Metro Sports Report

Spunky J-Hawks whip Washington

Under new volleyball coach Mary Kay Van Oort, the Jefferson girls are suddenly full of spunk.

No longer the doormat they used to be, they made it clear Tuesday night that they're a team to be reckoned with by dominating Washington 3-1 on the Warriors' home court.

''Wash is a high quality team,” said Van Oort, who inherited a squad that managed a mere 4-32 mark last year.

“We've had some close games this year, but we haven't had a lot of success with really good teams.

“This win is the first we've had against such a high level team.”

Cougars, Warriors, Saints head to state

Kennedy High School has a lot of friendly, fun-loving guys on its golf team, but something has been bugging them for nearly 365 days now, ever since they lost the 2012 state tournament to Waukee by a single shot.

"There's definitely a little anger," Davis Sutton said Monday. "It's frustrating to lose by one shot. We're going to definitely give it a run this year."

The Cougars served notice Monday with a dominating performance at the Class 4A district meet on a gorgeous day for golf at Elmcrest Country Club in northeast Cedar Rapids.

Sutton took medalist honors with a 3-over-par 73 and Kennedy captured the team title with an impressive four-man score of 299. Conner Koberg shot 74, Cole Murdock fired a 76 and Seth Nutt also had a 76 as the Cougars placed four guys in the top-10.

Gladson honored by Iowa HS Golf Coaches

Larry Gladson, the head pro at Elmcrest Country Club, is the winner of the 2014 President's Award for his contributions to junior golf, the Iowa High School Golf Coaches Association has announced.

The Class 4A boys district tournament was held at Elmcrest Monday. Xavier Coach Tim O'Brien made the announcement about Gladson winning the award after the meet.

"It means a lot. Junior golf means a lot to me," Gladson said. "We had a number of Elmcrest kids out here today who were competing and competed really well.

Prep football playoffs taking shape

Cedar Rapids Washington's stunning 26-10 victory over Xavier Friday night left everyone scrambling to adjust their Class 4A rankings this week and pick a new No.1 team for the polls.

It also shed new light on the playoffs that will start on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Washington raised its record to 3-3, putting itself in the thick of the playoff chase. And although Xavier fell a few pegs in the seedings, the Saints are safely in the playoffs already at 5-1 with three games left in the regular season.