Kennedy High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cougars rally past Waterloo East, 38-30

WATERLOO - The 125 Kennedy fans who braved the frigid weather in Waterloo Friday night left Memorial Stadium with a warm feeling inside.

So did the Cougars.

Kennedy scored 17 straight points in the fourth quarter and rallied for a 38-30 victory in a Mississippi Valley Conference game.

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Kennedy leads 4A state golf meet

POLK CITY - The Kennedy Cougars grabbed a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Class 4A state golf tournament Friday at the Tournament Club of Iowa in Polk City.

Kennedy finished the first 18 holes with a four-man score of 307 to lead Waukee (308), Johnston (309) and Ottumwa (312) in a tight field.

The Xavier Saints are tied for sixth place in the 12-team tournament with West Des Moines Valley and Pleasant Valley at 317.

The final 18 holes are scheduled to start Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 90 minutes later than planned due to unseasonably cold weather.

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Kennedy golfers seek another high finish at state

Cedar Rapids Kennedy will be aiming for another high finish at the Class 4A state golf meet Friday and Saturday at the Tournament Club of Iowa in Polk City.

The Cougars have placed 3rd, 4th, 2nd and 4th at the state meet the last four years. They won the district title by 10 shots Monday and are among the contenders at state, but top-ranked West Des Moines Valley is the heavy favorite.

Valley won its fifth state crown last year and features Jeff Swegle, the defending medalist.

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Schmeiser helps Cougars sink Warriors

Jessica Schmeiser captured four gold medals Tuesday night as Kennedy sunk Washington, 130.5-55.5, in a Mississippi Valley Conference swim meet at Washington.

Schmeiser won the 100 and 200 freestyle relays and swam on the triumphant 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

Hannah Botkin claimed three victories in the 200 medley relay, 50 freestyle and 200 freestyle relay. Sam Jacobsen also won three events for Kennedy in the 200 freestyle relay, 100 backstroke and 400 freestyle relay.

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Cougars dedicate district golf title to Drew Wall

The Kennedy Cougars were playing for more than just themselves Monday when they captured the Class 4A district golf title at Elmcrest Country Club.

They were playing for Drew Wall, their courageous teammate who has been battling cancer for five years and has already lost the lower part of his right leg to the disease.

The Cougars wore special purple shirts with the initials "D.W." on the front and "Drew" on the back. They also wore a purple ribbon on their caps, with purple chosen because it's symbolic of the fight against cancer.

"It was real cool to see the team do that for me," said Wall, who attended the meet. "I'm extremely humbled and thankful and grateful. It's a big honor."

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Cougar swimmers 3rd at Cedar Falls

CEDAR FALLS - Kennedy used seven top six finishes to earn third place Saturday in the Marcussen Invitational girls swimming meet at Holmes Junior High.

Waukesha South won nine of 12 events to win the meet with 544 points. Host Cedar Falls was second with 444.

Kennedy had 256 points. Dubuque Senior, which had a pair of event winners, was fourth with 232 points.

Washington finished seventh with 147 points. Jefferson was last in the 11-team meet with 16 points.

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Cougars clobber J-Hawks, 44-0

Disappointment turned to domination Friday night for the Kennedy football team.

The Cougars, reeling with five straight losses to start the season, steamrolled Jefferson, 44-0, for a happy homecoming in a Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division game at Kingston Stadium.

Senior Alex Hillyer ran 23 times for 159 yards and three touchdowns for Kennedy (1-5, 1-2). Senior Riley Fergus completed 6 of 12 passes for 97 yards and two touchdowns. Senior Patrick Martin caught three passes for 64 yards and a touchdown.

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Cougars shoot even par to take triangular

Harrison Moore shot a 2-under par 30 to lead Kennedy to a seven-stroke win Thursday at the Prairie boys golf triangular at Airport National.

Cedar Falls was second with a 135 and Prairie third at 144.

Kyle Custer shot a 32 and Conner Koberg and Landon Crippes each shot 33 for the Cougars, who finished even par as a team.

Blake Seda, Harry Knutson and Cal Clark all shot 36 to lead Prairie.

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Cougars, Saints sweep MVC golf honors

Conner Koberg of Kennedy and Ben Sagers of Xavier have been named the Mississippi Valley Conference Athletes of the Year for boys golf.

Mark Wilden of Kennedy and Tim O'Brien of Xavier have been named the MVC Coach of the Year in their respective division as well.

Koberg won the Mississippi Division title and Sagers claimed the Valley Division crown on Monday. In addition, their teams ran away with the division championships.

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