Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Xavier golfers fall to I.C. West

CORALVILLE - The Xavier girls golf team lost a Mississippi Valley Conference dual meet to Iowa City West Tuesday at Brown Deer Golf Club, 189-200.

Amy Olberding led the Saints at 10-over-par 46. Avery Kout of Iowa City West took top honors with a 7-over 43.

XAVIER: Amy Olberding 46, Catie Locher 50, Madi Ries 50, Melanie Wertzberger 54.

IOWA CITY WEST: Avery Kout 43, Kenzi Marsh 48, Allye Boardman 49, Jordan Amelon 49.

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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Xavier girls nipped by Columbus

WATERLOO - The Xavier girls tennis team was trimmed by Waterloo Columbus, 5-4, Monday in the season opener in Waterloo.

Allison Jasper of Xavier nipped Olivia Fain in a tiebreaker at No. 1 singles, 3-6, 6-4, 10-7.

WATERLOO COLUMBUS 5, XAVIER 4
Singles

1. Allison Jasper (X) def. Olivia Fain, 3-6, 6-4, 10-7
2. Jeanne Bouchard (X) def. Maggie Weber, 3-6, 6-4, 11-9
3. Lauren McManus (WC) def. Claire Bouchard, 7-5, 6-4
4. Katie Neumeyer (X) def. Karlee Sinnott, 6-2, 7-5
5. Breanne Eighme (WC) def. Megan D'mello, 7-5, 6-2
6. Frankie Roche (WC) def. Ellie Detweiler, 7-6, 6-3

Doubles
1. Fain/McManus (WC) def. Jasper/C.Bouchard, 10-3
2. J.Bouchard/Neumeyer (X) def. Sinnott/Eighme, 10-3
3. Weber/Roche (WC) def. D'mello/Nina Marquardt, 10-1