WEST DES MOINES - Third-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy won a pair of tight matches Saturday at the West Des Moines Valley Soccer Tournament, downing Waukee and Des Moines Hoover by identical 1-0 scores.

The opening match against Waukee went to penalty kicks where the Cougars converted all five of their chances with keeper Nathan Althoff making a save that resulted in the win.

In their second match, the Cougars got a goal in the 35th minute to win. Junior Mark Schulz converted a header off a free kick from senior Killian Magee.

Kennedy is now 5-1.