Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Bertsch, Kamin compete at national golf meet

Sat - 20 Jul Written by Metro Sports Report

DUBUQUE - Maddie Bertsch of Xavier High School and MJ Kamin from Washington High School competed in the 87th WWGA National Junior Championship at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club this past week.

Bertsch reached the semifinals of the First Flight championship playoffs Thursday before losing to Melissa VanSistine of Caledonia, Ill., in 19 holes.

Kamin defeated Rochelle Beardsley of Peosta, 4 & 3, to win the First Flight consolation bracket Friday. Kamin won the match with a birdie on the 15th hole.

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Lions knock out Warriors, 5-0

Fri - 19 Jul Written by Mike Condon

One got the feeling the baseball team to score first would keep its season alive.

Both Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids Washington had chances through the first four innings of Friday night's Class 4A substate quarterfinal at Linn-Mar.

It was the Lions finally breaking through in the top of the fifth. Kyle Mortensen's RBI single to center plated Caleb Reimer with that all-important first run. Linn-Mar added another in the inning, two more in the sixth and one in the seventh en route to a 5-0 victory.

The win lifts Coach Chad Lechner's team to 25-15 and into Monday night's substate semifinal against Cedar Rapids Kennedy. The Cougars advanced with a 7-6 win Friday night over Iowa City High. Monday's game will be at Linn-Mar, beginning at 7 p.m.

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Koolbeck helps J-Hawks 'kiss' Wash goodbye

Sat - 13 Jul Written by Tom Fruehling

On the back of her left hand, right at eye level when she’s at bat, Jefferson’s Maddie Koolbeck has big, bold letters that spell “KISS.”

“It stands for ‘Keep It Simple, Stupid’,” she said, explaining that her big brother Jake, an assistant coach at Clear Creek Amana, suggested it early in the year when she was struggling at the plate.

“I’ve had an up-and-down season,” noted the senior first baseman, her .342 batting average notwithstanding. “The problem is I think too much. I sometimes overthink things instead of just going up there and hitting the ball.”

Koolbeck broke out of her perceived slump in a big way in the fifth inning Saturday night as the 10th-ranked J-Hawks belted Washington, 11-0, in five innings in the Class 5A regional semifinals at Larry Niemeyer Field.

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Warriors split with Dubuque Senior

Fri - 12 Jul Written by Metro Sports Report

Matt Troendle picked up the victory and Eric Loeffelholz collected a save Friday as the Washington Warriors nipped Dubuque Senior, 4-3, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Washington.

Dubuque Senior won the second game, 7-2.

Troendle pitched the first six innings in the opener and allowed three runs. Loeffelholz pitched one inning and walked three batters, but escaped trouble and finished the game.

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Warriors swept by No.3 Trojans

Wed - 10 Jul Written by Metro Sports Report

The third-ranked Iowa City West Trojans swept a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from the Cedar Rapids Washington Warriors, 7-5 and 11-2, Wednesday at Washington.

Noah Dostal, Noah Burdt and Johnny Dobbs had two hits in the first game for the Warriors (12-18, 10-14). Dostal and Dobbs had two RBIs.

Washington held a 3-0 lead heading into the sixth inning of the opener, but Iowa City West scored six runs to take command. The Trojans made it 7-3 in the top of the seventh and withstood a two-run rally by the Warriors in the bottom of the seventh.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 July 2013 23:31