Metro Sports Report

Cougars rally to top Saints

The young Kennedy cubs came of age Tuesday night, coming from behind to knock off Xavier, 3-2, in Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball action on the Saints' home court.

Seeming to gain confidence as the long night wore on, the Cougars clinched the match with a decisive 15-10 win in the fifth game.

“We're a young team,” said Kennedy Coach Michelle Goodall. “Tonight we grew up.”

Xavier (10-4, 2-1) had them on the ropes, too.

Jenn Jenks breaks 4 swim records

It's a good thing Jennifer Jenks is not afraid of heights, because the Linn-Mar freshman had to make a steep climb at the Jefferson High School pool Tuesday night.

Jenks broke long-standing pool records in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle as Linn-Mar dunked the J-Hawks, 133-50, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet.

She also broke the Linn-Mar school records in both events.

As soon as the meet was over, Jefferson officials leaned a metal ladder against the wall and invited Jenks to climb up and physically remove the slabs that displayed the old pool marks from the record board.

Iowa Conference bids for NCAA baseball

The Iowa Conference has submitted a bid to host the NCAA Division III national baseball tournament at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

The D3 World Series would be held during the Memorial Day Weekend each year (Friday through Tuesday) and would involve eight teams from around the country.

The tournament has been held in Appleton, Wis., for the last 14 years. Chuck Yrigoyen, the Iowa Conference commissioner, thinks Appleton plans to submit a bid to keep the tournament and he expects many other cities to bid as well.

Local players in pro baseball

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Chicago Cubs) - Started in center field Tuesday and was 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly in the Cubs' 4-3 loss to the Brewers. Season stats: G - 59, Avg. - .268, AB - 157, H - 42, HR - 6, RBI - 19, SB - 1.