Metro Sports Report

Conroy leads Coe runners at Griak Invy

MINNEAPOLIS - Lucy Conroy placed 10th for the Coe women's cross country team Saturday at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis.

The Kohawks finished seventh out of 17 teams. Wellesley nipped St. Olaf, 50-51, for the women's title.

Nathan Haerr placed 19th for the Coe men in their race. The Kohawks finished eighth out of 15 teams. Wisconsin-Oshkosh ran away with the men's crown.

Unlucky Indians fall at DeWitt

DEWITT - The Marion Indians collected more first downs than DeWitt Central on Friday night, more yards on the ground, more yards through the air and had no turnovers.

That's normally a formula for success, but the unlucky Indians suffered their 13th straight setback with a 21-14 loss in DeWitt.

Tylar Fairbanks caught a 39-yard touchdown pass from Issak Hahn in the third period and Marion tied the game, 14-14, on the PAT by Gabe Groothuis.

Unfortunately for the Indians, DeWitt Central won the game on a 5-yard touchdown pass from T.J. Sikkema to Gage Fuller to give the home team its first victory of the season.

Cedar Valley falls to Lansing Kee

The Cedar Valley Christian football team lost to Lansing Kee, 60-16, in an 8-Player game Friday night at the LaSalle Middle School field.

Colin Heeren and Jared Boelter scored touchdowns for the Huskies. Travis Geels rushed for 81 yards, Apollo Betsworth ran for 71 yards and Heeren finished with 70 yards on the ground.

Betsworth and Geels scored on 2-point conversions. The Huskies did not complete a pass in the entire game.

Cedar Valley fell to 1-4 overall and 0-3 in District 4. Lansing Kee raised its records to 2-3 and 2-1.

Kennedy versus Jefferson: It's a rivalry again

Inch by inch, step by step, Brian Webb has rebuilt the downtrodden Cedar Rapids Jefferson football program into a competitive Class 4A team that appears headed to the playoffs for the second straight year.

Along the way, Jefferson's annual game against Kennedy has become a rivalry again instead of a one-sided affair.

The J-Hawks (3-1) and fifth-ranked Cougars (4-0) meet again Friday night in the District 5 opener for both clubs at Kingston Stadium. It's always fun when both teams go into a game with a legitimate chance to win and that's certainly the case this time.

Jefferson stunned Kennedy, 27-24, in overtime last season in a "statement" game for the J-Hawks. It was Jefferson's first victory over the Cougars in 12 years and showed that Webb is serious about returning the J-Hawks to glory.

Kennedy kicked a field goal for a 24-21 lead in overtime, forcing Jefferson to respond or lose. The J-Hawks faced fourth down at the 2-yard line, where a chip-shot field goal would have tied the game and forced a second overtime.