Metro Sports Report

Ramlo wins Metro Spotlight Award

Connor Ramlo of Xavier is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Ramlo, a senior, is one of the leaders of the Xavier soccer team that is ranked No. 2 in Class 2A with a 4-0 record. He has collected four goals and six assists for 14 points this season.

Ramlo was named first team all-state in 2014 and scored the game-winning goal as a sophomore in 2013 when the Saints won the state title.

Drake Relays could be Metro bonanza

Metro athletes have hit the jackpot at the Drake Relays the last three years with 12 gold medals and three meet records since 2012.

There could be more of the same this week when the Relays are held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, with the high school events set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Linn-Mar junior Stephanie Jenks, one of the top young distance runners in the country, appears poised for more success at Drake this week. She captured the 1500 and 3000 meter runs at Drake as a freshman in 2013, then repeated her double last year as a sophomore and set a meet record in the 3000.

Linn-Mar athletes have claimed nine of those 12 gold medals by Metro athletes since 2012, but members of the Jefferson girls track team will be looking to make their mark this year after several near-misses the past few seasons.

Mount Mercy women win golf title

PEOSTA - Madison Goodfellow and Meg Monson both shot 6-over-par 77's Sunday to help Mount Mercy take top honors at the Loras Spring Invitational at Thunder Hills Country Club in Peosta.

Goodfellow was declared the winner on the score sheet and Monson was listed in second place. Kelsey Dircks shot an 81 for the Mustangs.

Mount Mercy beat Clarke by five shots, 333 to 338, in the seven-team field.

Bees sting Kernels in 12 innings

BURLINGTON - The Cedar Rapids Kernels fell to the Burlington Bees in 12 innings Sunday afternoon, 2-1, in a soggy Midwest League game before 562 fans at Community Field.

Michael Hermosillo's walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 12th inning scored pinch-runner Erick Salcedo. Hermosillo's hit into left-center came with two outs.

Sam Clay (0-1) took the loss for the Kernels, allowing one run on two hits in 1 2/3 innings. He struck out two and walked one.

Four Kernels pitchers combined to strike out 18 Bees. Felix Jorge struck out nine in five innings, allowing one run on five hits. Cam Booser punched out three hitters in two perfect innings. Trevor Hildenberger went three innings, allowing no runs on one hit while striking out four.