Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Christensen bowls Wash girls by Xavier

Shania Christensen rolled a 233 game and a 412 series to lead the Washington girls bowling team to a 2,242 to 2,194 win over Xavier on Friday at Lancer Lanes.

Kayla Thompson had a 206 game and 344 series for the Saints (1-10).

The Warriors are 4-7.

Xavier (2,194): Kayla Thompson 206-138=344, Tanya Zaugg 158-169=327, Cheyanne Crane 154-131=285, Lauren Meyer 146-117=263, Ally Eipert 103-156=259, Abby Scott 115-135=250.

Washington (2,242): Shania Christensen 233-179=412, Ally Owens 161-172=333, Lynze Moon 180-126=306, Lucy Forster 121-160=281, Viola Niyizigama 114-145=259, Ella Wake 122-115=237

Xavier: 1,478+716=2,194.
Washington: 1,591+651=2,242.

Zaugg, Miller bowl Xavier over Wash

Cameron Zaugg bowled a 267 game and Caleb Miller had a 488 series to lead the Xavier boys bowling team to a 3,114 to 2,725 win over Washington on Friday at Lancer Lanes.

Zaugg also rolled a 203 game for a 470 series for the Saints (8-3).

Bryan Cline had a 245 game and a 448 series for the Warriors (1-10).

Xavier (3,114): Caleb Miller 245-243=488, Cameron Zaugg 267-203=470, Jacob Fulton 166-223=389, Michael Buenzow 225-164=389, Brett Young 170-202=372, Charlie Hart 173-153=326.

Washington (2,725): Bryan Cline 245-203=448, John Taylor 201-200=401, Donovan Trimble 177-186=363, Gabe Wedel 178-154=332, Chris Schuttloffel 180-143=323, Landen Akers 151-147=298.

Xavier: 2,108+1,006=3,1114.
Washington: 1,867+858=2,725.

Saints stun No. 4 Lions, 83-73

When Xavier hosted Linn-Mar earlier this season, a slow, sluggish start was too much for the Saints to overcome.

The Lions raced to a 23-point lead before hanging on for a 66-57 win on Jan. 27.

The Saints, led by junior guard Mitchell Burger, weren't about to let it happen again Tuesday night.

Burger knifed through the Lions defense and scored 21 points as Xavier stunned the fourth-ranked Lions, 83-73, before a loud crowd at Linn-Mar.

"We finally got off to a good start," Burger said. "When you come to Linn-Mar it is one of the biggest games of the year. It's a fun environment and we just wanted to come here and get the win."

Burger was not the only offensive star for the Saints (10-8, 6-7). Calvin Winker led the way with 22 points and Adam McDermott had 19.

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Sharma helps Lions stifle Saints

Linn-Mar senior Niki Sharma is the kind of basketball player every good team needs.

“She does all those things that don’t show up on the stat sheet,” said her coach Jaime (Printy) Brandt Tuesday night after the resurgent Lions (14-7) smothered Xavier, 42-24, on the Saints' home floor.

A lithe and nimble 5-foot-11 forward, Sharma looks to others first, passes with precision, handles the ball easily and guards tenaciously. She’s also like a ringmaster on the court, directing traffic and shouting encouragement.

"Nikita’s the glue that holds everything together out there,” Brandt said.

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