Kennedy High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Jambois sparks Kennedy bowlers by Rams

James Jambois had a big 492 series Thursday as the Kennedy Cougars topped Dubuque Senior, 3099 to 2962, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center.

Jambois had games of 234 and 258.

Doug Svoboda rolled a 450 series for Kennedy with games of 234 and 216. Mason Bauer of Dubuque Senior had the high game with a 279.

Kennedy 3099, Dubuque Senior 2962

Kennedy: Doug Svoboda 234+216=450, James Jambois 234+258=492, Davis Sutton 173+220=393, Alec White 192+192=384, George (Bert) Goodwin 151+163=314, Aaron Smith 194+187=381.

Dubuque Senior: Andrew Kringle 221+176=397, Noah Paar 189+196=385, Josh Oertel 178+173=351, Kris Mueller 211+205=416, Alex Schmidt 182+156=338, Mason Bauer 151+279=430.

Kennedy: 2100 + 999 = 3099
Dubuque Senior: 1979 + 983 = 2962

Klostermann, Brandt boost Lions by Cougars

When you prepare for a basketball game against the Linn-Mar Lions, the first thing you do is figure out a way to slow down Jordan Bohannon and Nic Uhlir.

Beau Klostermann and Jordan Brandt barely get a mention in the scouting report, but they played a big role for the Lions off the bench Tuesday night.

Klostermann scored a career-high 17 points and Brandt added 10 as the 10th-ranked Lions topped the ninth-ranked Kennedy Cougars, 74-61, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Kennedy.

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Ollinger mostly sits as Lions top Cougars

Kennedy Coach Tony Vis had a bad feeling before tipoff at Linn-Mar Tuesday night, but he thought it would pass.

“We knew they were an outside-oriented team and like to shoot from out there,” Vis said of the Class 5A eighth-ranked Lions. “They were hot in the warmups and, obviously, it carried right on over into the game.”

Indeed, Linn-Mar canned seven of nine 3-point attempts in the first half alone (and 11 overall for a new school record) while running out to a 33-14 lead.

The Cougars (7-3) tried mightily to catch up but still came up short, 62-49.

Amanda Ollinger made a quiet debut for Linn-Mar, playing briefly in the third quarter and finishing with one steal. She transferred to Linn-Mar from Jefferson during the holiday break.

Even without Ollinger's help, the Lions were too much for the Cougars.

“I thought from a certain point in the second quarter on, we played pretty well,” said Vis. “The start was the key with that 19-point hole. It seemed like we were going to be stuck on five points all night.”

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Warriors swamps Cougars 93-77

The Washington boys swimming team won 10 of 11 events and beat Kennedy 93-77 Tuesday at Kennedy.

Cameron Kelley won the 200- and 500-yard freestyles in 1 minute, 53.18 seconds and 5:13.15, respectively, for the Warriors. Nick Saulnier won the 200 individual medley (2:02.96) and 100 backstroke (54.96), Jared Thorson won the 50 freestyle (22.12) and 100 freestyle (49.38), and Matt Jackson won the 100 butterfly (57.97).

Washington also won the 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays.

Stefan Kitsos won the 100 breaststroke in 1:02.63 for the Cougars.

Washington 93, Kennedy 77

Winners:

200 medley relay – Washington (Nick Saulnier, Matt Jackson, Jared Thorson, John Allison) 1:41.63.
200 freestyle – Cameron Kelley (W) 1:53.18.
200 individual medley – Saulnier (W) 2:02.96.
50 freestyle – Thorson (W) 22.12.
100 butterfly – Jackson (W) 57.97.
100 freestyle – Thorson (W) 49.38.
500 freestyle – Kelley (W) 5:13.15.
200 freestyle relay – Washington (Saulnier, Allison, Thorson, Kelley) 1:31.03.
100 backstroke – Saulnier (W) 54.96.
100 breaststroke – Stefan Kitsos (K) 1:02.63.
400 freestyle relay – Washington (Michael Janssen, Jackson, Kaleb Donels, Kelley) 3:36.49.

Bennett rolls 424 for Jefferson

Rylea Bennett had a 424 series to lead the Jefferson girls bowling team to a 2,612 to 2,389 win over Kennedy on Tuesday at May City Lanes.

Jamie Milota has a 358 series to lead the Cougars.

Jefferson (2,612): Rylea Bennett 233-191=424, Kattie Smith 203-177=380, Holly Miller 168-201=369, Hailey Kimble 164-131=295, Rachael Daugherty 129-116=245.

Kennedy (2,389): Jamie Milota 190-168=358, Alyssa Weidemeier 150-161=311, Kayla Sickles 158-140=298, Katie Slota 126-151=277, Abbie Haller 143-109=252, Sam Eltze 115-123=238.

Jefferson: 1,713-899=2,612.
Kennedy: 1,496-893=2,389.

Sturtz leads Jefferson to win

Hunter Sturtz rolled a 438 series as the Jefferson boys bowling team edged Kennedy 2,994 to 2,963 Tuesday at May City Lanes.

Aaron Smith led all scorers with a 492 series for the Cougars.

Jefferson (2,994): Hunter Sturtz 192-246=438, Victor Baccam 201-231=432, Noah Tiedtke 189-226=415, Tanner Bennett 168-191=359, John Gardner 189-155=344, Tyler Fowler 173-160=333.

Kennedy (2,963): Aaron Smith 275-217=492, George Goodwin 172-235=407. Davis Sutton 155-221=376, Doug Svoboda 156-204=360, James Jambois 142-203=345, Alec White 179-146=325.

Jefferson: 1,988-1,006=2994.
Kennedy: 1980-983=2,963.

Cougars 9th, Lions 10th in boys rankings

The Kennedy Cougars are ranked No. 9 and the Linn-Mar Lions are No. 10 in the new Associated Press boys basketball rankings this week.

The Cougars and Lions tangle Tuesday night at Kennedy at 7:30.

Iowa City West is the No. 1 team in Class 4A. Waverly-Shell Rock leads the Class 3A rankings, IKM-Manning tops the Class 2A poll and Central Lyon is the top team in Class 1A.

CLASS 4A

1. Iowa City West (7-0), 2. Dowling (6-0), 3. North Scott (5-1), 4. Pleasant Valley (7-0), 5. Des Moines Hoover (7-0), 6. Ankeny Centennial (6-1), 7. Waukee (6-3), 8. Urbandale (6-1), 9. Kennedy (5-1), 10. Linn-Mar (5-1).

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French scores for Ducks in Rose Bowl

Cedar Rapids Kennedy graduate Christian French caught a two-point conversion pass for the Oregon Ducks in the national semifinals against Florida State Thursday night in the Rose Bowl.

French, a redshirt junior, is a reserve linebacker for Oregon. The Ducks used a trick play after they scored their first touchdown against Florida State instead of kicking the standard PAT, with three groups of players spread across the field.

French lined up behind three blockers to the left of the formation, caught a quick pass and powered into the end zone for two points and an 8-3 lead.

French, 6-5, 245, graduated from Kennedy in 2011. He was recruited by Oregon as a tight end, but switched to linebacker and defensive end after one year.

Oregon beat Florida State, 59-20, and will play for the national title Jan. 12 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Hembera tops state in scoring, rebounding

It was commonly assumed that Shelby Hembera's scoring average would dip a little this season now that Cedar Valley Christian has a much stronger basketball team, but that has not been the case so far.

Hembera's scoring average has actually climbed from 33.2 points last year to 34.0 this season through eight games.

Hembera's rebounding average has dropped from 16.4 per game last season to 14.6, but she still leads the state in scoring and rebounding by comfortable margins in both departments. She led the state in scoring and rebounding as a junior last year as well.

The big change at Cedar Valley Christian this season has been in the won/loss column. The Huskies have a 6-2 record heading into the new year after finishing with a 1-21 mark last season.

Hembera obviously leads all Metro players in scoring with her 34.0 average. Amanda Ollinger, who is the process of transferring from Jefferson to Linn-Mar, ranks second among Metro players at 17.8 points per game. Ollinger also ranks second in Metro rebounding at 11.8 per game.

Olivia Usher of Prairie leads Metro girls basketball players in assists (37) and Sydney Hayden of Kennedy is tops in 3-pointers (20).

In Metro boys basketball, there is a tight race in the scoring derby among four players heading into the new year. Nic Uhlir of Linn-Mar has a slight lead at 17.3 points per game, followed by Craig Engle of Marion (17.0), Adam McDermott of Xavier (17.0) and Jordan Bohannon of Linn-Mar (16.7).

Keegan Moore of Washington has the Metro rebounding lead at 9.2 per game. Engle leads in assists (26) and 3-pointers (18).

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