Metro Sports Report

Schebler gets hit for L.A. Dodgers

Scott Schebler became the first Cedar Rapids Prairie graduate to reach the Major Leagues on Friday when he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Schebler, 24, started in left field Friday night for the Dodgers against St. Louis and got a single in his first at-bat. He finished 1-for-3 in a 2-1 setback.

Schebler was hitting .216 with six home runs for Oklahoma City in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. He was summoned to Los Angeles due to injuries on the Major League club.

Schebler is the only Metro graduate in the Major Leagues. Ryan Sweeney, a Xavier grad, was released by the Chicago Cubs prior to the season.

Lions get taste of revenge at state

DES MOINES - The Linn-Mar Lions continued their "Revenge Tour" at the Class 3A state soccer tournament in Des Moines Thursday with a 2-0 victory over Dubuque Hempstead in the opening round.

That was an appetizer for Linn-Mar. Now they want a full-course meal against top-ranked Johnston in the semifinals Friday at 5 p.m.

The Linn-Mar "Revenge Tour" began several weeks ago when they defeated Iowa City High after losing to the Little Hawks earlier in the season.

The "Tour" continued Thursday against Hempstead, which whipped the Lions 3-1 during the regular season in the Mississippi Valley Conference.

Now comes Johnston, which nipped the Lions 1-0 in the state semifinals a year ago.

"I think we've got something to prove," Linn-Mar Coach Corey Brinkmeyer declared. "We know that we lost to them, we know some things didn't quite go our way.