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Sunday, May 26, 2013
SATURDAY'S SCOREBOARD -- MWL -- Burlington 6, Kernels 3 ..... BOYS SOCCER -- CLASS 3A SUBSTATE FINALS AT KINGSTON -- Washington 2, Cedar Falls 0 ... Kennedy 2, Linn-Mar 0 ... CLASS 2A SUBSTATE FINAL -- Xavier 5, Clear Creek Amana 0 ..... BASEBALL -- WDM Valley at Washington, ppd., rain ... Burlington at Kennedy, ppd., rain ..... SOFTBALL -- Kennedy at Pleasant Valley tourney, ppd., rain ... Marion at Central City tourney, ppd., rain ..... BOYS CLASS 2A TENNIS -- Tournament moved to Coe College indoor courts because of rain
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Josh Hughes tops all-Metro swim team

Cedar Rapids Washington senior Josh Hughes, the state champion in the 500-yard freestyle this season, has been named the Athlete of the Year on the 2013 All-Metro Men's Swimming Team.

The Warriors placed eight swimmers on the first team with Nick Durin, Jakob Kehoe, John Kopec, Eric Roush, Nick Saulnier, Jared Thorson and Ryo Ueno joining Hughes on the top unit.

Linn-Mar claimed three first-team berths with Justin Arebaugh, Nate Greve and Duggan Trenary. Kennedy had two first-team picks with Chandler Heisler and Stefan Kitsos. Lance Scallon of Jefferson also made the honor squad.

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Kennedy, Wash boys will clash in substate

Kennedy and Washington will bump heads in a regular-season boys basketball game Tuesday night at Washington, but it will only be the appetizer.

The real course will be served on Feb. 18 when the Cougars and Warriors collide in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A substate tournament at Kennedy.

The IHSAA announced all the pairings for the Class 3A and Class 4A playoffs on Monday.

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4 Metro athletes honored at King luncheon

Nick Connolly of Marion High School, Dalvin Dixon of Kennedy, Raven Johnson of Jefferson and Spencer Zielke of Cedar Valley Christian are among 22 area middle and high school students who will be honored at the 27th Annual Remembering Martin Luncheon on Monday at the Hotel at Kirkwood.

All four of the Metro students are seniors.

One student from each Cedar Rapids high school and middle school was nominated for the honor by school administrators for exemplifying the ideals and values of Martin Luther King Jr., including leadership and service to the community.

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Adenhart scholarship application deadline

Applications are being accepted through the Kernels Foundation for the 2013 Nick Adenhart Memorial Scholarship.

Nick Adenhart was a bright young pitcher who played for the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2006, and was a rising star in the Los Angeles Angels organization.  Only hours after Nick’s 2009 season debut on the mound for the Angels, a drunk driver tragically killed him on April 9, 2009 at age 22.

Nick’s family would like to honor him by awarding a $1,000 scholarship in his memory.  The Kernels Foundation is privileged to administer the scholarship on behalf of Nick’s family.

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Kernels banquet draws record crowd with Twins

It looks like the Cedar Rapids Kernels have hit a grand-slam by joining forces with the Minnesota Twins this season.

A record crowd of more than 500 baseball fans attended the 17th Annual Hot Stove Banquet at the Cedar Rapids Marriott Thursday night to mingle with Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire and members of the Twins Winter Caravan.

Several dozen fans were dressed in Twins attire and many others identified themselves as Minnesota fans, delighted the Kernels are the new Class A affiliate of the Twins in the Midwest League.

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