Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

No.3 Saints march to regional finals

Marisa Berutti and Brylee Bastain scored goals in the first half Tuesday night as the third-ranked Xavier Saints blanked Grinnell, 2-0, in the semifinals of the Class 2A regional soccer tournament at Xavier.

Bastain scored on a rebound with 6:55 left in the half. A shot by Berutti hit the goal post and Bastain was in the right place for the follow shot and the tally.

Holly Hazelton stopped three shots on goal for the shutout.

Xavier (9-7-1) will host No.10 Pella in the regional finals Monday night, with the winner earning a spot in the Class 2A state tournament.

Bertsch, Saints dominate 4A golf

AMES - Maddie Bertsch, Grace Winker and the Xavier Saints turned the Class 4A state golf tournament into their personal showcase Tuesday.

Bertsch claimed medalist honors with a 3-over-par 149, Winker placed second at 156 and the Saints ran away with the championship by 55 shots at the Ames Golf & Country Club.

Xavier finished with a 36-hole score of 691, leaving Charles City (746) far back on the course.

Bertsch fired two solid rounds at the state meet with a 1-over-par 74 on
Monday and a 2-over on Tuesday. Winker also was consistent with 5-over-par 78's both days.

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Keller fans 10, Saints sweep Lions

Mitch Keller struck out 10 batters in four innings Monday as the Xavier Saints topped Linn-Mar, 5-3, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader at Linn-Mar.

The Saints also won the second game, 12-4.

Keller (1-1) walked three batters, allowed two hits and one unearned run. Bryce Grimm pitched the final three innings for Xavier.

Nolan Arp went 2-for-2 with two RBIs for the Saints. Grimm also had two hits. Manny Jeffery went 3-for-4 for Linn-Mar and scored twice.

Grimm went 3-for-5 for Xavier in the second game with a triple, home run and three RBIs. Logan Clarahan scored three runs. Ryan Flaherty drove in two runs and Max Hammerberg had two hits.

Adam Bradley went 3-for-4 with three doubles and three RBIs for Linn-Mar in the nightcap. Brandt Ollinger had two hits.

Adam Pick struck out nine batters in 3.2 innings for the Saints, but also walked six batters in the second game.

Game 1

Xavier       031 000 1 - 5 6 1
Linn-Mar    100 020 0 - 3 6 1

Keller, Grimm (5). Hilsenbeck, Jeffery (5), Wyant (7). W - Keller. L - Hilsenbeck. 2B - Grimm, Jeffery, Jacobs. 3B - Yoke. SB - Jeffery, Gassmann.

Game 2

Xavier       003 701 1 - 12 11 0
Linn-Mar    000 130 0 -  4  8  2

Pick, Even (4), Hammerberg (5). Larson, Bogert (4), Gassmann (5), Crawford (7), Ollinger (7). W - Pick. L - Larson. 2B - Ollinger, Bradley 3. 3B -Grimm. HR - Grimm. SB - Keller, Jeffery 2, Larson, Allaman.

Saints grab big lead at state golf

Maddie Bertsch and the Xavier Saints took a commanding lead at the Class 4A state golf tournament Monday at the Ames Golf & Country Club.

Bertsch topped the leader board with a 1-over-par 74 and the Saints grabbed a 22-shot advantage over Mount Pleasant in the team standings.

The final 18 holes will be played Tuesday.

Grace Winker of Xavier fired a 5-over 78 and is in second place behind Bertsch in the individual standings.

MJ Kamin of Washington shot a 9-over-par 80 Monday and is in second place at the Class 5A state meet at the Elmwood Country Club in Marshalltown. Karli Kerrigan of Ankeny Centennial took the first-day lead with a 4-over 75.

The Linn-Mar Lions are in seventh place in the Class 5A team standings at 380. Waukee took the first-day lead with a 340.

Teresa Lopez Moreno led Linn-Mar Monday with an 87.

CLASS 4A STATE MEET

Ames Golf & CC

Team Standings

1. Xavier 352, 2. Mount Pleasant 374, 3. Charles City 376, 4. ADM 378, 5. Newton 380, 6. Western Dubuque 385, 7. Washington (Iowa) 397, 8. Dubuque Wahlert 400.

CLASS 5A STATE MEET

Elmwood CC, Marshalltown

Team Standings

1. Waukee 340, 2. West Des Moines Valley 358, 3. Dowling 362, 4. Johnston 370, 5. Iowa City West 372, 6. Pleasant Valley 374, 7. Linn-Mar 380, 8. Dubuque Hempstead 389.