Metro Sports Report

Persick wins Metro Spotlight Award

Xavier senior Ryan Persick is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Persick is the all-state placekicker for the Xavier Saints, who will face Dowling Catholic for the Class 4A state title Friday night at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

Persick played a major role in Xavier's 31-7 victory over Bettendorf in the semifinals Friday with four PATs, a 37-yard field goal, nine punts for a 42.2-yard average and two touchbacks on kickoffs. He also made two tackles on special teams to help prevent possible touchdowns.

Schools selling tickets for MSR Classic

Tickets are now on sale for the Metro Sports Report Classic basketball event that will be held at Kirkwood Community College on Saturday, Nov. 30.

Tickets will be sold this week (Monday, Nov. 18 through Friday, Nov. 22) at Jefferson, Kennedy, Washington, Xavier, Marion and Prairie. Please contact the Activities Office at each school.

Tickets will be sold at Cedar Valley Christian this Friday, Nov. 22 during a school assembly at 2 p.m.

Tickets also will be sold at Prairie on Monday, Nov. 25 during the lunch period.

Tickets will be sold at Linn-Mar on Monday, Nov. 25 and Tuesday, Nov. 26.

Sayers will juggle at MSR Classic

Doug Sayers, one of the top jugglers in the world, will perform two shows at the Metro Sports Report Classic basketball event on Saturday, Nov. 30 at Kirkwood Community College.

Sayers, 25, has won numerous world titles and was named the Overall Champion at the World Juggling Federation Convention in 2010. He won the Individual World Championship title in 2009.

Sayers grew up in Cedar Rapids and graduated from Kennedy High School. He has performed locally on many occasions and is always a big hit at Cedar Rapids Kernels games.

KCC women upset No.2 Illinois Central

The Kirkwood women's basketball team is nowhere to be found in the national rankings right now, but that's going to change.

The Eagles bumped off No.2 Illinois Central, 70-59, Saturday afternoon for their third victory over a top-10 team this year.

Kirkwood also has tamed No.6 Kishwaukee College and No.9 Owens Community College during its hot 6-0 start. "We can't ask for anything more,"  Coach Kim Muhl acknowledged.

Danielle Woolfolk, a 5-foot-3 point guard from Chicago, led the Eagles with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and only one turnover in 32 minutes.

Mikayla Fallon, the only returning player from last year's club, hit a big 3-pointer when Illinois Central (4-2) was mounting a comeback in the second half and finished with 13 points.