Metro Sports Report

Saints trimmed by Wahlert, 62-57

Perhaps it was fitting that it's Catholic Schools Week, because Xavier and Dubuque Wahlert played a dandy basketball game at Xavier High School Tuesday night.

These two parochial teams battled for supremacy and Wahlert hung tough down the stretch to defeat the Saints, 62-57.

Warriors battle, but lose 14th straight

The Cedar Rapids Washington boys basketball team threatened to break into the victory column Tuesday night before falling short against Waterloo East, 48-43.

The Warriors chopped a 23-14 halftime deficit to just four points entering the fourth period, but they could not finish the comeback and lost their 14th straight game.

Howell claims wardrobe change helps Warriors

IOWA CITY - Cedar Rapids Washington Coach Frank Howell made a wardrobe change Tuesday night and said it was the reason his team won a hard-fought game at Iowa City Regina, 64-56.

Others may say it had more to do with good teamwork and excellent passing from a Warrior team that has been struggling in recent games.

"I decided to go with a less threatening color scheme to a more docile blue," Howell said when asked about shelving his traditional red sweater. "Actually, people seemed to play with some passion and we were pretty positive with each other. It was a good team we beat tonight."

Washington, still ranked seventh in 4A, improved to 11-6 overall, while unranked 2A Iowa City Regina dropped to 16-3.

Annie Dale picks UNI for soccer

Xavier High School senior Annie Dale has decided to continue her soccer career at the University of Northern Iowa.

Dale scored 25 goals last season as a junior and helped the Saints (19-2) win the Class 2A state title. She scored six goals in the state tournament and was named the captain of the all-tournament team.

Dale was a first-team pick on the IGHSAU Class 2A all-state soccer team.

She will sign a letter-of-intent with UNI at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Novak Conference Room at Xavier.