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The Washington volleyball team opened its season with a win over Saydel, but the Demons lost their final three matches at Saturday?s Grinnell Invite.Washington opened the day with a sweep of Saydel, winning by scores of 21-6 and 21-5.?We played very, very well right off the bat,? Washington head coach Jeff Spenner said. ?When the ball came over the net, we spiked it right back at them.?But the Demons were ...

Iowa Valley senior John Gormley rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Tigers to a 26-20 win at Highland on Friday night.The Tigers (2-0) also scored when senior Austin Roberts returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown.Junior quarterback Kody Wood completed 18 of his 26 passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns for the Huskies (0-1). Both of his touchdown passes went to senior Talon ...

The Columbus girls? cross-country team took third place and the Wildcat boys finished fourth in the Gold Division of Saturday?s Cedar Rapids Prairie Invitational.Senior Caitlin Chaney took eighth place in 17:59 to lead the Columbus girls, and sophomore Claire Hamilton was ninth in 18:14. Freshmen Grace Chapman and Ashley Canny finished 16th and 17th, respectively, and juniors Taylor Hills and Rebeca Neri were ...

The IMS volleyball team opened its season by winning one of three matches at Thursday's Fairfield Quad.IMS opened its season with a two-set loss to Eddyville-Blakesburg, as the Rockets won by scores of 25-21 and 25-15. IMS then rebounded by sweeping Albia by scores of 25-19 and 25-12, but finished with a two-set loss to No. 11 Fairfield. The host Trojans, who went 3-0 at their home tournament, won by scores of ...

The Washington A?s under-12 orange softball team went 6-0, defeating teams from Burlington, Keokuk, Wapello, and Fort Madison, to win the Lady Rebels Summer Tournament in Burlington on Aug. 11-12.

After three weeks of practice, Washington head coach Randy Schrader and Mid-Prairie head coach Pete Cavanagh will finally find out on Friday night what their football teams are made of.The Golden Hawks lost 17 seniors from last year?s squad, which finished 6-4 and lost in the first round of the Class 2A state playoffs. The Demons graduated 11 seniors ? many of whom were explosive athletes ? from last year?s team ...

Both Columbus and WACO are going to utilize their star running backs when the schools meet on Friday for their first clash since 2003.WACO has senior Tyler Ayers, who rushed for 698 yards and 10 touchdowns last season. And Columbus has senior Esteban Gutierrez, who ran for 359 yards and five scores and caught 15 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns.?We?re going to try to run the football and control the ...

Southeast Iowa showcased some of the best baseball the state had to offer in 2012, and a major reason why was its senior class. Out of the 13 athletes selected to this year?s All-Golden Triangle News Service baseball team, 10 were seniors.One of those seniors, Washington?s Jake Redlinger, had the best season of them all and has been named captain of the All-GTNS team. The cleanup hitter batted .382 this season ...