Prairie High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Metro players net MVC tennis honors

Brady Anderson of Linn-Mar and Vale Caro of Prairie have been named Athletes of the Year on the Mississippi Valley Conference all-star tennis teams in the Valley Division.

Jackson Hoyt (Washington), Tim Paulson (Linn-Mar), Kyle D'mello (Xavier) and Jacob Donald (Jefferson) joined Anderson as first-team selections on the boys first-team honor squad.

Magui Caro (Prairie), Lilly Hartman (Washington), Hannah Sherman (Washington) and Jessica Pedersen (Kennedy) joined Vale Caro on the girls first-team honor squad.

Chris Wundram of Linn-Mar was named the Valley Division Coach of the Year for the boys. Scott Leggat of Prairie was named the Valley Division Coach of the Year for the girls.

SECOND TEAM

Metro Only

BOYS: Ian Schweiger (Washington), Trevor McCann (Linn-Mar), Parker Muller (Washington), Quinn Jamrock (Kennedy).

GIRLS: Ellie Anderson (Linn-Mar), Rina Moore (Washington), Allison Jasper (Xavier), Claire Bouchard (Xavier).

HONORABLE MENTION

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BOYS: Connor Anthony (Prairie), Blake Larsson (Prairie), Oliver Hammond (Washington), Dane Van Antwerp (Washington), Ben Curley (Xavier), Christopher Schirm (Xavier), Ben Myers (Linn-Mar), Kyle Brendes (Linn-Mar), Zach Denny (Jefferson), Nate Weger (Jefferson), Jimmy Cunningham (Kennedy), Kyle Butler (Kennedy).

GIRLS: Bri Kalous (Prairie), Michelle Grenn (Prairie), Jennifer Greif (Washington), Kelly King (Washington), Kylie DeWees (Xavier), Jeanne Bouchard (Xavier), Jamie Wantock (Linn-Mar), Anna Schlueter (Linn-Mar), Kylie Jonas (Jefferson), Mary Korch (Jefferson), Hanna Krivit (Kennedy), Evann Martin (Kennedy).

Bertsch tames Ellis Park with 73

Xavier High School senior Maddie Bertsch fired a 1-over-par 73 to claim medalist honors at the Kennedy Invitational Monday at Ellis Park Golf Course.

Grace Winker of Xavier was the runner-up with an 81 as the Saints won the team championship by three strokes ahead of Linn-Mar, 344-347. Kennedy and Prairie tied for sixth in the eight-team field at 401.

Lauren Coughlin shot a 10-over 82 for Linn-Mar and Teresa Lopez Moreno finished with an 83 for the Lions.

Team Standings

1. Xavier 344, 2. Linn-Mar 347, 3. (tie) Iowa City West 360, Ottumwa 360, 5. Western Dubuque 375, 6. (tie) Kennedy 401, Prairie 401, 8. Iowa City High 403.

XAVIER: Maddie Bertsch 73, Grace Winker 81, Catie Locher 95, Kara Zwanziger 95, Amy Olberding 96, Melanie Wertzberger 103.

LINN-MAR: Lauren Coughlin 82, Teresa Lopez Moreno 83, Katie Harding 88, Jordan Postma 94, Amanda Shannon 102, Morgan Uridil 109.

KENNEDY: Sierra Hargens 89, Emily Moore 97, Breanna Osterkamp 106, Val Davidson 109, Macy Kalina 111, Erica Gouchee 11.

PRAIRIE: Emily Machula 91, Emily Perrin 93, Mallory Bennett 107, Sydney Stolba 110, Kennedy Fisher 111, Grace Lindgren 119.

Metro Players In Pro Baseball

The Metro Sports Report provides a daily update for all the Metro graduates who are playing pro baseball this season.  Here is the full report through Sunday, May 18:

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier), Chicago Cubs, OF 
Sweeney is on the 15-Day Disabled List with a strained hamstring in his right leg. He is hitting .200 (11 for 55) with 6 RBIs.

SCOTT SCHEBLER (CR Prairie), Chattanooga, OF, Double-A, Southern League (Dodgers)
Schebler went 1-for-4 Sunday. He is hitting .245 (35 for 143) with 17 runs, 7 doubles, 4 triples, 8 home runs and 24 RBIs

KELLEN SWEENEY (CR Jefferson), Dunedin, IF, Advanced A, Florida State League (Blue Jays)
Sweeney did not play Sunday. He is hitting .000 (0 for 12) this season in 3 games.

CHAD CHRISTENSEN (CR Washington), Kernels, OF/IF, Class A, Midwest League (Twins)
Christensen went 1-for-3 Sunday with an RBI, two runs and two walks. He is hitting .279 (38 for 136) with 14 RBIs.

JON KELLER (Xavier), Delmarva, P, Class A, South Atlantic League (Orioles)
Keller (1-0, 2.14 ERA, 1 save) did not pitch Sunday.

ANDREW HANSE (Linn-Mar), Bowling Green, P, Class A, Midwest League (Tampa Bay).
Hanse (0-2, 6.41) allowed one earned run in 2 innings Sunday.

DAKOTA FREESE (Washington), Arizona Athletics, P, Rookie Arizona League (Oakland)
The Arizona Athletics have not begun their season.

Saints, Lions stay No.2 in poll

The Xavier Saints and Linn-Mar Lions held their lofty spots in the girls soccer rankings Friday by the IGHSAU.

The Saints are ranked No.2 in Class 2A and the Lions are ranked No.2 in Class 3A.

The Prairie Hawks stayed No.10 in the Class 3A rankings for the second straight week.

The top-ranked teams are Davenport Assumption in Class 1A, North Scott in Class 2A and Bettendorf in Class 3A.

CLASS 3A

1. Bettendorf (11-1), 2. Linn-Mar (11-0), 3. Iowa City West (10-1), 4. Waukee (10-1), 5. West Des Moines Valley (9-3), 6. Dowling Catholic (6-4), 7. Dubuque Hempstead (9-2), 8. Johnston (11-2), 9. Muscatine (10-3), 10. Prairie (9-2).

CLASS 2A

1. North Scott (9-3), 2. Xavier (6-5), 3. Pleasant Valley (9-6), 4. Waverly-Shell Rock (10-2), 5. Ankeny Centennial (7-6), 6. Dallas Center-Grimes (7-3), 7. Ankeny (5-6), 8. ADM (9-2), 9. Pella (9-3), 10. Newton (10-1), 11. Council Bluffs Jefferson (9-4), 12. Lewis Central (9-3), 13. Spencer (12-2), 14. Winterset (9-2), 15. Maquoketa (7-3).

CLASS 1A

1. Davenport Assumption (11-2), 2. Bishop Heelan (10-0), 3. Nevada (12-0), 4. Solon (9-3), 5. Iowa City Regina (5-2), 6. Union (7-4), 7. Waterloo Columbus (7-4), 8. Gilbert (8-5), 9. Center Point-Urbana (8-1), 10. Clear Creek-Amana (8-2), 11. Tri-Center (9-3), 12. Bondurant-Farrar (6-5), 13. Council Bluffs St. Albert (8-6), 14. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5-4), 15. Denver (8-3).