Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cougars top Wash; No.3 Lancers next

Fri - 28 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

Drew Heitland knows he'll become a full-time football player the next time Kennedy loses a basketball game, so he's determined to keep his roundball career going as long as possible.

He played like it Friday night.

Heitland scored 10 points, grabbed nine rebounds and provided some muscle as the Cougars topped Washington, 55-47, in the Class 4A substate semifinals at the Kennedy gym.

The Cougars (17-5) will face No.3 North Scott (21-1) in the substate finals Tuesday night at Clinton for a berth in the state tournament.

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Franklin named Athlete of Year in Metro

Wed - 26 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

Cedar Rapids Washington senior Dani Franklin has been honored as the Athlete of the Year on the 2014 All-Metro girls basketball team.

Frank Howell of Washington was named the Coach of the Year.

Franklin, Amanda Ollinger of Jefferson and Katie Sommer of Linn-Mar were unanimous selection on the first team. Cyerra Hutchins of Prairie, Morgan Martin of Kennedy, Aleena Hobbs of Washington and Hayley Deutmeyer of Xavier joined them on the top unit.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 February 2014 15:14

Franklin leads Valley Division all-stars

Wed - 26 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

Dani Franklin of Cedar Rapids Washington has been selected as the Athlete of the Year in the Valley Division of the Mississippi Valley Conference in girls basketball.

Haley Lorenzen of Iowa City High was named the Athlete of the Year in the Mississippi Division.

Franklin, Katie Sommer of Linn-Mar, Aleena Hobbs of Washington, Blaire Thomas of Waterloo West and Haley Puk of Waterloo West were unanimous first-team choices in the Valley Division. They were joined on the top squad by Cyerra Hutchins of Prairie, Hayley Deutmeyer of Xavier and Madison Wood of Cedar Falls.

Amanda Ollinger of Jefferson, Morgan Martin of Kennedy, Kiera Washpun of Iowa City High, Mikaela Morgan of Iowa City West and Lorenzen were unanimous picks in the Mississippi Division.

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Wash girls ousted by hot-shooting Rams

Wed - 26 Feb Written by Tom Fruehling

The Washington girls' storybook basketball season ended Tuesday night because they were less than perfect.

With Southeast Polk shooting the lights out at the Prairie gym in the Class 5A regional final, perfection would have been the only way for the Warriors to win.

They fell short, 79-71, but only because the other girls hardly missed.

“We didn't lose due to a shortage of point production or lack of effort,” said Washington Coach Frank Howell. “We lost to a great team that played exceptionally well. They just outscored us.”

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 February 2014 00:02

Warriors upset Clinton; Cougars up next

Tue - 25 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

CLINTON - Washington shot out to a 10-point lead in the first quarter and made it hold up to upset Clinton, 68-59, Monday in a Class 4A substate boys basketball game.

The Warriors (6-16) advance to play Kennedy (16-5) in a substate semifinal Friday night at Kennedy. The Cougars beat Washington twice during the regular season.

Washington had 10 players break into the scoring column against Clinton.

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