Kennedy Girls Soccer

Cougars trimmed by Johnston at state

DES MOINES - Magic one year, heartbreak the next.

That was the story for the Kennedy girls soccer team at the Class 3A state tournament Thursday at Cownie Park.

Last year, the Cinderella Cougars wore the glass slipper and claimed the state crown with three impressive wins in a row.

This year, the Cougars lost to a team they beat less than three weeks ago in the quarterfinals of the state tournament on a wet day in Des Moines.

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Cougars earn chance to defend title

Defending Class 3A state soccer champion Kennedy eked out a 1-0 win over Cedar Falls Monday in a regional final at Kingston Stadium, but it was far from easy.

Six minutes into the match, the fourth-ranked Cougar girls were hurting.

The surging Tigers had just missed scoring first when Kennedy goalie Olivia Weigel deflected a hard shot off her fingertips.

Seconds later, Kennedy star midfielder Morgan Petsche was crumpled on the ground with what she first feared was a broken right ankle but apparently is only a severe sprain. Still, it kept her on the bench the rest of the game.

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Drewelow shines for No.4 Cougars

Alyssa Drewelow poured in four goals Wednesday night as the fourth-ranked Kennedy Cougars spanked Waterloo East, 10-0, in the semifinals of the Class 3A regional soccer tournament at Kingston Stadium.

Kennedy (15-3) will host Cedar Falls in the regional finals Monday at 6 p.m. at Kingston, with the winner advancing to the state tournament. The Cougars are the defending Class 3A state champs.

Alissa Waterhouse fired in two goals for Kennedy. Anna Frerichs, Emily Sass, Kenadee Dekko and Sydney Hayden also scored for the Cougars.

Alex Paustian, Alexis Hull and Carlee Ellsworth collected assists.

No. 3 Kennedy girls nipped by Hempstead

The third-ranked Kennedy girls soccer team lost to eighth-ranked Dubuque Hempstead, 2-1, in a Mississippi Valley Conference match at Kennedy Wednesday.

Sydney Hayden scored Kennedy's goal on an assist from Olivia Hellweg.

Jessica Mendenhall and Alesha Duccini scored for Hempstead.