Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Xavier girls win opener in state tennis

MUSCATINE - The Xavier Saints blanked Burlington Notre Dame, 5-0, in the quarterfinals of the girls Class 1A state tennis tournament in Muscatine Wednesday.

Allison Jasper clipped Stephanie Willis, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 1 singles.

Claire Bouchard, Katie Neumeyer, Megan D'mello and Nina Marquardt also won their singles matches for the Saints.

Xavier advances to the semifinals of the Class 1A state tournament June 6 in Ankeny. Ballard and Waverly-Shell Rock also have reached the semifinals. LeMars plays Waterloo Columbus Thursday for the final spot.

XAVIER 5, BURLINGTON NOTRE DAME 0
Singles

1. Allison Jasper (X) def. Stephanie Wills, 6-3, 6-1
2. Jeanne Bouchard (X) vs Jenna Stewart (did not finish)
3. Claire Bouchard (X) def. Carly Hoyer, 7-5, 6-1
4. Katie Neumeyer (X) def. Cheyenne Bolding, 6-3, 6-1
5. Megan D'mello (X) def. Courtney Cooper, 6-0, 6-0
6. Nina Marquardt (X) def. Madison Fry, 6-1, 6-1

Xavier girls boot Waterloo East

Sydney Wright scored the first two goals of the game Wednesday as the sixth-ranked Xavier girls soccer team defeated Waterloo East, 10-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference match at Xavier.

Morgan Brown, McKenna Lloyd, Katie Ives, Lizzy Bailey, Brylee Bastain, Grace McDermott, Paige Diebold and Tana Felton also scored for the Saints.

McDermott collected two assists. Brown, Bastain, Felton, Wright and Diebold also had assists.

Kennedy ranked No.1 in baseball poll

The Kennedy Cougars have been ranked No. 1 in the first Class 4A baseball poll for the 2015 season by the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association.

Kennedy finished 31-7 last year and reached the quarterfinals of the state tournament.

The Jefferson J-Hawks are ranked No. 9 in Class 4A. The J-Hawks and Cougars are scheduled to meet in the championship game of the Metro Tournament Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Washington High School field.

The Xavier Saints are ranked No. 7 in Class 3A.

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Xavier takes 5th at regional golf

The Xavier girls golf team finished fifth out of 10 teams at the Class 4A regional tournament Tuesday at St. Andrews.

Amy Olberding led the Saints with a 90.

Freshman Sarah Nacos fired a 79 and led Washington (Iowa) to the championship.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Washington (Iowa) 340, 2. Fairfield 396, 3. Mount Pleasant 398, 4. North Scott 404, 5. Xavier 406, 6. Davenport Assumption 412, 7. Davenport North 415, 8. DeWitt Central 441, 9. Clear Creek-Amana 483, 10. Keokuk 565.