Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Xavier matmen whip East, fall to Prairie

WATERLOO - Xavier got three pins and flattened Waterloo East, 52-15, Thursday night in Mississippi Valley Conference wrestling.

The Saints (13-18, 5-8) also were beaten by Linn-Mar, 58-13.

Clint Lembeck (126), Michael Maher (195) and Andrew Khairallah (220) had pins against East. Jerry Duball (132) and Sean Ickes (170) had technical falls.

The Saints won three matches against Linn-Mar. Duball won by decision, Sean Ickes (170) had a major decison and Cole Turner (285) won by forfeit.

Read more...

Xavier girls up to No.4 in Class 4A

Cedar Rapids Xavier jumped up three spots to No.4 in this week's Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Class 4A basketball rankings.

The Saints (11-7) toppled Waterloo West, 52-49, on the road Tuesday night and knocked the Wahawks, who were ranked 10th, out of the Class 5A poll.

Cedar Rapids Washington (14-4) slid one spot to No.9 in the Class 5A rankings after a one-point defeat at Waukee, which moved up two slots to No.7.

Read more...

Saints steal victory from Waterloo West

WATERLOO - Kayla Armstrong scored 13 points and collected seven steals Tuesday night to help the Xavier Saints grab a 52-49 victory against Waterloo West in Waterloo.

The Saints (11-7, 8-3) trailed by one point late in the game when Armstrong stole the ball and fed Hayley Deutmeyer for a layup and 50-49 lead.

The Saints stole the ball again and McKenna Andersen scored to make it 52-49 to help the visitors come home with one of their best wins of the season.

Read more...

No.4 Senior escapes Xavier boys

DUBUQUE - Xavier had fourth-ranked Dubuque Senior in a seven-point hole at halftime, but the Rams escaped and beat the Saints, 42-34, Tuesday night in Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball.

Adam McDermott scored 12 points, making four 3-pointers, to lead Xavier (8-8, 4-7).

Senior improved to 15-1 overall and 10-1 in the MVC.

Read more...