Metro Sports Report

Schulte owns MVC record for TD passes

Xavier High School senior Reggie Schulte has broken the Mississippi Valley Conference record for most touchdown passes in a single season.

Schulte has thrown 33 touchdown passes this season, snapping the former MVC record of 29 TD passes thrown by Guy Martino at Kennedy in 2007.

An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Corbin Woods of Xavier and Jarred Edmonds of Prairie had tied the MVC record with 14 TD receptions. Andy Henry of Linn-Mar caught 18 touchdown passes last season.

Jenks runs away with state title

FORT DODGE -- Stephanie Jenks, a 15-year-old freshman with braces and immense talent, won the Class 4A state cross country title by 18 seconds Saturday.

She almost sounded disappointed.

"I'm happy," she said casually after dominating the race, "but in each race I remember things I could have done better. There are always little errors that I've made.

Linn-Mar, Kennedy 2nd at regionals

The Linn-Mar Lions won three events and placed second in the team standings Saturday at their regional swimming meet in Iowa City.

Lauren Dalecky won the 50 yard freestyle and the Lions captured the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay.

The Washington Warriors finished third in the team standings at the Iowa City regional. McKenzie Asplund captured the 200 freestyle for Washington and Jackie Hughes won the 200 individual medley.

Olson finds new home at Kirkwood

Taylor Olson thought about living at home this year while he played basketball at Kirkwood Community College, but then he had second thoughts.

"I was going to live at home, but everybody else was on campus so I decided to be with the team," he said Friday night.

It looks like he's quickly found a new home with the Eagles.

Olson started at point guard for Kirkwood in its scrimmage against Coe College at Johnson Hall Friday and looked especially sharp with his passing and ballhandling.