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Girls regional final moved to Ankeny

Mon - 28 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

The championship game of the Region 6 girls basketball tournament in Class 5A will be played at Ankeny High School instead of Newton High School on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

The location was changed due to a scheduling conflict at Newton, according to the IGHSAU.

Cedar Rapids Washington, Cedar Rapids Prairie or Linn-Mar will be playing in the Region 6 finals against Waukee or Johnston.

Prairie will host Linn-Mar in the regional quarterfinals on Feb. 13, with the winner facing the Washington Warriors at Washington on Feb. 16. The survivor will advance to the regional finals and try to earn a spot in the state tournament.

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No.9 Waukee nips No.8 Wash girls

Sat - 26 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

WAUKEE - Dani Franklin scored 22 points and Aleena Hobbs had 16 in losing effort as No.8 ranked Washington was toppled by No.9 Waukee, 62-61, Saturday night in girls basketball.

Britney Boland led Waukee with 15 points.

Washington trailed 26-24 at halftime and 45-40 after three quarters.

The non-conference game was a possible preview of a Class 5A regional final next month. Both Washington and Waukee received byes into the Region 6 semifinals. If both teams win they would face each other on Feb. 19 at Ankeny.

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Franklin, Hobbs power Warriors past Linn-Mar

Sat - 26 Jan Written by Tom Fruehling

Unable to counter the lethal one-two punch of Washington’s Aleena Hobbs and Dani Franklin, the Linn-Mar Lions were laid low on their home floor Friday night, 54-33.

Franklin had 17 points and Hobbs 15 to lead the No.8 Warriors (14-3, 8-2).

The two juniors were also the main cogs in their team’s rebounding machine, with Hobbs pulling down 11 and Franklin eight.

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Warriors hold onto No.8 spot in rankings

Thu - 24 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

Cedar Rapids Washington held onto the No.8 spot in Class 5A in the Iowa Girls High School Atthletic Union basketball rankings released Thursday.

The entire top 10 remained the same in Class 5A.

Xavier, meanwhile, slid one spot to No.7 in the Class 4A rankings. The Saints (9-7) were beaten by Prairie on Tuesday.

All of the top-ranked teams remained the same - Ankeny in Class 5A, Sioux City Heelan in 4A, Davenport Assumption in 3A, Western Christian in 2A and Bedford in 1A.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 24 January 2013 16:48

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No.8 Wash girls roll by Wahlert

Wed - 23 Jan Written by Randy Krejci

The eighth-ranked Cedar Rapids Washington girls basketball team enjoyed its own gymnasium and put on a stellar show Tuesday night with a 76-45 victory over Dubuque Wahlert in a Mississippi Valley Conference game.

The Warriors utilized the continuous clock for a good share of the second half.

“Our game plan was to apply a great deal of pressure, try and speed up the game on Wahlert and be effective as rebounders,” said Washington Coach Frank Howell.

Mission accomplished.

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