Metro Sports Report

No.9 Kohawks sweep Loras

The ninth-ranked Coe softball team swept Loras, 6-1 and 11-3, in the Iowa Conference opener for both teams Tuesday at Clark Field in Cedar Rapids.

Maddison Woodruff (11-1) pitched a two-hitter with 15 strikeouts and only one walk in the first game for the Kohawks. Nicole Gentile was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Brianna Gardner was 2-for-2 and scored two runs.

Haley Smith went 3-for-4, belted two home runs and had four RBIs in the second game. Abby Flannagan was 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Gentile drove in two more runs. Danielle Schlotterbeck, Alison Givens and McCall Meade had two hits. Arran Weeces (7-1) was the winning pitcher.

Coe raised its overall record to 20-3. Loras fell to 10-10.

Stewart nixed Texas A&M for Twins

Kohl Stewart had a chance to become the next "Johnny Football" at Texas A&M, but he elected to skip college and pitch for the Minnesota Twins organization instead.

The talented 6-foot-3 righthander had more than 4.5 million reasons to pick baseball instead of trying to succeed Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel as the Texas A&M quarterback.

Stewart committed to the Aggies for football and baseball during his high school career in Texas, but Minnesota made him the No.4 overall pick in the 2013 amateur draft and gave him $4,544,400 to sign on the dotted line.

Xavier ranked No. 1 in boys soccer

The Xavier Saints have been ranked No. 1 in Class 2A in the first boys soccer rankings of the 2014 season by the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.

Four Metro teams are ranked in Class 3A with Kennedy at No. 4, Washington at No .6, Linn-Mar at No. 8 and Prairie at No. 13. Defending state champion Iowa City West is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A.

Weno shines as No.7 Eagles roll

CRESTON - Erin Weno enjoyed a truly memorable day with the Kirkwood softball team Monday.

Weno went 7-for-7 with two home runs and seven RBIs as the seventh-ranked Eagles swept an ICCAC doubleheader from Southwestern, 15-1 and 13-2, in Creston.

Went was 4-for-4 with two homers and six RBIs in the opener. She went 3-for-3 with another RBI in the second game.

Shy Saladino pitched a four-hitter with 10 strikeouts in the first game.

Chasney Jenkins went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the second game. Alicia Crivaro was 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Sam Belz was the winning pitcher.

Kirkwood raised its records to 28-5 overall and 11-1 in the conference. Southwestern fell to 11-7 overall and 5-6 in the league.