Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Ives powers Saints to state tourney

Mon - 08 Jun Written by Metro Sports Report

Katie Ives poured in four goals Monday evening as the Xavier Saints rolled by Independence, 7-0, in the regional finals of the Class 2A soccer tournament at Xavier.

The fifth-ranked Saints (9-7) will play in the quarterfinals of the Class 2A state tournament Thursday at Cownie Park in Des Moines.

Ives scored the first three goals of the game in the first half to point Xavier in the right direction. Elena Minor scored two goals for the Saints and Lizzy Bailey also found the net.

Minor, Sydney Wright, Ellie Fischer, Grace McDermott and Brylee Bastain collected assists for Xavier.

The Saints had 18 shots on goal. Independence (11-11) did not fire a single shot on goal in the entire match.

Xavier (9-7) will meet North Scott (14-5) in the first round of the state tournament Thursday at 2:45 p.m.

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Last Updated on Monday, 08 June 2015 21:37

Lions, Saints share Metro Spotlight Award

Sun - 07 Jun Written by Metro Sports Report

The Metro Sports Report has never given a Metro Spotlight Award to two teams at the same time, but now it's time for an exception.

The Linn-Mar Lions and Xavier Saints are the joint winners of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week after both clubs won championships at the boys state soccer tournament in Des Moines Saturday.

Both teams enjoyed impressive runs in the three-day tournament to claim the top prizes at the Cownie Soccer Park.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 07 June 2015 17:16

Lions, Saints brought honor to Metro soccer

Sun - 07 Jun Written by Jim Ecker

I'm starting to become a soccer fan.

There, I said it.

This might surprise a few of you, who have known me to be strongly anti-soccer for quite some time, but I challenge anyone to watch three straight days of the boys state soccer tournament and not gain an appreciation for the skill, determination and courage on display.

The Linn-Mar Lions won the Class 3A title for the first crown in school history with victories over the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the team.

The Xavier Saints captured the Class 2A crown for their seventh title in school history with victories over three ranked teams, including top-ranked Norwalk, and won the last two games in the semifinals and finals in dramatic overtime.

Both teams brought honor to their schools, themselves and the Metro area for giving us two state champions in one year. Dyersville Beckman took the Class 1A title.

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Xavier girls take 2nd at 1A tennis

Sat - 06 Jun Written by Metro Sports Report

ANKENY - The Xavier Saints finished second at the Class 1A girls tennis tournament in Ankeny Saturday.

The Saints nipped Ballard, 5-4, in a marathon match in the semifinals. The Saints then lost to Waterloo Columbus, 5-0, in the finals.

Allison Jasper, Claire Bouchard and Katie Neumeyer won their singles matches against Ballard.

SEMIFINALS

Xavier 5, Ballard 4

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Last Updated on Saturday, 06 June 2015 23:30

Luke Duball celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal for Xavier in the state championship game against dejected DeWitt Central players Saturday in Des Moines. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Saints claim 7th state soccer title

Sat - 06 Jun Written by Jim Ecker

DES MOINES - The Xavier Saints were all lined up for a team picture and smiling for the cameras Saturday when suddenly a spry 47-year-old man ran up from behind and jumped on top of the players.

It was Xavier Coach Amir Hadzic, delighted with the seventh state soccer title in school history and finally able to breathe after a tense battle against DeWitt Central.

The Saints topped the Sabers, 1-0, in double overtime on a goal by sophomore Luke Duball to claim the Class 2A title and the seventh crown in the past 12 years.

"It's lucky 7," said Hadzic, beaming. "To keep a program like this consistently in contention is a big job. It's not just coaches kind of taking the glory. It's volunteers, parents, administrators.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 07 June 2015 18:38