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Prep Football: A Final Preseason Look at Our Local Teams in Classes A and 2A
Prep Football- Week one is set to kick off this Friday, August 30th, and some of our local teams are looking to make it back to the playoffs, while others are hoping to improve upon their record from the year before. Here’s a final preseason look at our local teams.
Washington Working to Write Next Historic Cross Country Chapter
The Washington Demons have become one of the premier distance-running programs in the southeast part of the state, and they’ll look to uphold that reputation in the upcoming cross country season. Washington has sent a team to the state meet in back-to-back seasons, with the girls reaching the Class...
Lone Tree Looks for Victory at Iowa Valley in Football Opener
The Lone Tree Lions are ready to start the new high school football season by traveling to face Iowa Valley tonight. Lone Tree had a breakthrough 2023 season, going 6-3 for their first winning season in six years and reaching the 8-player playoffs. Among the returners is senior Maddox Jondle,...
WACO Cross Country Can’t Wait to Start Season
The WACO Warriors are preparing to get the new cross country season started and the top two runners return to the boys’ team. Senior Tristan Luitjens and junior Keiran Luitjens have posted WACO’s fastest times across the last two seasons. New for the Warrior boys will be sophomore Kaden Donaldson and juniors Jude Dykstra and Hagen Pearson.
Winfield-Mount Union Chases Conference Volleyball Crown Again
The Winfield-Mount Union Wolves have become a volleyball program synonymous with winning. WMU just missed out last season on back-to-back conference championships, falling a game short of first-place Wapello. But, even with a somewhat new crew, Winfield-Mount Union believes a third North division title in the last five years in...
Columbus Meets Mepo in Season-Opening Football Fracas
The Columbus Wildcats are opening up a new football season by hosting Mediapolis tonight. Columbus is in the middle of the program’s best stretch of football in over 30 years, as a team without a winning season in the 21st century has strung together back-to-back winning campaigns and won 14 of the 19 games they’ve played since 2022.
Lone Tree Looking to Set Good Pace in Cross Country
The Lone Tree Lions will soon be off and running on a new season of cross country. That includes senior Vivian Zarbua, who is looking to finish off an excellent career with more hardware. Zaruba just missed out on another state-qualifying time last season after reaching the Class 1A championships...
Preseason Colorado Trip Prepares Raven Runners For 2024
Members of the Hillcrest Academy Raven cross country team took a road trip to Colorado this summer, but it wasn’t just a vacation, it was to put in work ahead of the new season. Every two years, Hillcrest head cross country coach Marty Gingerich takes a group of runners into the Rocky Mountains to train for a week at altitude and join together in team building exercises. Gingerich spoke this week on the KCII PM Sports Page about the itinerary for the 2024 trip.
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