Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Washington girls roll by Wahlert

The Cedar Rapids Washington softball team swept a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Dubuque Wahlert Thursday, 9-2 and 16-3 in three innings, on Washington's home diamond.

Payton Bruner pitched a four-hitter for the Warriors in the first game and drove in two runs. Emily Oler also had two RBIs.

Oler tossed a three-hitter in the second game. Bria Lenten was 3-for-3. Dana Riley went 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Oler drove in three runs and Jaydin Pirtle had two RBIs.

Colbert, Hunt power J-Hawks by Wash

Marcus Colbert and Spencer Hunt socked home runs Thursday as the Jefferson J-Hawks defeated Washington, 14-4, in six innings in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Jefferson.

Colbert went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs. Hunt was 2-for-2 with two RBIs and four runs scored.

Cam Frazier and Colton Knox had two hits for Jefferson. Frazier and Michael Neuberger drove in two runs.

Jared Eivins and Knox split the pitching for the J-Hawks. Eivins got the win and Knox got a save.

Trey Leonard and Grant Blades had two hits for Washington. Chris Harrington drove in two runs.

Washington   103 000 - 4 7 4
Jefferson    115 502 - 14 15 3

Blades, Nimmers (4) and Mosely. Eivins, Knox (4) and Koering. W - Eivins. L - Blades. 2B - Dobbs, Leonard, Eivins, Knox, Koering, Neuberger, S. VanScoyoc. HR - Colbert, Hunt. SB - Herzog, Leonard, Tomkins.

Warriors get dramatic win at state

DES MOINES - Connor Geuder never expected to get a chance to win the game for the Washington Warriors in their PK Shootout against Sioux City West

Thursday at the state soccer tournament.

He's mighty glad he did.

Geuder connected as the No. 7 man for the Warriors in the Shootout and then joined the celebration when Washington goalie Gunnar Lenzen stopped Sioux City West's seventh man for a dramatic 2-1 victory in the opening round of the Class 3A tournament in Des Moines.

Each team gets five shooters for a PK round when a game is tied after two overtimes. That's usually enough shooters to settle things, but not this time.

Geuder knew he was seventh in line, but never figured it would get that far.

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Jasper, Pedersen advance to state semifinals

Xavier's Allison Jasper and Prairie's Jessica Pedersen advanced to the state tennis singles semifinals on Thursday as did the Washington doubles team of Vale and Magui Caro.

Jasper, playing in the 1A tournament at the University of Iowa, defeated Emily Jurgensen of Ballard, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round and downed Emily Ahlers of LeMars, 6-4, 6-0 in the quarterfinals. She will meet defending state champion Haley Resnick of Davenport Assumption in Friday's semifinals.

Xavier's Kylie DeWees won her first set against Boone's Emma Rose before she was forced to retire from the tournament due to injury.

In Class 2A at Ames, Pedersen will meet West Des Moines Valley's Chloe Jefferies in the semifinals. Pedersen downed Sioux City North's Becca Aleynik, 6-4, 6-4 followed by a 6-1, 6-4 win over Kayla Kuethe of Waukee, 6-1, 6-4

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