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Schebler belts 5th homer for Oklahoma

Cedar Rapids Prairie grad Scott Schebler hit his fifth home run of the season for Oklahoma City Thursday night in a 4-2 victory over Iowa in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.

The Metro Sports Report provides daily updates on all the Metro graduates in pro baseball.

Here is the updated report through Thursday:

SCOTT SCHEBLER (CR Prairie), Oklahoma City, OF, Triple-A, Pacific Coast League (Dodgers): Schebler went 1-for-4 with his solo home run Thursday. He hit seventh in the lineup and played right field. Schebler is hitting .227 (15-for-66) with two doubles, five homers and nine RBIs.

CHAD CHRISTENSEN (CR Washington), Fort Myers, OF, High-A, Florida State League (Twins): Christensen went 3-for-3 with a double in a 5-3 victory over Charlotte Thursday. He hit seventh in the lineup and played right field. Christensen is hitting .288 (19-for-66) with four doubles, one home run and seven RBIs.

JON KELLER (CR Xavier), Frederick, P, High-A, Carolina League (Orioles): Keller did not pitch Thursday in a 9-8 victory over Salem. He has a 1-1 record, 2.31 ERA and one save.

Lions, Indians win titles at Xavier

Linn-Mar won the girls title and Marion claimed the boys championship at the Xavier Invitational track meet Tuesday.

The Linn-Mar girls got victories from Brooke Lorenz in the high jump, Lannie Nietert in the shot put, the 4x800 relay, Abbie Gries in the 400, Morgan Garcia in the 800 and Jaclyn Simons in the 400 hurdles.

The Marion boys got victories from Blair Brooks in the high jump, Skylar Cook in the long jump, the 4x800 relay, Colton Forster in the 3200, the shuttle hurdle relay, Jeremy Fopma in the 1600 and Fopma in the 800.

BOYS TEAM STANDINGS

1. Marion 148, 2. Iowa City Regina 145, 3. Xavier 129, 4. Ottumwa 93, 5. Burlington 34.

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UNC's Paige undergoes ankle surgery

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — University of North Carolina men’s basketball guard Marcus Paige underwent successful arthroscopic surgery today to remove bone spurs in his right ankle according to a release on the UNC basketball website.

Paige, a graduate of Linn-Mar High School, is expected to resume basketball activities this summer.

The junior played in all 38 games this year, averaged a team-high 14.1 points and led UNC with 170 assists. He earned Carolina’s Most Valuable Player honors for the second consecutive year.

Dr. Robert Anderson performed the surgery at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

Stokes picked 11th in WNBA Draft

A second member of the Stokes family will get a chance to play pro basketball at the highest level.

Kiah Stokes was selected by the New York Liberty with the 11th pick in the WNBA draft Thursday night. The 6-foot-3 center helped UConn win its third straight NCAA title this season and was named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

Greg Stokes, her father, played in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings following his college days at the University of Iowa.

Stokes starred at Linn-Mar High School before joining the national powerhouse at UConn. She became a key reserve for the Huskies and finished fourth in the nation in blocked shots this year, setting a UConn single-season record.

Stokes averaged 4.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks for her college career. She had 18 rebounds against Notre Dame this season. Stokes was selected one pick after the Atlanta Dream selected former University of Iowa point guard Samantha Logic.