Metro Sports Report

Lukas Mees takes 7th at Class 3A race

FORT DODGE - Marion High School senior Lukas Mees finished seventh in the Class 3A state cross country meet Saturday at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

Mees ran the 5-kilometer course in 15 minutes, 53 seconds. Marion placed eighth out of 15 teams in the standings with 221 points.

Zach Buchheit won the individual race in 15:10 and led Pella to the team championship with 85 points. Decorah finished second (100 points) and Dubuque Wahlert was third (112).

Athletic directors keeping an eye on KCRG 9.2

Just about everybody likes to see themselves on television, but Metro athletic directors are keeping a cautious eye on KCRG 9.2's live broadcasts of high school events.

Schools like the attention and free publicity, but athletic directors are concerned about the potential impact live TV might have on gate receipts and concession sales.

KCRG began its live broadcasts earlier this year and so far almost all of its requests have been granted by area schools, but there hasn't been 100 percent agreement.

Pay for college athletes is gaining steam

This week's epistle is about paying college football players and basketball players an increased stipend allowable by the NCAA to go along with the regular athletic grant.

A proposal has come before the NCAA to pay football and basketball players an extra $2,000 as an added college expense. This, of course, opens up the whole story of should college athletes be paid to play.

On the NCAA's side, there is this $2,000 proposal. And on the athletes' side, this week 300 football and basketball players petitioned the NCAA for a cut of the revenue that comes from the NCAA basketball tournament and other related NCAA money.

Wagner dominates regional diving meet

Linn-Mar senior Sam Wagner is getting healthier, she's getting tougher and she's getting better.

Just in time.

Wagner dominated the IGHSAU regional diving meet at Kennedy High School Thursday night with a season-high 409.20 points and led a 1-2-3 sweep by the Lions.

Linn-Mar senior Adelia Clark placed second with 348.35 points and Linn-Mar freshman Alyssa Deuso finished third with 333.50 points. The 1-2-3 finish gave the Lions 53 points in the team standings heading into the regional swimming events at Kennedy Saturday.