Metro Sports Report

Healthy Cougars boot Saints, 3-0

Kennedy Coach Steve Robertson sat down to list his lineup for Friday's boys soccer match against Xavier and it struck him.

"Today was the first time all season we've had our entire varsity healthy and/or here to play," he said after the match. "I just noticed it today when I was printing out the roster that I didn't gray out anybody who was missing or injured and not able to play."

Healthy and happy, the Coguars kicked Xavier, 3-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference match at Xavier's Heco Field.

This was another of those Metro games that featured two ranked teams - Kennedy is No.6 in Class 3A and Xavier is No.4 in Class 2A despite a losing record - but this match was dominated by the visiting Cougars after a scoreless first half.

D'mello wins district tennis title

DUBUQUE - Kyle D'mello of Xavier won the singles title at the Class 1A district tennis meet in Dubuque Friday with a 7-6, 6-4 victory over Cam Long of Dubuque Wahlert.

D'mello earned a spot in the state singles tournament at the Veterans Memorial Tennis Center in Cedar Rapids May 30-31.

The Saints will face Dubuque Wahlert in the semifinals of the Class 1A substate tournament Saturday at 10 a.m. at Wahlert.

Slumping Kernels drop 7th straight

BURLINGTON - These are hard times for the struggling Cedar Rapids Kernels.

The Kernels collected only five hits Friday night and were beaten by the Burlington Bees, 8-2, for their seventh loss in a row before 427 fans at Community Field.

Cedar Rapids had an 18-12 record less than two weeks ago, but the Kernels have fallen to a 19-22 mark with 10 losses in their last 11 outings.

Michael Quesada hit a solo home run for Cedar Rapids.

Kestersen helps J-Hawks boot Wahawks

Caleb Kestersen knows how to stop goals from happening as the goalkeeper for the Cedar Rapids Jefferson soccer team.

He also knows how to score them.

Kestersen did both Friday as the J-Hawks defeated Waterloo West, 2-1, in a PK Shootout at the Lower Kingston Field.

Kestersen connected on his shot in the PK Shootout to give Jefferson a 1-0 lead, then returned to the net and promptly got a save. Nick Rocha, Jacob Chiza, Seth Jellison and Mac Kart also scored for the J-Hawks in the PK Shootout for a 5-3 edge in the extra session for the win.