first team after leading the Eagles to a seventh-place finish in the conference with a 4-6 mark. She ranked sixth in the conference in both kills (136) and blocks (25) in league play, and she also tallied 74 digs.Sophomore Madison Sheetz was a ...

Iowa City Regina pulls away from IMS

Travis J. Brown, Journal Sports Editor

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

IMS junior Olivia Yutzy?s layup trimmed Iowa City Regina?s lead to 9-7 midway through the first quarter at Tuesday night?s Mid-Prairie Jamboree, but the Regals answered with a 15-1 run as they took control of the exhibition. Iowa City Regina went on to defeat IMS 36-12 in two quarters of play.After Yutzy?s layup, IMS did not score another field goal for over 10 minutes. Yutzy finally broke the ice when she hit a ...

Young Huskies edge veteran Golden Hawks

Travis J. Brown, Journal Sports Editor Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

Even though Highland lost its top scorer from last year and has six sophomores on its roster this year, the Huskies showed they?re for real this year when they edged host Mid-Prairie 29-27 for two quarters of play at Tuesday?s Jamboree.The Huskies, who finished 12-11 last season, led by five points with two minutes remaining before Mid-Prairie senior Mariah Swartzentruber hit her third straight 3-pointer to pull ...

Washington eighth-graders fall at Keokuk

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

The Washington eighth-grade girls? basketball team fell behind 10-2 after one quarter at Keokuk on Tuesday night, and they never recovered as the Chiefs rolled to a 37-14 win.Lexi Redlinger scored seven points to lead the Demons (0-4), while Alexi Evans and Michaela Roder added two points apiece. Jessie Buchholz, Bella Giardino and Brenna Weidman each scored one point.Redlinger led Washington on the boards with ...

Demons open season with an uptempo first practice

Travis J. Brown, Journal Sports Editor

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

As members of the Washington boys? basketball team sprinted up and down the floor during a drill at Monday?s first practice of the season, one player exasperatedly exclaimed, ?This is rough!?The Demons made a lot of trips up and down the 94-foot court inside the new Washington High School gymnasium as head coach Bryce Smeins worked his players hard on Monday evening.?We don?t wait around to see what kind of ...

Washington seventh-graders win three games over Aldo Leopold

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

The Washington seventh-grade boys? basketball team won three games over visiting Aldo Leopold on Monday night.The Demon A team blew out the Wolves 39-4. Blake Hartzler scored 11 points to lead Washington (2-1), while Jaivonn Willis and Jack Redlinger added eight points apiece. Zeb Roos and Dalton Meyers both contributed four points, while Kyle Fishback and Jacob Van Osdol both chipped in two points. Willis ...

Washington's Kimball selected to All-GTNS volleyball team

Ashlee De Wit, GTNS Writer

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:01 pm2700d ago

Despite falling short of a trip to Des Moines, many Golden Triangle News Service area volleyball teams made a solid postseason run this year, including two that played in their respective regional finals.Winfield-Mt. Union competed in the regional championship for the first time since 1997, and Fairfield came within one game of the state tournament for the second year in a row, this time falling to Cedar Rapids ...