Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School

Cedar Rapids Kennedy senior Brent Bercerra missed last season due to injury. He is focused to utilize every moment of this season. Becerra posted a comeback win in the Cougars’ 44-27 dual win over Newton.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released its first official boys’ basketball rankings of the 2024-25 season. Your No. 1 teams are Cedar Falls, Huxley Ballard, Western Christian and Bellevue Marquette.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys’ basketball team lost Friday night at home to Cedar Rapids Prairie and had a very tough opponent Saturday night in the ServPro Crossover Challenge at Alliant Energy PowerHouse. But Trey McKowen scored 31 points, including the first five of overtime, as the Cougars picked up a good 64-61 win over Johnston.

Kennedy Cougars win in overtime against the Johnston Dragons in boy’s basketball Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025.

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The Battle of Waterloo didn’t disappoint and Alburnett left with a runner-up finish to Class 3A power southeast Polk. Iowa State competed at the Collegiate Duals. Cornell, Luther impressed at the Gator Boots Duals in Tennessee and more in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

Pairings were set Thursday for the 14-team, 7-game crossover event, which will be held January 4th at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse. Matchups include Cedar Falls and West Des Moines Valley, Dubuque Senior and Waukee Northwest, and Cedar Rapids Kennedy versus Johnston.

The Cedar Falls boys’ basketball team already has posted three significant wins in the very early portion of the season. Probably its best came Tuesday night when the Tigers knocked off Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 79-73, ending Kennedy’s regular-season win streak at 46.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced Tuesday that Sioux City and Carroll will host state baseball tournaments in 2025. Sioux City welcomes Class 4A and 3A, while Carroll will be the site for Class 2A and 1A through 2028.

UNI’s Parker Keckeisen struck more gold, winning his third straight title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Iowa men and women dominate in Missouri. Upper Iowa remains unbeaten, standouts from the Dan Gable Donnybrook and more in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

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Cedar Rapids Kennedy senior boys’ basketball guard Trey McKowen is a returning first-team all-stater. He plays for his father, Jon, who is Kennedy’s head coach. He’ll play college ball for his uncle, Brooks, at Upper Iowa. His grandpa, Marty, is a hall of fame coach who is about to begin his 42nd season at Wapsie Valley

Freshman Addie McLaughlin scored 26 in her varsity girls’ basketball debut, and 2A No. 9 Iowa City Regina played its “most complete game” in Mary Rogers’ six years, a 79-59 whipping of Cedar Rapids Kennedy.

Class 2A ninth-ranked Iowa City Regina defeated host Cedar Rapids Kennedy 79-59 in an Iowa high school girls’ basketball game Tuesday night.

Gazette-area teams and bowlers to watch for the 2024-25 Iowa high school bowling season.