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No longer 'terrified,' Mid-Prairie's Nora Pennington attacks final season

Mid-Prairie's Nora Pennington, a four-year starter, is a Golden Hawks captain her senior season.
One word defined Nora Pennington’s first varsity basketball game more than four years ago. “I was terrified,” she said. She didn’t start in that November 2020 …
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November vote brings promise to Mid-Prairie wrestling
Ellie Brenneman of Mid-Prairie stood proudly one early February day at Xtream Arena in Coralville. She had won her first match in … Read More
Karson Grout signs letter of intent to play baseball for Hawkeyes
WELLMAN Way back in 2022 Karson Grout, as a sophomore, began the year by announcing his verbal commitment to the University of … Read More

Mid-Prairie opens season with blowout win over Fairfield

Wellman Last year the Mid-Prairie girls began their basketball season with a win against the Fairfield Trojans and this year began the same way.   Staying at home the Golden Hawks …

Mid-Prairie wins season opener over Fairfield, 82-40

WELLMAN The Mid-Prairie girls basketball team won their season opener 82-40 over the Fairfield Trojans. See The News, published on Thursday, Nov. 30, for more details on this game.

Hillcrest alum Bontrager, Mid-Prairie alum Hostetler post strong finishes in college

Clearly, that was a Pennsylvania run to remember. Leah Bontrager, a 2022 Hillcrest Academy graduate from Wellman, helped the Central College women’s cross country team to a Top 10 national …

Hillcrest opens basketball season with three wins in a row

  KALONA Offense and defense were firing on all cylinders for Hillcrest in their season opener against conference opponent Highland. Taking care of business in front of their home …

Lady Lions prevail over Huskies in early season SEISC battle

RIVERSIDE An energetic atmosphere accompanied this early season Southeast Iowa Super Conference showdown between the undefeated Huskies and the one loss Lady Lions.   Highland and …

Highland outlasts Hillcrest in overtime

KALONA A rowdy crowd environment only got more boisterous after four quarters of play between Highland and Hillcrest was not enough to decide a winner and the game headed into overtime.  …

Lone Tree captures two conference wins in opening week of basketball

LONE TREE  Getting to play their season opener at home, Lone Tree kicked off its new season in the win column.  Battling against the Columbus Wildcats in a Southeast Iowa Super …

Boys Basketball: Lone Tree vs Highland

In a game between two teams in the SEISC, Lone Tree defeated Highland, 62-30, on Dec. 1.  This game served as Highland's home opener.  Junior Logan McFarland led the Huskies in points …

Lone Tree secures an opening night win over Columbus

LONE TREE The Lone Tree boys basketball team played the Columbus Wildcats for their opening matchup of the season. The Lions won 65-59. Columbus jumped to an early 17-10 lead before …

Withrow, Shaw deliver strong combination for Ravens

KALONA Claire Withrow and Delaney Shaw, who turned into a dynamic combination for the Hillcrest Academy girls basketball team in their first season playing together on the varsity last year, are …

Girls Basketball: Highland vs Hillcrest

An early sesaon SEISC matchup tuned into an overtime thriller when Highland hit the road to battle Hillcrest on Nov. 28.  Needing an extra quarter to decide a winnner the Huskies defeated …

Hillcrest girls basketball score season opening win

KALONA On opening night, the Ravens had a chance to put to bed a long-standing losing streak in front of their home crowd and they did just that.   After recording no wins a year prior …

Pathway Christian School Volleyball Invitational

Pathway Christian School hosted their annual Volleyball Invitational last Friday and Saturday. Pathway made it to the championship game, where they faced off against the Omaha Lightning. Omaha …

Throwing down: Michael Vargas brings MMA to Washington

Southpaw Michael Vargas backs his opponent, Dominick Morris, into the corner, evading a takedown and forcing the conflict at his second amateur Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bout at True Revelation 48, …
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