Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Clark lifts streaking Warriors past City High

IOWA CITY - Sometimes an unlikely hero can appear out of nowhere to propel a team to victory.

On Tuesday night, Washington received its improbable heroics from Heath Clark.

Late in the fourth quarter, Clark came off the bench and netted eight quick points, propelling the Warriors past Iowa City High, 59-48, at the City High gym.

The win was the Warriors' fifth straight.

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Gillis qualifies for state mat meet

Linn-Mar wrestling coach Doug Streicher never panicked when the Lions kept losing to Cedar Rapids Prairie during the season.

He knew he had a potent lineup that could accomplish great things this season once it was healthy and fully assembled.

They proved it Saturday.

Linn-Mar topped Prairie for the Class 3A district title with an impressive performance Saturday and qualified a school-record 12 grapplers for the state meet.

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Hughes nabs 500 crown at state

MARSHALLTOWN – In his final meet after four years on the Cedar Rapids Washington varsity, Josh Hughes was not to be denied his first appearance on the top step of the awards platform at the state swimming championships.

Coming into Saturday’s competition at the Marshalltown YMCA, he was seeded second in both the 200 and 500-yard freestyle to freshman Aidan Keen of Iowa City West.

In last week’s blistering-fast district meet in Iowa City, Keen had beaten Hughes in each race with a couple of seconds to spare.

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Surging Warriors knock off J-Hawks

Cedar Rapids Jefferson junior Jacob Olson torched Washington for a career-high 31 points in a 57-36 victory when the two clubs met back in December.

The Warriors remembered that painful encounter and did something about it Friday night.

Washington pestered Olson all night in the rematch at Jefferson and defeated the J-Hawks, 50-40, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game for its fourth straight victory.

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