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Huskies pull away for senior night victory

2/10/2021
Not many shots were falling for Lone Tree or Highland early in Wednesday’s game.  Through 11 minutes the teams were tied at 12-12. But after 11 more passed, the Huskies were firmly in …

Lions break through at Columbus

2/3/2021
Twice in the last six days, Lone Tree had been in one-possession games late in the fourth quarter. So close, but unable to finish.   There would be no need for the Lions to play catch-up …

Hillcrest fades at Pekin

2/3/2021
The Raven defense held the Panthers in check for much of the first half on Friday, but Hillcrest couldn’t generate enough offense to keep up with No. 9 Pekin in a 48-30 loss on …

Slow start dooms Golden Hawks

2/3/2021
After Washington started Monday’s game on a 17-4 run, Mid-Prairie battled back to cut the lead to three points.  But after the second half began with a 20-5 Demon run, there …

Golden Hawks run away with 52-25 win over Washington

2/1/2021
The Golden Hawk offense made sporadic appearances on Monday, but the defense was locked in for all four quarters during a 52-25 win over Washington. Maddie Nonnenmann led Mid-Prairie with 14 …

Lone Tree's Hotz finishes third at SEISC meet with …

1/30/2021
After wrestling in Lone Tree black and gold for three years, it was a little different for Will Hotz to take the mat in blue this year for Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union. “Yeah at first, I …

Schlabaugh's conference title highlight for Huskies at …

1/30/2021
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 …

Richardson digs deep for thrilling finish

1/30/2021
Tristin Richardson was wrestling in his first conference tournament on Saturday, and through two matches and two periods, things were not going his way. A pair of losses by fall had Richardson …

Lions almost come back

1/29/2021
Lone Tree got a good look at a game-tying 3-pointer with four seconds left, but it came up just short in a 50-45 loss at English Valleys on Thursday.  The Lions trailed 22-2 with just over …

Foul trouble plagues Lady Lions in loss

1/29/2021
Kasey Chown led Lone Tree with 16 points in a 47-40 loss at English Valleys on Thursday.  Josie Mullinnix scored eight points and Maddie Jacque finished with seven. 

12 area girls wrestle in state tournament

1/27/2021
In 2019 there were 87. In 2020 there were 350. And in 2021 there were 457 wrestlers who competed in the Iowa Girls State Wrestling tournament. Five years ago, there were less than 100 girls …

Photos: Three Golden Hawks finish first at Highland …

1/13/2021
This week, Vinnie Bowlin returned to the mat for the first time in over a month and won each of his four matches with a first-period pin.  Three of those wins came during the Gary Curtis …

Kalona battles second hefty snowfall

1/6/2021
After a storm on Tuesday, Dec. 29 buried Kalona in about 7-9 inches of snow, residents had to break out their shovels and snowblowers again on New Year’s Day, when another 3-4 inches …

Photos: Lone Tree at Hillcrest basketball

1/6/2021
The Hillcrest offense was clicking when the Ravens returned to conference action on Tuesday.   John Hughes, Eli Ours, and Grant Bender each had at least eight points while the Ravens built …

Kalona sees second and third structure fires of …

12/23/2020
The Kalona Volunteer Fire Department was called to another house fire on Wednesday, Dec. 16 and a garden shed fire early in the morning on Sunday, Dec. 20, making the second and third structure fires …

A Running Faith

11/10/2020
Race day always begins with a huddle. And a prayer. Less than 10 minutes before the Mid-Prairie girls cross country team was to successfully chase down a fourth consecutive state team title on …

Mid-Prairie presents play seven months in the making

11/2/2020
At long last, Mid-Prairie High School students and staff were finally able to present “Three Fairy Godmothers,” the play they’d started working on in February. The actors were …

Front Runner

10/28/2020
Danielle Hostetler chases golf carts. Really. Since late August, when Hostetler won her first high school cross country race in school-record time, the Mid-Prairie freshman has been chasing …