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No.8 Wash girls roll by Wahlert

The eighth-ranked Cedar Rapids Washington girls basketball team enjoyed its own gymnasium and put on a stellar show Tuesday night with a 76-45 victory over Dubuque Wahlert in a Mississippi Valley Conference game.

The Warriors utilized the continuous clock for a good share of the second half.

“Our game plan was to apply a great deal of pressure, try and speed up the game on Wahlert and be effective as rebounders,” said Washington Coach Frank Howell.

Mission accomplished.

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J-Hawks come up short against Senior

The Jefferson J-Hawks faced No.3 Dubuque Senior at home Tuesday night in boys basketball and dropped the Mississippi Valley Conference matchup, 54-38.

Size mattered.

Dubuque Senior (12-1, 8-1) used eight players and six of them were 6-foot-4 or taller. Faced with the size disadvantage, the J-Hawks used an aggressive zone defense in an attempt to keep the Rams out of the lane.

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Xavier, Wash girls net favorable draws

The Xavier Saints will not have to leave 42nd Street for the Class 4A regional girls basketball tournament this year, making a potential trip to the state tournament perhaps a little easier for them.

The Washington Warriors, on the other hand, will have to travel to Newton for the Class 5A regional finals if they advance that far, making their path to the state tournament a little harder.

Xavier and Washington are the two best bets from the Metro area to reach the state tournament in Des Moines this season, and they learned their regional assignments Monday when the pairings were released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

 

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Krejci will receive major award from IGHSAU

Randy Krejci has stepped onto the court at the girls state basketball tournament many times during his career as one of the top referees in Iowa.

This year he'll walk proudly onto the court at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines to receive a prestigious award from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

Krejci, 58, has been selected to receive the Jack North Commemorative Award for his lifetime contributions to girls athletics.

 

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4 Metro athletes honored at King luncheon

Nick Connolly of Marion High School, Dalvin Dixon of Kennedy, Raven Johnson of Jefferson and Spencer Zielke of Cedar Valley Christian are among 22 area middle and high school students who will be honored at the 27th Annual Remembering Martin Luncheon on Monday at the Hotel at Kirkwood.

All four of the Metro students are seniors.

One student from each Cedar Rapids high school and middle school was nominated for the honor by school administrators for exemplifying the ideals and values of Martin Luther King Jr., including leadership and service to the community.

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