Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Washington’s Tavian Patrick flies into the end zone for a touchdown against Burlington on Friday at Kingston Stadium. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion).

Warriors blitz Burlington, 48-0

Fri - 23 Oct Written by Tom Fruehling

It took Washington scatback Tavian Patrick awhile to get off the snide Friday night.

Going into the regular season finale against Burlington at Kingston Stadium, the shifty 5-foot-8 senior needed just 23 yards to reach the 2,000-yard milestone for his career.

He didn’t get there until his sixth carry of the game when he ran for 19 yards with just under two minutes to go in the first half. For good measure, he then dashed 33 yards for a touchdown that was called back for holding but followed right back with 30 more yards.

Another touchdown, this time a 10-yard pass from TJ Vogel to Isaiah Nimmers, was nullified by a penalty. Patrick hit paydirt on the next play, though, and that put Washington up 41-0 at halftime.

It was, obviously, a one-sided mismatch as the Warriors scored once more under a continuous clock in the entire second half and notched their first shutout of the season, 48-0.

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Last Updated on Friday, 23 October 2015 23:09

Tysen VanDraska of Prairie leads teammates Jake Moore (left) and Cam Stevens at the midway point of the Class 4A district meet Thursday at Seminole Valley Park. The Hawks ran away with the title. (MSR photo by Ken Gilchrist).

Prairie runs away with district title

Thu - 22 Oct Written by Jim Ecker

For awhile Thursday afternoon, it looked like the Cedar Rapids Prairie boys cross country team was holding an intrasquad scrimmage at Seminole Valley Park with all those orange checkerboard jerseys at the front of the pack.

It pretty much ended that way, too.

Tysen VanDraska led a 1-2-3 finish by the Prairie Hawks as they ran away with top honors at the Class 4A district meet.

"That was the goal," said VanDraska, who covered the 5K layout in a swift 15 minutes, 39.34 seconds. "We came out and executed it as best we could. And it worked out."

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Last Updated on Thursday, 22 October 2015 20:23

Reagan Gorman of Washington is assisted by meet workers Thursday after winning the Class 4A district title at Seminole Valley Park. Hannah Fusselman of Kennedy (second from left) was the runner-up. (MSR photo by Ken Gilchrist).

Gorman makes 'presidential' run to title

Thu - 22 Oct Written by Jim Ecker

Reagan Gorman lived up to her first name Thursday and made a presidential run at the Class 4A district country meet at Seminole Valley Park.

Gorman, a talented freshman at Cedar Rapids Washington, was partially named after Ronald Reagan because her parents are fans of the former president.

"Yup. That's exactly it," she said.

Gorman's first name is pronounced Ree-gan, not Ray-gan like the president, but her parents confirmed it's a true story. Joe Gorman, her father, said he's "Celtic Irish" and that Reagan (or Regan) is a good Celtic Irish name, so naming her Reagan was partly because of Pres. Reagan and partly because of his ancestry.

Gorman's mother, Mitsue, is originally from Japan, and the Gormans have given all of their children good Irish names.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 22 October 2015 20:14

No. 9 Cougars sweep past Warriors

Tue - 20 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

Madison Palmer collected 28 assists Tuesday night as the ninth-ranked Kennedy Cougars swept Washington, 25-12, 25-12, 25-12, in a Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball match at Washington.

Paige Frank had 11 kills for the Cougars. Emma Boote finished with 10 kills and four aces.

Kennedy raised its record to 27-9 overall. Washington fell to 3-30.

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Jessica Williams of Kennedy was happy with her time after winning the 100 backstroke at the Mississippi Valley Conference meet in Cedar Falls. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Cougars shine at MVC swim meet

Sat - 17 Oct Written by Jim Ecker

CEDAR FALLS - Cedar Falls Coach Dick Marcussen has won so many Mississippi Valley Conference swimming titles during his legendary career that he's lost track.

"Twenty-five?," he guessed Saturday after winning another, trying to remember the exact number.

The Kennedy Cougars made Marcussen and the Cedar Falls girls work for this one.

Kennedy and Cedar Falls waged a see-saw battle all afternoon at Holmes Junior High School before the Tigers emerged with a slim 5 1/2-point victory, edging the Cougars 413.5 to 408 in a two-horse race.

Marcussen, 79, has won nine girls state titles since starting the program at Cedar Falls in 1967. He plans to retire from coaching after this season and has another strong club.

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Last Updated on Saturday, 17 October 2015 21:21