Metro Sports Report

'Max goal' sends Warriors past Cougars

Sometimes practice does make perfect.

Thanks to a wonderfully executed play and stifling defense, the Washington boys soccer team defeated Kennedy 1-0 Thursday night at Kingston Stadium.

After a physical opening to the first half, the teams were locked in a defensive stalemate.

But at the 15-minute mark, Warrior forward Jacob Jensen secured the ball and started heading up the left flank towards Kennedy’s goal. Three Warrior players appeared in picturesque position, lined up for a Jensen cross.

Dickerman boots Cougars past Wash

The Kennedy and Washington defenses were seemingly impenetrable. Through 20 minutes of a girls soccer game between the Cougars and the Warriors, it was scoreless, and the teams combined for only five shots on goal.

There were few signs of offense.

That was until Kennedy’s Kaela Dickerman got her feet on the ball. Dickerman booted a goal with five minutes left in the first half, helping No. 8 Kennedy defeat Washington 2-0 Thursday night at Kingston Stadium.

Holes in the defense were not abundant with these two teams. But Dickerman found one and took advantage.

Marion track coach fell into the sport

Scott Immerfall hadn’t planned on being the Marion High School boys head track coach this year.

But now, on the eve of the state tournament, he’s taking a loaded squad to Des Moines with a legitimate chance of bringing home the Class 3A team title.

Already, his hard-working squad of both veterans and newcomers can claim to be the best in school history by having set seven all-time records this season. The coach thinks two more school marks could easily fall this week in Des Moines.

A veteran coach with no track background from his own school sports days, Immerfall is quick to credit the success of this year’s team to the athletes themselves.

Vis named Kennedy girls basketball coach

Cedar Rapids Kennedy has picked Tony Vis as its new girls basketball coach.

Vis has been the head coach at Harlan High School the past seven years. He led Harlan to the semifinals of the Class 3A state tournament in 2006 and took the Cyclones to the state tournament again in 2009.

Vis was the head coach at Hudson High School from 1999 to 2003 and led the team to the semifinals of the Class 2A state tournament his final season there.