Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Lindwall wins Metro Spotlight Award

Frank Lindwall of Cedar Rapids Washington is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday night.

Lindwall, entering his junior year at Washington, has already established himself as one of the top high school golfers in Iowa. He had an 18-hole average of 71.88 strokes last year as a sophomore, which was the second-best average in the state.

Lindwall made a strong showing at the U.S. Junior Amateur championships last month at the Colleton River Plantation Club in Bluffton, S.C. He shot rounds of 77 and 73 for a 36-hole total of 6-over-par 150 in an international field of elite golfers.

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Lindwall falls short at U.S. Junior Am

BLUFFTON, S.C. - Frank Lindwall of Cedar Rapids Washington made a strong showing at the U.S. Junior Amateur golf championships in South Carolina this week, but he barely missed advancing to the Round of 64 of match play.

Lindwall shot rounds of 77 and 73 for a 36-hole total of 6-over-par 150 at the Colleton River Plantation Club in Bluffton, S.C., to finish in a multiple tie for 60th place in the preliminary rounds in the international field. Sixty-four golfers advanced to match play, but Lindwall fell short on a tiebreaker.

Lindwall will be a junior at Washington this year.

Prairie blanks Wash for 31st win

Cedar Rapids Prairie took care of business in the opening round of the Class 4A substate baseball tournament Friday night by whipping the Washington Warriors, 10-0, in five innings at the Prairie field.

The fifth-ranked Hawks raised their record to 31-7 and moved within one victory of reaching the state tournament.

Prairie, the No. 1 seed in the substate, earned a bye in the second round and will face Iowa City West or Ottumwa in the substate finals next Wednesday night at Prairie. Iowa City West and Ottumwa meet in the semifinals Monday night in Iowa City.

Drew Yanecek tossed four shutout innings for the Hawks against Washington. He struck out two batters and walked two.

Trey Beckman went 2-for-2 with a double, three RBIs and three runs scored. Nic Mougin was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Jalen Rima went 2-for-3 and scored twice.

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Hansen tops all-Metro softball team

Cedar Rapids Jefferson catcher Maddie Hansen has been named the Athlete of the Year on the All-Metro Softball Team, as selected by Metro coaches.

Hansen, a senior, is hitting .504 with 11 home runs and 46 RBIs to rank among the state leaders in all three departments. She plans to play next season at Kirkwood Community College.

Hansen has helped the third-ranked J-Hawks reach the Class 5A state tournament with a 35-7 record. Jefferson will face Linn-Mar in the opening round at 3:30 p.m. Monday in Fort Dodge.

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