Metro Sports Report

No. 1 Lions nip No. 2 Trojans

IOWA CITY - The showdown between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in boys prep tennis lived up to its billing Friday.

The top-ranked Linn-Mar Lions handed second-ranked Iowa City West its first loss since 2011 with a dramatic 5-4 victory in a Mississippi Valley Conference battle at the Iowa City West courts.

Iowa City West had not lost since falling in the championship match of the state tournament four years ago. The Trojans had won 68 straight matches and three consecutive state titles since then.

"That's insane," Linn-Mar Coach Chris Wundram said about Iowa City West's dominance in recent years.

Linn-Mar raised its records to 15-0 overall and 12-0 in the MVC, clinching the conference title. Iowa City West fell to 13-1 overall and 10-1 in the league.

Sanchez resigns as Washington coach

Adam Sanchez has resigned as the boys basketball coach at Cedar Rapids Washington, just a few days after learning that his six-year-old daughter has Type I diabetes.

Sanchez compiled a 26-43 record in three years with the Warriors, including a 13-10 mark this season. He inherited a program that did not win a single game 2011-12 and rebuilt the Warriors into winners this year.

Washington athletic director Paul James did not state a reason for Sanchez's resignation Friday, but the timing points to family reasons. "You'd have to talk to Adam about that," James remarked.

Sanchez and his wife have four young children.

Sanchez announced Thursday on Twitter that Taylor, their 6-year-old daughter, was diagnosed with Type I diabetes on Monday.

"Like most kids she has been incredibly strong thru the news," he said on Twitter. "Usually like to keep my family pretty private, but moments like these need all the prayer we can get."

Sanchez could not be reached for further comment Friday.

Coe men roll in NCAA tennis opener

WHITEWATER, Wis. - Noah Sprinkel defeated Elliott Czarnecki, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 1 singles Friday as the Coe men's tennis team topped Grinnell 5-1 in the opening round of the NCAA Division III regional tournament.

The Kohawks (21-6) will face the eighth-ranked University of Chicago team Saturday at 1 p.m. in the second round.

Brady Anderson and Ryan Hickman also won their singles matches for Coe Friday. The other three singles contests were not finished after the Kohawks clinched the meet.

Kirkwood ousted at regional tourney

WATERLOO - The Kirkwood Eagles saw their promising season come to an abrupt halt Friday with a 6-5 loss to Ellsworth in the regional tournament at Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo.

Kirkwood was seeded No. 4 in the eight-team tournament and Ellsworth was seeded eighth and last, but the Eagles saw their season end with a 32-22 record while Ellsworth advanced with an 18-39 record.

The game ended in the bottom of the ninth inning when Randy Perez, trying to score from second base on an infield error, was thrown out at the plate. Ozzie Adams scored from third base on the play to make it 6-5, but Perez was gunned down.