Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cougars, Saints sweep MVC golf honors

Wed - 26 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

Conner Koberg of Kennedy and Ben Sagers of Xavier have been named the Mississippi Valley Conference Athletes of the Year for boys golf.

Mark Wilden of Kennedy and Tim O'Brien of Xavier have been named the MVC Coach of the Year in their respective division as well.

Koberg won the Mississippi Division title and Sagers claimed the Valley Division crown on Monday. In addition, their teams ran away with the division championships.

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No. 8 Xavier spikers sweep Warriors

Tue - 25 Sep Written by Jim Ecker

The Xavier High School volleyball team got a healthy dose of confidence Saturday when it defeated Kennedy at the Dubuque Invitational.

The Saints kept it going Tuesday night against Washington.

Xavier swept the Warriors, 25-18, 25-17, 25-23, in a Mississippi Valley Conference match at Washington with a strong performance.

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Cougars, Saints sweep MVC golf honors

Mon - 24 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

The best boys golf teams in the Mississippi Valley Conference are from Cedar Rapids.

It's not even close.

The Kennedy Cougars ran away with top honors in the Mississippi Division Monday with a strong showing at Bunker Hill Golf Course in Dubuque, winning their division by 50 strokes.

The Xavier Saints, meanwhile, completed a dominating performance in the Valley Division at Hunters Ridge in Marion, taking their division by 44 shots.

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Saints stay 4th in Register rankings

Sun - 23 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

The Xavier Saints held onto the No. 4 spot in the Class 4A football rankings Sunday in the Des Moines Register.

The Saints (5-0) shut out Kennedy, 35-0, Friday night for their fifth lopsided victory in a row.

Ankeny topped the 4A rankings, followed by Cedar Falls, Iowa City West, Xavier and Pleasant Valley. Iowa City High is ranked No. 7, giving the Mississippi Valley Conference four teams in the top-7.

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Saints avenge loss to Cougars at Dubuque

Sat - 22 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

DUBUQUE - Xavier went 3-2 and avenged a regular-season loss to Kennedy on Saturday at the Dubuque Invitational volleyball tournament.

Both Xavier and Kennedy went 2-1 in pool play and were paired against each other in the championship bracket quarterfinals. The Saints beat the Cougars, 25-18, 25-21.

Xavier, ranked eighth in Class 4A, was ousted in the semifinals by Class 5A No. 1 Iowa City High, 25-22, 25-21.

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