DES MOINES - There were reasons Cedar Rapids Xavier's girls' soccer team lost just one match this season (in penalty kicks) and rolled to an eighth consecutive state championship.Among them was simply having good players.Three Saints have been named first-team all-state in Class 2A by the Iowa ...

DES MOINES - Eight straight is great. So is Kayla Armstrong.It's one for the thumb plus three for the Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints after a 5-0 kicking of Sioux City East in the Class 2A girls' soccer title game Saturday afternoon at Cownie Park. Let ...

DES MOINES – Cedar Rapids Xavier girls soccer coach Bailey Dorrington had been waiting all season for a team to try and shut down senior star Kayla Armstrong.ADM/Van Meter did its best, trying all game to do just that. But with a combination of youth ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - It's not always easy being the star.Yeah, you get all the accolades, the newspaper and television interviews. You come to a fun agreement with your coach to wear her engagement ring around for a few minutes after you score three or more goals ...

CEDAR RAPIDS – Last season, there was only one goal and one focus for the Cedar Rapids Xavier girls’ soccer team: a record seventh state championship. They accomplished that goal, but immense pressure and a lack of one key element rode shotgun on the trip ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — If Cedar Rapids Xavier loses one of its next four games, it will be the first girls’ soccer team from the school in eight years to fall short of a state championship. No pressure. “Whether they feel it or not,” coach Bailey Dorrington said, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Kayla Armstrong led the scoring and Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Waterloo East 17-1 on Tuesday at Heco Field.The Saints finish the regular season 14-1 and with eight straight victories. Xavier will host the regional tournament and plays either Independence or East Marshall/South ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — That was quite a rock Kayla Armstrong was toting around after her soccer game Friday night. One beautiful diamond.“It’s just the right weight and size,” Armstrong beamed, holding up her hand for everyone to admire.Let’s complete the story here before too many ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - On a cold, windy day, Jayne Heinrich proved to have ice water in her veins.The senior goalkeeper usually is the last line of defense for Iowa City West's girls' soccer team, but she coolly stood front and center Tuesday.Heinrich batted down a ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Kayla Armstrong enjoys art and reading inspirational quotes. She plans on studying pre-pharmacy next year at Drake University.Oh, and she's really, really good at soccer. Was that mentioned?The senior striker belongs in the pantheon of greatest players ever at Cedar Rapids Xavier. ...