Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

6 Lions make girls all-state soccer

Six players from Linn-Mar High School have been named to the Class 3A all-state girls soccer team, matching Waukee for the most selections.

Steve Dickinson of Linn-Mar was named the Class 3A Coach of the Year, as selected by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. The Lions went undefeated during the regular season and were ranked No.1 before losing to Kennedy in the regional finals.

Jensen Sevening, Olivia Garcia and Rylie Frese of Linn-Mar were named first team all-state. Claire Larson of Linn-Mar was named second team all-state. Emily Menges and Malory Garman received honorable mention for the Lions.

Kaela Dickerman, who helped Kennedy win the Class 3A state title, was named first team all-state. Hannah Kousheh of Prairie received honorable mention.

Three players from Xavier High School were named all-state in Class 2A. Marisa Berutti was named first team all-state. Katie Ives and Holly Hazelton received honorable mention for the Saints.

Madison Bach of Marion also received honorable mention in Class 2A.

Oldridge tosses no-hitter for Saints

Kylie Oldridge pitched a no-hitter Tuesday night as No.6 Xavier blanked Waterloo East, 12-0, in four innings in the second game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Xavier.

The Saints won the first game, 7-1.

Oldridge walked one batter in the contest. Courtney Colston went 3-for-3 and scored three runs. Hayley Deutmeyer was 2-for-2 and scored three times.

Erin Drahozal socked a home run and was the winning pitcher in the opener. Allison Schwach and Cassie Himmelsbach went 2-for-3. Himmelsbach drove in two runs.

Cougars climb to 2nd in baseball poll

The Kennedy Cougars jumped one spot to No.2 Monday in the Class 4A baseball rankings compiled by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Dubuque Hempstead is the No.1 in Class 4A, putting two Mississippi Valley Conference teams at the top of the poll.

The Xavier Saints are ranked No.9 in Class 3A.

CLASS 4A

1. Hempstead, 2. Kennedy, 3. Dowling Catholic, 4. Des Moines East, 5. Waukee, 6. Urbandale, 7. Fort Dodge, 8. Ankeny Centennial, 9. Cedar Falls, 10. Dubuque Senior.

CLASS 3A

1. Sioux City Heelan, 2. Clear Lake, 3. West Delaware, 4. Waverly-Shell Rock, 5. Wahlert, 6. Assumption, 7. Fairfield, 8. ADM, 9. Xavier, 10. Harlan.

New-look J-Hawks split with Saints

Kyle Rodenkirk spent two long years as the head baseball coach at Anamosa High School where he was saddled with a 12-65 record, then he took over the Jefferson J-Hawks last season and came home with a 12-27 mark at his alma mater.

That left his overall record as a head coach at 24-92, which is nothing to brag about.

"A couple of years ago I was like, 'Man, am I just a bad coach?'" he said Monday night.

The answer, of course, is no. Rodenkirk is not a bad coach and the J-Hawks have been proving it this season.

Jefferson rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to clip Xavier, 6-5, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Jefferson Monday.

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