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Xavier's Maddie Bertsch shot a 76 for runnerup medalist Monday and the Saints claimed first place at the Kennedy Invitational girls golf meet at Ellis Park.
Bertsch was one of four Saints to finish in the top 10. Grace Winker was fifth, Kara Zwanziger seventh and Lisa Olberding ninth.
Xavier won by 12 strokes over Ottumwa. Linn-Mar was fourth, Kennedy sixth, Prairie seventh and Jefferson ninth in the nine-team field.
First Drake, now state.
That could be the motto for Metro athletes this week as they eagerly prepare for the state track meet in Des Moines.
Metro athletes won six gold medals at the Drake Relays, where they competed against the top performers from all around the state regardless of school population.
The Xavier girls tennis team won both of its matches in the Class 1A regional tournament Saturday at Xavier by identical 5-0 shutouts.
The Saints stopped Pella and Pella Christian in the two meets.
Allison Jasper won both of her matches at No.1 singles in straight sets.
Xavier faces Aplington-Parkersburg in the regional finals next Saturday morning at Waterloo Columbus.
DUBUQUE - Dubuque Wahlert scored two goals in the final 10 minutes Saturday and upset the top-ranked Xavier Saints, 2-1, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game.
The teams battled in 30 mph winds in Dubuque.
The Saints beat Kennedy, 1-0, Friday night in a battle of No.1 teams and had an early wakeup call Saturday morning for the trip to Dubuque.
Connor Ramlo gave Xavier a 1-0 lead with 15 minutes left in the game with an assist from Caelen Lilly.
Wahlert scored on a 40-yard free kick that was carried by the wind. Wahlert scored again after a long throw-in that sailed between two Xavier defenders and was poked into the net by a Wahlert player.
With her top-ranked team trailing Kennedy 1-0 after 40 minutes at home Friday afternoon, Xavier girls soccer coach Bailey Dorrington used it as a teaching tool.
“It’s the first time we’ve been behind at halftime all year,” said the mild-mannered first-year coach. “I told the girls it was a great learning experience and to pretend that we were in the state tournament, where if we lose we’re done.”
The Saints came out on fire after the intermission.
Besides holding the powerful Cougars at bay the rest of the way, they scored four goals in a flurry to win their sixth straight game, 4-1.
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