Metro Sports Report

Kennedy dunked by No. 2 IC West

CORALVILLE – The Kennedy boys swimming team suffered a 110-60 loss to second-ranked Iowa City West on Tuesday at the Coralville Recreation Center.

Stefan Kitsos won the 100-yard backstroke in 1 minute, 5.58 seconds to lead the Cougars. He also led off the 200 medley relay team that won in 1:43.43 and included Reece Linder, Cade Schoenauer and Brady Gibson.

Prairie girls fall at Wahlert

DUBUQUE – Olivia Usher scored 11 points to lead the Prairie girls basketball team in a 62-46 loss to Dubuque Wahlert on Tuesday.

Charlotte Flynn had 18 points to lead Wahlert (3-5).

The Prairie Hawks fell to 4-3.

PRAIRIE (46): Schmitt 0 3-4 3, Moenk 2 2-4 6, Altenhofen 1 0-0 3, Sanders 0 0-0 0, Lampe 0 0-0 0, Adams 0 3-4 3, Stebral 0 0-0 0, Usher 4 1-1 11, Wagemester 2 0-0 4, Shreeves 0 3-6 3, Kuch 0 2-2 2, Person 3 3-3 9, Stoffer 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 17-24 46.

DUBUQUE WAHLERT (62): Hocking 0 0-0 0, Roling 2 1-1 5, Osterberger 4 1-2 9, Schmerbach 0 0-0 0, Fricano 1 2-2 4, Tranel 1 7-8 10, Ott 0 1-2 1, Boge 3 2-2 8, Flynn 8 0-2 18, Noonan 3 1-3 7, Flogel 0 0-0 0, White 0 0-0 0, Holtz 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 15-22 62.

Halftime – Dubuque Wahlert 22, Prairie 14. 3-point goals – Prairie 3 (Usher 2, Altenhofen), Dubuque Wahlert 3 (Flynn 2, Tranel).

Linn-Mar sinks City High in pool

IOWA CITY – The Linn-Mar boys swimming team edged Iowa City High, 90-80, Tuesday at the Mercer Park Aquatic Center.

Brycen Snell won the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 56.95 seconds for the Lions, Hogan Myers won the 200 individual medley in 2:12.38, Reid Snell won the 50 freestyle in 23.89, Matthew Mather won the 100 butterfly in 59.68 and Austin Cochran won the 100 freestyle in 54.81.

Linn-Mar also took won the 200 medley (1:48.20), 200 freestyle (1:36.83) and 400 freestyle (3:33.24) relays.

'Friends,' Rec Calendar expand reach of MSR

We introduced two new features on the Metro Sports Report this fall that have proven successful with the community.

We've been delighted with the response to the new "Friends of the Metro Sports Report," as loyal readers have told us how much they appreciate the website by joining the club and helping to support our venture.

To refresh your memory, you can join "Friends of Metro Sports Report" for $25 and in return get your name listed on our website and receive a handsome "Friends" T-shirt for your enjoyment.

The enrollment has tapered off the last few weeks, but lots of people have told me they plan to join and just have not gotten around to it yet. That's quite all right, of course, and if you'd like to join simply CLICK HERE and you'll be connected to the registration page.

The new Recreation Calendar has a tab all for itself at the top of the main home page where all the schools and teams are listed. The Rec Calendar is intended to help members of the community publicize their special events and place news about tryouts.