Metro Sports Report

Former Metro preps in pro baseball

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Boston Red Sox) --  Did not play Sunday in Boston's 5-1 win at Philadelphia. Ryan is 2-for-20 in his last five games, dropping his average from to .353 to .311. He is tied for fourth in the major leagues in doubles (14) and is seventh in the AL in batting (.311). Year to date: BA -- .311 (38-122), R -- 11, RBI -- 12, 2B -- 14, 3B -- 1, HR -- 0, SB -- 0.

KELLEN SWEENEY (Jefferson, Lansing (MWL, Blue Jays) -- Started at third base Sunday and was 0-for-3 in the Lugnuts' 2-0 win at Lake County. Year to date: BA -- .188 (22-117), R -- 11, RBI -- 10, 2B -- 2, 3B -- 1, HR -- 0, SB -- 1.

SCOTT SCHEBLER (Prairie, Great Lakes (MWL, Dodgers) -- Started in left field Sunday and was 2-for-4 in the Loons' 6-4 loss at Dayton. Scott is 8-for-13 in his last thee games, raising his average from .220 to .250. He leads the league in triples (6). Year to date: BA -- .250 (43-172), R -- 23, RBI -- 24, 2B -- 9, 3B -- 6, HR -- 3, SB -- 4.

State volleyball tournament will stay in C.R.

WEST DES MOINES - The girls state volleyball tournament will be staying in Cedar Rapids for at least five more years.

The Board of Directors of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) unanimously approved a new contract Saturday morning that tacks a year onto the old contract and accommodates Cedar Rapids while the U.S. Cellular Center is under repair.

The 2012 state tournament will be held at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena this Nov. 7-10 for the second straight year before returning to the U.S. Cellular Center in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Linn-Mar netters cruise to state tournament

The entire Linn-Mar boys tennis team mobbed the center court at Jefferson Saturday afternoon and piled on senior Tyler McCann after his singles win cinched a trip to the state team championship in Urbandale.

For the Lions, it will be the first time at the tourney in 24 years. They won the meet the last time they played in 1988. And while they’ve won the MVC division title four years in a row, up to now they fell one win short of making it to state.

“It’s fitting that Tyler was the one that clinched it for us,” said Linn-Mar Coach Chris Wundram. “He’s been a three-time state qualifier (in doubles), but this is his first time with the team.”

Kennedy girls make state tennis tourney

It wasn’t exactly the way Kennedy’s Sarah Lasecki wanted to prepare for the state team tennis tournament, but at least she’ll be there with her team and with a doubles partner for the third straight year.

Although she lost both her singles and doubles matches in the regional finals against Linn-Mar on the Kennedy courts Saturday afternoon, Lasecki’s teammates picked up the slack.

They combined to topple the Lions, 5-3, in the Class 2A regional final to advance to the state team tournament for the fourth straight year and the 10th time in the last 13 years. The Cougars (13-3) have been to the state semifinals eight times during that stretch.

Kennedy will play Washington in a first round state meet match Monday at 3 p.m. at Jefferson.