Metro Sports Report

Metro girls get break in pairings

Mon - 27 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

All of the Metro girls basketball teams can breathe a sigh of relief now. None of them will have to face top-ranked Iowa City High in the Class 5A regional tournament next month.

They don't have to get past No.6 Waterloo West on the way to the state tournament, either.

The kindly postseason pairings were announced Monday. The Metro teams did not get a free pass to Des Moines, but there don't seem to be any matchups that would call for a major upset on the part of the local clubs.

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Washington sophomore Nick Saulnier slices through the water en route to a first-place finish in the 100 backstroke Saturday in the Mississippi Valley Conference swimming championships at Cedar Falls. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Saulnier wins MVC swim title for Wash

Sat - 25 Jan Written by Jim Ecker

CEDAR FALLS - Nick Saulnier likes to jump in the pool for a good workout before school starts in the morning, just like most swimmers, but the Cedar Rapids Washington sophomore has taken his routine to the extreme.

During the high school season, he practices with his teammates at Washington. But during the "offseason," he'll practice at the University of Iowa Aquatic Center with members of the Iowa Flyers Swim Club in the morning before returning to Washington for a full day of classes. He's done that twice a week during part of the school year, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

He'll return to Iowa City every day during the "offseason" to practice after school, Monday through Friday, and he'll also swim at the UI facility on Saturdays and Sundays.

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May wins Metro Spotlight Award

Sun - 26 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

Cedar Rapids Jefferson junior Kelly May is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

May is a prominent member of the Jefferson wrestling team, which is ranked No.9 in Class 3A. The J-Hawks are undefeated in dual meets and will participate in the regional dual meet tournament next month.

May is ranked No.6 at 152 pounds by The Predicament. He collected a pin when Jefferson upset No.5 Linn-Mar, he had a big decision when the J-Hawks upset No.8 Iowa City West and he had a pin in 39 seconds last week when the J-Hawks beat Kennedy.

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Sommer twins win Metro Spotlight Award

Sun - 26 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

Katie Sommer and Kristie Sommer, twin sisters who are seniors at Linn-Mar, are the winners of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week.

The Sommers transferred to Linn-Mar from Dubuque Senior for their final year in high school and have made a big impact on the basketball team, helping the Lions to a 10-6 overall record and a 7-2 mark in the Mississippi Valley Conference.

Katie Sommer, who is 5-foot-4, is averaging 14.4 points per game. Kristie Sommer, who is 5-foot-7, is averaging 14.2 per game.

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Frederick Tiffels (left) raises his arms after scoring the winning goal for the RoughRiders in their 2-1 overtime triumph over the Indiana Ice on Saturday night at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. (Photo by Ken Gilchrist)

Tiffels' goal lifts RoughRiders to OT win

Sun - 26 Jan Written by Ryan Suchomel

RoughRiders forward Judd Peterson has ESP. Or, at least, ESPN.

He correctly predicted that Cedar Rapids would beat Indiana. The RoughRiders won 2-1 in overtime on Saturday.

And his pal, Frederick Tiffels, scored the game-winner with 42 seconds left in overtime.

"I told him before we went out for the third period ... he was getting frustrated ... the amount of shots he was getting and he wasn't scoring," Peterson said of Tiffels. "I looked at him and said, 'you're going to get the game-winning goal.'

"It just happened to be that way."

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