Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Linn-Mar girls nip Saints, 5-4

Ellie Anderson defeated Kylie DeWees at No.1 singles, 10-3, Friday as the Linn-Mar Lions trimmed Xavier, 5-4, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Xavier.

Jamie Wantock and Raquel Kragel also won their singles matches for the Lions.

Linn-Mar 5, Xavier 4

Singles

1.  Ellie Anderson (LM) def. Kylie DeWees, 10-3

2.  Allison Jasper (X) def. Anna Schlueter, 10-2

3.  Claire Bouchard (X) def. Emily Jones, 10-1

4.  Jeanne Bouchard (X) def. Jessica Carpenter, 10-3

5.  Jamie Wantock (LM) def. Emma Diegnan, 10-7

6.  Raquel Kragel (LM) def. Megan D'Mello, 11-10 (13-11)

Doubles

1. Anderson/Megan Burr (LM) def. DeWees/Jasper, 10-2

2. Bouchard/Bouchard (X) def. Schlueter/Ashley Resewehr, 10-8

3. Carpenter/Wantock (LM) def. Katie Neumeyer/Eliza Sunderman, 10-2

Xavier girls drop to No.2 in rankings

The Xavier Saints have been knocked off their perch as the top-ranked team in the Class 2A girls soccer rankings.

The Saints fell to the No.2 spot in the poll released Friday by the IGHSAU. North Scott, which was No.2, moved into the No.1 spot in Class 2A.

Linn-Mar is ranked No.2 in Class 3A and Kennedy is ranked No.7 in Class 3A.

CLASS 3A

Records Through May 1

1. Bettendorf (7-0), 2. Linn-Mar (8-0), 3. Iowa City West (8-0), 4. Waukee (7-0), 5. West Des Moines Valley (5-1), 6. Dowling (4-1), 7. Kennedy (6-1), 8. Johnston (8-1), 9. Hempstead (5-2), 10. Muscatine (6-3).

CLASS 2A

Records Through May 1

1. North Scott (7-1), 2. Xavier (4-3), 3. Pleasant Valley (6-3), 4. Ankeny Centennial (5-2), 5. Waverly-Shell Rock (7-1), 6. Ankeny (3-2), 7. Dallas Center-Grimes (5-3), 8. ADM (7-1), 9. Pella (7-2), 10. Lewis Central

(7-2), 11. Winterset (7-1), 12. Newton (6-1), 13. Spencer (7-1), 14. Council Bluffs Jefferson (5-3), 15. Independence (5-2).

No.4 Saints lose Shootout in Waterloo

WATERLOO - The fourth-ranked Xavier Saints lost a shootout to Waterloo West, 2-1, in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys soccer match at Sloan Wallace Stadium Thursday.

Waterloo West took a 1-0 lead in the 38th minute when one of Xavier's defenders slipped on a muddy field. The Saints tied the game, 1-1, when Luke Kirschner converted a penalty kick.

Nobody scored the rest of the game or overtime. Waterloo West won the shootout, 3-2.

Xavier girls nip Prairie in tennis

Claire Bouchard and Jeanne Bouchard collected three points for the Xavier Saints Thursday as they nipped Prairie, 5-4, in a Mississippi Valley Conference tennis meet at Prairie.

Bouchard and Bouchard won their singles matches and combined for a victory at No.2 doubles. Katie Neumeyer also won her singles match for the Saints and combined with Emma Deignan for a crucial victory at No.3 doubles.

Vale Caro and Magui Caro won their singles matches for Prairie and combined for a victory at No.1 doubles. Lauren O'Brian also won for the Hawks.

Xavier 5, Prairie 4

Singles

1. Vale Caro (P) def. Kylie DeWees, 10-3

2. Magui Caro (P) def. Allison Jasper, 10-2

3. Claire Bouchard (X) def. Bri Kalous, 10-7

4. Jeanne Bouchard (X) def. Karleigh Schilling, 10-5

5. Lauren O'Brian (P) def. Emma Deignan, 10-4

6. Katie Neumeyer (X) def. Maddie Renner, 10-7

Doubles

1. Caro/Caro (P) def. DeWees/Jasper, 10-2

2. Bouchard/Bouchard (X) def. Kalous/Renner, 10-7

3. Deignan/Neumeyer (X) def. Schilling/O'Brian, 10-6