Metro Sports Report

Gorman wins Metro Spotlight Award

Cedar Rapids Washington senior Shannon Gorman is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Gorman was the top Metro finisher at the Cedar Rapids Invitational cross country meet last Thursday when she placed fifth overall at Noelridge Park.

Gorman has been one of the top distance runners in the Metro area for several years. She placed seventh in the 3000 meter run at the 2013 Drake Relays, finished 14th in the 1500 meter run at the 2013 state track meet, placed 15th in the 3000 at state and qualified for the state cross country meet last fall.

Local players in pro baseball

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Chicago Cubs) - Did not play Sunday in the Cubs' 3-2 loss to the Pirates. Season stats: G - 57, Avg. - .272, AB - 151, H - 41, HR - 6, RBI - 18, SB - 1.

Lions upend Solon at own tourney

With four ranked teams in the 12-school field, Linn-Mar was far from being favored to win its own invitational volleyball tournament Saturday.

But the upstart Lions did perhaps the next best thing, pulling off the meet's biggest upset by upending previously unbeaten proverbial powerhouse Solon, 2-0.

The Spartans, ranked No.1 in Class 4A, had won their first 12 matches this season before falling to Linn-Mar, 21-18, 21-18, in the quarterfinal round.

The Lions (7-6) dropped their next match to eventual tourney champion Dubuque Hempstead, hardly enough to temper their high spirits.

Local players in pro baseball

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Chicago Cubs) - Started in center field Saturday and was 0-for-4 in the Cubs' 2-1 loss to the Pirates. Season stats: G - 57, Avg. - .272, AB - 151, H - 41, HR - 6, RBI - 18, SB - 1.