Metro Sports Report

Oliphant leads Cougars in Dubuque

DUBUQUE – Cate Oliphant rolled a 206 game and a 346 series for the Kennedy girls bowling team in a close 2,212 to 2,189 loss to Dubuque Senior on Friday at Cherry Lanes.

Macy Schmidt led the Rams with a 353 series.

KENNEDY: Cate Oliphant 140-206=346, Jamie Milota 170-159=329, Abbie Haller 150-129=289, Alyssa Wiedemeier 144-134=278, Jill Zaiser 126-140=266, Sam Eltze 126-127=253.

DUBUQUE SENIOR: Macy Schmidt 171-182=353, Natalie Leib 180-167=347, Shanice Schmidt 139-158=297, Sydni Kirk 140-140=280, Montana Meyer 123-138=261, Kayla Hanten 132-95=227.

Kennedy: 1,508-681=2,189.

Dubuque Senior 1,538-674=2,212.

Wilson has big game for CVC girls

WYOMING - Candace Wilson turned in a big game for the Cedar Valley Christian girls basketball team in a tough 45-43 loss to Midland on Friday night.

Wilson finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds, six steals and five assists for the Huskies (3-7). Molly Hembera contributed 13 points for Cedar Valley.

Rylee Andreson scored 15 points for Midland (4-7).

Cedar Valley led at halftime, 23-15.

CEDAR VALLEY (43): M.Slagle 1 0-0 2, E.Slagle 0 3-4 3, Masterson 2 0-0 4, Hembera 6 0-0 13, Lee 0 0-0 0, Cach 0 3-5 3, Wilson 7 3-7 18, Mafuta 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 9-16 43.

MIDLAND (45): Jensen 3 0-0 3, Gnade 0 0-0 0, Stender 1 0-0 3, Markmann 2 1-4 5, Dosland 0 0-0 0, D.Uppena 3 1-4 7, Paulsen 0 0-0 0, Soper 1 0-0 3, L.Uppena 2 1-3 5, Andreson 7 1-2 15. Totals 19 4-16 45.

Halftime - Cedar Valley 23, Midland 15. 3-point goals - Cedar Valley 2 (Hembera 1, Wilson 1), Midland 3 (Jensen 1, Stender 1, Soper 1).

Cedar Valley boys fall to Midland

WYOMING - Alex Martens scored 17 points Friday night as Midland defeated Cedar Valley Christian, 73-37, in a Tri-Rivers Conference boys basketball game in Wyoming.

Kyle Gustafson made four 3-pointers and scored 14 points for Cedar Valley (1-8). Connor Harms added 14 points for Midland (5-6).

Drew Gustafson and Jackson Foote did not play for Cedar Valley due to illness.

CEDAR VALLEY (37): Heeren 1 0-0 2, Herr 0 0-0 0, Crittenden 3 2-2 8, Telecky 0 0-0 0, K.Gustafson 5 0-0 14, Scroggs 1 0-0 2, Geels 3 3-4 9, Joyce 1 0-0 3, Ridder 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 5-6 37.

MIDLAND (73): Harms 6 0-0 14, Dirks 2 1-1 6, Jensen 2 0-0 4, Paulsen 6 0-1 12, Mullins 0 0-0 0, Martens 6 0-0 17, Paulson 1 0-0 3, Bisinger 3 0-0 6, Smith 2 0-0 5, Mohr 1 0-1 2, Dodge 1 0-2 2, Kaftan 1 0-0 2. Totals 31 1-5 73.

Halftime - Midland 38, Cedar Valley 18. 3-point goals - Cedar Valley 5 (K.Gustafson 4, Joyce 1), Midland 10 (Martens 5, Harms 2, Dirks 1, Paulsen 1, Smith 1).

Hayhurst helps RoughRiders tip Dubuque

DUBUQUE - Jacob Hayhurst scored a power-play goal at the 14:27 mark of the third period Friday night to snap a 3-3 tie and help the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders trim Dubuque, 4-3, in a USHL game before 2,378 fans at the Mystique Ice Center.

Matt Filipe and Luke Morgan collected assists on the game-winning goal.

The RoughRiders trailed 3-1 in the second period before storming back with three straight goals for the victory. Ross Colton pulled Cedar Rapids within 3-2 and Cal Burke tied the game 3-3 at the 13:26 mark of the second stanza.

That set the stage for Hayhurst to snap the tie and give the RoughRiders a clutch victory on the road. Dubuque leads the Eastern Conference with 42 points, but Cedar Rapids (41) and Green Bay (40) are right behind in the tight race.