Metro Sports Report

Mims stepping aside at Mount Mercy

Mount Mercy women's basketball Coach Micha Mims will be stepping aside at the conclusion of the 2019-20 season to pursue other professional opportunities, Athletic Director Paul Gavin announced Wednesday.

The search for a new head coach will begin immediately.

The Mustangs compiled a 25-67 record during her first three seasons and are 4-17 overall and 1-15 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference this year, making her 29-84 overall.

Mims returned to her alma mater to lead the women's basketball program in March 2016 after serving as an assistant coach at Culver-Stockton for two years.

Appel nets 43 as Eagles trim Coe

Luke Appel poured in a career-high 43 points Tuesday night as the  12th-ranked Kirkwood Eagles rallied to defeat the Coe junior varsity, 95-89, at Johnson Hall.

Appel, a 6-foot-7 sophomore from Marshalltown, shot 18 for 22 from the field and canned a pair of 3-pointers.

Coe led by nine points with about three minutes remaining, but the Eagles forced turnovers and surged to their 18th victory in 22 games.

DJ Purnell finished with 19 points and 15 rebounds for Kirkwood. Seybian Sims collected 10 rebounds, eight points, three assists and three steals.

Sean Oberman scored 19 points for Coe. The Kohawks made sixteen 3-pointers, with Zach Bushbaum nailing five triples.

Mount Mercy spikes Culver-Stockton

Evan Gaskill collected 14 kills Tuesday as the Mount Mercy men's  volleyball team swept Culver-Stockton, 25-21, 25-16, 25-23, in a Heart  of America Conference match at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

The Mustangs squared their records at 2-2 overall and 2-2 in the  league. Culver-Stockton fell to 0-8 overall and 0-2 in the league.

Julian Armendano contributed 12 kills for Mount Mercy and Ben Steffen  had 10.

McKinney powers Mustangs to 107-98 victory

Dennis McKinney poured in 35 points and snared 10 rebounds Saturday afternoon to help Mount Mercy top Missouri Valley, 107-98, in a Heart of America Conference shootout at the Hennessey Recreation Center.

The victory lifted the Mustangs to 11-11 overall and 6-10 in the conference. Missouri Valley fell to 12-10 overall and 9-8 in the league.

McKinney shot 12 for 18 from the floor, including 4 for 6 on 3-pointers, and sank all seven of his free throws. He also had three assists.

Bailey Basala pitched in with 25 points for Mount Mercy, including a 12-for-15 showing at the foul line and three 3-pointers. Streeter McIlravy scored 18 points with four 3-pointers. Tyler Kelley added 13 points.