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Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Saints stay 4th in Register rankings

Sun - 30 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

The Xavier Saints remained in fourth place in the Class 4A football rankings in the Des Moines Register Sunday following their 35-13 victory over Washington Thursday night.

Ankeny topped the rankings, followed by three straight teams from the Mississippi Valley Conference with No. 2 Cedar Falls, No. 3 Iowa City West and No. 4 Xavier.

The Saints host Waterloo West this Friday for homecoming, then visit Cedar Fals Oct. 12 in the UNI-Dome before finishing the regular season against Linn-Mar Oct. 19 at home.

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Nelson helps No. 4 Saints top Warriors, 35-13

Thu - 27 Sep Written by Jim Ecker

Matt Nelson towered over everybody else at Kingston Stadium Thursday night.

Literally and figuratively.

The 6-foot-8 junior caught two touchdown passes and excelled on defense as No. 4 Xavier escaped upset-minded Washington, 35-13, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game.

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Junge, Sagers lead Xavier to golf win

Thu - 27 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

WATERLOO - Matt Junge and Ben Sagers shot matching 36s to lead Xavier to a win in the Waterloo East triangular boys golf meet Thursday at Gates Park.

Xavier finished with a score of 149. Linn-Mar was second at 166 and Waterloo East third at 232.

Jordan Evan shot 38 and John Drahozal 39 for Xavier.

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Saints 7th, Marion 10th in volleyball rankings

Thu - 27 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

Xavier moved up one spot to seventh and Marion jumped into the rankings at No. 10 in this week's Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Class 4A volleyball poll released Thursday.

Xavier (16-8) moved up after reaching the semifinals of the Dubuque tournament last weekend and downing crosstown rival Washington in straight sets Tuesday.

Marion (16-7) cracked the rankings after winning the Mid-Prairie volleyball tournament last weekend and drubbing Williamsburg in straight sets Tuesday.

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Helms is center of strength for Saints

Wed - 26 Sep Written by Sher Jasperse

Xavier senior Ben Helms has taken plenty of hits. After all, he’s the starting center on the Saints’ undefeated football team, and he makes it his business to protect home plate as a catcher on the Xavier baseball team.

But his harshest blow came in an encounter with a serious – and initially mysterious – digestive illness that landed him in the University of Iowa Hospital for 10 days last year. He’ll deal with the condition for the rest of his life.

Helms’ ordeal began during the summer between his sophomore and junior years. “I had bad stomach cramps and was getting really weak and tired,” he recalls. After basic lab tests failed to reveal anything abnormal, he decided he must be suffering from a nasty case of stomach flu.

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Latest Saints News

Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Saints stay 4th in Register rankings

Nelson helps No. 4 Saints top Warriors, 35-13

Junge, Sagers lead Xavier to golf win

Saints 7th, Marion 10th in volleyball rankings

Helms is center of strength for Saints

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