Metro Sports Report

No. 9 Kohawks sweep Westminster

The ninth-ranked Coe softball team swept a twinbill from Westminster Wednesday at Clark Field, 6-2 and 6-1.

The Kohawks (28-5) scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to snap a 2-2 tie in the opener. Abby Flannagan socked a two-run home run in the inning, her fifth roundtripper of the season.

Flannagan and Brianna Gardner both went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the first game. Maddison Woodruff (16-2) pitched a five-hitter with six strikeouts and allowed one earned run.

Gardner and Haley Smith had two hits for Coe in the second game. Arran Weeces (10-2) pitched a four-hitter with seven strikeouts and allowed one earned run.

Westminster's record fell to 11-19.

Wounded Kernels fall to South Bend

Kernels Manager Jake Mauer has not hung any "Help Wanted" signs in his dugout yet, but he has asked one of his pitchers if he could play the outfield in an emergency.

The injuries are starting to pile up.

Mauer had only one healthy substitute on his bench for most of Wednesday night's 4-2 loss to South Bend before 732 fans at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Chad Christensen, a versatile guy who can play the outfield and infield, has been sidelined the past three days with a sore right elbow. Michael Quesada, the starting catcher Wednesday night, left the ballgame with a swollen wrist on his right hand after being hit by a pitch in the second inning.

That left infielder Tanner Vavra as the only healthy reserve, not counting pitchers. Everyone else was either playing or hurt.

Quesada stayed in the game for an inning after being hit, but he could not grip a bat and had to retire for the night. He'll have an X-Ray Thursday morning on his wrist and right hand.

Prairie's Lewis gets 100th win

Logan Rinderknecht scored four goals and had three assists as Prairie rolled past Waterloo East, 19-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference soccer match Wednesday at Prairie to give Coach Curt Lewis his 100th victory.

The game was a make-up of a match postponed from Monday night. Nermin Ibrahimovic added three goals and an assist. Sam Mineck also had three goals for the Hawks, 3-1 overall, 2-0 in the MVC.

Eleven different players scored goals for the Hawks.

J-Hawks win 4 events in Fort Madison

FORT MADISON - The Jefferson girls track team won four events at the 39th Annual Pen City Relays in Fort Madison Tuesday.

The J-Hawks captured the 4x200 relay (1:46.00), the 4x100 relay (50.12) and the 4x400 relay (4:18.07). They also got a victory from Madison Ranschau in the 100 hurdles (14.70).

Mount Pleasant won the championship with 144 points. Jefferson placed fourth with 94.5 points.

Erin Kuba and Alexi Bolden tied for second in the shot put for Jefferson. Brenna Parke ran second in the 400 hurdles and the J-Hawks placed second in the shuttle hurdle relay.