Metro Sports Report

Former Metro preps in pro baseball

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier, Oakland Athletics) -- Did not play Thursday after suffering a Grade I strain to his upper left quad in Wednesday's game. Oakland Manager Bob Melvin said Sweeney is day-to-day.
Year-to-date: Batting avg. -- .265 (70-264), HR -- 1, RBI -- 25, 2B -- 11, 3B -- 3, R -- 34, SB -- 1.

MATT HOLLAND (Marion, GCL Phillies) -- Season completed.
Year-to-date: Batting avg. -- .236 (26-110), HR -- 4, RBI -- 15, 2B -- 7, 3B -- 0, R -- 19, SB -- 1.

SCOTT SCHEBLER (Prairie, Ogden (Dodgers)) -- Started at designated hitter Thursday and was 0-for-3 in the Raptors' 7-1 loss to Great Falls in Game 2 of the Pioneer League Championship Series. Great Falls won the series, 2-0. Schebler hit .316 with a home run and three RBIs in five playoff games.
Year-to-date (regular season): Batting avg. -- .285 (84-295), HR -- 13, RBI -- 58, 2B -- 17, 3B -- 8, R -- 44, SB -- 1.

KELLEN SWEENEY (Jefferson, Bluefield (Blue Jays)) -- Season completed.
Season stats: Batting avg. -- .114 (4-35), HR -- 0, RBI -- 1, 2B -- 1, 3B -- 0, R -- 4, SB -- 0.

NATE WOODS (Xavier, Jupiter (Marlins)) -- Season completed.
Season stats (Total, 3 teams): Batting avg. .266 (47-177), HR -- 4, RBI -- 22, 2B -- 17, 3B -- 1, R -- 23, SB -- 0.

Colleges impressed with Heald's 21 grabs

Flynn Heald took an official recruiting trip to Indiana University last weekend. While there, his hosts wondered how he did in his game for Cedar Rapids Washington on Friday night.

"Well, we lost," Heald told the IU coaches.

"That's too bad," they said. "How did you do in the game?"

"Oh, I did all right," he replied.

"Catch any balls?" they wondered.

"Yeah," he said. "Twenty-one."

"Twenty-one!," they exclaimed. "Are you kidding? Twenty-one receptions in one game?"

Yup, 21.

"That's almost the exact conversation," Heald said Tuesday, grinning at the memory.

Heald caught 21 passes for 292 yards in a 41-28 loss to Cedar Rapids Kennedy, breaking school and Mississippi Valley Conference records for most receptions in one game.

Ex-Metro preps riding NFL rollercoaster

They're in, they're out. They're in, they're out.

Three former Metro area stars have experienced quite a rollercoaster recently while they try to earn National Football League roster spots.

Marion's Allen Reisner originally made the 53-man roster of the Minnesota Vikings, then was waived a day later to make way for a linebacker. Reisner, a tight end, was signed to the Vikings' practice squad but didn't last there long. He was activated to the opening day roster last Saturday for the opener against San Diego. To make room for Reisner, the Vikings
cut his former Iowa teammate, lineman Seth Olsen.

Rob Bruggeman, who went from walk-on to all-Big Ten as a center at Iowa, made the Atlanta Falcons' opening day squad. But the Cedar Rapids Washington product was waived Monday. Bruggeman could surface again on the Falcons' practice squad.

Another former Washington player, Adrian Arrington, could be the New Orleans Saints' No. 3 receiver going into this week's game against the Chicago Bears. Starting wideout Marques Colston injured his collarbone in the opener and will be lost for at least a month. Lance Moore has a groin injury and may not be able to play against the Bears. Arrington saw action in one game last season, catching seven passes against Tampa Bay.

Jade Rogers needs more surgery

IOWA CITY - Jade Rogers needs more surgery on her wounded left knee and will miss the entire 2011-12 season with the University of Iowa women's basketball team, the school announced Wednesday.

Rogers, a 6-foot forward, originally hurt her knee at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School and had surgery for a torn ACL. She played sparingly for the Hawkeyes last season as a freshman, then had arthroscopic surgery on her knee to remove loose cartilage in May.

She's scheduled for another operation on Thursday. The surgery is intended to realign her left leg to help her knee get stronger, according to the university.

"I'm disappointed to have to miss the upcoming season," Rogers said in a UI press release. "Even though I have to sit out this year, I'm happy to get this injury resolved.

"It will help me come back healthier and stronger next year and will also improve my quality of life down the road."

Iowa Coach Lisa Bluder said the team will miss having Rogers in uniform this season.

"With this surgery, she will have an opportunity to return to competitive basketball," Bluder said in the press release. "Her quality of life after her basketball career will also be much better."

Rogers scored 21 points and collected 22 rebounds in 13 games for Iowa last season.