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), ...

 CEDAR RAPIDS -- Tony Lombardi has vacated his post as head varsity football and baseball coach at Cedar Rapids Washington. He said he did so on his own."Nobody asked me or told me to do this," Lombardi told The Gazette. "It's just time."Lombardi, 51, resigned ...

Former Cedar Rapids Washington athletes have been outspoken, while assistant coaches had little to say about the resignation of Warriors football coach Tony Lombardi.The reaction varied when Lombardi's decision became public in a news release distributed by the school Thursday morning, announcing he will be stepping down as head varsity football coach ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Innovative. And extremely competitive.That's how Metro football coaches view Tony Lombardi, who resigned Thursday at Cedar Rapids Washington."He is ultra-competitive, one of the most competitive people I've ever been around," said Cedar Rapids Kennedy Coach Tim Lewis. "Sometimes when you're that competitive, it ...

 A TIMELINE OF THE LOMBARDI ERA AT CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTONApril 11, 2006 – Tony Lombardi, 44, is introduced as the new football coach at Cedar Rapids Washington. He had been fired at Hinsdale (Ill.) Central; the school's administration reportedly cited the use of harsh language ...

Cedar Rapids Xavier junior Matt Nelson picked up a football scholarship offer from Notre Dame during a visit to the South Bend, Ind., campus Wednesday, according to multiple recruiting sites.The 6-foot-8 "athlete" is being looked at as a possible tight end, defensive end or offensive ...

 CEDAR RAPIDS -- The parent of a former Cedar Rapids Washington athlete said Wednesday she has filed a formal complaint to the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners, which is conducting an investigation into allegations of bullying of students by Washington football and baseball coach Tony ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Matt Nelson spent spring break recently in Sarasota, Fla., soaking up the sun and making a final decision about his future.It'll officially be college football the Cedar Rapids Xavier junior will pursue, not college basketball."About the last week or so, I made ...

BOONE --  New guidelines for preseason football practices will go into effect this fall. According to the Iowa High School Athletic Association, the new measures incorporate many of the recommendations from research and studies by the medical community relative to the length of practice, the amount ...