Metro Sports Report

Johnsons help No. 1 Cougars trim Prairie

The Kennedy baseball team called on Johnson & Johnson to ease its pain Monday night.

Andrew Johnson delivered a key triple and Zach Johnson collected a gutsy win in relief as the top-ranked Cougars trimmed Prairie, 5-4, on Junior Cougars Night at Kennedy.

Former Metro preps in pro baseball

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Boston Red Sox) -- The Red Sox were idle Monday. Ryan is tied for sixth in the AL with 16 doubles. Year to date -- BA - .313, AB - 144, R - 16, H - 45, RBI - 13, 2B - 16, 3B - 1, HR - 0, SB - 0.

SCOTT SCHEBLER (Prairie, Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers), MWL) -- Started in left field Monday and was 2-for-4 in the Loons' 3-1 loss to West Michigan. Scott leads the Midwest League in triples (6). In his last 17 games he has 25 hits in 67 at-bats (.373) with 12 RBIs. Year to date -- BA - .265, AB - 226, R - 31, H - 60, RBI - 34, 2B - 16, 3B - 6, HR - 4, SB - 6.

Uthoff will pick Cyclones or Hawkeyes

Jarrod Uthoff has a big decision to make.

Should he play for Fred Hoiberg and the Iowa State Cyclones? Or should he play for Fran McCaffery and the Iowa Hawkeyes?

Uthoff told The Gazette on Saturday that he'll pick either the Cyclones or Hawkeyes, most likely in the next few days.

Uthoff: Can he really go wrong?

Either way, it seems as if Jarrod Uthoff has methodically worked himself into a winning situation.

Multiple news outlets, including Metro Sports Report, revealed over the weekend that Uthoff has trimmed his collegiate choices to Iowa State and Iowa. The former Cedar Rapids Jefferson star and former Mr. Iowa Basketball left Wisconsin in April.

His exit, or more precisely Badger Coach Bo Ryan’s original restrictions on his transfer, created a national media and Internet firestorm. The situation was the topic of sports talk shows nationwide and became juicy material for columnists near and far.

Upon his leaving Wisconsin, Uthoff reportedly was considering a transfer to several schools – Iowa, Iowa State, Creighton, Marquette and Florida among them. Now, it’s down to the Cyclones and Hawkeyes, two heated in-state rivals.

How can Uthoff go wrong between the two? I know, Cyclone and Hawkeye fans have their arguments and provincial opinions. But an Iowa guy is going to play in Iowa, and that’s what fan bases of both schools really want from Iowa prep stars, right?