Metro Sports Report

Former Metro preps in pro baseball

Mon - 30 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Boston Red Sox) -- Entered Monday's game as a defensive replacement in right field and did not bat in Boston's 11-6 win over Oakland. He leads the majors in doubles (11) and is fifth in the AL in batting (.373). Year to date: BA -- .373 (25-67), R -- 7, RBI -- 8, 2B -- 11, 3B -- 1, HR -- 0, SB -- 0.

KELLEN SWEENEY (Jefferson, Lansing (MWL, Blue Jays) -- The Lugnuts' game against Clinton on Monday was cancelled because of rain. Year to date: BA -- .197 (14-71), R -- 4, RBI -- 7, 2B -- 2, 3B -- 1, HR -- 0, SB -- 0.

SCOTT SCHEBLER (Prairie, Great Lakes (MWL, Dodgers) -- Started at designated hitter Monday and was 2-for-4 with a single, triple, RBI and run scored in the Loons' 6-1 win over Kane County. Year to date: BA -- .221 (21-95), R -- 11, RBI -- 14, 2B -- 8, 3B -- 3, HR -- 1, SB -- 1.

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Jacob Aune hugs Demetrius Harper after Harper anchored Prairie to victory in the 4x400 relay Saturday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines. Leadoff man Austin Dellamuth is at right. (Photo by Ken Gilchrist)

Prairie celebrates 4x400 relay at Drake

Sat - 28 Apr Written by Jim Ecker

DES MOINES - Jacob Aune has been through hell and back this year.

He battled a severe breathing problem at the district cross country meet, suffered a nasty concussion during the basketball season and has been plagued by legs cramps during the track campaign.

But Aune was feeling no pain Saturday after Cedar Rapids Prairie captured the 4x400 relay with a sterling performance at the 103rd Annual Drake Relays in Des Moines.

"It's been difficult, to say the least," said Aune, a reed-thin senior. "As an athlete, I've had an unlucky stretch, but it looks like it's lightening up a little bit."

Austin Dellamuth, Jarred Edmonds, Aune and Demetrius Harper toured the 1600 meters in 3 minutes, 21.15 seconds, nipping Clinton by 39-hundredths of a second in a race that was tight from start to finish for a half-dozen teams. Clinton finished second in 3:21.64 and Cedar Rapids Washington was third in 3:22.06.

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Washington's Brooke Foreman (right) duels to the finish line with Pleasant Valley's Anne Leners in the 400 hurdles Saturday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines. Foreman ran her fastest time oof the season, but lost by 35-hundredths of a second. (Photo by Ken Gilchrist)

Foreman distraught runnerup at Drake

Sat - 28 Apr Written by Jim Ecker

DES MOINES - Brooke Foreman left the 103rd Annual Drake Relays in tears Saturday.

Foreman had the lead in the 400 meter hurdles coming over the final barrier, but Anne Leners of Pleasant Valley put on a late burst and beat her to the finish line.

Foreman began sobbing on the track, then headed quickly to the interview room under the stands where she spent a few minutes trying to control her emotions before meeting with reporters.

"I blew it," she announced, visibly distraught.

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Linn-Mar's Tyler McCann eyes the ball for a return shot in his singles match against Washington's Mitch Anderson on Saturday at Washington. McCann won the match, 6-3, 6-3, and the Lions won the meet, 8-1. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Lions stay red-hot in rout of Washington

Sat - 28 Apr Written by Tom Fruehling

Linn-Mar boys tennis coach Chris Wundram apparently knew what he was doing when he kept his team at practice until almost 7:30 Friday night.

By then it was just getting dark, but it was even more cold and windy than it had been most of the day.

“I thought the weather was supposed to be the same way today,” Wundram said Saturday afternoon, after his red-hot Lions crushed Washington 8-1 on the Warriors' home courts. “I wanted the players to practice in those conditions. I thought they’d do better today.”

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Washington senior Robert Hogg leaves the rest of the field far behind and anchors the Warriors' sprint medley relay team to a first-place finish Friday at the Drake Relays in Des Moines. (Photo by Ken Gilchrist)

Warriors claim sprint medley at Drake

Fri - 27 Apr Written by Jim Ecker

DES MOINES - Mitch Bredeson, Will Griffin, Nick Corbett and Robert Hogg came to the 103rd Annual Drake Relays Friday to set a record.

They got something else. Something better.

The Cedar Rapids Washington quartet captured the high school sprint medley in 3 minutes, 30.16 seconds to lead all Metro performers on a cold, raw day in Des Moines.

"We tried to get the school record," Griffin explained after the medley. "We didn't quite get it, but Drake is probably good enough."

Griffin made that "good enough" remark with a big smile.

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