Kennedy Boys Soccer

Kennedy boys win meet in Waterloo

WATERLOO - The Kennedy Cougars captured seven events and claimed top honors at the Gordy Yuska Relays at Memorial Stadium in Waterloo Tuesday night.

Willie Rhoads was a double-winner for Kennedy in the high jump (6-5) and long jump (20-9). Shaune Beyer claimed the 110 hurdles (15.25), Matt Gardner won the 400 hurdles (55.96) and Dalles Jacobus took the discus (154-3).

Kennedy also won the shuttle hurdle relay (59.96) and 4x200 relay (1:31.93).

The Washington Warriors came home with two victories in the 4x100 relay (43.71) and the 4x400 relay (3:29.02).

Team Standings

1. Kennedy 145, 2. Cedar Falls 118, 3. Fort Dodge 89, 4. Hempstead 80, 5. Washington 63, 6. Western Dubuque 62, 7. Dubuque Senior 43.5, 8. Waverly-Shell Rock 35, 9. Waterloo West 31, 10. Waterloo East 25.5, 11. Mason City 9.

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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6 Metro boys soccer teams in rankings

Six Metro boys soccer teams have cracked the preseason rankings by the  Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.

The Linn-Mar Lions are ranked No. 3 in Class 3A. Kennedy is ranked No. 5, Washington No. 8 and Prairie No. 16 in 3A.

The Xavier Saints are ranked No. 2 in Class 2A. The Marion Indians are ranked 16th in 2A.

The top-ranked teams are Iowa City West in Class 3A, Norwalk in Class 2A and Iowa City Regina in Class 1A.