Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Eight new members to Warriors Hall of Fame

Fri - 04 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

Rick McConnell, Greg Bjornsen, Brad White, Rusty Graff, Allyn Secor, LaNeisha Waller, Dave Coates and Dr. Mark Hogenson will be inducted into the Cedar Rapids Washington Hall of Fame during ceremonies at the school Friday night.

They will be introduced between games of Washington's boy-girl doubleheader against Kennedy.

McConnell (Class of '72) was a state gymnastics champion in the long vault and helped Washington win two state team titles. He also excelled in the shot put and high jump in track. He competed at Indiana State and Northern Iowa.

Bjornsen (Class of '81) was an all-state football player who set six school records, several of which stood for more than 20 years. He helped Washington finish third in the state playoffs for three straight years and played at Coe.

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Last Updated on Friday, 04 February 2011 15:48

Warrior boys bowlers rally past Linn-Mar

Fri - 04 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

Washington spotted Linn-Mar a 65-pin lead after the first round, rallied in the final two games of the Baker round, and eked out a 2878-2875 win over the Lions Friday in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys bowling meet at Lancer Lanes.

Quincy Bruce led Washington (7-7, 4-5 MVC) with a high game of 267 and 437 series.

Tristan Stevens rolled a 245 high game and 447 series for Linn-Mar (7-5, 6-3). Corey Prokop also had the hot hand, rolling a 222 game and 432 series.

Linn-Mar held a 65-pin lead with two games remaining in the Baker round. Washington cut the margin to 44 heading into the final game. The Warriors won the final game 224-177 to pull out the win.

LINN-MAR (2875): Tristan Stevens 245-447, Dreyson Robe 180-352, Tyler Lemon 200-380, Matt Wheaton 181-350, Corey Prokop 222-432.

WASHINGTON (2878): Zach Christensen 198-377, Jay Niblick 187-354, Quincy Bruce 267-437, Nick Seng 204-353, Ryan Bundy 194-375.

First round -- Linn-Mar 1961, Washington 1896. Baker round -- Washington 982, Linn-Mar 914.

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Warriors lose a pair on the mat

Fri - 04 Feb

The last pair of dual meets for a wrestling team are usually the best and brightest of the season, if not a mini-preview of what’s to come.

Doug Streicher, the Linn-Mar coach, hopes that is definitely not the case for his 2011 team.

Linn-Mar struggled to top Iowa City High, 33-28, then crushed Washington, 61-12, in a double-dual at Washington Thursday night.

"That first dual of ours was not good at all," he said. "We were not intense, not sharp, not focused, they tied us up, they slowed us down, and wrestlers not as good as us were either close to us or beat us."

Despite clinching the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division title, Striecher cited several of the usual suspects for his team’s subpar performance, including poor pre-match preparation, not being ready to go, and a lackluster intensity level.

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Last Updated on Friday, 04 February 2011 01:37

Warrior swimmers up to 4th

Wed - 02 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

Cedar Rapids Washington is ranked fourth in the boys swimming power rankings released Tuesday (Feb. 1) by the Iowa High School Swim Coaches Association.

The Warriors were ranked eighth before their surprising run to the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division title at the conference super meet Jan. 22.

Washington's highest ranked swimmer is junior Morgan Barnes, who has the second-best 200 freestyle time at 1:45.79. Barnes also is sixth in the 500 freestyle. Other top 10 ranked Warriors are Ian Ford (sixth in the 100 backstroke) and Josh Hughes (seventh in the 500 free). Washington's 200 medley relay team has the fourth best time in the state.

Linn-Mar is ranked 27th, Jefferson 29th and Kennedy 32nd.

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Last Updated on Friday, 04 February 2011 01:37

Neagle, Burrell win MVC titles

Sun - 30 Jan Written by Jim Ecker

Amid all the grim-faced and tight-lipped wrestlers at the Mississippi Valley Conference tournament Saturday stood A.J. Garcia, the 215-pounder from Linn-Mar.

He was all smiles.

Garcia upset top-ranked Conner Herman of Cedar Rapids Jefferson to win the 215-pound crown and was named the Outstanding Wrestler in the 14-team field at Xavier.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 February 2011 01:38