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Cougars come up short against Wahlert

Tue - 04 Jan Written by Sher Jasperse

On a cold January night, the Dubuque Wahlert Golden Eagles came out blazing hot and held off a second-half punch from Kennedy to defeat the home team 55-43 in a battle of mid-pack Mississippi Valley teams.

“We’ve had a really brutal start to our season, and we felt that we’re just going to get better because of it,” said Wahlert Coach Kris Spiegler. “We had a good Christmas break of practices, adjusted some things, and kept ourselves in shape, and that was key for us.”

Wahlert (5-4, 4-3) built a 9-1 lead before Kennedy scored its first field goal at 3:22 of the first period. The Golden Eagles led 15-8 after one period and 28-21 at the half.

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Warriors remain perfect with win over Cougars

Tue - 21 Dec Written by Carl Gonder

Kennedy Coach Denny Roloff liked the fight he saw in his team on Tuesday night (Dec. 21) and Washington Coach Frank Howell said he was exhausted.

Howell’s No. 5 ranked Warriors overcame a career-high 27-point night from Courtney Strait and prevailed in a gritty Mississippi Valley Conference girls game at the Kennedy gym, 73-62.

The Warriors moved to a perfect 9-0 overall (6-0 MVC). Kennedy dropped to 3-5 (3-4 MVC).

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Last Updated on Friday, 31 December 2010 22:03

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No. 10 City High too much for Cougars

Fri - 17 Dec Written by Metro Sports Report

Virginia Johnson scored 28 points to lead No. 10 Iowa City High past Kennedy, 69-52, Friday night (Dec. 17) in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball game.

Courtney Strait’s 18 points led Kennedy (3-4, 3-3 MVC). She was the only Cougars’ scorer in double figures.

Mickey Hansche added 15 points for City High (7-2, 4-2).

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Last Updated on Friday, 31 December 2010 22:04

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Kennedy's Meier signs with Upper Iowa

Wed - 29 Dec Written by Jim Ecker

It pays to be talented and smart. In this case, it pays to be Olivia Meier.

The Kennedy senior has signed a national letter-of-intent to play basketball at Upper Iowa University next season, and her talent and brains have netted her a full scholarship from the Peacocks.

Meier said she’s getting a half-scholarship for academics, based on her 4.23 GPA on a 4.0 scale at Kennedy, and she’s getting another half-scholarship for basketball. Added together, she said the full grant is worth $30,000.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 January 2011 01:37

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Jade Rogers begins Hawkeye career

Wed - 29 Dec Written by Jim Ecker

IOWA CITY — Jade Rogers got into Iowa’s exhibition basketball game against Concordia with 8 minutes and 12 seconds left in the first half. Three seconds later, she missed an easy layup.

“I was really nervous,” she confessed. “Overwhelming, kind of.”

Rogers enjoyed a magnificent career at Kennedy High School, making the all-state team four straight years, but even prep stars need time to adjust to big-time college basketball.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 January 2011 01:38