Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Xavier freshman Owen McCarron makes a diving stop during the PK shootout against the Linn-Mar Lions Tuesday night at Linn-Mar Stadium. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Saints drop thriller to Lions

Wed - 19 Apr Written by Jim Ecker

The Xavier boys soccer team was short-handed Tuesday night with two of its top players unable to play against Linn-Mar, but there was nothing short-handed about their spirit and determination.

The Saints fell to the Lions, 2-1, in a marathon PK shootout that took nine players to decide at Linn-Mar Stadium.

Xavier is ranked No. 2 in Class 2A and Linn-Mar is ranked No. 16 in Class 3A, but there wasn't much difference between the two Mississippi Valley Conference powers on a drizzly night in Marion.

Thomas Bean, who leads the Saints in scoring, had to serve a one-game suspension after receiving a red card in Xavier's last match against Cedar Rapids Washington when he said something to a friend on the Washington team that apparently was misinterpreted by an official.

Will Hannigan, the No. 3 scorer for the Saints, missed the match with an injury suffered last week against Iowa City West, taking another top player off the field.

The Saints simply shuffled a few players around and came within a whisker of winning the match.

"We stretched as much as we could in the game," said Xaiver Coach Amir Hadzic. "We had as many open looks as Linn-Mar had. Too bad those shots - Luke's particularly - didn't go in. That's a hard deal."

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Xavier boys net win over Columbus

Tue - 18 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

Jon Lansing of Xavier defeated Daniel Buchanan, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 1 singles Monday as the Saints topped Waterloo Columbus, 7-2, in a boys tennis match at Xavier.

Charlie Esker, Blake Magill, Calvin Ford and Curt Lengemann also won their singles matches for Xavier.

XAVIER 7, WATERLOO COLUMBUS 2
Singles

1. Jon Lansing (X) def. Daniel Buchanan, 6-0, 6-1
2. Cole Weber (WC) def. Alex Hinrichs, 6-2, 2-6, 11-9
3. Charlie Esker (X) def. Corey Mack, 6-2, 6-0
4. Blake Magill (X) def. John Cannon, 6-0, 6-3
5. Calvin Ford (X) def. Eli Olmstead, 6-4, 6-1
6. Curt Lengemann (X) def. Dylan Mack, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles

1. Lansing/Esker (X) def. Weber/C.Mack, 6-4, 6-2
2. Buchanan/Cannon (WC) def. Ford/Ryan Jasper, 6-2, 6-2
3. Hinrichs/Wes Johnson (X) def. Olmstead/D.Mack, 6-0, 6-4

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Xavier girls blanked by Columbus netters

Tue - 18 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

WATERLOO - The Xavier girls tennis team lost to Waterloo Columbus, 9-0, in a non-conference meet in Waterloo Monday.

Olivia Fain of Columbus defeated Nina Marquardt, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 1 singles.

WATERLOO COLUMBUS 9, XAVIER 0
SINGLES

1. Olivia Fain (WC) def. Nina Marquardt, 6-2, 6-0
2. Lauren McManus (WC) def. Emily Jasper, 6-0, 6-0
3. Taylor Hogan (WC) def. Sarah Schirm, 6-0, 6-0
4. Bella Fain (WC) def. Camryn McPherson, 6-3, 6-2
5. Elysse Frost (WC) def. Macy Lembeck, 6-0, 6-0
6. Grace Sullivan (WC) def. Nadia Karl, 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

1. Brianne Eighme/Karlee Sinnott (WC) over Marquardt/Jasper, 6-2, 7-6 (9-7)
2. Frannie Roche/Anna Sinnott (WC) def. Schirm/McPherson, 6-1, 6-0
3. Avery Kroll/Bailey Sinnwell (WC) def. Lembeck/Karl, 6-1, 6-4

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No. 2 Saints boot No. 2 Warriors in thriller

Wed - 12 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

Xavier captain Luke Duball scored with 37 seconds left Tuesday as the Saints trimmed the Washington Warriors, 2-1, in a battle of state soccer powers at Xavier.

Xavier (3-0) is ranked No. 2 in Class 2A and Washington (3-1) is ranked No. 2 in Class 3A.

The Warriors took an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Brooks Papendick. Duball, who switched to forward, countered with eight minutes left in the first half to forge a 1-1 tie.

Xavier goalkeeper Owen McCarron stopped a one-on-one opportunity by Washington with about two minutes left in the game.

The Saints quickly countered and got the ball to Duball, who eluded two Washington defenders and fired a rocket into the upper-left corner of the goal for the victory.

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