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Warriors spike Prairie in straight sets

Tue - 10 Sep Written by Tom Fruehling

For the Cedar Rapids Washington volleyball team, a new coach means pretty much the same system that took them to within one match of the state tournament last year.

One in a bunch of first-year Metro coaches, Amy Faulkner took over the Warrior program on the first day of practice in August when former mentor Kari Lombardi resigned to move with her family to West Des Moines.

Faulkner is hardly a rookie, however, having served as an assistant the past three years and as a club-team coach for many of the girls before that.

Still, it was a milestone of sorts for her team to notch its first really convincing victory of the young season Tuesday night by sweeping Prairie in three sets on the Hawks' home court.

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Solon tames Metro volleyball teams

Sat - 07 Sep Written by Tom Fruehling

It's somewhat odd, but the so-called “old gym” used for the Cedar Rapids Washington volleyball tournament Saturday is air conditioned while the “new gym ” is not due to an ongoing geo-thermal project at the school.

Switching back and forth over a sweltering eight-hour day didn't seem to faze small-school Solon, which lost just one game in five matches and claimed the championship in a star-studded 11-team field.

No real surprise there, since the Spartans are ranked second in the Class 4A IGHSAU poll and have won this meet against bigger schools twice in the last three years.

What was mildly surprising is that Solon faced Xavier in the title game.

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Franklin powers Warriors by Wahlert

Tue - 03 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

Dani Franklin collected 23 kills Tuesday night as the Cedar Rapids Washington Warriors defeated Dubuque Wahlert, 36-34, 15-25, 25-17, 25-22, in a Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball match at Washington.

Franklin also went 20-for-21 on serves with three aces.

Aleena Hobbs contributed 12 kills for the Warriors and was 19-for-19 on serves. Victoria Adkins had 21 assists and Callie Cook had 17 assists.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 September 2013 23:45

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Lombardi family leaves for WDM Valley

Mon - 12 Aug Written by Jim Ecker

The fallout from the Tony Lombardi saga at Cedar Rapids Washington has taken a new twist.

The entire Lombardi family - Tony, Kari and their five children - have left Cedar Rapids and plan to live in the West Des Moines Valley school district, Washington athletic director Paul James said Monday morning.

Tony Lombardi has been charged with four counts of ethical violations as a teacher and coach at Washington. He faces a state hearing before an Administrative Law Judge on Sept. 23-24 in Des Moines.

Kari Lombardi has resigned as the head volleyball coach at Washington. Tony Lombardi resigned as the head football coach and baseball coach at Washington in May, but remained as the baseball coach through the end of the season in July.

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