Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Warriors skidding without Puk, Gillis

Wed - 19 Jun Written by Jim Ecker

The Cedar Rapids Washington baseball team got off to a promising start this season, but the Warriors are struggling now without A.J. Puk and Zac Gillis on the team.

Puk is leaving Saturday for the University of Florida, where he'll join the baseball program and attend summer school.

Gillis leaves next week for Iowa Western Community College, where he'll join the football team and take a class this summer.

Both of them stopped playing for Washington last week and the results have not been good without those two big bats in the lineup. The Warriors have an 0-and-4 record without them and have been outscored, 32-4.

Davenport North defeated Washington, 7-2, Wednesday night in a non-conference game at the Washington diamond.

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Frosh lead Warriors to split with IC West

Tue - 18 Jun Written by Metro Sports Report

Freshman Anne Riley singled home two runs to back the five-hit pitching of freshman batterymate Payton Bruner and lift Washington to a 2-0 win over Iowa City West and a split of their Mississippi Valley Conference softball doubleheader Tuesday at Washington.

Iowa City West won the opener, 6-1.

Riley's game-winning hit came in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Washington is 5-18 overall, 2-14 in the MVC. Iowa City West is 11-12, 8-7.

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Dostal sparks Warriors; Puk exits in style

Fri - 14 Jun Written by Jim Ecker

Shortstop is the glamor position on any baseball team. The best athlete plays the position. Pretty girls think he's cute.

Noah Dostal abandoned that glamor spot to become the catcher for Cedar Rapids Washington this year. Catching is a hot, dirty, dangerous job that gets overlooked by fans.

Dostal voluntarily changed spots this year. In fact, it was his idea.

"I like it," he said Friday night. "It's where I belong."

Dostal starred for the Warriors as a catcher and hitter Friday as the Warriors swept a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Waterloo West, 8-5 and 16-6 in six innings, at the Washington field.

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Warriors drop MVC twinbill at Wahlert

Mon - 17 Jun Written by Metro Sports Report

DUBUQUE - The Washington Warriors scored only two runs Monday and dropped a Mississippi Valley Conference baseball doubleheader to Dubuque Wahlert, 5-2 and 6-0, at Petrakis Park in Dubuque.

Lucas Matsuda and Noah Burdt had two hits in the opener for Washington (9-8, 7-7). Johnny Dobbs had a double and an RBI for the Warriors. Burdt also drove in a run.

Matsuda had two more hits for Washington in the nightcap.

Wahlert raised its records to 10-9 overall and 7-7 in the MVC.

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