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Thursday, May 16, 2024
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Sutton wins Metro Spotlight Award

Cedar Rapids Kennedy junior Davis Sutton is this week's winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Sutton has emerged as one of the top golfers in the state this summer. He won the Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet with a 4-under-par 59 at Airport National and captured the Dubuque Wahlert Invitational with a 1-under 69 at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club.

Sutton placed third at the Rotary Pribyl Junior Tournament and also finished third at the Linn-Mar Invitational.

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Murdock wins Metro Spotlight award

Kennedy junior Cole Murdock is the winner of the Metro Spotlight award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Murdock posted a three-shot victory in the Open Division of the 2013 Rotary Pribyl Junior Golf Tournament Aug. 9 when he shot an even-par 70 at Elmcrest Country Club. He finished the 72-hole tournament at 7-over 293 with solid rounds at Ellis Park, the Cedar Rapids Country Club, Hunters Ridge and Elmcrest.

Murdock also won the Novice title at the Pribyl tournament in 2011.

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Berutti wins Metro Spotlight award

Xavier senior Carly Berutti is the winner of the Metro Spotlight award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Berutti captured first place at the AIM Grand National Trapshooting Championships in the Junior Female Division Aug. 6 in Sparta, Ill. She hit 100 straight targets on the final day of competition and finished 197 of 200 overall.

Berutti won the Iowa state title in June and was named captain of the all-tournament team. She is a member of the National Honor Society at Xavier and holds a black belt in karate.

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Keller wins Metro Spotlight award

Mitch Keller of Xavier High School has been named the winner of the Metro Spotlight award for this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday night.

Keller helped the Saints reach the Class 4A state baseball tournament this year as a star pitcher and hitter. He compiled a 5-5 record and 1.72 ERA, with 91 strikeouts in 69.1 innings. Opponents hit only .194 against him all season.

Keller hit .347 with four home runs and 37 RBIs. He belted a dramatic three-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning against Prairie in the substate finals to send the Saints (25-16) to state.

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Kuch wins Metro Spotlight award

Katie Kuch from Prairie High School has been named the Metro Spotlight female athlete of the week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday night.

Kuch helped the Hawks reach the Class 5A state softball tournament this season for the first time in school history as their star pitcher. She compiled a 22-9 record and 2.36 ERA, with 120 strikeouts in 205 innings pitched as a senior.

Kuch was honored as the Valley Division Player of the Year in the Mississippi Valley Conference. She was named first team all-Metro and third team all-state.

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