Kennedy High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Koberg sparks Cougars to Spirit Hollow title

BURLINGTON - Conner Koberg fired a 1-over-par 73 Saturday to claim medalist honors and lead Kennedy to the team championship at the Spirit Hollow Invitational at the Spirit Hollow Golf Course in Burlington.

Frank Lindwall of Washington placed second with a 2-over 74.

Kennedy topped Dowling for the championship, 310-318. Linn-Mar finished third, Xavier fourth, Washington fifth and Prairie seventh.

Davis Sutton placed fourth for Kennedy with a 77. Trevor McCann led Linn-Mar with a 79. Matt Neumeyer shot a 79 for Xavier. Mitch Lorenz topped Prairie with an 83.

Team Standings

1. Kennedy 310, 2. Dowling 318, 3. Linn-Mar 327, 4. Xavier 329, 5. Washington 332, 6. Wahlert 343, 7. Prairie 347, 8. Waterloo West 391.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Conner Koberg, Kennedy        73

2. Frank Lindwall, Washington    74

3. John Stroud, Dowling          76

4. Davis Sutton, Kennedy         77

5. Matt Neumeyer, Xavier         79

Trevor McCann, Linn-Mar       79

Kennedy: Conner Koberg 73, Davis Sutton 77, Ross Grekoff 80, Tanner Stewart 80.

Linn-Mar: Trevor McCann 79, Brent Larson 80, Ben Greif 82, Jake Sevcik 86.

Xavier: Matt Neumeyer 79, Sam Martin 81, Jordan Even 83, Tyler Breitbach 86.

Washington: Frank Lindwall 74, Jabe Gonder 85, Alex Slattery 85, Will Jackson 88.

Prairie: Mitch Lorenz 83, Cooper Reittinger 86, Cal Clark 87, Devin Stilwell 91.

Kennedy boys race to X-C title

IOWA CITY - The Cedar Rapids Kennedy boys cross country team took top honors at the Bob Brown Classic at the University of Iowa Thursday.

Kennedy edged Monticello, 37-47, for the title. Derek Girling paced the Cougars in fifth place in 18 minutes, 11.62 seconds.

Eric Lenz of Tipton won the race in 16:35.33.

The Kennedy girls finished third in their race. Lauren Meyer placed second for the Cougars in 16:09.77. Adriana Kammerer of Iowa City Regina was the winner in 15:51.52.

BOYS RESULTS
Team Standings

1. Kennedy 37, Monticello 47, 3. Clear Creek-Amana 81, 4. Iowa City Regina 119, 5. Tipton 122, 6. Solon 170, 7. Durant 234, 8. Wilton 246, 9. Anamosa 252, 10. North Cedar 268, 11. Calamus-Wheatland 295, 12. West Liberty 319.

Kennedy: Derek Girling 18:11.62, Andrew Solsrud 18:15.03, Reece Linder 18:25.94, Tim Lange 18:28.55, Addison Furry 18:49.58.

GIRLS RESULTS
Team Standings

1. Monticello 56, 2. Iowa City Regina 62, 3. Kennedy 81, 4. Solon 100, 5. Durant 181, 6. Anamosa 184, 7. Tipton 184, 8. Calamus-Wheatland 212, 9. Wilton 234, 10. Clear Creek-Amana 287, 11. North Cedar 287, 12. Columbus-Junction 294.

Kennedy: Lauren Meyer 16:09.77, Hannah Fesselman 17:15.83, Laura Feld 17:56.99, Lauren Gifford 18:01.57, Kate Nus 19:03.94.

No.3 Warriors punish Cougars, 41-7

To say the Washington football team has a variety of weapons would be an understatement.

Coach Paul James has depth in the backfield, depth at receiver, depth at quarterback and a deep, talented offensive line with a pair of Division I-caliber starters in Iowa State commit Julian Good-Jones and Royal Silver.

And that is just the offense.

The Warrior defense was almost as good in Thursday night’s showdown with Cedar Rapids Kennedy at steamy Kingston Stadium.

Washington got touchdowns from six different players on offense while the defense held the Cougars in check in a 41-7 victory.

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Koberg fires 2-under 30 for Cougars

Kennedy senior Conner Koberg fired a 2-under-par 30 at Airport National Thursday to help the Cougars win a Mississippi Valley Conference meet.

Koberg shot an eagle-2 on the fifth hole to make his round. He also had two birdies, two bogeys and four pars. Davis Sutton of Kennedy was the runner-up with a 1-over 33.

Blake Seda and Matt Lorenz led Prairie at 2-over 34.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Kennedy 131, 2. Prairie 138, 3. Dubuque Wahlert 144.

KENNEDY: Conner Koberg 30, Davis Sutton 33, Cole Murdock 34, Tanner Stewart 34, Seth Nutt 35, Landon Phelps 40, Austin Henderson 48.

PRAIRIE: Blake Seda 34, Matt Lorenz 34, Cooper Reittinger 35, Devin Stilwell 35, Cal Clark 36, Bryce Prokop 36, Mitch Lorenz 38.

Sutton shoots par-36 for Cougars

IOWA CITY - Davis Sutton shot an even-par 36 Wednesday to help Kennedy win a Mississippi Valley Conference triangular golf meet at Pleasant Valley in Iowa City.

Cole Murdock finished at 2-over 38 for the Cougars.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Kennedy 152, 2. Iowa City High 196, 3. Waterloo East (incomplete).

KENNEDY: Davis Sutton 36, Cole Murdock 38, Conner Koberg 39, Tanner Stewart 39, Jordan Weiss 39, Jake Corkery 41, Seth Nutt 45, Cameron Stump 47.

No. 9 Lions trim Cougars in marathon

Ellie Anderson loves volleyball so much that she plays the sport 12 months of the year.

She plays sand volleyball, club volleyball, USA volleyball and high school volleyball for the Linn-Mar Lions.

"It's so fun," she said Tuesday night. "It gets me going. I love it.

"I love setting up my teammates," she said. "When they get a kill I go crazy."

Anderson led a balanced attack Tuesday as the ninth-ranked Lions trimmed Kennedy in a five-set marathon, 19-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-21, 15-10 in a Mississippi Valley Conference match at Linn-Mar.

Anderson, a 5-foot-7 sophomore, was all over the court with her jump serves, digs, assists and kills at the net.

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Cougars sweep past J-Hawk swimmers

Cedar Rapids Kennedy won all 12 events and rolled to a 152-33 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson Tuesday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference swimming meet at the Kennedy pool.

Brooke Timmerman was a double winner for Kennedy, taking the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 breaststroke. Timmerman was also a part of two winning relays.

Darby Manternach took top honors in the 50 and 100 free for Kennedy and was on the winning 400 free relay.

KENNEDY 152, JEFFERSON 33

200 medley relay - Kennedy (Sam Jacobsen, Brooke Timmerman, Taylor Golden, Larkyn Aldrich), 1:57.65
200 free - Maddie Bagby (K), 2:05.98
200 IM - Brooke Timmerman (K), 2:22.14
50 free - Darby Manternach (K), 26.46
Diving - Courtney Fisher (K), 210.25
100 fly - MacKinzee Macho (K), 1:04.57
100 free - Darby Manternach (K), 58.52
500 free - Sarah Gannon (K), 5:44.27
200 free relay - Kennedy (Kristen Siebenga, Sam Jacobsen, Lydia Yang, Brooke Timmerman) 1:46.76
100 back - Taylor Golden (K), 1:06.87
100 breast - Brooke Timmerman (K), 1:12.73
400 free relay - Kennedy (Kristen Siebenga, Lydia Yang, Darby Manternach, Maddie Bagby) 3:57.01

Murphy runs away at Prairie Invy

The last time Daniel Murphy ran in a high school cross country race, he collapsed at the Class 4A state meet in Fort Dodge and ended up in a hospital.

Saturday was much, much better.

Murphy ran away with top honors at the 30th Prairie Invitational and shattered the meet record in 15 minutes, 26 seconds for the 5K course.

The Linn-Mar senior beat Tysen VanDraska of Prairie by 11 seconds in the field of 17 schools and 119 individuals.

"I was not expecting that, honestly," Murphy said after his convincing victory. "Me and Tysen were battling a lot. I'm going to take it. It's a P.R. (personal record)."

Murphy was one of the top runners for the Linn-Mar varsity last year as a junior, but he suffered from dehydration and perhaps a virus at the state meet and finished 115th and last in 19 minutes, 43 seconds.

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Cougars tripped by No.5 Trojans, 12-9

IOWA CITY - Cedar Rapids Kennedy football fans had to like their chances when Iowa City West faced a 4th-and-15 predicament late in the game and the Cougars clinging to a slim 9-6 lead.

One more stop. One more tackle. One more play and Kennedy would have come from Iowa City with a satisfying victory.

It didn't happen.

Iowa City West quarterback Aaron Bleil avoided the blitz and hit Gabe Huinker for a 33-yard touchdown pass on that 4th-and-15 play with 1:59 left to give the Trojans a 12-9 victory in a non-district ballgame.

"The thing about football, sometimes it comes down to one play," said new Kennedy Coach Brian White. "If the kid drops the ball, we're celebrating. If we get the sack, we're celebrating. We didn't."

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