MARION - Maddie Bertsch devoted extra time to her golf game in the offseason.In addition to playing basketball, Bertsch dedicated more time than ever before to indoor practice. The hard work is paying dividends.Bertsch fired a 3-over-par 75 for medalist honors, helping Cedar Rapids Xavier capture the team title ...

MARION - It was just good for golfers to get in the swing of things.Cedar Rapids Washington's M.J. Kamin and Cedar Rapids Xavier's Maddie Bertsch had swings a little better than most others.In their first 18-hole event, the pair of standout golfers tied for runner-up ...

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 FALLS - One of Cedar Rapids Xavier's regular-season setbacks came at the running back position, and not in the loss column.Senior Cal Stovie tore the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee in the Saints win over Cedar Rapids Prairie in Week 3, but ran ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids Prairie was attempting to make lightning strike twice, but Cedar Rapids Xavier weathered the storm.The third-ranked Saints that will be able to take shelter in the UNI-Dome with a 28-7 win over Prairie in an Iowa High School Athletic Association ...

Key area football games for the playoff quarterfinals Friday:CEDAR RAPIDS PRAIRIE at CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER (Class 4A)Time and site: 7 p.m., Saints FieldRecords and rankings: Prairie is 8-3; No. 3 Xavier is 11-0Notable: The Hawks are soaring into the quarterfinals, looking for its third straight win over ...

CEDAR RAPIDS – There was no looking back at the first unbeaten six weeks.Forget about glancing ahead to a looming matchup with another undefeated top-five ranked team. Cedar Rapids Xavier was focused on the current test and the Saints aced it.Class 4A fourth-ranked Xavier defeated ...

MARION – The first call went to voicemail, but Ben Sagers answered the next one.The Cedar Rapids Xavier junior rebounded after a second shot landed out of bounds in his first six holes to earn medalist honors with 75 in the third round of the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids Xavier golfer Kimmy Askelson had a successful junior year.She became Xavier's first state qualifier and placed fourth in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Class 4A state tournament at Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankeny last year.After dedicating herself ...

BOYS TENNIS CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY Coach: Craig Bova2010 record: 12-5 overall, 10-3 in the Mississippi Valley Conference, placing second in the Mississippi Division; fourth at 2A state team tournamentTop returners: Bryce Blomberg, sr.; Riley Galbraith, jr.; Ethan Gascho, sr.; Brandon Hendrickson, jr.; Nolan Nietert, sr.; Robert Sweet, ...