GO SAINTS! XHS Activities Weekly Highlights: February 3, 2022
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Signing Day:
We have 10 seniors who signed to take their talents to the next level in their respective sport. Congratulations to the following seniors:
Chistian Stanek, Iowa State, Wrestling
William Grainger, Rockhurst University, Golf
Ally Burger, Winona State University, Tennis
Keely Pilcher, Loras College, Softball
Alexis Beier, Loras College, Basketball
Alex Neal, Iowa Western, Baseball
Eden Campbell, Mount Mercy University, Soccer
Trysten Vasquez, Central College, Soccer
Stella Bernhard, Thomas Jefferson University, Volleyball
Justin Fulton, Iowa Central, Bowling
Boys Basketball:
The boys basketball team currently sits at 9-7 (7-5) on the season. Tuesday, they defeated Dubuque Hempstead on the road 50-48. Friday, the boys will host Prairie in part 2 of the Varsity Boy/Girl doubleheader here at Xavier. Boys tip is set for 7:30pm.
Next week, the boys will be home against Kennedy on Tuesday and on the road at Jefferson on Friday.
Bowling:
The bowling teams headed to Cherry Lanes in Dubuque for the MVC Valley Divisional Meet hosted by Dubuque Senior on Thursday last week. Top finishers from the day were:
Girls High game: Miranda Nolte 156, High Series Miranda Nolte with 305
Boys High Game: Jacob Sires 221, High Series Jacob Sires 413
Bowling will be back in action tonight as they host Kennedy tonight for senior night. Bowling will start at 3:00pm.
Girls Basketball:
Coach Lilly and the Girls basketball team moved to 12-6 (9-3) on the year. The Saints picked up the victory over Dubuque Hempstead 46-39 on Tuesday.
Friday this week, the girls will play the 6:00pm game as part of the Boy/Girl doubleheader against Prairie
Next week, the ladies will be on the road against Kennedy and then at home for their regular season finally on Friday against Jefferson.
Band:
The Xavier Catholic School band festival will be next Wednesday here at Xavier. The concert starts at 5:00pm.
Show Choir:
Both Xhiliaration and Xuberance on a successful 1st performance. They competed at the Big Dance competition at Davenport North this past Saturday. Xhil finished 7th overall.
They will be in competition again this weekend as they travel to Mount Pleasant for the “Music in Motion” competition.
Xavier’s Xtravaganza is scheduled for Saturday March 5th.
Speech:
Saturday, our Saints in Large Group Speech will be headed to the State competition held at Kennedy. The following groups will be performing:
KJAZ - Radio Broadcasting
Amber Jones, James Le, Will Oehler, Isabella Anderson, Keli Yilek, Audrey Hutchins, Isaac Stadelmann, Sarah Feller
Cell Block Tango - Musical Theater
Abby Globokar, Alicia Mutasingwa, Ava Challenger, Olivia Nasution, Evie Kunz, Lauren Holverson, Isaac Stramel
Group Improv
Adelaide Peterson, Gracie Hines, Izzy Doyle
Group Improv
Cristian Cano, Shea Buenzow, Jake Gorman
Swimming and Diving
Recently, the MVC All Conference selections came out. Those are as follows:
- Spencer Kramer: HM 200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 100 Free, & 200 Free Relay
- Brian Foerster: 2nd team 100 Breast, HM 200 Medley Relay and 200 IM
- Jack Dake: 1st team 200 Free Relay
- Seth Williams: 1st team 100 fly
District Swimming is this Saturday for both CRK and CRW. They will compete over at Linn-Mar. State Swimming will be February 11th and 12th.
Wrestling:
The wrestling team took part in the MVC Championships last Saturday hosted by Jefferson. Here are the final places
- Christian Stanek is the MVC champion in his weight class!!
- Adam Cook and TJ Cook both placed 5th
- Kale Leymaster placed 7th
- Nate Westhoff placed 8th
Tonight, the team will host Waterloo East in their Final Regular Season dual. It is also Senior Night for the program. Varsity Wrestling will start at 7:00pm.
Next Week, the team will head to Marshalltown for the Class 3A Wrestling Districts with a chance to qualify for the State Tournament in Des Moines.
Upcoming Events:
Dance will head to Nationals in Orlando, FL February 16th-21st.
