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Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Puk not sure he'll play for Warriors

A.J. Puk plans to begin taking classes at the University of Florida in June, casting doubt on whether the 6-foot-6 lefthander will play baseball at Cedar Rapids Washington this season.

Puk signed his national letter-of-intent with the Gators Wednesday morning during a ceremony at the high school, honoring a commitment he made to Florida last November.

"It's great. It's great to finally make it official," he said after signing on the dotted line. "I can't wait to be down there during the summer."

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Hughes, Schmeiser pace Metro swimmers at state

MARSHALLTOWN - Cedar Rapids Washington junior Jackie Hughes collected a pair of individual top-10 finishes at the state swimming meet Saturday at the Marshalltown YMCA.

Hughes placed eighth in the 500 freestyle and finished 10th in the individual medley. She also swam on the 400 freestyle relay that placed 14th.

Kennedy senior Jessica Schmeiser placed 10th in the 200 freestyle and finished 11th in the 100 freestyle. She also swam on the 200 freestyle relay that placed seventh and swam on the 400 freestyle relay that touched in 10th place.

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Warriors take No. 2 PV to the limit

WEST BRANCH -- Washington had second-ranked Pleasant Valley on the ropes Tuesday night in the Class 5A regional volleyball championship.

But the Warriors couldn't deliver the knockout punch.

Washington won the first two sets, but then dropped the next three and was defeated by Pleasant Valley.

The scores were 21-25, 19-25, 25-12, 25-19, 15-13.

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Warriors slip by Lions in gem of a match

The Washington volleyball team practices each day wearing shirts that read, “Pressure creates diamonds.”

And in a dazzling five-set gem over a diamond-in-the-rough Linn-Mar squad Thursday night, the Warriors simply sparkled.

“I am super proud of these girls,” Washington Coach Kari Lombardi said after the regional semifinal victory that puts them a match away from the state tournament.

“They played tough all five games. Tonight, they were diamonds.”

Unranked Washington (28-13) now faces Class 5A second-ranked Pleasant Valley (36-1) Tuesday night at West Branch for the regional championship.

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Warriors spike J-Hawks; Lions up next

Washington whipped Jefferson in three straight sets in a Class 5A first round regional volleyball tournament match at Washington.

The Warriors won 25-8, 25-17, 25-8.

Washington (26-13) advances to play Linn-Mar (15-19) in a regional semifinal Thursday night at Linn-Mar. The Lions had a first-round bye.

Jefferson bows out 4-32.

   
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