Metro Sports Report

Ollinger wins Metro Spotlight Award

Cedar Rapids Jefferson sophomore Amanda Ollinger is this week's winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Ollinger is a star volleyball player for the J-Hawks and ranks second in the state with 460 kills, trailing only Mikaela Foecke of Holy Trinity. Ollinger, 6-foot-1, is tied for second in the state with 5.9 kills per set.

Ollinger has helped Jefferson compile a 15-17 record this season under new Coach Mary Kay Van Oort after finishing with a 4-32 mark last year.

Ollinger averaged 7.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 2.1 assists for the Jefferson basketball team last season as a freshman. She already has scholarship offers from Iowa and Drake.

Beckman wins Metro Spotlight Award

Cedar Rapids Prairie quarterback Trey Beckman is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Beckman rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns Friday night as the Hawks defeated Linn-Mar, 63-17. He also passed for 118 yards as Prairie rolled up more than 600 yards of total offense.

Beckman, a junior, has passed for 741 yards and five touchdowns this year. He's also rushed for 274 yards and six TDs, giving him 1,015 yards of total offense in seven games.

Beckman hit .337 for the Prairie baseball team last season as a sophomore with one home run and 28 RBIs. He has committed to play baseball at the University of Nebraska.

Kennedy golfers settle for 2nd (again)

A steady stream of well-wishers patted the Kennedy golfers on the back and congratulated them on another successful season Saturday after they finished second at the Class 4A state tournament for the third time in four years.

The Cougars were Mississippi Valley Conference champs, CRANDIC champs and district champs again this year, along with other nice honors, and the well-wishers reminded them that placing second in the state tournament is pretty darn good.

For their part, the Cougars smiled and thanked everyone for their kind remarks, but inside they were obviously a little disappointed. They finished second by one shot last year and honestly thought they could climb to the top this time at Hunters Ridge in Marion, a course they've played often and conquered before.

Riders game suspended after injury

Saturday night's Cedar Rapids RoughRiders game against the Dubuque Fighting Saints at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena was suspended midway through the second period following an injury to Dubuque defenseman Dylan Chanter.

Cedar Rapids was leading 2-0 when Chanter and Corey Petrash got into a fight behind the Saints' goal.

Chanter took a final punch from Petrash and fell backwards onto the ice. The back of his head hit the ice and he stayed down. His helmet had been knocked off during the fight. Play was called and the medical staff for both teams came on the ice to attend to Chanter.

After approximately 45 minutes, Chanter was put on a stretcher and taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. He was conscious, and his condition was stable as of 10:30 p.m.