Kennedy High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

No.1 Cougars end 2-game skid

WATERLOO - No.1 Kennedy scored a pair of first-half goals and beat Waterloo West, 2-1, Monday in a boys soccer game at the Cedar Valley Soccer Complex.

The win snapped a two-game skid for the Cougars (12-2, 9-2 MVC).

Kennedy's first goal was scored by Eric Bertroche in the 18th minute and was assisted by Sameeullah Jung and Andrew Sheeley.

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Metro teams loaded for state track meet

First Drake, now state.

That could be the motto for Metro athletes this week as they eagerly prepare for the state track meet in Des Moines.

Metro athletes won six gold medals at the Drake Relays, where they competed against the top performers from all around the state regardless of school population.

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Kennedy girls make regional semifinals

Jessica Pedersen defeated Kelsey Granneman, 6-0, 6-1, at No.1 singles Saturday as Kennedy topped Ottumwa, 5-1, in the Class 2A regional quarterfinals at Kennedy.

Sarah Lasecki, Anna Riester and Marisa DonDiego also won their singles matches for the Cougars.

Kennedy will play Bettendorf in the regional semifinals this Saturday at Bettendorf.

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No.1 Cougars tripped by IC West, 1-0

IOWA CITY - The Cedar Rapids Kennedy boys soccer team woke up Friday morning with an undefeated record and the No.1 ranking in Class 3A.

Then came trouble.

Kennedy lost to Xavier, 1-0, Friday night and lost again Saturday to Iowa City West, 1-0, in a pair of Mississippi Valley Conference matches.

Xavier is ranked No.1 in Class 2A and Iowa City West is ranked No.3 in Class 3A, so the Cougars faced a steady diet of top-flight competition.

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Armstrong helps Saints kick Cougars

With her top-ranked team trailing Kennedy 1-0 after 40 minutes at home Friday afternoon, Xavier girls soccer coach Bailey Dorrington used it as a teaching tool.

“It’s the first time we’ve been behind at halftime all year,” said the mild-mannered first-year coach. “I told the girls it was a great learning experience and to pretend that we were in the state tournament, where if we lose we’re done.”

The Saints came out on fire after the intermission.

Besides holding the powerful Cougars at bay the rest of the way, they scored four goals in a flurry to win their sixth straight game, 4-1.

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No.1 Saints trip No.1 Cougars

The boys who play soccer at Xavier and Kennedy pass each other on the way to school in northeast Cedar Rapids every day and they're all entitled to raise their index finger as the No.1 soccer team in Iowa.

The Saints are No.1 in Class 2A and the Cougars are No.1 in Class 3A, but now the Saints are No.1 on 42nd Street.

At least for now.

Isaac Frisch scored midway through the first half and Paul Cavin made a series of acrobatic saves as Xavier handed Kennedy its first loss of the season, 1-0, Friday evening at the Kennedy field.

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Time change for Xavier-Kennedy soccer

The start time for the boys soccer game between Xavier and Kennedy on Friday at Kennedy has been changed to 5:30 p.m. The sophomore game will follow at 7:15 p.m.

Xavier is ranked No.1 in Class 2A and Kennedy is undefeated and ranked No.1 in Class 3A.

The schools agreed to change the time because both have games Saturday on the road. Xavier plays at Dubuque Wahlert at 9 a.m. and Kennedy at Iowa City West at 2 p.m.

Estelle, J-Hawks set records at Mississippi girls meet

IOWA CITY - Kennedy's Marissa Estelle set a record in the 100 meter hurdles Monday night and helped lead the Cougars to a second-place finish in the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division girls track meet at Iowa City West.

Estelle ran the hurdles in 15.32 seconds, breaking the former mark of 15.41 set a year ago by Cedar Rapids Washington's Brooke Foreman.

Jefferson set the only other record at the meet, shattering the shuttle hurdle relay mark by 1.71 seconds. The old mark was set last year by Dubuque Senior.

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Lindo 3rd in MVC Mississippi golf meet

Kennedy's Ali Lindo finished in third place Monday at the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division girls golf meet at Ellis Park.

Lindo shot an 87 Monday to tie for third place with Iowa City West's Tiffany Danger. They finished seven shots behind medalist Jordyn Engelken of Dubuque Senior.

Kennedy finished fifth in the team race. Dubuque Senior finished first, 20 strokes ahead of runnerup Iowa City West. Jefferson was sixth.

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