Kennedy Girls Soccer

No.2 Kennedy girls boot Ankeny, 2-1

ANKENY —  Kaela Dickerman and Sydney Hayden scored goals Friday as the second-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy girls soccer team trimmed Ankeny, 2-1.

The Cougars (2-0) will host Iowa City High on Monday night.

No.2 Cougars bump off No. 7 Muskies

Morgan Petsche scored two goals Monday night as No.2 Kennedy knocked off No.7 Muscatine, 5-2, in a girls soccer match at Kennedy.

Emily Feltes, Anna Frerichs and Jessica Wagner also scored goals for the Cougars. Sydney Hayden, Petsche and Jordan Holmes had assists for Kennedy.

Kennedy grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first half.

Saints 1, Cougars 2 in girls soccer

The Xavier Saints have been ranked No.1 in the initial Class 2A girls soccer poll of the 2014 campaign by the IGHSAU.

The Saints have won eight state titles in a row, an unprecedented accomplishment in any girls sport in Iowa.

The Kennedy Cougars are ranked No.2 in Class 3A and the Linn-Mar Lions are ranked No.4 in Class 3A.

CLASS 3A

1. Dowling Catholic, 2. Kennedy, 3. Bettendorf, 4. Linn-Mar, 5. Iowa City West, 6. Dubuque Hempstead, 7. Muscatine, 8. Johnston, 9. Waukee, 10.

Sioux City East.

CLASS 2A

1. Xavier, 2. Ankeny Centennial, 3. North Scott, 4. Pleasant Valley, 5. Waverly-Shell Rock, 6. Dallas Center-Grimes, 7. Lewis Central, 8. Glenwood, 9. Ankeny, 10. Pella, 11. ADM, 12. Nodaway Valley, 13. Newton, 14. Council Bluffs Jefferson, 15. Burlington.

Three Cougars named all-Metro

Kayla Armstrong added another honor to her growing list Tuesday.

Armstrong was named the Metro Player of the Year by the local coaches. She already has been named first team all-state, the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division Player of the Year, and captain of the Class 2A all-tournament team.

Armstrong was joined by Xavier teammates Sammi Shepard and Monica Busse on the all-Metro first team.

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