CEDAR RAPIDS — Two streaking boys’ soccer squads faced off Saturday morning at rain-soaked Kingston Stadium, and now a celebrated group of Cedar Rapids Washington seniors are back in the boys’ state soccer tournament for the third time in four years.“That was my challenge,” Washington ...

MARION — This was the exclamation point. Rather the final exclamation point in a tournament full of them for the Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints. "This was definitely not a shock to anyone on our team," said Xavier’s Adam Pick, after an 11-1, six-inning romp past Cedar ...

The championship and third-place games of the Bob Vrbicek Metro Tournament at Veterans Memorial Stadium have been postponed until Thursday night because of wet weather.Cedar Rapids Washington and Cedar Rapids Xavier will play for the title at approximately 7 at Linn-Mar now. The third-place game ...

MARION — Zac Gillis’ astonished look said it all.“I don’t think I’ve ever been 2-0,” the Cedar Rapids Washington designated hitter said to his teammates after their 3-2 win Tuesday night over Cedar Rapids Kennedy in the semifinals of the Bob Vrbicek Metro Tournament.His line-drive ...

MARION — When you start an eighth grader and two freshmen, it’s guaranteed life will get interesting from time to time. As it did Monday night for Cedar Rapids Washington.The Warriors blew a four-run lead in the bottom of the seventh inning thanks to some ...

MARION - Ali Lindo, M.J. Kamin and Taylor Utter like to play golf with each other.The Metro trio earned the right to compete in one last varsity tournament together.All three secured individual berths to the state meet at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Class 5A ...

Four Metro golfers and two from Iowa City earned first-team all-Mississippi Valley Conference honors after the two-round competition (MVC Super Meet and divisional play) to determine all-conference selections.Cedar Rapids Xavier's Maddie Bertsch and Grace Winker and Cedar Rapids Washington's M.J. Kamin were first-team all-MVC performers ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — He’s the next one...maybe.You couldn’t really tell which way A.J. Puk was leaning Monday afternoon when asked about the upcoming 2013 Major League Baseball amateur draft. A month from now, the Cedar Rapids Washington senior could be a professional pitcher for some ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The east is the best. Wait a minute, that doesn’t rhyme.The east is a beast. There you go.However it’s phrased and analyzed, the power in boys’ soccer this season seems to begin and end on this side of the state. More specifically, ...

 CEDAR RAPIDS -- Paul James will make a second tour of duty with the Cedar Rapids Washington football program."It feels like a second opportunity at life," he said.James, who guided the Warriors to the Class 4A playoffs four times (including a runner-up finish in 2003), ...