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Jefferson girls fall to Rams

Hailey Kimble rolled a 195 game and a 354 series, but the Jefferson girls bowling team suffered a 2,414 to 2,304 loss to Dubuque Senior in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet Friday at May City Bowl.

Macy Schmidt led the Rams with a 361 series.

SENIOR: Macy Schmidt 149-212=361, Shanice Schmidt 163-171=334, Sydni Kirk 150-179=329, Natalie Leib 179-139=318, Autumn Steadman 153-115=268, Montana Meyer 140-126=266.

JEFFERSON: Hailey Kimble 195-159=354, Maddie Kisling 172-137=309, Megan Kitzmiller 172-135=307, Allie Schirmer 148-150=298, Madison Rasmussen 153-124=277, Lauren Sheets 105-124=229.

Senior: 1,610-804=2,414.

Jefferson: 1,545-759=2,304.

Donner lifts J-Hawks with 491 series

Chaise Donner had a 246 game and a 491 series to lead the Jefferson boys bowling team to a 3,117 to 2,830 win over Dubuque Senior in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet Friday at May City Bowl.

Alex Schmidt rolled a 446 series for the Rams.

SENIOR: Alex Schmidt 223-223=446, Andrew Kringle 216-173=389, Tucker Mai 204-178=382, Dylan Berwanger 195-171=366, Brandon Birch 173-167=340, Josh Oertel 166-164=330.

JEFFERSON: Chaise Donner 246-245=491, John Gardner 221-233=454, Tanner Bennett 256-191=447, Hunter Sturtz 233-197=430, Riley Walton 178-176=354, Logan Miller 162-129=291.

Senior 1,923-907=2,830.

Jefferson: 2,176-941=3,117.

Kennedy boys nip hard-luck J-Hawks

One of these days the basketball gods are going to smile on the guys from Cedar Rapids Jefferson, but it did not happen Friday night.

Again.

The Kennedy Cougars handed the J-Hawks another agonizing defeat, 54-53, in a Mississippi Valley Conference battle at the Kennedy gym.

The J-Hawks have lost their last three games by a grand total of five points with setbacks to Dubuque Senior (48-47), Cedar Falls (68-65) and now Kennedy (54-53).

"We have to have a sustained effort for all 32 minutes and cut back on the little mistakes," said Jefferson Coach Brandon Horman. "It's nice to be on the hump this year, but we've got to get over the hump."

Jefferson lost all 16 of its MVC games last season and is 0-6 in the league this year, saddling the J-Hawks with a 22-game losing streak in the conference. The skid almost ended Friday in a taut affair.

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Sellers lifts No. 1 Cougars by J-Hawks

Somebody forgot to tell the girls from Cedar Rapids Jefferson they were supposed to tremble at the sight of the top-ranked Kennedy Cougars on Friday night.

"There was no doubt that we would give them everything we had," Jefferson coach Jason Edwards said.

The Cougars had Lela Sellers, however, and that made all the difference in the world.

Sellers poured in 29 points and snared 14 rebounds as Kennedy slipped away from the J-Hawks in the final 75 seconds, 61-49, in an entertaining Mississippi Valley Conference game at Kennedy.

Jefferson rallied from a 17-point deficit and pulled within four points at 51-47 on a bucket by Erin Kuba with 1:39 remaining, but the Cougars kept their cool and drilled 10 straight free throws to avoid the upset.

Kennedy climbed into the No. 1 spot in the Class 5A rankings Thursday afternoon, but Jefferson did everything it could to try to knock the Cougars off their lofty perch.

"I thought we were a little uneven tonight," Kennedy coach Tony Vis said, "but at the same time I give more credit to Jefferson, because they wouldn't give up, they wouldn't go away and they really attacked us inside and had some success."

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