Metro Sports Report

Kirkwood's Joseph Tagarelli (42) shoots for two of his 19 points Wednesday night in the Eagles' 66-51 loss to Marshalltown at Johnson Hall. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)

No.13 Eagles stumble at home

Wed - 08 Jan Written by Jim Ecker

The Kirkwood men's basketball team entered Wednesday night's contest against Marshalltown with a perfect 8-0 record at home and an impressive scoring average of 86.3 points per game, but the Eagles can kiss those numbers goodbye.

Marshalltown dominated the 13th-ranked Eagles much of the night and spanked the home team, 66-51, in a non-conference affair at Johnson Hall.

It was Kirkwood's worst margin of defeat this season and its lowest output of the year by 20 points.

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Andrew Poturalski (13) sees an opening and shoots for the RoughRiders' second goal of Wednesday's game late in the second period. (Photo by Ken Gilchrist)

RoughRiders slow down Sioux City

Thu - 09 Jan Written by Ryan Suchomel

The first shutout of the season ended up just inches away for the RoughRiders.

"I looked back and I just saw (the puck) a little over the goal line," Cedar Rapids goalie Danny Tirone said. "Just a little past it.

"That's how it goes sometimes."

Cedar Rapids still put forth an impressive defensive effort in beating Sioux City, 3-1, Wednesday at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.

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MVC votes for 4A district football

Tue - 07 Jan Written by Jim Ecker

Mississippi Valley Conference football died Tuesday morning.

The principals of the MVC schools voted Tuesday in favor of switching to Class 4A district football for the 2014 season, which means the Valley will no longer function as a football league.

The vote came at a conference meeting at Cedar Rapids Washington High School. The "vast majority" of principals supported district football, according to Iowa City West principal Jerry Arganbright.

The Mississippi Valley Conference will continue to have league schedules and crown league champions in the 20 other varsity sports, but not football.

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Kristie Sommer of Linn-Mar launches a 3-pointer during Tuesday's game at Prairie. Sommer scored 20 points and cracked the career 1,000-point barrier in the Lions' 57-36 win. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Sommer twins sizzle against Prairie

Wed - 08 Jan Written by Tom Fruehling

It may have been bitter cold outside the Prairie gymnasium Tuesday night, but it was Sommer time inside.

Twin sisters Kristie and Katie Sommer combined for 37 points to lead the Linn-Mar girls to an easy 57-36 romp over the short-handed Hawks.

Prairie was without influenza-bitten playmaker and point producer Madison Dellamuth, and it showed.

“We were completely out-of-sync on both ends of the floor,” said Hawks Coach Steve Doser. “We were looking for some leadership, but we didn't see what we wanted. We looked lost.”

The dynamic Sommer girls, meanwhile, seemed right at home.

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Bryce Meeker (25) of Prairie eyes the basket as he is closely guarded by Linn-Mar's Trevor Noble during the second quarter of Tuesday's game at Linn-Mar. The Lions whipped Prairie, 61-41. (Photo by Ken Gilchrist)

Uhlir, Bohannon shoot Lions by Hawks

Tue - 07 Jan Written by Jim Ecker

You don't want to challenge Nic Uhlir and Jordan Bohannon to a 3-point shooting contest, because you're probably going to lose.

The two Linn-Mar sharpshooters combined for seven 3-pointers and 32 points Tuesday night as the Lions took care of Prairie, 61-41, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Linn-Mar.

Uhlir, one of the top 3-point shooters in Class 4A at better than 50 percent, hit consecutive triples in the third quarter as Linn-Mar opened a 20-point lead. He finished with four 3-pointers and 15 points.

Bohannon nailed three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 17 points.

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