Metro Sports Report

Former Metro preps in pro baseball

Mon - 09 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Boston Red Sox) -- Started in right field and was 2-for-4 with a double, single and RBI Monday in Boston's 4-2 win at Toronto. His RBI single capped the Red Sox's three-run ninth inning. Year to date: BA -- .467 (7-15), R -- 1, RBI -- 2, 2B -- 1, 3B -- 1, HR -- 0, SB -- 0.

KELLEN SWEENEY (Jefferson, Lansing (MWL, Blue Jays) -- Started at third base and was 1-for-3 with a single and walk Monday in the Lugnuts' 8-0 win at Dayton. Year to date: BA -- .300 (3-10), R -- 0, RBI -- 3, 2B -- 1, 3B -- 0, HR -- 0, SB -- 0.

SCOTT SCHEBLER (Prairie, Great Lakes (MWL, Dodgers) -- Started in right field and was 1-for-4 with a double Monday in the Loon's 8-0 home loss to Lake County. Year to date: BA -- .133 (2-15), R -- 0, RBI -- 1, 2B -- 2, 3B -- 0, HR -- 0, SB -- 0.

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Kiah Stokes (far right) and four of her Connecticut teammates pose for a photo during the Mile High Salute for the Final Four women's basketball teams earlier this month in Denver. The players are (from left to right): Heather Buck, Lauren Engeln, Brianna Banks, Michala Johnson and Stokes. (Photo courtesy University of Connecticut)

Final Four leaves Stokes hungry for more

Sun - 08 Apr Written by Sher Jasperse

From the Iowa state basketball tournament one year to the NCAA Final Four the next.

Not many college freshmen get to make that journey, and former Linn-Mar All-American Kiah Stokes struggled to find words to describe the experience.

It was “amazing” and “exciting” to be part of the University of Connecticut Huskies squad that reached the summit of women’s basketball in Denver last weekend, joining the tournament’s three other top seeds at the Final Four. It was “heartbreaking” to come within minutes of reaching the final game, only to lose the semifinal contest to Notre Dame in overtime.

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Ryan Sweeney enjoys fresh start with Red Sox

Sat - 07 Apr Written by Jim Ecker

DETROIT - The first five batters in the Boston Red Sox lineup have a chance to be all-stars again this season and lead Boston to the playoffs.

The sixth hitter in the lineup is Ryan Sweeney, and he could turn out to be just as important as Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, Adrian Gonzalez, David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis.

Sweeney, the pride of Cedar Rapids, is surprised to be hitting sixth for the powerful Red Sox -- surprised and happy.

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Edwards finds a home at Jefferson

Fri - 06 Apr Written by Mike Koolbeck

For the past three years, Jason Edwards said he has felt like a man without a home.

Edwards is a counselor at Jefferson and during the fall he has been an assistant football coach for the J-Hawks. But during the winter he has been an assistant girls basketball coach at Washington.

"I kind of felt like the Washington people hated me in the fall and the Jefferson people hated me in the winter," he said.

He won't have to leave the southwest side campus anymore. Edwards was named the J-Hawks head girls basketball coach Friday. He replaces Larry Niemeyer, who resigned last month after 34 years at the school.

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Linn-Mar's Rachel Perry (front) anchors the Lions' to a meet record time of 4:21.26 in the sprint medley Saturday at the Jefferson Invitational at Kingston Stadium. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Lions race to Jeff Invitational record

Sat - 07 Apr Written by Jake Koolbeck

The weather was not ideal for a big track meet Saturday afternoon at Kingston Stadium, but that didn’t slow some of the Metro athletes.

The Linn Mar Lions had a thrilling moment as they beat the rain and the field on their way to setting a Jefferson Invitational meet record in the distance medley. The Lions relay of Halley Morgan, Courtney Major, Audra Schmeinke, and Rachel Perry shocked powerhouses Iowa City West and Cedar Falls by running their way in to the records with a time of 4:21.26.

The time broke the previous record of 4:22.07 set by a foursome from Iowa City West in 2001.

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