Jefferson High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Hindt's 457 series powers J-Hawks to 10th win

Christian Hindt had the hot hand Friday, rolling a 277 game and 457 series that led Jefferson past Dubuque Senior, 3170-2934, in boys bowling at May City.

Noah Tiedtke rolled a 449 series, Taylor McQuiston a 439 and Austin Kluth a 422.

Jefferson improved to 10-1.

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Dubuque Senior girls roll by J-Hawks

A fired up Dubuque Senior girls squad had a pair off bowlers roll 400 series and beat Jefferson, 2768-2492, Friday at May City.

Savannah Fowler led the J-Hawks with a 201 high game and 386 series.

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Franklin leads Wash to Valley title with 35

The Washington Warriors did not look like Mississippi Valley Conference champions when they got drubbed by Iowa City High by 46 points in the season opener in December, but that was eons ago.

Their conference journey had a happy ending Friday night.

Dani Franklin poured in 35 points as the eighth-ranked Warriors clipped Jefferson, 79-65, to claim the outright Valley Division title in the MVC with a 12-1 league record.

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J-Hawk wrestlers headed to state duals

ELDRIDGE - Jefferson built a huge early lead then held off North Scott, 41-29, Wednesday night to advance to next week's state dual meet wrestling tournament.

Brenden Baker's pin at 106 pounds in the last bout sealed the Class 3A regional victory for the J-Hawks.

Jefferson (13-1) is seeded seventh in the state meet and will face No.2 seed Waverly-Shell Rock (20-0) in the first round at 9 a.m. on Feb. 19 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

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J-Hawks jump to 7th in mat rankings

The Cedar Rapids Jefferson wrestling team has climbed two spots to No.7 in the Class 3A dual meet rankings by the Iowa Wrestling Coaches Association.

Prairie is ranked No.4 and Linn-Mar is No.5 in the latest poll.

All three Metro teams will be competing in the regional finals tonight, with winners advancing to the state dual meet tournament in Des Moines next Wednesday, Feb. 19.

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Deutmeyer paces Saints by J-Hawks

Jefferson Coach Jason Edwards thought his team's 59-45 loss at Xavier Tuesday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball game was because the Saints showed more energy.

Xavier Coach Tom Lilly felt it was something all together different.

“It's called contagion,” he said. “That's a smart man's term. It means to have a collective influence on others. It's like the flu.”

Whatever it was, the game was decided when the Saints went on a 17-0 run over a five-minute span in the second quarter.

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Burger's 26 points lead Saints past J-Hawks

Mitch Burger poured in 26 points and Adam McDermott added 21 to help Xavier rally past Jefferson for a 70-59 win Tuesday night in MVC boys basketball at Jefferson.

Jacob Olson tallied 24 points and Tyler Konigsmark 23 for Jefferson (5-13, 3-11).

Calvin Winker added 11 points for Xavier (11-7, 7-6).

Xavier outscored Jefferson 19-8 in the third quarter to turn a three-point halftime deficit into a 47-39 lead.

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Sweeney, boosters honored by Jefferson

Kellen Sweeney was inducted into the Jefferson Baseball Hall of Fame Friday during a ceremony at the high school.

Sweeney, who graduated in 2010, finished his Jefferson baseball career with a .456 batting average and ranks in the top-4 in hits, doubles, walks and batting average.

Sweeney, a shortstop and pitcher, was named all-Metro, all-Mississippi Valley Conference and all-state during his career. He was also named a Louisville Slugger and AFLAC All-American.

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Bardsley torches J-Hawks with 31

John Bardsley's right hand is a mess, with bubble wrap on the back of his hand and two fingers taped together to protect a broken bone.

It hasn't hurt his shot a bit.

Bardsley poured in a career-best 31 points off the bench Friday night to steer Kennedy past Jefferson, 80-73, in an entertaining Mississippi Valley Conference game at Jefferson.

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