Metro Sports Report

Mustang golfers hold 2nd at Heart

LAKE OZARK, Mo. - The Mount Mercy women's golf team held onto second  place after the second round of the Heart of America Conference  tournament at Osage National on Wednesday.

William Penn owns a 45-shot lead over the Mustangs heading into the  final 18 holes on Thursday.

Allyson Wertz of Mount Mercy sits in sixth place in the individual  standings at 18-over-par 162 with rounds of 82 and 80. Karli Kerrigan  of Grand View is in first place at 6-over 150.

Webb coming home to play for Mustangs

Aaron Jennings finally got his man. And he’s a good one.

RoyShawn Webb, who played his prep basketball at Cedar Rapids  Jefferson, will be joining the Mount Mercy men’s basketball program  after spending two years at Iowa Central Community College.

Webb, a versatile 6-foot-4 guard, averaged 15.2 points and 5.7  rebounds at Iowa Central this past season as a sophomore.

“I’ve been recruiting him since he was in high school,” said Jennings,  the head coach at Mount Mercy. “I told him when he committed to Iowa  Central that I’d be recruiting him in a couple of years again.

“He’s a high-level, high-character guy.”

LJ Harris, a high-scoring guard from Ellsworth Community College, also  has committed to the Mustangs. He averaged 19.9 points and 4.8  rebounds this past year, giving Mount Mercy a pair of talented  high-scoring guards who can shoot and handle the ball.

KCC baseball wins 6th straight

PALOS HILLS, Ill. - Levi Usher went 4-for-5 Tuesday as the Kirkwood  Eagles swept a non-conference doubleheader from Moraine Valley, 3-2  and 12-2 in five innings, in Palos Hills, Ill.

The Eagles (27-14) have won six straight games.

Usher went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI in the 3-2 victory in the  opener. Kirby Kerr allowed two runs in six innings for the victory.  Caleb Fuller collected three strikeouts in the seventh inning for a  save.

Mount Mercy softball sweeps Clarke

DUBUQUE - The Mount Mercy softball team displayed some effective  pitching and timely hitting and swept a Heart of America Conference  doubleheader from Clarke, 4-1 and 4-2 in eight innings, Tuesday in  Dubuque.

The twin-killing lifted the Mustangs to 26-18 overall and 17-13 in the  conference. Clarke fell to 9-26 overall and 7-23 in the league.

Anna Stenberg and Jessica Miller had two hits for Mount Mercy in the  4-1 victory in the opener. Payton Bruner hit a solo home run. Tawny  Menster (10-3) pitched a complete game, allowing one run on seven hits.

Stenberg, Jolona Shield and Emily Oler had two hits in the 4-2 triumph  in the nightcap. Menster and Oler socked solo homers. Jayna Witzany  (10-7) picked up the victory in relief of Madelyn Irwin.