Kennedy Girls Soccer

Feltes helps No.5 Cougars top Wash

Emily Feltes scored the only goal of the night Tuesday as fifth-ranked Kennedy blanked Washington, 1-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference soccer game at Kingston Stadium.

Tory Harman and Kaela Dickerman collected assists.

Linn-Mar trumps Kennedy in shootout

Kayla Kvach's goal on the seventh penalty kick in a shootout lifted No.7 Linn-Mar past No.5 Kennedy, 1-0, Thursday in Mississippi Valley Conference girls soccer at Linn-Mar.

Neither team scored in regulation or overtime. The Cougars had a goal disallowed due to an offside call.

The Lions won the PK shootout, 7-6. Linn-Mar goalkeeper Rylie Frese preserved the victory by making the final save of the match.

No.2 Kennedy girls boot City High

IOWA CITY - Kaela Dickerman scored two goals Monday as the second-ranked Kennedy Cougars nipped Iowa City High, 2-1, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls soccer match in Iowa City.

The Little Hawks scored their only goal on a defensive miscue by the Cougars (1-2).

Ankeny avenges loss to Cougars

The stakes weren’t as high but the intensity level was the same Friday night as the Ankeny Hawks sought revenge on the Kennedy girls home soccer field.

Last year, the unheralded Cougars upended top-ranked and undefeated Ankeny 2-1 in the finals of the Class 3A state championship in Muscatine. The upset stopped the Hawks 31-game win streak over two years.

For the Cougars, who were ranked seventh coming to into the state tournament, the title culminated a remarkable run by beating the top three ranked teams on consecutive days.

The match Friday on a  cold night was not nearly as dramatic as Ankeny scored once in each half and held Kennedy at bay for a 2-0 victory.

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