Metro Sports Report

6 Metro wrestlers make semifinals

DES MOINES - Six wrestlers from Metro high schools won their matches in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A state tournament in Des Moines Friday morning.

Noah Ajram of Linn-Mar (120), Sam Uthoff of Prairie (126), Josh Wenger of Prairie (138), Shea Hartzler of Linn-Mar (160), Jarod Cadena of Prairie (182) and Dalton Kuehl of Jefferson (285) prevailed and will compete in the semifinals Friday afternoon.

Eight Metro wrestlers lost in the quarterfinals, including three grapplers who fell to top-ranked opponents. Brenden Baker of Jefferson lost to top-ranked Jack Wagner of Bettendorf at 113 pounds, Matt Wempen of Linn-Mar lost to top-ranked Fredy Stroker of Bettendorf at 145 pounds, and Luke Sedlacek of Jefferson lost to top-ranked Dayton Racer of Bettendorf at 160 pounds.

Baker, ranked third in the state, had a brutal draw at the tournament. He defeated second-ranked Nathan Lendt of Southeast Polk in the first round, then had to face top-ranked Wagner in the second round.

RoughRiders top Des Moines in Shootout

DES MOINES - The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders trimmed the Des Moines Buccaneers, 4-3, Friday night in a Shootout before 2,332 fans in a USHL game at Buccaneer Arena.

The RoughRiders trailed, 3-2, late in the game, but they pulled goalie Ben Blacker for an extra attacker and pulled into a 3-3 tie on a goal by Adam Gaudette at the 18:49 mark of the third period.

Neither team scored in overtime, sending the contest into a Shootout.

Charlie Curti and Cal Burke scored for the RoughRiders in the Shootout, but the Buccaneers countered and it was 2-2 after six skaters had tried their luck. Hugh McGing then scored for Cedar Rapids and the Buccaneers failed to counter with their seventh man, giving the visitors the Shootout.

Andrew Gaus and Derek Daschke scored the first two goals for the RoughRiders in the first period.

Hayden, Henke toss sweep for Mustangs

OKLAHOMA CITY - Alex Hayden and Cale Henke tossed complete games Friday as Mount Mercy collected a pair of low-scoring victories in Oklahoma City.

Hayden pitched a four-hitter in the opener as the Mustangs trimmed 16th-ranked Oklahoma City, 3-1.

Henke allowed only two hits as the Mustangs nipped MidAmerica Nazarene, 2-1, in their second game.

Hayden is a Cedar Rapids Kennedy grad and Henke played at Kirkwood Community College.

Hayden struck out six batters and walked only one in the seven-inning opener. The Mustangs scored all three of their runs in the third inning with four walks and a two-run single by Patrick Haney.

Wash boys earn piece of division title

Jared Printy scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Washington boys basketball team beat Dubuque Senior, 50-47, Thursday at Washington and clinched a share of the Mississippi Division title in the Mississippi Valley Conference.

The Warriors trailed 14-7 after the first quarter, but they cut the deficit to 25-24 at halftime. Washington pulled ahead with a 14-6 run in the third quarter and held on down the stretch for the win.

Maurice Arrington added 10 points with four assists for Washington (12-9). Hunter Strait dished out five assists. Printy hit four 3-pointers.

Luke McDonnell, who has committed to Northern Iowa, scored 23 points with eight rebounds for the Rams (11-10). Jayden Davis had nine points and 11 rebounds.

DUBUQUE SENIOR (47): Masic 1 0-0 3, Psihoyos 2 0-0 5, Hendricks 0 0-0 0, Griffin 0 3-6 3, Blackman 1 0-0 2, Davis 4 1-4 9, Luke McDonnell 8 7-10 23. Totals 16 13-22 47.

WASHINGTON (50): Kramer 2 0-1 6, Strait 1 0-0 3, Hoeger 0 0-0 0, Wills 0 0-0 0, Arrington 4 2-2 10, Moore 3 0-0 7, Printy 7 1-1 19, Williams 1 1-2 3, Good-Jones 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 4-6 50.

Halftime – Dubuque Senior 26, Washington 24. 3-point goals – Dubuque Senior 2 (Masic, Psihoyos, Washington 8 (Printy 4, Kramer 2, Strait, Moore).