Kennedy High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Jacobus helps Cougars soar at Kingston

Derek Jacobus woke up Saturday morning and felt he was ready for a really good day at the Draxton/Stiers/Wilkinson Invitational coed track meet at Kingston Stadium.

He had no idea how good.

Jacobus soared 23 feet, 1 1/2 inch in the long jump to break the Kennedy record and move into the No.1 spot in the state rankings. He won the long jump at the Class 4A state meet last year at 22 feet, 10 1/4 inches, so he's already ahead of his junior campaign despite an assortment of ailments.

Jacobus has battled a kidney illness for much of the school year, requiring a regular dose of medications that had his face all puffy with retained water, and he tweaked a hamstring muscle earlier this month that led to him skipping a meet.

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No.2 Kennedy girls boot Ankeny, 2-1

ANKENY —  Kaela Dickerman and Sydney Hayden scored goals Friday as the second-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy girls soccer team trimmed Ankeny, 2-1.

The Cougars (2-0) will host Iowa City High on Monday night.

Bobbin lifts No.3 Kennedy in soccer

Senior Mitch Bobbin scored in the 66th minute Thursday night to give third-ranked Kennedy a 1-0 victory over Dubuque Hempstead in a Mississippi Valley Conference soccer match at Kennedy.

Ryan Walker collected an assist on Bobbin's goal in the season opener for the Cougars.

Pedersen, Hemaiden spark Kennedy netters

DUBUQUE —  Jessica Pedersen and Mira Hemaiden won their singles matches Tuesday and teamed for a victory at No.1 doubles as Kennedy nipped Dubuque Hempstead, 5-4, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls tennis meet in Dubuque.

Pedersen won at No.1 singles, 10-2, and Hemaiden won at No.2 singles, 10-1. They combined for a 10-2 verdict at No.1 doubles.

Hanna Krivit and Annie Castellucio also won their singles matches for the Cougars.

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Kennedy ranked in boys soccer poll

Five boys soccer teams from the Cedar Rapids Metro area are ranked by the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association in the first poll of the regular season.

The Xavier Saints are the top team in Class 2A.

Kennedy, Washington and Linn-Mar are ranked 3-4-5 in Class 3A,  and the Prairie Hawks are ranked 16th.

Iowa City West is the No.1 team in Class 3A.

CLASS 3A

Records through April 5

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

CLASS 2A

Records through April 5

1. Xavier (0-0), 2. Norwalk (1-0), 3. Waverly-Shell Rock (2-1), 4. Pella (1-0), 5. Storm Lake (0-0), 6. Dubuque Wahlert (0-0), 7. Spencer (0-0), 8. Dallas Center-Grimes (1-0), 9. Hudson (0-0), 10. Glenwood (1-0), 11. Mount Pleasant (0-1), 12. Clear Creek-Amana (0-0), 13. ADM (0-3), 14. Perry (2-1), 15. Webster City (0-0), 16. Solon (0-3).

No.2 Cougars bump off No. 7 Muskies

Morgan Petsche scored two goals Monday night as No.2 Kennedy knocked off No.7 Muscatine, 5-2, in a girls soccer match at Kennedy.

Emily Feltes, Anna Frerichs and Jessica Wagner also scored goals for the Cougars. Sydney Hayden, Petsche and Jordan Holmes had assists for Kennedy.

Kennedy grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first half.

Saints 1, Cougars 2 in girls soccer

The Xavier Saints have been ranked No.1 in the initial Class 2A girls soccer poll of the 2014 campaign by the IGHSAU.

The Saints have won eight state titles in a row, an unprecedented accomplishment in any girls sport in Iowa.

The Kennedy Cougars are ranked No.2 in Class 3A and the Linn-Mar Lions are ranked No.4 in Class 3A.

CLASS 3A

1. Dowling Catholic, 2. Kennedy, 3. Bettendorf, 4. Linn-Mar, 5. Iowa City West, 6. Dubuque Hempstead, 7. Muscatine, 8. Johnston, 9. Waukee, 10.

Sioux City East.

CLASS 2A

1. Xavier, 2. Ankeny Centennial, 3. North Scott, 4. Pleasant Valley, 5. Waverly-Shell Rock, 6. Dallas Center-Grimes, 7. Lewis Central, 8. Glenwood, 9. Ankeny, 10. Pella, 11. ADM, 12. Nodaway Valley, 13. Newton, 14. Council Bluffs Jefferson, 15. Burlington.

Evans, Cougars snap marks at Ask Relays

Linn-Mar senior Josh Evans shattered a 27-year-old record at the John Ask Relays Saturday morning with an impressive performance in the 3200-meter run at Kingston Stadium.

His next target in the 3200 could be the state record.

Evans cruised to victory in 9 minutes, 14.95 seconds, snapping the old mark of 9:26.33 by more than 11 seconds on the first good day for outdoor racing this spring.

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Famiek Cook wins Metro Spotlight Award

Cedar Rapids Kennedy senior Famiek Cook is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Cook won two events at the Mississippi Valley Conference indoor track meet in Cedar Falls last Monday. He captured the 200 meter dash in 23.21 seconds and won the long jump at 21 feet, 3 inches.

Cook enjoyed a highly successful season with the Kennedy track team last year as a junior. He helped the Cougars place second in the 4x200 relay and second in the shuttle hurdle relay at the Class 4A state meet and finished third in the long jump at 22-1 3/4. Kennedy finished fourth in the team standings.

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