Metro Sports Report

AIB upsets No.10 Mount Mercy men

DES MOINES – The AIB College of Business men’s basketball team ended 10th-ranked Mount Mercy’s 15-game winning streak with an 80-66 win Saturday at AIB.

The AIB Eagles took an 11-6 lead early and kept pace through the first half for a 33-32 edge at the break. They extended the lead to 44-34 with 16:25 left in the second half before Mount Mercy trimmed the deficit to 49-48 with 11:09 to play, but the Mustangs couldn't get over the hump and faded down the stretch.

Kyle Lamaak came off the bench to score 17 points for Mount Mercy, Ian Matos and James Boonstoppel each scored 11 points, Dondre Osborne added 10 points and Ben Struss grabbed 11 rebounds.

Brandon Eley scored 17 points with 11 rebounds and six assists for AIB. Joe Riley had 16 points and Jeremy Deemer added 11 points.

AIB is 18-8 overall and 8-3 in the Midwest Collegiate Conference. Mount Mercy fell to 22-4 and 9-1 with its first loss since November.

No. 9 Cougars wear down Hempstead

Dubuque Hempstead is a run-and-gun team, but the Kennedy boys wore the Mustangs down to a frazzle Friday night.

Highly energized on both offense and defense right from the get-go, the vastly improving Cougars put up 43 first-half points and sprinted to a convincing 68-52 victory on their home court.

For Kennedy (14-5), ranked ninth in Class 4A, it was the fourth win in a row and ninth out of the last 11.

Linn-Mar boys dump Prairie, 67-42

Nic Uhlir’s 13 points led a balanced attack for the Linn-Mar boys basketball team as the Lions beat Prairie, 67-42, Friday at Linn-Mar.

Uhlir was the only Lion to score in double digits. Jordan Bohannon scored nine points. Trevor Noble, Ryan Schmidt and Jordan Brandt added eight points.

Max Smith Drahos scored 12 points for the Prairie Hawks.

Linn-Mar is 15-4. Prairie fell to 8-12.

PRAIRIE (42): Copeland 0 0-0 0, Clark 2 0-0 6, Reittenger 0 0-0 0, Fisher 1 0-0 3, Smith Drahos 6 0-0 12, Brown 0 0-0 0, Meeker 2 0-0 4, Boldt 3 1-2 7, Lorenz 3 0-0 8, Schrader 1 0-0 2, Oxley 0 0-0 0, Nierling 0 0-0 0, Simpson 0 0-2 0, Oligmueller 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 1-4 42.

LINN-MAR (67): Uhlir 5 1-2 13, Evans 0 0-0 0, Murphy 1 1-1 3, Noble 4 0-0 8, Bohannon 3 1-2 9, Klostermann 3 0-0 6, Bundy 1 1-1 3, Tichy 0 0-0 0, Willenborg 0 0-0 0, Halupnik 2 0-0 5, Schmidt 3 2-2 8, Brandt 3 0-0 8, Dixon 1 0-0 2, Sylvester 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 6-8 67.

Halftime – Linn-Mar 30, Prairie 24. 3-point goals – Prairie 5 (Clark 2, Lorenz 2, Fisher), Linn-Mar 7 (Uhlir 2, Bohannon 2, Brandt 2, Halupnik).

Former Linn-Mar pitchers sink Kirkwood

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Linn-Mar High School graduates Austin Stroschein and Justin Wyant were the winning pitchers Friday as Johnson County Community College swept Kirkwood, 7-2 and 4-1, in a doubleheader in Overland Park, Kan.

Stroschein tossed a complete game in the 7-2 victory. He allowed two runs on seven hits, with seven strikeouts and one walk.

Wyant pitched five innings in the second game. He allowed one run on two hits, with seven strikeouts and three walks.

Brandon Brittain had a triple and two hits for Kirkwood in the opener. Randy Perez had two doubles for Kirkwood in the second game as the Eagles began the season with a pair of setbacks.

Xavier grad Nick Drahozal pitched 5.1 strong innings for Kirkwood in the second game. He allowed one earned run on four hits, with six strikeouts and no walks.

The two teams are scheduled to play a single game on Saturday.