Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Konigsmark helps J-Hawks blank Warriors

Tyler Konigsmark tossed five shutout innings Friday night as the Jefferson J-Hawks blanked Washington, 5-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference ballgame at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Jarred Wood and Caleb Stekl both pitched an inning for the J-Hawks to complete the shutout. Konigsmark allowed three hits with four strikeouts.

Spencer VanScoyoc had two hits for Jefferson. Tyler Roeder had two RBIs for the J-Hawks. Jared Thorson collected two hits for Washington.

Jefferson raised its records to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in the MVC. Washington fell to 0-8 overall and 0-4 in the league.

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Hartman, Sherman settle for 3rd place

IOWA CITY - After four years of playing in the top echelon of prep tennis, Washington senior Lilly Hartman knows the ups and downs of her sport.

Fortune can turn at the drop of a topspin.

When she and sophomore doubles partner Hannah Sherman forged a first-set 5-3 lead in their semifinal match of the Class 2A girls state championships Friday morning, they looked to be in complete control.

Besides her competitive spirit, Hartman’s strength is her rocket serve. But with the opening set on the line, a gritty duo from Urbandale broke Hartman’s serve to stay alive and won the next three games as well to pull out a 7-5 comeback victory.

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Jeff baseball team bops Wash, 21-10

The Jefferson J-Hawks scored 11 runs in the sixth inning Thursday night and defeated Washington, 21-10, in a Mississippi Valley Conference baseball game at Washington.

The J-Hawks and Warriors meet again Friday at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Brayden Frazier went 3-for-5 and scored three runs for Jefferson. Tyler Roeder was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs. Spencer VanScoyoc went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and two RBIs. Lucas Larson scored four runs. Caleb Stekl collected three RBIs.

Cam Frazier scored three times for the J-Hawks. Zeb Render and Tyler Konigsmark had two RBIs. Jacob Beaton scored three runs.

Johnny Dobbs went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs for Washington. Drew Dostal was 3-for-3. Peter Greubel drove in two runs.

Jefferson raised its record to 5-3. Washington fell to 0-7.

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W - Szabo. L - Dobbs.

Xavier twins, Jasper in state semifinals

Xavier's twin sister duo of Claire and Jeanne Bouchard, along with teammate Allison Jasper, advanced to the semifinals on Thursday in Class 1A state girls tennis tournament at Ankeny.

The Bouchards had a tough road to the semifinals. In the first round, they needed a first-set tiebreaker win before pulling away in the second set to win 7-6, 6-1 over Creston/Orient Macksburg's Caitlin McIlravy and Sydney Dunphy.

Three sets were needed for the twins to advance through the quarterfinals against Ryan Petievich and Hanna Schoning of Spirit Lake/Okoboji. The Bouchards prevailed, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.

They will meet Red Oak's Micayla Taylor and Grace Blomstedt in a 10 a.m. semifinal match.

Jasper, the No. 3 seed, had a much easier time advancing to the semifinals. She lost just three games in wins over Osage's Amber Schwarting (6-0, 6-0) and Haley Schneiderman of Aplington-Parkersburg (6-1, 6-2).

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