Sports

Mid-Prairie won the first set of Monday?s Cedar Valley Conference volleyball match 25-21 over visiting Wilton, but the Beavers won the next three sets by scores of 25-14, 25-19 and 25-21 to rally for the victory.?Our girls have come out fighting each and every night, and tonight was nothing different,? Mid-Prairie head coach Melissa Stumpf said. ?Winning Game 1 was huge for us. However, we came out sluggish and ...

The group of area golfers that travels eastern Iowa to play in outings to raise money for the American Cancer Society played its final event of the season on Tuesday at the Washington Golf and Country Club.The golf outing was a four-man best shot tournament, and there was a tie for the low score between teams captained by Jim Lloyd and Gene Driscoll. Spot prizes were awarded to Larry Guy, Gene Zeck, Tim Trotman, ...

Washington went 3-2 and took fifth place at Saturday?s volleyball tournament in Ottumwa.The Demons opened the day by sweeping Davis County by scores of 21-18 and 21-17. But then Washington lost to Ottumwa (22-20, 21-12) and Mt. Pleasant (21-8, 21-15) to finish 1-2 in pool play.?We led Ottumwa 19-17 in the first game, and then made a few little mistakes at the end,? Washington head coach Jeff Spenner said. ?We ...

Longtime Mt. Pleasant football coach Bob Evans passed away on Friday, but the impact he made on his players and the Mt. Pleasant community lives on.?As far as I?m concerned, and as far as pretty much everyone?s concerned, Bob Evans is the head coach of Mt. Pleasant High School football,? said Bob Jensen.Jensen, the current head coach of the Panthers, was an assistant coach under Evans for 15 years and took over ...

Three area athletes are members of the Central College football team this season.Landon Coker of Washington is a sophomore defensive back for the Dutch. He made 29 tackles and intercepted three passes for the Demons as a senior in 2010.Jaemin Powell of Wellman is a freshman wide receiver for the Dutch. Powell was a senior quarterback/tailback for Mid-Prairie last season. He completed 43 percent of his passes ...

Freshman quarterback Ryan Cortum was a perfect 10-for-10 passing for 130 yards and three touchdowns as he led Mid-Prairie to a 27-0 win over Louisa-Muscatine in Monday?s junior varsity football game at Doc Sattler Field.Cortum threw touchdown passes to Jacob Kukuzke, Jacob Adrian and Trent Fisher. Adrian caught three passes for 54 yards in the contest, and Fisher made two receptions for 26 yards.Sophomore ...

The annual Columbus Day 5K run/walk will be held in Columbus Junction on Saturday, Oct. 13. Participants can register from 7-7:45 a.m. on race day at the south end of Main Street.The race, which will begin at 8 a.m., starts and finishes on Main Street in downtown Columbus Junction. The course will be on city streets with a trip through the park. A trophy will be awarded to the male and female overall winners, ...

Mid-Prairie blew out Louisa-Muscatine 37-8 on Friday night at Doc Sattler Field, giving the Golden Hawks their third win in a row.Junior tailback Eesaa Baylor rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns for Mid-Prairie (3-1, 2-0 Class 2A District 5), and senior Elliott Runciman caught five passes for 120 yards and a touchdown. Senior Ryan Hoffman returned a kickoff 85 yards for a score, and junior Austin Errthum ...