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Washington Shocked by Central Lee in Softball Region Semis
The Washington Demons had their softball season end in a 5-4 loss to Central Lee Saturday night in the Class 3A Region 8 semifinals. Central Lee broke a scoreless tie with a run in the top of the fourth inning, but Washington got back-to-back base hits with two outs from senior Rylee Libe and junior Lauren Hinrichsen to take the lead in the bottom half.
Quintet Snags All-Conference Selections for WACO Soccer
The WACO Warriors made some strides in the second season of their varsity soccer program, and after going 5-8 this spring, five players walked away with all-conference honors in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference. That included senior goalkeeper Colton Leichty being a first-team selection. Leichty made over 100 saves and...
Washington’s Salazar Sets Another Softball School Record
Leighton Salazar continues to rewrite the record books for Washington Demons softball. The sophomore now owns a new single-season school record for stolen bases with 36. Salazar picked up the record-setting steal in a playoff loss to Central Lee Saturday, moving past by one the previous mark set by Lucy Libe back in 2008. Last season, Salazar set single-season team records in hits, runs and batting average on her way to Class 3A second-team all-state honors.
Sigourney Baseball Scraps With Nikes In Substate Final On KCII
Sigourney baseball has an opportunity to do something it’s never done tonight on KCII. The Savages head to Fairfield to do battle with Burlington Notre Dame in the Substate 6 Finals. A two-out, five-run rally fueled Sigourney’s win over BGM Saturday night and improved the team to 20-4. In...
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