Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Gutsy Saints fall to No.4 Senior

Sat - 23 Feb Written by Tom Fruehling

DUBUQUE – If points were scored for gutsy play, the Xavier boys might well be playing in next week’s Class 4A substate final.

Too bad, but grit doesn’t show up in the boxscore.

The undersized, overachieving Saints more than held their own for three quarters Friday night against once-defeated, fourth-ranked Dubuque Senior. In the end, they simply ran out of gas and stalled out 55-39.

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Keller accepts offer from No.1 Tar Heels

Thu - 21 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

Mitch Keller was sitting in the baseball office at the University of North Carolina this past December when Coach Mike Fox offered him a spot on the team.

You could have knocked the Xavier High School junior over with a changeup.

"Wow!," Keller said Wednesday. "That was the first thought that came into my head when I was sitting in there.

"Wow, I'll actually have a chance to play here. It felt so right. Everything is awesome."

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Xavier selling state basketball tickets

Wed - 20 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

Xavier High School will be selling tickets to the girls state basketball tournament this Monday and Tuesday in the Activities Office from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. both days.

All tickets are general admission and cost $8.

Xavier (14-9) will play Lewis Central (20-3) in the opening round of the Class 4A state tournament on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

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Xavier destroys Demons for state berth

Tue - 19 Feb Written by Tom Fruehling

Just like the Xavier girls, players from Washington, Iowa, pass a baton to one another when coming in and out of the game.

That’s where the resemblance between two teams ended Tuesday night at Kennedy.

In a David versus Goliath match-up (or, if you will, Demons versus Saints), heavily favored Xavier crushed its underdog foe 51-15 to earn a trip to the Class 4A state tourney next week in Des Moines.

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McDermott, Saints shoot down Clinton

Mon - 18 Feb Written by Mike Koolbeck

Adam McDermott made his first shot.

Then he made his second, third, fourth and fifth.

"You just keep firing away," said McDermott, whose 14-point flurry in the first quarter propelled Xavier to a 23-4 lead. The Saints rolled over Clinton, 73-38, Monday night in a Class 4A substate quarterfinal boys basketball game at Xavier.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 09:45