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Miller leads Blackhawks to hot start

3/24/2021
Abbie Miller got to play in just six softball games during her freshman season at Southeastern Community College, and all were indoor on the FunCity Turf in Burlington.  Before the Blackhawks …

All she does is win

3/24/2021
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 …

Harmsen scores 32 as Mid-Prairie's season ends in …

3/3/2021
A phenomenal performance from Carter Harmsen wasn’t quite enough for Mid-Prairie to overcome the defensive length and 3-point shooting of Camanche on Tuesday. Harmsen poured in 32 points, …

A look back at the best of basketball season

3/3/2021
In terms of wins and losses, this wasn’t the most successful season for the seven area high school basketball teams. The Highland, Hillcrest, Lone Tree, and Mid-Prairie boys and girls combined …

Thompson and Schlabaugh trained together, medal …

2/24/2021
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 …

Garvey leaves state wrestling tournament with a medal

2/24/2021
Mid-Prairie junior Cael Garvey had been to the Iowa State Wrestling Tournament many times before February 18.   As a fan.  But on Thursday, he finally made it to the mats of Wells …

Jovonte Squiers' season on the bench creates lasting …

2/24/2021
A difficult boys’ basketball season produced an indelible memory for longtime Lone Tree Coach Tom Squiers and his family. While coronavirus restrictions and a team with five new starters …

Mid-Prairie boys reach district final

2/23/2021
Mid-Prairie heated its game up from long range to score a crucial district boys basketball win this past Thursday against West Liberty. Junior guard Jack Pennington hit four 3-pointers, leading a …

Raven defense shuts down Tigers in district …

2/17/2021
Iowa Valley took a timeout with three minutes left in Monday’s district quarterfinal, clinging to a 37-34 lead.  Heading back out on to the court, Hillcrest senior Eli Ours made a …

Highland's comeback, and season, run out of time

2/17/2021
An inexperienced Highland boys basketball team showed flashes of its potential during the regular season, but the challenges of the pandemic made it difficult for the Huskies to find …

Golden Hawk season ends with frustrating loss

2/17/2021
Foul trouble plagued Mid-Prairie in a 49-41 season-ending loss at Central Lee on Saturday.  When Maddie Nonnenmann was in the game, especially alongside Phelan Hostetler, the Golden Hawks …

Meader trusts the plan, earns the payoff

2/17/2021
After coming from behind for a dramatic win in his first match, Ben Meader faced an even taller task in the final, trailing Davenport Assumption’s John Argo 7-3 with 35 seconds …

Golden Hawks take three first-time state qualifiers to …

2/17/2021
Once the whistle blew, Cael Garvey wasted little time before driving his opponent to his back  and forcing a pin to join district champion teammates Ben Meader and Josh Wallington as first-time …

Gould's improbable shot ends Golden Hawk title hopes

2/12/2021
West Branch junior Thomas Gould was just hoping to draw a foul when he threw the ball up after feeling contact in the closing seconds on Thursday. When no whistle came as he released the off-balance …

Golden Hawks sweep series with West Liberty

2/10/2021
The Mid-Prairie boys were supposed to travel to West Liberty on December 1 to play the first game of the regular season. But the Comets weren’t there. West Liberty had transitioned to …

Thompson, Valenzuela win sectional titles for Highland

2/10/2021
Three Highland wrestlers will advance to districts after the class 1A sectionals meet in Mediapolis on Feb. 6. Bryce Thompson and Carlos Valenzuela each won their brackets at 113 and 126 pounds and …

Six Golden Hawks advance to district meet

2/10/2021
The Mid-Prairie wrestling team arrived in Albia expecting to take care of business at the heavier weights in Saturday’s sectional meet.  They did just that.  From 160 up, the …

Schultz leads Huskies to overtime victory

2/10/2021
After a lopsided loss on Tuesday night, Highland junior Chase Schultz took the court on Wednesday determined to will his team to victory.  Schultz scored all but four of the Huskies’ 19 …