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During the complete shutdown of schools during the quarantine spring, high schools would light football fields at night to honor athletes and especially seniors missing their final season of play in high school.
Winfield-Mt. Union softball ace Madie Anderson rears back to throw a pitch during her shutout of West Burlington on Wednesday, July 1. (File)
JD Stout scores against BGM in an 85-66 win Feb. 25, 2020 in a postseason game at Montezuma. Keota finished the season with a 20-4 record a game short of playing to go to state. Stout had a 29.1 points per game avergae for the Eagles. (Doug Brenneman/Union)
Pekin's Brayden Sobaski (30) attempts a shot under pressure from Springville's Alex Koppes (1) during the second half of a Class 1A substate basketball game at Iowa City Saturday, February 29, 2020.Pekin lost 72-65 and finished with a 19-5 record. (Cliff Jette/Freelance for The Gazette)
Brad Tornow pitches for Mid-Prairie, which made it to the state tournament this season with a 15-4 record. It was the first trip since 2008 for the Golden Hawks.
Tim Hills-Carrier and Alex Rivas (884) run for Columbus at the state meet Oct. 31. The Wildcats made their first appearance at state as a team since 2005 and finished 14th.
At the state qualifying meet in Ottumwa Oct. 22, Hillcrest junior Leah Bontrager finishes ahead of three Pekin runners she had never defeated to qualify for her third state meet. (File)
Sigourny-Keota's Aiden Schuster (70) and Zach Smithart (75) make a hole for Sam Sieren (11) during the first quarter of a Class 1A semifinal high school state football game against the OABCIG Falcons at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Zack Lasek shoots for Highland in front of the Highland crowd in Feb. 27, 2020 district final against Springville, which the Orioles won 59-35. The Huskies finished 20-5. (Doug Brenneman/Union)
The Columbus boys cross-country team warms up before a meet. The Wildcats finished 14th at the state meet, their first in over a decade and this season was the 50th as a cross-country team at Columbus. (File)
Brad Tornow yells after scoring a Mid-Prairie run in the 9-7 win over Central Lee July 21 to go to state tournament. The Golden Hawks finished the year with a 15-4 record and Tornow was third in Class 2A in runs scored with 31. (Doug Brenneman/Union)
Cardinal's Lydia Moses lays out to stop a ball from going into the outfield during a thrilling regional quarterfinal softball game between the Comets and visiting Van Buren County. (File)
The Columbus boys cross-country team warms up before a recent meet. The Wildcats, who are celebrating 50 years as a cross-country team, won Tuesday's Mike Jay Invitational on their home course. (File)
Van Buren County's Madison Bartholomew (right) flies to the hoop for a layup after getting by Fairfield's Shay Drish (left) and Olivia Jones (middle) during a girls basketball game on Monday, January 27. (File)
New London's Blaise Porter takes the ball around teh outside during the Tigers' homecoming win over Winfield-Mt. Union on Friday, September 25. (File)
WACO's Nik Coble leaps up to dunk the ball during the Southeast Iowa All-Star boys basketball game on Saturday, March 7. (File)
The Wolves celebrate after Jenna Buffington's kill for the winning point in Winfield-Mount Union's 3-0 sweep of Mediapolis Tuesday to win the Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division title, its first volleyball title since 1996. with a record of 8-0. (Doug Brenneman/Union)
