Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Foul shots doom Wash boys in loss

Western Dubuque shot 32-of-49 from the free throw line and beat Washington, 73-59, Saturday in a boys basketball game at Washington.

Keion Wills scored 14 points for the Warriors (5-6), Keegan Moore had 11 points and Jared Printy had 10 points. Washington shot 7-of-13 from the free throw line while committing 33 fouls.

Cole Otting scored 24 points for the Bobcats. Spencer Haldeman had 18 points, shooting 13-of-20 on four shots. Nolan Baumhover had 16 points, hitting 12-of-16 from the line.

WESTERN DUBUQUE (73): Otting 9 4-5 24 McAndrew 2 2-4 8, Pothoff 1 0-0 2, Haldeman 2 13-20 18, Burds 2 0-2 4, Baumhover 2 12-16 16, Westhoff 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 32-49 73.

WASHINGTON (59): Kramer 3 0-0 9, Strait 1 0-0 2, Hoeger 1 0-0 3, Wills 5 3-5 14, Richmond 0 0-0 0, Arrington 1 0-0 2, Moore 3 4-6 11, Printy 4 0-0 10, Thulin 0 0-0 0, Williams 4 0-2 8, Dawson 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 7-13 59.

Halftime – Western Dubuque 37, Washington 28. 3-point goals – Western Dubuque 5 (Otting 2, McAndrew 2, Haldeman), Washington 8 (Kramer 3, Printy 2, Hoeger, Wills, Moore).

Warriors salute legendary swim coaches

While 27 men’s state championship banners adorn one wall of the Washington High School swimming pool, a new sign was unveiled Saturday honoring the two coaches who built what Principal Ralph Plagman called “a tradition of excellence.”

The late Hal Krizan coached the Warrior swim team from the time the school opened in 1957 until 1973. His teams won 11 state titles, including 10 in a row from 1964 on, as well as one runner-up.

Jim Voss, now 72 and retired since 1998, led the program for the next 25 years and brought home 15 more state championships along with five second-place finishes.

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