Metro Sports Report

Bandits snap Kernels' streak at 8

DAVENPORT - Jose Berrios returned to the mound for the Cedar Rapids Kernels Thursday night after spending a week on the disabled list with a right elbow contusion.

The 19 year-old right-hander shut the Quad Cities River Bandits down without a hit for the first three innings, but things turned sour after that and the Bandits snapped the Kernels’ eight-game winning streak with a 7-1 win over Cedar Rapids in front of 3,882 fans at Modern Woodmen Park.

The Kernels rapped 11 hits, seven during the game’s first four innings, but managed just a single run. Adam Brett Walker opened the fourth inning with a double and scored on an RBI single by Bo Altobelli.

Local players in pro baseball

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Chicago Cubs) - Placed on disabled list June 30 with fractured rib. Expected to return Sept. 1. Season stats: G - 44, Avg. - .295, AB - 112, H - 33, HR - 4, RBI - 15, SB - 1.

SCOTT SCHEBLER (Prairie, Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers)) - Hit a tie-breaking two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning Thursday in Rancho Cucamonga's 4-2 win over High Desert. Started in right field and was 1-for-4. Season stats: G - 114, Avg. - .307, AB - 440, H - 135, HR - 27, RBI - 90, SB - 15.

KELLEN SWEENEY (Jefferson, Lansing (Blue Jays)) - Did not play Thursday in the Lugnuts' 2-0 loss to Great Lakes. Season stats: G - 101, Avg. - .183, AB - 322, H - 59, HR - 5, RBI - 28, SB - 1.

ANDREW HANSE (Linn-Mar, Bowling Green (Rays)) - Pitched one scoreless inning Thursday and picked up a save, allowing two hits, an intentional walk and striking out two in the Hot Rods' 4-3 win over West Michigan. Season stats: W - 1. L - 0. Sv - 1. ERA - 0.66. G - 7. IP - 13.2. H - 12. BB - 1. SO - 17.

CHAD CHRISTENSEN (Washington, GCL Twins (Twins)) - Started at third base Thursday and was 1-for-5 with a stolen base and run scored in the Twins' 7-4 win over the GCL Orioles. . Season stats: G - 42, Avg. - .236, AB - 148, H - 35, HR - 2, RBI - 20, SB - 4.

JON KELLER (Xavier, GCL Orioles (Orioles)) - Did not pitch Thursday in the Orioles' loss to the GCL Twins. Season stats: W - 1. L - 1. Sv - 0. ERA - 2.84. G - 5. IP - 12.2. H - 12. BB - 1. SO - 13.

Kehe brings Hall of Fame resume to Linn-Mar

How to treat people, stay focused, strive for a common goal, communicate effectively, rebound after a loss, become a productive citizen, give back, multi-task and manage your time.

Those are a few of the lessons you can learn from playing volleyball, according to Teresa Kehe, who is beginning her first year as Linn-Mar’s head volleyball coach.

A member of the Iowa Girls Coaches Association Hall of Fame who has already achieved major success at both the high school and college levels, Kehe is returning to the prep ranks this fall to do the thing she loves best: Teach.

“We’re not about wins and losses,” she says. “We’re about development of the individual as well as the team, preparing them for future life.”

The chance to rebuild a Linn-Mar program that fell to the conference cellar last year is a homecoming of sorts for Kehe, who grew up in Cedar Rapids — as Teresa Langguth — and played on the inaugural Jefferson High School volleyball team from 1974 to 1977.

Kernels reach milestone with 80th win

DAVENPORT —  The Cedar Rapids Kernels have something in common with the Mississippi River these days.

Just like Ol' Man River, the Kernels keep rolling along.

Cedar Rapids won its eighth straight game Wednesday night with a 6-1 victory over the Quad Cities River Bandits at Modern Woodmen Park along the banks of the Mississippi.

It was the Kernels' 80th victory of the season, marking only the 10th time since pro baseball began in Cedar Rapids in 1890 that the local team has won 80 games or more.

"Oh, wow," said Kernels skipper Jake Mauer when informed of the milestone. "That's something else, for as many good teams that have come through Cedar Rapids."

Cedar Rapids has opened a 6 1/2-game lead over the River Bandits in the Western Division of the Midwest League for the second half of the season. The Kernels have a 40-18 mark for the second half, compared with a 40-28 record for the first half of the season when they finished second in the Western Division and clinched a playoff berth.

Their overall mark of 80-46 is the best record in the Midwest League.