Metro Sports Report

No. 4 Eagles sweep DMACC for 21 in row

The fourth-ranked Kirkwood softball team swept DMACC in a conference doubleheader Wednesday, 3-2 and 9-5, at the Kirkwood diamond.

The Eagles, riding a 21-game winning streak, raised their records to 44-5 overall and 17-1 in the league. DMACC fell to 26-10 overall and 12-6 in the ICCAC conference.

Shy Saladino (20-0, 1.31 ERA) pitched a complete game in the opener and got the victory in relief in the nightcap.

Erin Weno, Brittney Lash and Brooke Prior collected RBIs for Kirkwood in the first game. The Eagles got only two hits, but had seven other base-runners with five walks and two hit batters. Saladino tossed a four-hitter with seven strikeouts.

Alicia Crivaro hit her ninth home run and drove in three runs for the Eagles in the second game. Chasney Jenkins and Prior went 3-for-4. Tara Walls went 2-for-4 and Lexi Quandt drove in two runs.

No. 9 Kohawks sweep Westminster

The ninth-ranked Coe softball team swept a twinbill from Westminster Wednesday at Clark Field, 6-2 and 6-1.

The Kohawks (28-5) scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to snap a 2-2 tie in the opener. Abby Flannagan socked a two-run home run in the inning, her fifth roundtripper of the season.

Flannagan and Brianna Gardner both went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the first game. Maddison Woodruff (16-2) pitched a five-hitter with six strikeouts and allowed one earned run.

Gardner and Haley Smith had two hits for Coe in the second game. Arran Weeces (10-2) pitched a four-hitter with seven strikeouts and allowed one earned run.

Westminster's record fell to 11-19.

Prairie's Lewis gets 100th win

Logan Rinderknecht scored four goals and had three assists as Prairie rolled past Waterloo East, 19-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference soccer match Wednesday at Prairie to give Coach Curt Lewis his 100th victory.

The game was a make-up of a match postponed from Monday night. Nermin Ibrahimovic added three goals and an assist. Sam Mineck also had three goals for the Hawks, 3-1 overall, 2-0 in the MVC.

Eleven different players scored goals for the Hawks.

J-Hawks win 4 events in Fort Madison

FORT MADISON - The Jefferson girls track team won four events at the 39th Annual Pen City Relays in Fort Madison Tuesday.

The J-Hawks captured the 4x200 relay (1:46.00), the 4x100 relay (50.12) and the 4x400 relay (4:18.07). They also got a victory from Madison Ranschau in the 100 hurdles (14.70).

Mount Pleasant won the championship with 144 points. Jefferson placed fourth with 94.5 points.

Erin Kuba and Alexi Bolden tied for second in the shot put for Jefferson. Brenna Parke ran second in the 400 hurdles and the J-Hawks placed second in the shuttle hurdle relay.