Metro Sports Report

Local players in pro baseball

SCOTT SCHEBLER (Prairie, Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers)) - Started in left field Friday and was 0-for-2 in the Quakes' 6-0 loss at Visalia. Season stats: G - 51, Avg. - .254, AB - 185, H - 47, HR - 6, RBI - 24, SB - 6.

KELLEN SWEENEY (Jefferson, Lansing (Blue Jays)) - Started at first base Friday and was 1-for-3 with a run scored in the Lugnuts' 10-6 loss to Fort Wayne. Season stats: G - 46, Avg. - .206, AB - 155, H - 32, HR - 3, RBI - 14, SB - 0.

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Chicago Cubs) - Started in center field Friday and was 1-for-4 in the Cubs' 2-0 loss to the Pirates. Season stats: G - 23, Avg. - .348, AB - 46, H - 16, HR - 1, RBI - 5, SB - 0.

'Secret Weapon' helps Saints at state

DES MOINES - Katie Ives had to wait patiently for several months before finally getting a chance to play soccer for the Xavier Saints this season.

It was worth the wait.

Ives scored her first goal of the year Thursday to help the top-ranked Saints clip ADM/Van Meter, 4-1, in the opening round of the Class 2A state tournament in Des Moines.

Xavier (17-1) will face fourth-ranked Pella (18-1) in the semifinals Friday at 4:45 p.m. at the Cownie Sports Complex.

Olson helps J-Hawks split with Saints

Alyssa Olson doesn’t pitch the first game of doubleheaders for Cedar Rapids Jefferson, but that doesn’t mean the sophomore isn’t learning while watching from the dugout.

Olson went to school during the opener of Thursday night’s Mississippi Valley Conference twinbill against Cedar Rapids Xavier.

The Saints dominated Game 1, rapping out 14 hits against two other J-Hawk pitchers en route to an impressive 11-4 victory at Jefferson.

It was a different story in the nightcap.

Olson struck out the first nine Saints hitters she saw and retired the first 15 in a row, leading the J-Hawks to a 5-0 win and a split in the battle of state-ranked teams.

Lions blanked at state soccer again

DES MOINES - The Linn-Mar Lions are young. They hope to come back. But truth be told, they're tired of shooting blanks at the girls state soccer tournament.

Linn-Mar failed to mount an attack Thursday and lost to Waukee, 3-0, in the first round of the Class 3A tournament at the Cownie Sports Complex in Des Moines.

Linn-Mar has made four trips to the state tournament and has been shut out in the first round each time.

"Yeah, we wanted it," said sophomore Olivia Garcia, "but we couldn't get it this time."