Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Warriors top Cougars for spot in finals

Zac Gillis singled with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday night to give Washington a 3-2 victory over Kennedy in the semifinals of the Bob Vrbicek Metro Baseball Tournament.

The Warriors (2-0) will face Xavier (2-0) in the finals Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

“I was a bit nervous, but on the second pitch I got what I was looking for,” said Gillis. “I went oppo (opposite field) and we got the hit we needed to win the game.”

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Dobbs' blast lifts Wash past Mustangs

Johnny Dobbs' two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning broke a 6-6 tie and sent Washington past Mount Vernon, 8-6, Monday in the first round of the Bob Vrbicek Metro Tournament at Marion.

Washington built a 5-1 lead in the first five innings behind the two-hit, 14-strikeout pitching of senior A.J. Puk. But Puk was done after five and the Warriors' defense deserted them in the bottom of the seventh when they committed four errors and Mount Vernon scored four runs to tie the game, 6-6.

Puk also contributed three hits, including a solo home run in the sixth inning.

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Moore, Hartman double their fun in regional

A brand-new pairing will participate in the Class 2A girls state tennis tournament in the persons of Cedar Rapids Washington’s Rina Moore and Lilly Hartman.

Moore and Hartman defeated Linn-Mar’s Mackenzie Luehring and Anna Schlueter, 6-2, 6-2, in the regional finals at the Veterans Memorial Tennis Center Thursday to fly into the state tournament here May 30-31.

The regional tournament was the first sanctioned doubles play for the pair, “but we play together in the summer a lot,” Hartman said after the match.

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Puk's big decision: Gators or pro ball?

A.J. Puk isn't sure if he wants to attend college after he graduates from Cedar Rapids Washington this month or get a job, so in that sense he's like a lot of high school seniors.

In Puk's case, however, he'll have to decide whether he wants to attend the University of Florida on a baseball scholarship or sign a pro baseball contract.

The baseball draft starts June 6.

"We'll see how it turns out. Either way, it's a good opportunity for me," Puk said Monday after playing in the Perfect Game Pre-Draft Showcase before dozens of pro scouts at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

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