Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Bean lifts No. 11 Saints with 3 goals

Thomas Bean collected a hat-trick with three goals Tuesday to help the Xavier Saints trim Iowa City High, 3-2, in a battle of Mississippi Valley Conference soccer powers at Heco Field.

Bean scored his third goal with about five minutes left in the match to snap a 2-2 tie and lift the Saints to victory.

Luke Duball was credited with assists on two of Bean's goals. Will  Hannigan and Brian Lang had assists on the other goal.

Xavier goal-keeper Owen McCarron returned from a head injury and made  several key saves for the Saints.

Xavier (5-2) is ranked No. 3 in Class 2A. Iowa City High (6-2) is  ranked No. 7 in Class 3A.

Xavier girls kick City High in 2 OTs

IOWA CITY - The Xavier girls soccer team edged Iowa City High, 1-0, in  double-overtime Tuesday on a goal by Tana Felton.

Felton connected following a corner kick by Elena Minor to end the Mississippi Valley Conference battle between two ranked teams in Iowa  City.

Melody Snow made 12 saves for the Saints for the shutout.

Xavier (4-2) is ranked No. 11 in Class 2A. Iowa City High (4-4) is No.  11 in Class 3A.

Saints net 8-1 win over City High

IOWA CITY - Alex Hinrichs of Xavier topped Diego Paciotto-Biggers,  6-2, 6-1, at No. 2 singles Tuesday as the Saints defeated Iowa City  High, 8-1, in a boys tennis meet in Iowa City.

Charlie Esker, Calvin Ford, Ryan Jasper and Wes Johnson also won their  singles matches for Xavier.

XAVIER 8, IOWA CITY HIGH 1
Singles

1. Joe Hoff (ICH) def. Jon Lansing, 6-0, 6-2
2. Alex Hinrichs (X) def. Diego Paciotto-Biggers, 6-2, 6-1
3. Charlie Esker (X) def. Sam Bloom, 6-4, 6-1
4. Calvin Ford (X) def. Michale Sadecky, 6-3, 6-4
5. Ryan Jasper (X) def. Jon Albaugh, 6-0, 6-4
6. Wes Johnson (X) def. Sameer Ali, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles

1. Lansing/Esker (X) def. Paciotto-Biggers/Bloom, 6-2, 6-2
2. Hinrichs/Jasper (X) def. Sadecky/Miles Morrow, 6-0, 6-0
3. Ford/Johnson (X) def. Albaugh/Victor Kalil, 6-2, 6-2

Xavier girls drop MVC tennis meet

Sarah Schirm and Maddie Abu-Nameh won their singles matches for the Xavier girls tennis team Tuesday in a 6-3 loss to Iowa City High in a  Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Xavier.

Schirm defeated Amelia Prybil, 10-4, at No. 3 singles.

IOWA CITY HIGH 6, XAVIER 3
Singles

1. Bihotza James (IC) def. Nina Marquardt, 10-1
2. Lucy Wagner (IC) def. Emily Jasper, 10-6
3. Sarah Schirm (X) def. Amelia Prybil, 10-4
4. Maddie Abu-Nameh (X) def. Mary Liebig, 10-1
5. Caroline Carter (IC) def. Sarah Abu-Nameh, 10-3
6. Kelsey Law (IC) def. Camryn McPherson, 10-2

Doubles

1. James/Wagner (IC) def. Marquardt/Jasper, forfeit 4-4
2. Schirm/M.Abu-Nameh (X) def. Prybil/Liebig, 10-2
3. Carter/Law (IC) def. S.Abu-Nameh/McPherson, 10-6