Kennedy High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kennedy boys win meet in Waterloo

WATERLOO - The Kennedy Cougars captured seven events and claimed top honors at the Gordy Yuska Relays at Memorial Stadium in Waterloo Tuesday night.

Willie Rhoads was a double-winner for Kennedy in the high jump (6-5) and long jump (20-9). Shaune Beyer claimed the 110 hurdles (15.25), Matt Gardner won the 400 hurdles (55.96) and Dalles Jacobus took the discus (154-3).

Kennedy also won the shuttle hurdle relay (59.96) and 4x200 relay (1:31.93).

The Washington Warriors came home with two victories in the 4x100 relay (43.71) and the 4x400 relay (3:29.02).

Team Standings

1. Kennedy 145, 2. Cedar Falls 118, 3. Fort Dodge 89, 4. Hempstead 80, 5. Washington 63, 6. Western Dubuque 62, 7. Dubuque Senior 43.5, 8. Waverly-Shell Rock 35, 9. Waterloo West 31, 10. Waterloo East 25.5, 11. Mason City 9.

Hargens paces Kennedy golfers in Dubuque

DUBUQUE - Sierra Hargens shot an 8-over-par 44 Tuesday to help the Kennedy girls golf team finish second in a Mississippi Valley Conference quadrangular meet at The Meadows in Dubuque.

Cedar Falls beat Kennedy for the title, 188 to 200.

Team Standings

1. Cedar Falls 188, 2. Kennedy 200, 3. Dubuque Senior 204, 4. Waterloo East 244.

Medalist - Maddie Hawkins, Dubuque Senior, 39

Kennedy: Sierra Hargens 44, Valarie Davidson 51, Nicole DeCoste 52, Katie Choate 53, Avery Haefner 59, Abigail Haller 64.

Washington girls blank Kennedy netters

Lilly Hartman defeated Selby Cook, 10-3, at No. 1 singles Tuesday as Washington blanked Kennedy in a Mississippi Valley Conference tennis meet at Washington.

Hannah Sherman, Kelly King, Eliza Sundermann, Laura Gibson and Abby Van Metre also won their singles matches for the Warriors.

WASHINGTON 9, KENNEDY 0

Singles

1. Lilly Hartman (W) def. Shelby Cook, 10-3
2. Hannah Sherman (W) def. Veena Venkatesh, 10-0
3. Kelly King (W) def. Lauren Gifford, 10-2
4. Eliza Sundermann (W) def. Lydia Yang, 10-2
5. Laura Gibson (W) def. Gabby Olejniczak, 10-2
6. Abby Van Metre (W) def. Renee Mittelberg, 10-3

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No.4 Kennedy girls trim Little Hawks

IOWA CITY - Sydney Hayden and Alyssa Drewelow scored goals Tuesday as the fourth-ranked Kennedy girls soccer team edged Iowa City High, 2-1, in a Mississippi Valley Conference soccer match in Iowa City.

Morgan Petsche and Alissa Waterhouse collected assists for the Cougars.

No.5 Warriors top Kennedy in tennis

The fifth-ranked Washington boys tennis team defeated Kennedy, 7-2, Tuesday in a Mississippi Valley Conference met at Kennedy.

Parker Muller, Oliver Hammond, Will Rizer and Jack Parmley won their singles matches for the Warriors.

Kennedy freshman Rami Hemaidan defeated Jackson Hoyt at No. 1 singles, 7-6, 6-1.

WASHINGTON 7, KENNEDY 2

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Kennedy girls place 3rd in Waterloo

WATERLOO - The Kennedy Cougars placed third out of four teams at the Waterloo Columbus Invitational girls tennis tournament Saturday.

Waterloo Columbus won the meet with 36 points, followed by Decorah (22), Kennedy (20) and Ottumwa (12).

Shelby Cook, Lauren Gifford and Aubree Langhurst placed second in singles for Kennedy. Cook and Gifford combined to finish second in doubles competition.

J-Hawks turn in 4 state-best efforts

The Jefferson J-Hawks took advantage of the good weather Saturday and posted four state-best efforts at the Kennedy coed track meet at Kingston Stadium.

Jasmine Blue took over the No. 1 spot in the 100 meter dash at 12.22 seconds and Abbie Ranschau moved to the top of the chart in the 100 hurdles in 14.87 seconds to help the Jefferson girls win the team championship by 50 points.

The Jefferson girls also lowered their own state-best mark in the 4x100 relay to 48.38 seconds with Lucy Schneekloth, Ranschau, Morgan Meese and Blue sharing the baton.

Merje' Bokoyo from the Jefferson boys track team was clocked in 10.86 seconds in the 100 meter dash, matching the best time in the state this year.

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4 Metro teams make girls soccer poll

Four Metro teams have cracked the rankings in the first girls soccer poll for the 2015 campaign.

The Linn-Mar Lions are ranked No. 2 in Class 3A and the Kennedy Cougars are listed No. 4. Kennedy is the defending state champion.

The Xavier Saints are ranked No. 3 in Class 2A. The Marion Indians are ranked 13th.

Dowling topped the Class 3A poll and Pleasant Valley topped the 2A rankings.

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Kennedy climbs to 3rd in boys soccer

The Kennedy Cougars climbed two spots to No. 3 in the Class 3A boys soccer rankings Tuesday without playing a game.

Iowa City West and Linn-Mar, two of Kennedy's chief rivals in the Mississippi Valley Conference, got their seasons started last week against tough competition and lost a match. Iowa City West (2-1) fell from No. 1 to No. 8. Linn-Mar (1-1) dropped one notch from No. 3 to No. 4.

The chances are pretty good the shuffling might continue all season.

Johnston is the new No. 1 team in Class 3A, according to the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association. Prairie jumped one spot to 15th. Washington dropped out of the 3A rankings.

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