Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Saints 2nd after 1st day of state golf

AMES - Maddie Bertsch shot a 10-over par 83 to lead Xavier into second place after the first day of the Class 4A state girls golf tournament at Ames Golf & Country Club.

Bertsch is in seventh place in medal play. Grace Winker is tied for 10th after shooting an 87.

Charles City holds a 22-stroke lead over Xavier. The Comets' Jessie Sindlinger fired an 8-under par 65 and holds the top spot in medal play. She has an eight-stroke lead over MacKenzie Black of Independence.

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Xavier beats weather, CCA for state berth

Not even Mother Nature could knock the Xavier boys soccer team off its game in Saturday’s Class 2A substate final.

“Our goal every game was to come out and get the early goal, because that  really boosts our confidence,” senior co-captain Eli Smith said after Xavier’s 5-0 home win over Clear Creek-Amana.

Playing on a sodden pitch under a steady rain that intensified in the second half, Xavier got that goal in just the third minute as co-captain Isaac Frisch converted on Smith’s assist.

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Saints pound Warriors for title

If baseball practice ever gets tedious at Xavier High School this season, Coach Dave Schemmel could simply blow his whistle and tell the guys to line up for a game of touch football.

These Saints would know exactly what to do.

Schemmel has 28 players on his roster this season, and 21 of them played football last fall and helped Xavier reach the championship game of the Class 4A playoffs and finish with a sparkling 13-1 record.

Many of the same guys who excelled in football have helped the Saints get off to a fast start in baseball, too.

Xavier whipped the Washington Warriors, 11-1, in six innings Thursday night to win the Bob Vrbicek Metro Baseball Tournament at the Linn-Mar complex.

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No.2 Saints fly into substate finals

Isaac Frisch, Eli Smith, Caelen Lilly and Camden Stovie scored goals Wednesday as No.2 Xavier blanked Mount Vernon, 4-0, in the Class 2A substate tournament at Xavier.

Paul Cavin shared Xavier's 10th shutout of the season with Nick Huss.

The Saints will host 11th-ranked Clear Creek Amana in the substate finals Saturday at noon, with the winner advancing to the state soccer tournament.

Stephen Jones, Connor Ramlo, Dan Cowden and John Drahozal collected assists for Xavier.