Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Hempstead boots Xavier girls in soccer

Dubuque Hempstead topped Xavier, 3-1, at Heco Field Tuesday in a match between two of the premier girls soccer teams in the state.

Hempstead, ranked No.6 in Class 3A, grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first half.

The Saints pulled within 2-1 with 24:13 left in the game on a goal by Katie Ives. Lizzy Bailey collected the assist for Xavier.

Hempstead scored with 14:10 left to ice the game.

Hempstead took 25 shots in the game, including 12 on goal. The Saints attempted only nine shots, with only three on goal.

Mims faces 90-day transfer rule

Michael Mims will have to wait for 90 class days to elapse before he's eligible to compete in varsity athletics at Xavier High School, according to IHSAA rules.

Mims, an all-conference basketball player, has transferred from Prairie High School to Xavier High School and began attending classes on Monday, according to a story in Tuesday's Gazette.

Mike Winker, the activities director at Xavier, told the Metro Sports Report they have not counted the number of class days that will elapse from Monday through the start of the basketball season.

Mims, a 5-foot-9 point guard, averaged 13.7 points for Prairie this past season as a junior.

Strong doubles play lifts Saints

A perfect day of doubles proved to be key as Cedar Rapids Xavier swept a pair of Mississippi Valley Conference girls tennis matches Saturday at Xavier.

In the first match against Dubuque Senior, the teams split the six singles matches, but the Saints were dominant in doubles and went on to a 6-3 win. Later in the day, a clean sweep in doubles secured a 7-2 victory over Dubuque Hempstead.

Allison Jasper and Claire Bouchard both won in singles and doubles in both matches for the Saints.

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Devyn Marble holding clinic at Xavier

Devyn Marble from the Iowa Hawkeyes will be the featured instructor at a boys basketball clinic at Cedar Rapids Xavier High School on Monday, April 28.

The clinic will be divided into two sessions. The first will be for 5th through 7th graders from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with the second session for 8th through 10th graders from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

The clinic costs $40 and is open to all Xavier and non-Xavier players alike.

Proceeds will go to the Xavier basketball program. Xavier Coach Ryan Luehrsmann and the Saints varsity team will assist with the clinic.

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