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Sports
Boys stumble, prepare for post-season
The Saints boys’ basketball team has had their fair share of ups and downs in the recent weeks. Xavier, who is 4-8 in the valley division with an overall record of 8-9, started off the roller coaster with a thrilling overtime victory over the Wahawks of Waterloo West. The Saints maintained a lead throughout the entire match-up, and held a four point lead going into the game’s final 30 seconds. The Wahawks tied the game up with a three-pointer with two seconds remaining. After a hardfought overtime, the Saints came up with the victory thanks to steady free throw shooting by senior Corbin Woods, who was 8-8 on free throws. Junior Matt Nelson led the team with 19 points, with sophomore Adam McDermott totaling 10 points. However, the Saints were not as evenly matched in the next outing, where the team fell to the Tigers of Cedar Falls, regardless of 11-point performances from senior Trey Sampson and McDermott.
The Saints then traveled to Dubuque Senior to face the fourth-ranked Rams. The team had Senior down seven at halftime, but in the second half fell 42-34. The team was led by McDermott’s four three-pointers. The most recent match-up put the Saints up against Linn-Mar, where the team was once again outplayed in the second half. The game was tied 20-20 at halftime, but the Saints were outscored 16-12 in the third quarter, resulting in a final score with the Saints on the losing end, 52-44. The Saints are still confident as the post-season draws closer. “We just have to keep working hard in practice and get better each week,” senior Robbie Thinnes said. The team plays next against the undefeated Iowa City West team on Tuesday, February 5.
John Richardson Sports Editor
Xavier High School
Seniors lead team to success
The Xavier girls’ basketball team continues to improve as the regular season is nearing its end. On Tuesday, January 22, the Saints played Prairie at Prairie High School. They fought through the whole game continuing to shoot well. The Saints shot 19 for 42, or 45.2%. After a close game, Prairie won with a score of 54-47. For the Saints’ Senior Night on Friday, January 25, they hosted Cedar Falls. Xavier had five girls participating in this event including Kayla Armstrong, Lisa Boomgarden, Alli Chorzempa, Sarah Dickes, and Ashley Stulken. The Saints finished their Senior Night on a positive note after winning 62-36 with the help of 14 points by Hayley Deutmeyer, and six rebounds by Stulken and Maddie Bertsch. “It was great to see the support from the parents, coaches, teammates, and fans who have been there for us for all four years. It meant a lot and it was a great night,” senior captain Sarah Dickes said. On Tuesday, January 29, Xavier played Waterloo West in Waterloo. The Saints were down 31-17 at halftime. Armstrong helped the team out with 13 points and seven steals and Xavier was able to come out on top winning 52-49. The Saints
Saints battle into districts
The Xavier wrestling team competed in a triangular against Iowa City High and Dubuque Senior January 17 at Xavier. The team beat City High by a score of 46-27. Juniors Sean Ickes and Nick Drahozal, along with freshman Clint Lembeck, recorded pins for Xavier. Junior Jerry Duball had a tech fall. The team then lost to Dubuque Senior in a close battle, 39-31. Sophomores Camden Chicchelly and Michael Maher had pins, and Lembeck had a tech fall. The Saints then participated in the Clyde Bean Duals wrestling meet at Iowa City High where they finished second out of 5 teams. The team went 2-2 getting wins over Keokuk
(40-24) and Iowa City High (4824). They lost to Lisbon, (36-35) and Decorah (58-18). Drahozal had three pins and was 4-0 overall on the day. The Mississippi Valley Conference wrestling tournament took place January 26 at Cedar Rapids Washington. The Saints earned a ninth place team finish out of the 14-team field. Junior Sean Ickes and Lembeck placed the highest for the Saints finishing in third place at the 170 and 120 pound division respectively. Duball, junior Cole Turner, and Drahozal all placed fifth at their weight divisions. The team wrestled at Waterloo East January 31 against West
and Linn-Mar. Xavier lost their first match to Linn-Mar, 58-13. Duball, Ickes, and Turner all had wins for the Saints. The team then wrestled Waterloo East, and dominated winning 52-15. Lembeck, sophomore Michael Maher, and junior Andrew Khairallah all had pins. “If we keep working hard, we believe that we can do something special in the post-season this season,” senior Sam Newberry said. The team is 13-18 on the year and wrestles Saturday for districts at Waverly Shell Rock.
Alex Fox Sports Writer
went on to play Linn-Mar again on Friday, February 1 in a Mississippi Valley Conference game held at LinnMar High School. Stulken led the team with 15 points and Armstrong right behind her with 11 points. The game went into two double overtimes until Linn -Mar won 57-54. The Saints then played Cedar Rapids Jefferson on Tuesday, February 5 at Jefferson. They currently are the fourth-ranked team in class 4A. The girls will play again on Friday, February 8 against Iowa City West, in Iowa City.
Lizzy McWhinney Sports Writer
Senior Kayla Armstrong stands with her parents at Senior Night. Elena Xingtong Photo
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