Kennedy High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Xavier girls drop to No.2 in rankings

The Xavier Saints have been knocked off their perch as the top-ranked team in the Class 2A girls soccer rankings.

The Saints fell to the No.2 spot in the poll released Friday by the IGHSAU. North Scott, which was No.2, moved into the No.1 spot in Class 2A.

Linn-Mar is ranked No.2 in Class 3A and Kennedy is ranked No.7 in Class 3A.

CLASS 3A

Records Through May 1

1. Bettendorf (7-0), 2. Linn-Mar (8-0), 3. Iowa City West (8-0), 4. Waukee (7-0), 5. West Des Moines Valley (5-1), 6. Dowling (4-1), 7. Kennedy (6-1), 8. Johnston (8-1), 9. Hempstead (5-2), 10. Muscatine (6-3).

CLASS 2A

Records Through May 1

1. North Scott (7-1), 2. Xavier (4-3), 3. Pleasant Valley (6-3), 4. Ankeny Centennial (5-2), 5. Waverly-Shell Rock (7-1), 6. Ankeny (3-2), 7. Dallas Center-Grimes (5-3), 8. ADM (7-1), 9. Pella (7-2), 10. Lewis Central

(7-2), 11. Winterset (7-1), 12. Newton (6-1), 13. Spencer (7-1), 14. Council Bluffs Jefferson (5-3), 15. Independence (5-2).

Kennedy boys nip Waterloo West

WATERLOO - Jimmy Cunningham, Kyle Butler, Corey Duncan, Matt Jontz and Michael Abramson won their singles matches Thursday as Kennedy trimmed Waterloo West, 5-4, in a Mississippi Valley Conference tennis meet in Waterloo.

Cunningham defeated Seth Christensen, 6-4, 6-4, at No.2 singles.

Kennedy raised its record to 5-2.

Kennedy 5, Waterloo West 4

Singles

1. Jacob Meyer (WW) def. Quinn Jamrock, 6-7, 6-0, 1-0

2. Jimmy Cunningham (K) def. Seth Christensen, 6-4, 6-4

3. Kyle Butler (K) def. David Schneider, 6-3, 6-2

4. Corey Duncan (K) def. Ben Bullerman, 7-6, 6-3

5. Matt Jontz (K) def. Ben Christensen, 3-6, 6-2, 1-0

6. Michael Abramson (K) def. Dane Hurst, 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

1. Meyer/S.Christensen (WW) def. Jamrock/Cunningham, 6-3, 6-4

2. Schneider/Bullerman (WW) def. Butler/Abramson, 6-3, 6-2

3. B.Christensen/Hurst (WW) def. Jontz/Cody Heaton, 4-6, 7-5, 1-0

Marion boys pop into soccer rankings

The Marion Indians jumped into the boys soccer rankings Wednesday as the No.12 team in Class 2A, according to the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.

This is the first time Marion has been ranked all year.

The Metro area now has six teams in the rankings.

The Class 3A rankings show Kennedy at No. 4, Linn-Mar at No. 5, Washington at No.6 and Prairie at No. 11.

The Class 2A rankings have Xavier at No. 4 and Marion at No. 12.

CLASS 3A
(Records through April 26)

1. Iowa City West (8-0), 2. Johnston (10-0), 3. Iowa City High (6-1), 4. Kennedy (5-2), 5. Linn-Mar (8-1), 6. Washington (5-2), 7. Ankeny Centennial (7-1), 8. Sioux City West (10-0), 9. Bettendorf (8-2), 10. Waukee (8-2), 11. Prairie (4-3), 12. West Des Moines Valley (6-2), 13. Marshalltown (9-1), 14. Pleasant Valley (4-2), 15. Ames (6-1), 16. Muscatine (6-4).

CLASS 2A
(Records through April 26)

1. Norwalk (6-4), 2. Spencer (7-0), 3. Waverly-Shell Rock (6-1), 4. Xavier (4-3), 5. Pella (8-3-1), 6. Dallas Center-Grimes (4-3), 7. DeWitt Central (7-1), 8. Glenwood (5-2), 9. Hudson (6-3), 10. Perry (7-2), 11. Creston (7-1), 12. Marion (5-1), 13. Wahlert (1-5), 14. Davenport Assumption (4-4), 15. Clear Creek-Amana (4-4-2), 16. ADM (5-5-1).

No. 4 Cougars blanked by Rams

DUBUQUE - The fourth-ranked Kennedy boys soccer team lost to Dubuque Senior, 1-0, in double overtime Tuesday in a Mississippi Valley Conference match in Dubuque.

The Cougars had their chances, but never got the ball in the goal.

Kennedy fell to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in the MVC.

Kennedy boys sweep MVC tennis meets

Quinn Jamrock, Kyle Butler, Corey Duncan and Matt Jontz won both of their singles matches Saturday as Kennedy claimed a pair of Mississippi Valley Conference tennis meets at Kennedy.

The Cougars topped Dubuque Senior, 7-2, and clipped Dubuque Hempstead, 8-1.

Jamrock won both of his matches at No.1 singles.

Kennedy 7, Dubuque Senior 2

Singles

1. Quinn Jamrock (K) def. Gus Zacarro

2. Jacob Mozena (DS) def. Jimmy Cunningham, 4-6, 6-2, 1-0

3. Kyle Butler (K) def. John Dohner, 6-1, 4-6, 1-0

4. Corey Duncan (K) def. Ben Kreig, 6-4, 6-1

5. Matt Jontz (K) def. Brook Anderson, 5-7, 6-1, 1-0

6. Jack Sampson-Brown (DS) def. Connor Crippes, 6-2, 6-3

Doubles

1. Zacarro/Mozena (DS) def. Cunningham/Butler, 6-2, 6-1

2. Jamrock/Crippes (K) def. Dohner/Anderson, 6-3, 6-2

3. Jontz/Cody Heaton (K) def. Kreig/Sampson-Brown, 6-2, 7-6

Kennedy 8, Hempstead 1

Singles

1. Jamrock (K) def. Brett Bortscheller, 6-3, 6-4

2. Cunningham (K) def. Jiwei Sun, 6-2, 6-1

3. Butler (K) def. Josh Pociask, 6-2, 7-6

4. Duncan (K) def. Alex Kinneker, 6-3, 6-2

5. Jontz (K) def. Briton Bauerly, 6-3, 6-0

6. Nathan Tauke (DH) def. Crippes, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

1. Jamrock/Butler (K) def. Bortscheller/Sun, 5-7, 7-6, 1-0

2. Cunningham/Crippes (K) def. Pociask/Kinneker, 6-4, 1-6, 1-0

3. Duncan/Jontz (K) def. Bauerly/Tauke, 6-1, 6-2

Kennedy girls split tennis meet

The Cedar Rapids Kennedy girls tennis team split a pair of Mississippi Valley Conference matches in Blackhawk County Saturday.

The Cougars blanked Waterloo East, 9-0, and fell to Cedar Falls, 7-2.

Jessica Pedersen won both of her matches at No. 1 singles for Kennedy. Pedersen and Mira Hemaiden won both of their contests at No.1 doubles.

Kennedy 9  Waterloo East  0

Singles

1. Jessica Pedersen (K) def. Torkelle Sumeral, 10-0

2. Mira Hemaiden (K) def. Kayla Donniston, 10-0

3. Hannah Krivit (K) def. Aliyah Campbell, 10-0

4. Evann Martin (K) def. Taygenana Joms, 10-0

5. Annie Castellicio (K) def. Brittany Boeckman, 10-0

6. Michelle Becker (K) def. Laquinnesins Harris, 10-1

Doubles

1. Pedersen/Hemaiden (K) def. Sumeral/Donniston, 10-0

2. Krivit/Martin (K) def. Campbell/Joms, 10-0

3. Castellicio/Becker (K) def. Sabrina Peyton/Markayla Marquand, 10-0

Cedar Falls 7, Kennedy 2

Singles

1. Pedersen (K) def. Sophie Mallaro, 10-1

2. Madison McCann (CF) def. Hemaiden, 11-9

3. Becky Hughes (CF) def. Hanna Krivit, 10-7

4. Ariana Mitra (CF) def. Martin, 10-5

5. Mia Poleksic (CF) def. Castellicio, 10-1

6. Emma Redington (CF) def. Becker, 10-1

Doubles

1. Pedersen/Hemaiden (K) def. Mallaro/McCann, 10-1

2. Hughes/Mitra (CF) def. Krivit/Martin, 10-5

3. Poleksic/Rachel Paup (CF) def. Castellicio/Becker, 10-7

No. 8 Kennedy girls boot Wahawks

WATERLOO - Morgan Petsche scored three goals Friday as eighth-ranked Kennedy kicked Waterloo West, 10-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference soccer match in Waterloo.

Carlee Ellsworth scored twice for the Cougars. Sydney Hayden, Emily Feltes, Jordan Holmes, Marci Christianson and Kasey Dekko also tallied for Kennedy.

Petsche and Holmes had two assists. Feltes and Dekko also had assists.

Evans breaks 3200 record, but gets 2nd

DES MOINES - Josh Evans succeeded in breaking the state record in the 3200 meter run at the Drake Relays Thursday, but somebody else was a little faster.

Albert Meier of Boone became the first high school runner in state history to break 9 minutes in the 3200 meter run when he crossed the finish line in 8:58.46.

Evans, who gave Meier a good battle, had to settle for second place in 9:01.55. They both eclipsed the old state record of 9:04.33 set by Jon Thomas of Des Moines Roosevelt and both broke the old Drake Relays mark of 9:05.58 set by Kevin Lewis of Ottumwa in 2005.

"I wanted to run a great race and that's exactly what I got," said Evans,a senior at Linn-Mar. "I can't ask for anything more than that. I ran what I wanted to run, so I'm very happy."

Evans was hoping to break 9 minutes as well, but he got jostled at the start of the race and had to wipe water off his face during the eight-lap event. It was not raining during the race, but the track was wet from rains earlier in the day.

He survived the jostling, but was a little distracted by the water.

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Hargens leads Cougars at Brown Deer

IOWA CITY - Sierra Hargens shot an 8-over-par 44 Tuesday as Kennedy placed third in a Mississippi Valley Conference quadrangular meet at Brown Deer.

Emily Machula and Emily Perrin had 52's for Prairie, which finished fourth.

Team Standings

1. Iowa City West 175, 2. Cedar Falls 197, 3. Kenendy 201, 4. Prairie 215.

KENNEDY: Sierra Hargens 44, Valerie Davidson 47, Breanna Osterkamp 53,Emily Moore 57, Erica Gouchee 58, Avery Haefner 59, Katie Choate 60.

PRAIRIE: Emily Machula 52, Emily Perrin 52, Mallory Bennett 55, Grace Lindgren 56, Sydney Stolba 59, Hannah Stebral 61, Kennedy Fisher 62.