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Shiloh narrowly beats Washburn in regional thriller
Thursday night at the Hazen High School gym, the Washburn Cardinals Boys Basketball team took the floor against the Shiloh Skyhawks for a championship game that will go into the books as one of the most exciting in Region 5 history.
Cardinal girls lose to #1 Carrington
Having already long secured their number one district seed and the resulting first round bye, the Washburn girls basketball team still had some challenges left for the final week of the regular season.
Miners enter regional after district fourth place
The phrase most associated with the post-season is ‘Go Big or Go Home’.
Washburn boys shooting hot into districts
The greatest strength for the Washburn boys basketball team is the ability for almost all their players to pull up for a big long-range shot.
Washburn thumps Garrison
There haven’t been many teams able to compete with the Washburn girls basketball team this year.
Audubon group discusses water management
It may be the dead of winter, but water levels of Lake Audubon remain fresh on the minds of cabin and landowners who live around the lake.
Two out of three for Cardinal boys
The Washburn boys basketball team faced a difficult three-day stretch last week, playing three games in three days.
Washburn second to TL-M-M in tournament
Going into last weekend’s McLean County Tournament, the returning champion Washburn Cardinals were looking to repeat as the first place team by the time the smoke cleared on Saturday night.
Second straight win for Wilton-Wing’s girls team
Many teams take a break from competition during the holiday season, but the Miner girls’ basketball team was out there adding games to their win column before the arrival of the new year.
Washburn teams win double-header in Underwood
The Washburn Cardinal Basketball teams took part in their first double-header game of the year against Underwood last week and both the boys and girls teams saw similar success in their matchups.
