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Clifton-Clyde’s Brant Douglas, 24, provides blocking for teammate Aiden Rudolph, 13.

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Linn scored eight points on Rock Hills, but the former #2 state-ranked team racked up 34 points in the second quarter to end the game at half, beating the Bulldogs 54-8.

“Defensively we are getting to position but not making plays needed to get off  the field,” said Linn Head Coach Ron Smith. “We are young and very inexperienced so these mistakes get magnified on the field against solid opponents. I was pleased with our return game and we had some good pass plays on the offensive side but couldn’t sustain drives. We have to work a lot on fundamentals and continue to improve.” 

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WCHS freshman Natalie Harlan won her second race in a row and junior Tyler Simmons was third in the boys division on Monday at the Washington County Cross Country Meet at Cedar Hills.

Harlan crossed the line in 20:51.44, winning the girls’ race. She came in second place behind Axtell’s Olivia Kuckelman in the first two races of the season, but beat her on Thursday and at Monday’s race.

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BY DAN THALMANN

Washington County enters its first year as an 8-man football team. They will be competing in Division 1 for the next two years for sure. Some of the players have some 8-man football experience from junior high and coach Doug Thompson was an assistant coach on the 8-man level a few years ago, so this will not be a totally foreign move.

Participation in football jumped from last year when the Tigers only had 12 players playing 11-man football. The Tigers have 21 athletes on the team this year including four seniors who did not play last year as juniors. There are also seven freshmen. While the team will be young, several had quite a bit of experience last season because of low numbers. They have eight returning letter winners. They graduated three letter winners this spring.

Washington County’s Lauren Simmons sets the ball up for her teammates.

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