Metro Sports Report

Kuehl lifts Jeff matmen to title

Dalton Kuehl saved the day for the Jefferson wrestling team Saturday.

Kuehl pinned Tyler Clark of Clinton in 1:58 in the championship match at 285 pounds, lifting the J-Hawks to the team championship of their own tournament.

The J-Hawks nudged Alburnett, 212.5 to 210, in the team standings.

Kuehl breezed through the competition with four straight pins in 47 seconds, 1:18, 2:26 and 1:58.

Brenden Baker captured the 113-pound title for Jefferson and was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. Baker pinned Triston Lara of Fort Dodge in 4:28 in the championship round.

Kyle Briggs (132), Matt Culver (145), Luke Sedlacek (160) and Kelly May (182) placed second for the J-Hawks. Joseph Sibomana (120) and Tavian Rashed (152) finished third.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Jefferson 212.5, 2. Alburnett 210, 3. Fort Dodge 176, 4. Hempstead 173.5, 5. Clinton 133, 6. Fort Madison 120, 7. Marshalltown 103, 8. Waterloo East 90, 9. West Delaware 83, 10. Oskaloosa 82, 11. Boone 60.5, 12. Muscatine 41.5, 13. Davenport Central 40, 14. Benton Community 38.

No.12 Eagles bump off Iowa Lakes

Jordan Ashton led a balanced attack with 16 points Saturday as the 12th-ranked Kirkwood Eagles drained Iowa Lakes, 77-45, in a conference game at Johnson Hall.

Ronald Singleton scored 12 points for Kirkwood. Joe Tagarelli barely missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Matt Lassen also had 10 points for the Eagles.

Kirkwood led 33-26 at halftime, but the Eagles outscored the Lakers by 25 markers in the second half.

Kirkwood raised its records to 14-4 overall and 1-1 in the conference. Iowa Lakes fell to 8-8.

Trey Burkhall led Iowa Lakes with 12 points.

Martensen sparks No.4 Kirkwood women

Anna Martensen collected a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds Saturday as the fourth-ranked Kirkwood women's basketball team bounced Iowa Lakes, 76-51, in a conference game at Johnson Hall.

Cassidy Clark scored 12 points for the Eagles, who won their 11th straight contest. Tyra Polite contributed 10 points and seven assists. Kirsten Larson hit three 3-pointers and scored nine points.

Martensen, making her second start for Kirkwood, made 6-of-7 shots from the field. She has been subbing for All-American Ariel Sneed, who is sidelined with a knee injury.

Big crowd sees Riders win again

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders spotted Green Bay a 1-0 lead in the second period Saturday night before storming back for a 4-1 victory before 3,842 fans in a USHL game at the Ice Arena.

Cal Burke, Mitch Reinke, Jiri Fronk and Ross Colton scored four unanswered goals as the RoughRiders raised their record to 26-8-0 for 52 points. Cedar Rapids has a nine-point lead over Muskegon for first place in the Eastern Conference.

Adam Gaudette collected two assists for the RoughRiders. Burke had a goal and an assist.

Ryan Larkin made 19 saves for Cedar Rapids. Green Bay fell to 13-17-4 for 30 points.

Green Bay    0  1  0 - 1
RoughRiders  0  2  2 - 4

GB - Marc Michaelis (power play) (Vili Saarijarvi, Christopher Brown)
RR - Cal Burke (Adam Gaudette)
RR - Mitch Reinke (Andrew Gaus)
RR - Jiri Fronk (Hugh McGing, Andrew Oglevie)
RR - Ross Colton (Cal Burke, Adam Gaudette)