Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Steingreaber, Freese win titles at Demon meet

Thu - 07 Mar Written by Jim Ecker

IOWA CITY - Xavier High School senior Nick Steingreaber enjoyed a speedy beginning to the indoor track season Thursday.

Steingreaber captured the 60-meter dash in 6.98 seconds at the Demon Indoor meet at the University of Iowa Recreation Center.

There were a total of 104 sprinters from several dozen schools in the event, leading to numerous heats. Steingreaber beat them all.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 07 March 2013 23:37

Sullivans cherish miracles from God

Tue - 05 Mar Written by Tom Fruehling

In the past four months, Xavier coaches Barb Sullivan and husband Dave have been to the high school state tournament three times with three teams in three sports.

Meantime, they’ve become the first-time parents of one baby girl.

Taking a team to state, of course, is every coach’s goal. Snuggling a doe-eyed, dark-haired little doll like Genevieve Grace is a parent’s prize.

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Xavier celebrates 25th state title

Mon - 04 Mar Written by Jim Ecker

Don't be alarmed if you walk into the gym at Xavier High School and see a few people hanging from the rafters.

They'll simply be attaching another state championship banner to the ceiling, something they've done many times before at Xavier.

The Saints collected the 25th state title in the brief 15-year history of the school Saturday night when the girls basketball team won the Class 4A championship in Des Moines with a thrilling 53-52 victory over the Harlan Cyclones.

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Franklin, Stulken named all-state by Register

Sun - 03 Mar Written by Metro Sports Report

Dani Franklin of Cedar Rapids Washington and Ashley Stulken of Xavier have been named to the all-state girls basketball teams by the Des Moines Register.

Franklin, a 6-foot-1 junior, averaged 17 points and 7.5 rebounds and helped the Warriors reach the quarterfinals of the Class 5A state tournament. She was named second team all-state in Class 5A.

Stulken, a 6-foot-2 senior, averaged 9.5 points and 7.2 rebounds and helped the Saints win the Class 4A state title Saturday night. She blocked 42 shots this season, including 14 in three games at the state tournament.

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Armstrong lifts amazing Saints to 4A title

Sat - 02 Mar Written by Jim Ecker

DES MOINES - Tom Lilly hugged Kayla Armstrong and Sarah Dickes for so long Saturday night it seemed like he might never let go.

All three of them embraced tightly, smiled some of the happiest smiles you've ever seen and fought back tears of sheer delight.

Armstrong, the All-American girl, turned in another sensational performance and scored the winning basket with nine seconds left as Xavier edged Harlan, 53-52, for the Class 4A state basketball title at Wells Fargo Arena.

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Last Updated on Saturday, 02 March 2013 22:58