Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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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Xavier boys win district tennis title

DUBUQUE - Xavier parlayed a pair of third-place finishes into a Class 1A district tennis championship Friday at Wahlert High School.

Bill Young finished third in singles and the doubles team of Kyle D'Mello and Mitch Steffensmeier also placed third for the Saints. Grant Hunt was fourth in singles and the doubles team of Ben Curley and Zach Schowalter also finished fourth.

The Marion doubles team of Brandon Hornback and Michael Anderson finished second and qualified for the singles & doubles state tournament May 24-25 at Byrnes Park in Waterloo.

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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.