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Diggins wins Metro Spotlight Award

Sun - 13 Dec Written by Metro Sports Report

Derrick Diggins of Cedar Rapids Kennedy is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Diggins, just a 15-year-old sophomore, is a key member of the Kennedy basketball team and a rising star in the Mississippi Valley Conference.

Diggins scored 20 points in a victory at Spirit Lake last Saturday and poured in a career-high 25 points in a victory at Xavier Friday night. He is averaging 16.5 points and has scored in double figures in all four of Kennedy's games.

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Usher wins Metro Spotlight Award

Sun - 13 Dec Written by Metro Sports Report

Olivia Usher of Cedar Rapids Prairie is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Usher, a 5-foot-9 senior, is the leader of the Prairie girls basketball team that has gotten off to a 4-2 start this season with victories over Muscatine, Marion, Jefferson and Dubuque Senior. The Hawks have already matched their victory total from last season, when they finished with a 4-18 record.

Usher is averaging 11.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals as Prairie's primary point guard. Those numbers do not include her strong defense and leadership.

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Foreman wins Metro Spotlight Award

Sun - 06 Dec Written by Metro Sports Report

Will Foreman of Cedar Rapids Washington is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Foreman, a sophomore, has gotten off to a terrific start with the Washington wrestling team this season. He has a 7-0 record at 126 pounds with six pins and a 10-3 decision.

Foreman began the season Tuesday with victories against wrestlers from Marion and Mount Vernon in a double-dual, including a pin in 40 seconds against Marion. He collected two more pins in a double-dual against Waterloo East and Waterloo West Thursday, including another quick pin in 1:24 against Waterloo East.

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Sellers wins Metro Spotlight Award

Sun - 06 Dec Written by Metro Sports Report

Lela Sellers of Cedar Rapids Kennedy is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Sellers, a 5-foot-11 senior, is one of the top basketball players in the state and has committed to play college ball at Liberty University, which is an NCAA Division I school.

Sellers had a big weekend for the Cougars in two victories over ranked teams. It began Friday night when she poured in 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 65-61 victory at fifth-ranked Iowa City High.

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Ollinger wins Metro Spotlight Award

Sun - 29 Nov Written by Metro Sports Report

Amanda Ollinger of Linn-Mar is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Ollinger, a 6-foot-1 senior, is one of the top basketball players in the state. She averaged 25 points in two games during the first week of the regular season and helped the 10th-ranked Lions get off to a 2-0 start.

Ollinger poured in 30 points against Waterloo East on Tuesday and followed that performance with 20 points and six steals against Muscatine on Saturday.

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