Washington Girls Basketball

Balanced Washington girls top Hempstead

The Washington girls basketball team went on a 22-9 run in the second quarter and proceeded to beat Dubuque Hempstead, 67-56, Friday in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Washington.

Jayla Johnson led a balanced attack with 16 points for the Warriors (6-5). Payton Bruner had 13 points, Vanessa Eniola scored 12, Joniqua Clark added 10 and Anne Visser chipped in nine.

The Rams fell to 3-9.

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (56): Tressel 1 0-0 2, Bitter 3 6-6 14, Kluesner 2 0-0 5, Snitker 0 5-6 5, Fleckenstein 0 1-2 1, Kallaher 2 1-2 5, O’Hare 3 4-8 10, Krug 0 2-4 2, Bleymeyer 1 1-2 3, Gronau 3 1-2 7, Sehawl 0 2-2 2. Totals 15 23-34 56.

WASHINGTON (67): Clark 4 0-0 10, Carey 1 1-2 3, Visser 3 2-2 9, V.Eniola 6 0-0 12, B.Hoeger 1 1-2 4, O’Donnell 0 0-0 0, M.Hoeger 0 0-0 0, Bruner 5 2-5 13, Riley 0 0-00, Mia 0 0-0 0, Johnson 8 0-1 16, D.Eniola 0 0-0 0, Levy 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 6-12 67.

Halftime – Washington 37, Dubuque Hempstead 23. 3-point goals – Dubuque Hempstead 3 (Bitter 2, Kluesner), Washington 5 (Clark 2, Visser, B.Hoeger, Bruner),

Wash girls fall to No. 7 City High

IOWA CITY – The Washington girls basketball team started slow and fell to seventh-ranked Iowa City High, 70-59, Tuesday in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Iowa City.

The Warriors trailed 14-3 after the first quarter and could not catch up, despite a 27-19 advantage in the fourth quarter.

Joniqua Clark and Payton Bruner scored 16 points for the Warriors (5-5).

Kenya Earl led the Little Hawks (8-1) with 23 points and Ashley Joens had 18 points.

WASHINGTON (59): Clark 4 5-6 16, Carey 0 0-0 0, Visser 3 0-0 8, Eniola 2 1-1 5, M.Hoeger 0 0-0 0, Bruner 5 3-4 16, Puk 2 1-2 6, Riley 1 0-0 3, Mia 0 0-0 0, Johnson 2 0-0 5. Totals 19 10-13 59.

IOWA CITY HIGH (70): Schroder 4 0-1 8, A.Joens 7 3-5 18, Fontana 0 1-2 1, Gamamou 5 0-0 10, C.Joens 2 6-7 10, Earl 9 5-5 23. Totals 27 15-20 70.

Halftime – Iowa City High 25, Washington 19. 3-point goals – Washington 11 (Clark 3, Bruner 3, Visser 2, Puk, Riley, Johnson), Iowa City High 1 (A.Joens).

Arrington swaps sports for modeling

As one of the managers for the Cedar Rapids Washington girls basketball team, Alanna Arrington would really rather be out there on the court playing with her friends.

It’s just that she must miss too many practices and games.

A talented multi-sport athlete, she’s swapped her sneakers for high-heels as a full-fledged professional fashion model.

In a career that’s taken off in the past year, the high school junior is under contract with top-flight modeling agencies in St. Louis, Chicago and Los Angeles and soon, she hopes, New York and perhaps even Paris.

Magazine photo shoots and runway shows have taken her from one coast to the other and major cities in between.

She’s had so many far-flung jobs lined up this year that she hasn’t attended any regular classes at school. By a special arrangement worked out last summer, she’s taking a full schedule of courses at Washington online.

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Puk sparks Warriors by Muscatine

MUSCATINE - Jessica Puk poured in 19 points Saturday afternoon as the Washington Warriors climbed above the .500 mark with a 69-49 victory at Muscatine.

Puk had five rebounds, three assists and two steals as the Warriors raised their record to 5-4.

Payton Bruner scored 14 points for Washington and Jayla Johnson had 12 points. Joniqua Clark contributed six assists and five steals.

Bruner made four 3-pointers and Puk hit three triples.

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