Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Washington’s Laveechie Williams (32 with mask) battles for position against Bettendorf’s Cole Grothusen during Friday night's game at Washington. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion).

Warriors whipped by Bettendorf

Fri - 04 Dec Written by Jim Ecker

Cedar Rapids Washington coach Justin Decker did not like the way his team prepared for Friday night's basketball game against the Bettendorf Bulldogs at the Washington gym.

The results showed on the court.

Bettendorf killed the Warriors with put-backs and dumped the home team, 58-43, in a non-conference game.

Bettendorf scored 16 points following offensive rebounds and won the game by 15. Decker did not have to look much further to see the difference in the game.

"I figured if we were out-toughed and out-disciplined we were going to lose the game, and that's exactly what happened from the start," he said. "Our guys played hard, but I didn't think they were prepared and ready to go.

"They exposed us, obviously, on the glass. We turned it over too much. We left a lot of possessions out there. I figured if we did that we were going to lose."

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Last Updated on Friday, 04 December 2015 22:44

Washington wrestlers split in Waterloo

Thu - 03 Dec Written by Metro Sports Report

WATERLOO – The Washington wrestling team split a double-dual Thursday night, losing to Waterloo East 49-24 and beating Waterloo West 42-32.

Will Foreman earned a pair of pins for the Warriors at 126 pounds, beating Waterloo East’s Isaiah Allen and Waterloo West’s Samuel Wright.

Dalton Lauderdale (132), Matt Ackerman (160) and Brooklyn Butler (170) each had one pin for Washington.

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Washington center Anne Visser (10) drives along the baseline against Shakyra Evans (23) of Dubuque Senior during Thursday night's 77-42 victory. (MSR photo by Ken Gilchrist).

'Little' Warriors race past Rams

Thu - 03 Dec Written by Jim Ecker

The Cedar Rapids Washington girls basketball team might have the shortest center and the shortest point guard in Class 5A this year, but these little Warriors are sure fun to watch.

Washington used its speed and athletic ability to bounce Dubuque Senior, 77-42, Thursday at the Washington gym for its third straight lopsided victory of the season.

The Warriors list starting center Anne Visser at 5-foot-8, but even that's a slight exaggeration.

"Well, 5-7 3/4," she confessed. "We rounded up."

Point guard Joniqua Clark is listed at 5-foot-1, but she's got the quickness and skills to play college ball next year.

Visser scored 18 points and Clark dished out eight assists for the Warriors, who used a zone press to torment the Rams and a deep bench to keep fresh players on the floor.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 03 December 2015 23:05

Washington girls roll by Wahlert

Wed - 02 Dec Written by Metro Sports Report

DUBUQUE - The Cedar Rapids Washington girls basketball team exploded for 36 points in the third quarter Tuesday night and dumped Dubuque Wahlert, 73-46, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Dubuque.

Vanessa Eniola led the Warriors with 17 points.

Anne Visser finished with 13 points, six rebounds, five steals and three blocked shots for Washington. Joniqua Clark had 11 points and five steals. Payton Bruner finished with eight points and seven steals.

The Warriors made 23 steals in the ballgame.

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