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Diaz hat trick propels Highland to victory over WACO, reach most wins since 2015

RIVERSIDE The blueprint for the turnaround was evident early. After winning just nine total matches from 2016-23, the Highland boys’ soccer team made a significant leap last season … more

Highland opens up soccer season with back-to-back victories

RIVERSIDE On a chilly day where the air flew fierce and free, the winds of victory blew in the favor of Highland who opened up a new soccer season with a 2-0 road win over Mid-Prairie on April … more

Hoops journey for Highland’s Kamryn Fink began long ago ... as a baby at Mid-Prairie

RIVERSIDE Kamryn Fink’s basketball journey began when she was not even two months old. A Highland girls basketball team that had won 20 games in the 2009-10 season was playing a … more

Playoff matchups set for area girls basketball teams

Regional play for girls basketball kicks off next week and brackets have been finalized, revealing the first-round postseason opponents for Mid-Prairie, Lone Tree, Highland, and Hillcrest.  … more

Hillcrest’s Yoder conquers the field at Waterworks Park

FAIRFIELD  It was a tight race, but with 100 meters left before the finish, Hillcrest’s Marie Yoder managed to overtake Washington’s Iris Dahl to secure the lead in the … more

Huskies United

Even though Highland saw its seven-game winning streak end with a 3-1 loss at Winfield-Mt. Union on Monday evening, the Huskies showed some of the tenacity that has propelled the team to a 7-2 … more

Burton claims SEISC North long jump title, Highland girls finish third

Highland freshman Sarah Burton broke out of a month-long slump to claim a SEISC North  long jump championship in the conference meet on Thursday at WACO.  “It felt really … more

Golden Hawk and Huskie boys compete in Washington's Steve Roth Relays

The Golden Hawk distance runners led the Mid-Prairie boys to a second-place finish in Class B at the Steve Roth Relays in Washington on Friday.  more

All she does is win

Kelsey Hora has always been a winner. From her first varsity start as an eighth grader at Highland, to Saturday’s sweep of St. Catherine University, the Coe College senior has won at every … more

Thompson and Schlabaugh trained together, medal together

As the 1A second-round consolation matches began on Friday, Highland senior Bryce Thompson waited for crews to finish cleaning the blue surface of mat three on the Wells Fargo Arena … more

Schlabaugh's conference title highlight for Huskies at L-M

Easton Schlabaugh came out attacking in the first period of the 106-pound Southeast Iowa Superconference final on Saturday. The Huskies sophomore got a takedown 26 seconds in and added six back … more

Oh, baby, Huskies win tourney match

Now here’s a baby story that’s likely to be remembered around Highland High School. Playing in the first round of the Iowa Class 1A regional tournament Monday night, the Huskies … more

Homecoming Win

The Highland varsity football team defeated North Cedar, 55-14, in its Homecoming game on Sept. 25. The Huskies took advantage of errors in North Cedar’s passing offense, grabbing three … more

Huskies go .500, move to first place conference tie

The Highland Huskies went 2-2 last week to move their overall record to 4-3 on the season. Their 4-1 conference record has them in a first place tie with Mediapolis in the Southeast Iowa Super … more

Back in Action

After months without high school sports, area teams took to the baseball and softball diamonds Monday night for the opening of the summer sports season. Teams only had two weeks of practice before … more

Adamson, Lasek lead Highland to district semifinal victory

Playing on their home court for the final time, seniors Cole Adamson and Zack Lasek each scored 23 points to lead Highland to a 72-68 Class 1A-District 7 semifinal win Feb. 25 over North Cedar in … more

Highland falls to Springville in district finals

Springville’s vaunted full-court pressure defense was on display Feb. 27 against Highland in the Class 1A-District 7 championship game in North Liberty. Highland was held to a season low 35 … more

Highland’s Thompson ends ‘frustrating’ season at state

It can be unusual for an athlete to end their season at the sport’s highest level and not be pleased with the way the season turned out. That may the case for Highland junior wrestler Bryce … more

Yeggy’s ‘late’ start ends in state tournament appearance

Highland senior Cael Yeggy proved that no matter when you get started competing in a sport, you can end it at the sport’s highest stage. Yeggy did not start wrestling at Highland until his … more

Lone Tree, Highland have strong meet

Highland and Lone Tree wrestlers had strong showings in a quad meet at Highland High School on Jan. 23. Columbus Community, with wrestlers in every weight class, dominated the meet where the three … more
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