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Wed - 15 May Written by Metro Sports Report

SCOTT SCHEBLER (Prairie, Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers)) - Started in left field Wednesday and was 1-for-3 with a run scored in the Quakes' 4-3 loss to San Jose. Season stats: G - 32, Avg. - .284, AB - 116, H - 33, HR - 4, RBI - 20, SB - 4.

KELLEN SWEENEY (Jefferson, Lansing (Blue Jays)) - Did not play Wednesday in the Lugnuts' 13-4 loss at Lake County. Season stats: G - 31, Avg. - .200, AB - 100, H - 20, HR - 2, RBI - 10, SB - 0.

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Chicago Cubs) - Entered Wednesday's game as defensive replacement in left field and did not bat in the Cubs' 6-3 win over the Rockies. Season stats: G - 7, Avg. - .214, AB - 14, H - 3, HR - 0, RBI - 0, SB - 0.

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Jim Patterson is shown at a recent track meet. Patterson will work his 10th state track meet as an official later this week. He also is a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Officials Hall of Fame. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Patterson keeps runners on track

Tue - 14 May Written by Tom Fruehling

As a veteran high school track official, Jim Patterson is a stickler about holding up cards to let runners know how many laps they have to go in the long distance races.

“When I was a senior in high school I got fifth in the mile run at the state meet,” explains the 71-year-old longtime Cedar Rapids teacher and athletic official. “And let me tell you how that happened. It was at the old Fieldhouse in Iowa City on the 220 track, and it took eight laps to make a mile.

“Well, the officials messed up. Some kids ran seven laps, some ran nine. They had two heats, a fast one and a slow one, and they decided to declare winners from each heat.

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Walker's slam lifts Kernels by Bees

Tue - 14 May Written by Jim Ecker

Adam Brett Walker's father played football in the NFL and his mother was a national high jump champion in college, so the odds were pretty good he'd turn out to be a quality athlete himself.

The Minnesota Twins and Cedar Rapids Kernels are glad he chose baseball.

Walker blasted a grand slam that cleared the batter's eye in center field and traveled about 450 feet Tuesday to help the Kernels trim the Burlington Bees, 5-4, before 2,265 fans at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

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Quesada eager for 'clean slate' with Kernels

Tue - 14 May Written by Jim Ecker

New Cedar Rapids Kernels catcher Michael Quesada made a mistake last year when he used a banned substance and paid a steep price with a 50-game suspension.

He takes full responsibility for what happened and is grateful to the Minnesota Twins organization for standing behind him and giving him a second chance.

Quesada, 23, arrived in Cedar Rapids Monday and was placed on the Kernels' 25-man roster for Tuesday night's game against the Burlington Bees at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

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Local players in pro baseball

Tue - 14 May Written by Metro Sports Report

SCOTT SCHEBLER (Prairie, Rancho Cucamonga (Dodgers)) - The Quakes did not play Tuesday. Season stats: G - 31, Avg. - .283, AB - 113, H - 32, HR - 4, RBI - 20, SB - 4.

KELLEN SWEENEY (Jefferson, Lansing (Blue Jays)) - Started at second base Tuesday and was 0-for-4 with a run scored in the Lugnuts' 7-4 win at Lake County. Season stats: G - 31, Avg. - .200, AB - 100, H - 20, HR - 2, RBI - 10, SB - 0.

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Chicago Cubs) - Pinch hit and struck out Tuesday in the Cubs' 9-4 loss to the Rockies. Season stats: G - 7, Avg. - .214, AB - 14, H - 3, HR - 0, RBI - 0, SB - 0.

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