Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Wash swimmers dunked by Bettendorf

BETTENDORF – The Washington boys swimming team suffered a 114-42 loss to Bettendorf on Tuesday at Bettendorf.

Cameron Kelley won the 100-yard freestyle in 48.26 seconds and Nick Saulnier won the 500 freestyle in 4:48.96 for the Warriors. George Durin and Matt Jackson joined them on the winning 200 freestyle relay, which finished in 1:31.86.

BETTENDORF 114, WASHINGTON 42
200 medley relay – Bettendorf (Zach Bunn, Ryan Schade, Caleb Aman, Grant Nickles) 1:39.94.
200 freestyle – Nathan Spencer (B) 1:44.92.
200 individual medley – Aman (B) 1:55.90.
50 freestyle – Nickles (B) 22.75.
100 butterfly – Spencer (B) 54.64.
100 freestyle – Cameron Kelley (W) 48.26.
500 freestyle – Nick Saulnier (W) 4:48.96.
200 freestyle relay – Washington (George Durin, Kelley, Matt Jackson, Nick Saulnier) 1:31.86.
100 backstroke – Zach Bunn (B) 55.98.
100 breaststroke – Ryan Schade (B) 1:00.50.
400 freestyle relay – Bettendorf (Aman, Bunn, Schade, Spencer) 3:20.94.

Hayden helps Cougars top Wash in OT

Hitting a big 3-pointer in a clutch situation in a tense basketball game is a lot gentler on the nervous system than being the final shooter in a PK shootout in soccer, even though the outcome is hanging in the balance in both cases.

Just ask Kennedy senior Sydney Hayden.

"The last shooter in a PK shootout is a lot tougher, to be honest with you," said Sydney Hayden, who is an expert in both sports. "It's a little more nerve-wracking."

Hayden kept her cool Tuesday night and drilled a huge 3-pointer with seven seconds left in the fourth quarter to lift the Cougars into a 51-51 tie with Washington and force overtime in the Mississippi Valley Conference game at Washington.

Hayden then began the extra session with another 3-pointer to help steer the seventh-ranked Cougars to a 67-59 victory.

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Williams, Wills lift Wash by Cougars

New Cedar Rapids Washington coach Justin Decker thought Laveechie Williams would miss the first few weeks of the basketball season after Williams broke his nose in early November before practice began.

Decker may have underestimated the 6-foot-5 senior a little bit.

Williams slapped a mask on his face for the season opener and has been a major force with the Warriors, averaging a double-double with 13.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.

The Masked Marvel did it again Tuesday night.

Williams scored 15 points and snared 11 rebounds with fierce work off the backboards to help Washington hold off the Kennedy Cougars, 55-51, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at the Washington gym.

Williams is making an early bid for all-conference honors despite having limited vision due to the mask. "My vision is so bad," he said. "When I look to my left or right, I can't even see."

He sees everything in front of him, however, and was a big reason the Warriors squared their records at 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the MVC.

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Washington girls fall to Moline

The Cedar Rapids Washington girls basketball team lost to Moline (Ill.), 53-42, at the Washington gym Saturday.

The Warriors carried a 34-33 lead into the fourth quarter, but Moline outscored the hosts 20-8 in the final stanza for the victory.

Anne Visser scored 12 points for Washington (3-3).

Letecia Billups went 12-for-12 at the foul line and scored 16 points for Moline (7-3).

MOLINE (53): Stewart 3 2-5 10, Ealy 0 0-0 0, Rios 0 2-2 2, Gerard 5 1-4 11, Finch 1 2-2 4, Ritchie 1 2-2 4, Crompton 2 2-4 6, Billups 2 12-12 16. Totals 14 23-33 53.

WASHINGTON (42): Clark 4 0-0 8, Carey 0 0-0 0, Visser 5 2-4 12, V.Eniola 1 4-4 6, B.Hoeger 0 0-0 0, O'Donnell 0 0-0 0, M.Hoeger 0 0-0 0, Bruner 2 2-2 7, Puk 0 2-4 2, Riley 1 0-0 3, Mia 0 0-0 0, Johnson 1 2-2 4. Totals 14 12-16 42.

Halftime - Washington 25, Moline 24. 3-point goals - Moline 2 (Stewart 2), Washington 2 (Bruner 1, Riley 1).