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Kennedy boys pound City High

Four players scored in double digits as the Kennedy boys basketball team completed the regular season with an 82-55 win over Iowa City High in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Thursday at Kennedy.

Mike Bisenius scored 18 points for the Cougars (10-11). Drake Brewster pitched in 16 points. Derrick Diggins and Shaun Beyer each added 11.

Nile Ringen scored 14 points for the Little Hawks (12-9).

IOWA CITY HIGH (55): Smith 2 1-2 5, Mulligan 1 0-0 2, Ringen 5 0-0 14, Jones 5 0-0 10, Martin 5 1-1 11, Dillon 0 0-0 0, Johnson 4 3-5 11, Nkumu 0 0-0 0, Cotton 0 0-1 0, Scott 0 0-0 0, Olaguez-Duarte 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 5-9 55.

KENNEDY (82): Haynes 0 1-2 1, Brewster 4 6-7 16, Girling 1 0-0 2, Berst 2 0-0 4, Duehr 1 2-2 5, Olejniczak 0 1-2 1, Krall 0 0-0 0, Diggins 1 8-8 11, Foley 3 0-0 9, Bisenius 7 0-0 18, Harris 0 0-0 0, Beyer 5 1-1 11, Wiebel 1 0-0 2, King 0 0-0 0, Wall 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 19-22 82.

Halftime – Kennedy 42, Iowa City High 35. 3-point goals – Iowa City High 4 (Ringen 4), Kennedy 11 (Bisenius 4, Foley 3, Brewster 2, Duehr, Diggins).

17 Metro wrestlers win state openers

DES MOINES - Seventeen wrestlers from Metro schools won their opening-round matches at the Class 3A state tournament Thursday in Des Moines and advanced to the quarterfinals on Friday.

The Prairie Hawks finished with a 5-3 record in the first round with Conrad Braswell (106), Marcus England (113), Sam Uthoff (132), Morgan Hood (152) and Taylor Mehmen (195) all advancing. Tyler Pasker (220) lost in the first round, but bounced back in a consolation match and stayed alive in the tournament. Trenten Wennermark (126) and Alex Heisdorffer (285) dropped both of their matches for the Hawks and were eliminated.

Prairie is tied for third place in the team standings with 19.5 points with Johnston and West Des Moines Valley. Fort Dodge leads the Class 3A standings with 31 points, with Southeast Polk second at 28.

The Kennedy Cougars had an impressive day in the opening round with Nolan Hromidko (126), Logen Rodriguez (152), Ben Sarasin (160), Garrett Kubovec (170) and Dalles Jacobus (220) all prevailing in the Round of 16. Kennedy is tied for ninth in the team standings with 14 points after going 5-for-5 in their openers.

The Jefferson J-Hawks went 2-2 in the opening round with Joseph Sibomana (113) and Kyle Briggs (152) advancing. Brenden Baker (120) and Nick Dreckman (182) lost in the first round, but won in their wrestle-back to stay alive. The J-Hawks are in 17th place in the standings.

The Xavier Saints went 2-1 in the opening round with Clint Lembeck (138) and Josh Gerke (145) collecting pins. Keegan Schultschik (120) lost in the first round, but won his wrestle-back. The Saints are in 21st place.

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Wash, Kennedy girls miss state bowling

Shania Christensen rolled a 225 game and a 410 series for the third-best individual score to lead the Washington girls bowling team to a fourth-place finish with 2,242 pins in a Class 3A state qualifying tournament Tuesday at Lancer Lanes.

Kennedy shot 2,426 pins for third place. Bettendorf won with 2,590 and earned an automatic berth to the state tournament. Cedar Falls was second at 2,566.

Sydney Helms rolled a 198 game and a 387 series to lead the Cougars.

Team standings

1. Bettendorf 2,590; 2. Cedar Falls 2,566; 3. Kennedy 2,426; 4. Washington 2,242.

Individual leaders: 1. Abby Goldsberry (B) 236-223=459; 2. Jayden Robe (CF) 245-170=415; 3. Shania Christensen (W) 185-225=410.

Kennedy (2,426): Sydney Helms 189-198=387; Alyssa Wiedemeier 183-192=375; Cate Oliphant 164-188=352; Jamie Milota 162-162=324; Abbie Haller 145-152=297; Sam Eltze 139-142=281.

Washington (2,242): Shania Christensen 185-225=410; Kobie Dills (9) 171-165=336; Ella Wake 185-134=319; Lucy Foster 103-142=245; Viola Niyizigama 111-123=234; Kenzie Dills (9) 125-97=222.

Bisenius leads Cougars by Wahawks

WATERLOO - Michael Bisenius popped in 19 points and Derrick Diggins added 13 Tuesday night as the Kennedy Cougars topped Waterloo West, 60-53, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Waterloo.

Kennedy raised its records to 9-11 overall and 7-8 in the conference.

Jacory Spates scored 15 points for Waterloo West (6-14, 4-11).

KENNEDY (60): Brewster 2 0-0 4, Berst 2 3-6 7, Foley 0 0-0 0, Bisenius 5 6-7 19, Wall 0 1-2 1, Diggins 5 3-4 13, Duehr 3 0-0 7, Beyer 1 0-0 2, Girling 3 0-0 7. Totals 21 13-19 60.

WATERLOO WEST (53): Spates 5 3-4 15, Pepin 2 0-0 5, Caddell 2 0-0 4, Harris-Anderson 4 2-2 11, Kuljuhovic 4 3-5 11, Burt 1 0-0 2, Lanier 1 0-2 3, Nickelson 1 0-1 2. Totals 20 8-14 53.

Halftime - Kennedy 37, Waterloo West 28. 3-point goals - Kennedy 4 (Bisenius 2, Duehr 1, Girling 1), Waterloo West 5 (Spates 2, Pepin 1, Harris-Anderson 1, Lanier 1).