Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Comeback Cougars rally past Warriors

Kennedy sparkplug and eternal optimist Maddy Meier said the match was never in doubt.

Not even when the Washington girls were up two sets to none and had all-stater Dani Franklin serving with a 25-24 lead for match point.

“I knew we weren't going to lose,” said Meier, the heart and soul of a scrappy Cougar squad that pulled out an improbable 3-2 comeback victory at home Tuesday night.

“We haven't lost to Washington in I don't know how long. We weren't going to be the team that lost to them.

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Nemickas scores Wash's lone win

Dubuque Senior won 11 of 12 events and routed Washington, 130-55, Tuesday night at the Warrior pool.

Sophomore Kaitlyn Nemickas won the 100 backstroke for Washington's only win.

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Rodriguez, Patterson spark Wash golfers

CEDAR FALLS - Dominic Rodriguez and Jake Patterson shared medalist honors at 1-under-par 35 Monday to help the Washington Warriors win a Mississippi Valley Conference triangular meet at Pheasant Ridge in Cedar Falls.

The Warriors finished with a four-man total of 145 for nine holes. Jefferson placed second at 155 and Cedar Falls was third at 167.

Mitch Willems, Zach Denny and Adam Van Oort led the J-Hawks at 2-over 38.

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Snitker carries Wash past Linn-Mar

It has been a long time between wins for Paul James as a head coach.

James returned to the Cedar Rapids Washington sideline this season after a seven-year hiatus.  In the first three games this season, his Warriors had ample opportunity to get a victory. They weren’t about to let that chance slip away in Friday night’s showdown with Linn-Mar at Kingston Stadium.

Washington scored a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter to break a 14-14 deadlock, then held off a final drive from the Lions to come away with a hard-fought 26-21 win.

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