Metro Sports Report

RoughRiders pick Gareau, Petrash as captains

It was Election Day in the United States on Tuesday, when citizens all over the country elected new representatives or re-elected old ones.

The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders held their own election this week as well and picked Dylan Gareau as their captain and Corey Petrash as their assistant captain.

All of the RoughRiders got a vote. Coach Mark Carlson had veto power, if needed, but heartily endorsed the results, calling Gareau and Petrash good leaders and good choices.

Gareau, 19, is a forward from Richmond, Ontario. Petrash, 18, is a forward from East St. Paul, Manitoba, so both captains hail from Canada.

Tickets now on sale 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 may be ordered directly by contacting Metro Sports Report president Jim Ecker at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

This unique event will feature all of the boys basketball teams from all eight Metro schools in a series of Hall of Pride Challenge scrimmages.

There will be two doubleheaders at Johnson Hall on the Kirkwood Community College campus in southwest Cedar Rapids.

Steffes helps shoulder load for Cougars

Alex Steffes has been a mainstay on the offensive line for the Cedar Rapids Kennedy football team this season, an effective blocker who has helped the Cougars earn a date in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A playoffs Friday night at Xavier.

He uses every inch and every pound of his 5-foot-10, 245-pound body to block bigger defensive linemen and open holes for the Kennedy running backs, throwing himself into the scrum play after play after play.

Imagine doing that all season with a torn labrum and dislocated shoulder.

Fuller leads No.16 Eagles by John Wood

Two members of the Sioux City East basketball team that placed second at the Class 4A state tournament in 2012 moved to Eastern Iowa to play college basketball last year.

Adam Woodbury, a 7-foot-1 center, enrolled at the University of Iowa and has become an important part of the basketball resurgence in Iowa City.

J.C. Fuller, a 6-foot-4 guard, enrolled at Kirkwood Community College last year and has become an important player for the Eagles.

Fuller poured in 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds Wednesday night as the 16th-ranked Eagles spanked John Wood Community College, 77-57, in the home opener at Johnson Hall.