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Evans broke state record in mile

Josh Evans broke the Iowa high school record in the mile Saturday when he was clocked in 4:04.38 at the adidas Dream Mile in New York City.

Evans broke the old record of 4:07.2 set by Ed DeLashmutt of Fort Madison in 1976.

Evans has graduated from Linn-Mar High School, but IHSAA official Bud Legg said the record counts because Evans has not begun classes as a freshman at Iowa State yet.

"As long as they do it before they become a college athlete, they're fair game," said Legg.

Evans finished fourth at the Dream Mile, which featured many of the top prep distance runners in the country.

He was happy to hear Monday that he'd broken the state record.

"Sweet. That's awesome!" he remarked.

Evans also set the state record in the 1600 meter run this year with a 4:06.32 clocking at the Class 4A state meet.

Hamilton lifts Cougars by Linn-Mar

Ashley Hamilton belted a walk-off two-run homer to give the Kennedy Cougars a 4-3 victory over Linn-Mar in a Mississippi Valley Conference softball game at Kennedy Monday night.

The contest was the continuation of a suspended game from June 3.

Andrea McEachran was the winning pitcher for Kennedy.

Kennedy raised its records to 12-6 overall and 8-4 in the MVC. Linn-Mar fell to 15-4 overall and 11-3 in the league.

Cougars climb to 2nd in baseball poll

The Kennedy Cougars jumped one spot to No.2 Monday in the Class 4A baseball rankings compiled by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Dubuque Hempstead is the No.1 in Class 4A, putting two Mississippi Valley Conference teams at the top of the poll.

The Xavier Saints are ranked No.9 in Class 3A.

CLASS 4A

1. Hempstead, 2. Kennedy, 3. Dowling Catholic, 4. Des Moines East, 5. Waukee, 6. Urbandale, 7. Fort Dodge, 8. Ankeny Centennial, 9. Cedar Falls, 10. Dubuque Senior.

CLASS 3A

1. Sioux City Heelan, 2. Clear Lake, 3. West Delaware, 4. Waverly-Shell Rock, 5. Wahlert, 6. Assumption, 7. Fairfield, 8. ADM, 9. Xavier, 10. Harlan.

Metro Players in Pro Baseball

The Metro Sports Report is providing a daily update on Metro graduates who are playing pro baseball. Here is the report through June 16:

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier), Chicago Cubs, OF: Sweeney went 0-for-6 Monday. He is hitting .171 (12 for 70) with 6 RBIs.

SCOTT SCHEBLER (CR Prairie), Chattanooga, OF, Double-A, Southern League (Dodgers): Schebler did not play Monday. He is hitting .260 (63 for 242) with 12 homers and 36 RBIs.

KELLEN SWEENEY (CR Jefferson), Dunedin, IF, Advanced A, Florida State League (Blue Jays): Sweeney has been released by the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He was hitting .222 (8 for 36) with four doubles and an RBI.

CHAD CHRISTENSEN (CR Washington), Kernels, OF/IF, Class A, Midwest League (Twins): The Kernels were idle Monday. He is hitting .296 (71 for 240) with 6 homers, 38 RBIs and 18 stolen bases.

JON KELLER (Xavier), Delmarva, P, Class A, South Atlantic League (Orioles): Keller (3-0, 1.63, 3 saves) did not pitch Monday. He has 50 strikeouts and 12 walks in 38.2 innings, allowing only 20 hits.

ANDREW HANSE (Linn-Mar), Bowling Green, P, Class A, Midwest League (Tampa Bay): Hanse (0-3, 6.67 ERA) did not pitch Monday. His team was idle.

DAKOTA FREESE (Washington), Arizona Athletics, P, Rookie Arizona League (Oakland): Freese is recovering from an injury and probably will not pitch again until the fall.