Jefferson High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Jeff softball wins once, falls twice

WEST DES MOINES - The third-ranked Jefferson softball team finished with a 1-2 record at the West Des Moines Valley Classic Saturday.

The J-Hawks topped Des Moines Lincoln, 2-1, on a walk-off home run by Maddie Hansen in the bottom of the seventh inning. Alissa Good was the winning pitcher.

Jefferson lost to eighth-ranked Southeast Polk, 4-3, in its second game. Hansen went 3-for-4 with another home run and two RBIs. Taylor Holub was 2-for-3.

The J-Hawks ended the tournament with a 6-2 loss to sixth-ranked Waukee. Avery Guy went 2-for-3.

Jefferson has an 8-3 record.

J-Hawks stay 3rd in softball poll

The Jefferson J-Hawks stayed in the No. 3 spot in the new Class 5A softball rankings Friday by the IGHSAU.

The J-Hawks have gotten off to a 7-1 start this season.

The Xavier Saints slipped one notch to No. 12 in Class 4A with a 4-4 mark.

CLASS 5A

1. Johnston (5-0), 2. Iowa City West (8-0), 3. Jefferson (3-1), 4. West Des Moines Valley (6-1), 5. Dowling (4-3), 6. Waukee (2-4), 7. Pleasant Valley (4-1), 8. Southeast Polk (4-2), 9. Council Bluffs Lincoln (6-0), 10. Urbandale (5-0).

CLASS 4A

1. Fort Dodge (7-2), 2. Oskaloosa (6-0), 3. Dallas Center-Grimes (6-1), 4. Indianola (7-1), 5. Winterset (7-3), 6. Carlisle (7-1), 7. Norwalk (3-2), 8. ADM (6-1), 9. Waverly-Shell Rock (5-1), 10. Davenport Assumption (6-3), 11. Clear Creek Amana (3-3), 12. Xavier (4-4), 13. Fairfield (6-0), 14. North Scott (8-1), 15. Keokuk (5-1).

Konigsmark helps J-Hawks blank Warriors

Tyler Konigsmark tossed five shutout innings Friday night as the Jefferson J-Hawks blanked Washington, 5-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference ballgame at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Jarred Wood and Caleb Stekl both pitched an inning for the J-Hawks to complete the shutout. Konigsmark allowed three hits with four strikeouts.

Spencer VanScoyoc had two hits for Jefferson. Tyler Roeder had two RBIs for the J-Hawks. Jared Thorson collected two hits for Washington.

Jefferson raised its records to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in the MVC. Washington fell to 0-8 overall and 0-4 in the league.

Washington 000 000 0 - 0

Jefferson     410 000 0 - 5

Jeff baseball team bops Wash, 21-10

The Jefferson J-Hawks scored 11 runs in the sixth inning Thursday night and defeated Washington, 21-10, in a Mississippi Valley Conference baseball game at Washington.

The J-Hawks and Warriors meet again Friday at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Brayden Frazier went 3-for-5 and scored three runs for Jefferson. Tyler Roeder was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs. Spencer VanScoyoc went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and two RBIs. Lucas Larson scored four runs. Caleb Stekl collected three RBIs.

Cam Frazier scored three times for the J-Hawks. Zeb Render and Tyler Konigsmark had two RBIs. Jacob Beaton scored three runs.

Johnny Dobbs went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs for Washington. Drew Dostal was 3-for-3. Peter Greubel drove in two runs.

Jefferson raised its record to 5-3. Washington fell to 0-7.

Jefferson   460 00(11) - 21
Washington  107 002 - 10

W - Szabo. L - Dobbs.

J-Hawks sweep twinbill at Senior

DUBUQUE - Avery Guy had six hits in seven at bats and Hannah Towns homered in both games as Cedar Rapids Jefferson rolled to a doubleheader sweep Thursday over Dubuque Senior.

In a 7-0 win in the opener, freshman Liv Erickson had a two-run double. Guy and Maddie Hansen both sent 2-for-3 at the plate. Alyssa Olson moved her record to 4-0, striking out seven.

Guy was 4-for-4 with 3 rbi in a 12-0 nightcap victory. Kennedy Dighton added three hits, driving home two. Taylor Holub also had a pair of hits driving home two runs. Senior Alissa Good pitched a 3-hit shutout in the five-inning contest.

Jefferson is 7-1 overall, 5-1 in the Mississippi Valley Conference. Senior falls to 3-5, 2-4.

Kea steers Prairie to substate finals

Dave Kea did not know all of his players' names at Cedar Rapids Prairie when he became the new head coach of the girls soccer team on the eve of the 2015 season in April.

Doug Graham, who recruited Kea to coach the goal-keepers this year, stepped aside as the head coach just a few days before the season began and Kea was thrust into the job.

He was still learning their names and suddenly he was the boss.

"I still have trouble," Kea admitted Wednesday night. "I sometimes call them the wrong name, but they understand."

Winning helps.

The Hawks made a smooth transition to their new coach and are now one victory away from reaching the Class 3A state tournament for the first time in school history.

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J-Hawks, Saints split twinbill

Jefferson saw a glimpse of the future in Game 1. Xavier saw some veterans come up big in the nightcap.

And when it was over, both teams walked away with impressive victories.

In the opener, Jefferson got home runs from freshman Liv Erickson and eighth-grader Lindsey Culver to key a five-run fourth inning that resulted in a 5-2 victory.

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J-Hawks split with IC West

The Jefferson J-Hawks split a pair of one-run games with Iowa City West Monday in a Mississippi Valley Conference baseball doubleheader at Jefferson.

Jefferson won the first game, 3-2, behind a complete game by Spencer VanScoyoc.

Iowa City West took the nightcap, 5-4, despite a 4-for-4 effort by Jared Eivins.

VanScoyoc, who pitched a no-hitter against Prairie last week, followed with his second strong outing of the season. He allowed six hits and one earned run in seven innings, with 11 strikeouts and two walks.

Eivins went 4-for-4 with two doubles for Jefferson in the 5-4 loss. Colton Knox had two hits.

Jefferson, ranked No. 9 in Class 4A, is 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the MVC. Iowa City West, ranked No. 6, is 4-3 overall and 1-1 in the league.

GAME 1

Iowa City West    101 000 0 - 2
Jefferson         030 000 x - 3

W - S. VanScoyoc. L - Lohaus.

GAME 2

Iowa City West    201 200 0 - 5
Jefferson         100 021 0 - 4

W - Miller. L - C. VanScoyoc. S - McCaffery.

VanScoyoc wins Metro Spotlight Award

Spencer VanScoyoc of Cedar Rapids Jefferson is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

VanScoyoc, a junior, is one of the top baseball players in the state as a left-handed pitcher, center fielder and hitter for the ninth-ranked J-Hawks.

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