Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Xavier football tickets on sale at school

Wed - 07 Nov Written by Metro Sports Report

Tickets for Xavier's football game against Cedar Falls Friday night in the UNI-Dome will be sold at Xavier High School on Thursday and Friday.

Tickets may be purchased in the Xavier activities office from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. on both days. Tickets also may be purchased at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls Friday night.

The Saints and Tigers will meet in the semifinals of the Class 4A playoffs at 7:06 p.m. Friday.

Tickets cost $8.

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Moms helped these Saints love volleyball

Tue - 06 Nov Written by Jim Ecker

Sarah Homan and Kelsey Boyer are excited about playing for the Xavier Saints at the state volleyball tournament Wednesday night at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.

They began playing the game in grade school and have come a long way as athletes. And they both expressed similar thoughts Tuesday before practice.

Thanks, mom.

Their mothers played volleyball themselves and taught their daughters how to play the game. Laurie Love-Homan played at Britt High School. Lori Boyer played at Mount Vernon High School and Loras College.

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Persick helps boot Saints to semifinals

Mon - 05 Nov Written by Jim Ecker

Ryan Persick has been kicking a ball for as long as he can remember, but it was always a soccer ball.

Football came later.

"I think it was my freshman year," he said Monday. "They needed a kicker, so I came out. And I was pretty good."

Actually, "pretty good" is putting it mildly.

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Gardner sparks No. 3 Saints by Hawks, 28-7

Fri - 02 Nov Written by Jim Ecker

The Xavier Saints hopped aboard a red-headed comet Friday night and soared into the semifinals of the Class 4A playoffs.

Wes Gardner rambled for 173 yards and scored two touchdowns as the third-ranked Saints topped Prairie, 28-7, before an overflow crowd of approximately 4,500 fans at Saints Field.

Xavier (12-0) will play Cedar Falls (11-1) in the semifinals next Friday at 7:06 p.m. in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Ankeny (12-0) will meet Southeast Polk (10-2) in the first semifinal at 4:06 p.m.

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Last Updated on Friday, 02 November 2012 23:44

Woods, No. 3 Saints brace for surging Hawks

Thu - 01 Nov Written by Jim Ecker

Corbin Woods loves baseball and has dreamed for a long time about playing baseball in college, but football is moving up on the outside.

Woods has enjoyed a terrific season as a receiver and punt returner for the third-ranked Xavier Saints and undoubtedly could play football in college. He still thinks he'll play baseball, but now he's not 100 percent sure anymore.

"I'm weakening a little bit on that," he said Wednesday. "I've definitely been thinking about it. Right now I'm just trying to wait until after football to make up my mind for sure."

Xavier (11-0) hosts Prairie (8-3) in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday at Saints Field in northeast Cedar Rapids.

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