Thank you for reading the Metro Sports Report....

Skip to content

Scroll down for the latest Metro Sports news, stats & standings!

Please update your Flash Player to view content.

Latest Saints News

Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Linn-Mar errors gift-wrap Saints sweep

Thu - 27 Jun Written by Mike Condon

There was a mini-celebration around the dugout after Cedar Rapids Xavier's softball sweep over visiting Linn-Mar at Bob Erusha Field.

The Saints and their fans broke out in song, singing "Happy Birthday" to Xavier Coach Nikki Price.

Ironically, Price and her team got more than their share of gifts from the Lions during the games. Linn-Mar committed seven errors in the two games and a pop fly that dropped for a hit on what would have been the final out, led to a nine-run first-inning explosion the propelled the Saints to a 13-1 win in three innings in Game 1.

The nightcap was much more competitive, but two crucial errors led to three Xavier runs as the Saints won, 5-2.

Share

Saints, J-Hawks hold onto rankings

Thu - 27 Jun Written by Mike Koolbeck

The softball teams from Xavier and Jefferson held onto their spots in this week's Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union rankings.

Xavier (20-6) is ranked seventh in Class 4A, Jefferson (23-7) is No.9 in Class 5A.

Prairie dropped out of the Class 5A rankings and was replaced by Mississippi Valley Conference member Dubuque Hempstead at No.10.

Share

Dr. Matt Nelson picks the Hawkeyes

Thu - 27 Jun Written by Jim Ecker

Matt Nelson will need a cool nickname when he plays football for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

How about the Sack Doctor? Or the Doctor of Defense? He wants to play defensive end for the Hawkeyes and become an orthopedic surgeon, so there are several possibilities.

Nelson carries a 4.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale entering his senior year at Xavier High School. A physical specimen at 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, he picked Iowa over Notre Dame and Stanford for two main reasons.

Share

Solid pitching again fuels Saints sweep

Wed - 26 Jun Written by Tom Fruehling

As it has all season, Xavier got two stellar pitching performances Wednesday night at home to sweep a doubleheader from Iowa City High, 3-2 and 12-2. The second game was five innings.

What was different this time, though, was that the Saints eked out the first one not only on the strong arm of hurler Mitch Keller, but also his bat.

And fellow pitcher Zach Brown literally sacrificed his back to help pull off the come-from-behind win.

Share

No.7 Saints split with Dubuque Senior

Tue - 25 Jun Written by Metro Sports Report

DUBUQUE - The Xavier Saints split a Mississippi Valley Conference softball doubleheader at Dubuque Senior Tuesday.

Erin Drahozal got the victory as the Saints won the first game, 3-2.

Jacey Wiebold took the loss as Xavier dropped the nightcap, 5-2.

The split dropped the Class 4A seventh-ranked Saints into a tie for the Valley Division lead with Cedar Rapids Prairie at 14-6 with six games left in the conference race. The Saints are 21-7 overall.

Share

Latest Saints News

Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Linn-Mar errors gift-wrap Saints sweep

Saints, J-Hawks hold onto rankings

Dr. Matt Nelson picks the Hawkeyes

Solid pitching again fuels Saints sweep

No.7 Saints split with Dubuque Senior

More Articles...

Social Media

Thursday, July 04, 2024