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Golden Hawks slam Regina for 16th straight win

IOWA CITY Mid-Prairie became the first Class 2A school in the state to reach 16 wins with a crushing 55-24 win over Iowa City Regina on Tuesday night. The Golden Hawks (16-0) were so dominant …

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SANCTIONED!

When seniors Maddie Peiffer and Madison Kelly made the decision to go out for wrestling as sophomores, they had no idea what they were … Read More

MID-PRAIRIE 51, CAMANCHE 46

Golden Hawks win River Valley showdown

WELLMAN Mid-Prairie’s Golden Hawks didn’t need to be reminded what last Friday night’s game against Class 2A power Camanche … Read More

Mid-Prairie

Perfect finish for Senior Night

The pressure of it all was perfect. Jack Pennington, a senior at Mid-Prairie High School, stood at the free throw line with 6.4 seconds left in a game against an opponent the Golden Hawks …

Brenneman and Robertson finish on the podium

The Golden Hawk numbers from the girls state wrestling tournament speak for themselves. Eleven wrestlers, thirty-one wins, and two medals. I feel like this weekend was a huge …

Photos: Golden Hawks at IWCOA Girls State Saturday

Mid-Prairie senior Bronwyn Brenneman wrapped up her career with a win in the fifth place match at 130 pounds in the final session of the IWCOA girls state wrestling tournament. Gabi Robertson also …

Highland

Huskies take down Falcons in rematch

Kaylee Corbin got whatever she wanted in the first meeting with Highland. The Falcon senior routinely caught the ball on the block, and scored easy baskets in transition on the way to 26 points in …

Six Huskies experience IWCOA state wrestling tournament

The Huskies walked off the mat a winner eight times during the IWCOA girls state tournament, led by Angelina Roling, who won three matches. Five of the six Highland wrestlers won at least …

Huskies throttle Wapello

Wapello and Highland entered their second meeting of the season sitting at fourth and fifth in the conference standings. But the Huskies flipped that around on Friday with a decisive 57-17 victory, …

Lone Tree

Pope too much as Pekin takes rematch with Lone Tree

Lone Tree was unable to contain Kerrigan Pope in the second quarter of a 61-40 loss at Pekin on Monday. The Lady Panther senior post scored 16 of her team’s 20 points in the second …

Lions fall in SEISC road battle with Pekin

Cade Patterson’s 3-pointer prompted a Pekin timeout early in the third quarter as five straight Lone Tree points cut the Panther lead to 26-14. Pekin responded with a 24-2 run and went …

Huskies play with intensity in win over Lone Tree

Abbi Stransky and the Huskies were ready to play from the opening tip on Monday. Stransky scored six points during a 13-0 game-opening run, and Highland led by as many as 22 points in the …

Hillcrest Academy

Malia Yoder leads Ravens in loss to No. 11 Mepo

Hillcrest freshman Malia Yoder had her second double-digit effort of the new year for the Ravens in a 60-29 loss to the conference leader, Mediapolis. Yoder equalled a career-high with seven …

Ravens fall to Mediapolis

The shorthanded Ravens struggled early on Tuesday against Mediapolis, but pulled within two after scoring the first two points of the fourth quarter.

LONE TREE 42, HILLCREST 40

Senior showdown: Chown vs. Hughes

LONE TREE Let’s just call it Senior Night. When Lone Tree’s girls basketball team hosted Hillcrest Academy on Tuesday night, the game showcased the dominating skills of Lone Tree …

Community Sports

Panthers cruise to win over Morning Star

The Panthers were nearly perfect in the first quarter of a 63-25 win over Morning Star Academy on Tuesday, January 11. Jackson Gehman scored 13 points over the first eight minutes as Pathway …

Miller's 3-point surge leads Panthers to fifth straight win

Pathway traveled to Tri-State on Friday, January 7 looking for its fifth win in a row. The Panthers led 42-25 in the third quarter before Tri-State pulled within eight points with three minutes …

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