Washington High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

5 Metro teams ranked in boys soccer

Linn-Mar, Washington and Kennedy are still neck-and-neck in the Class 3A boys soccer rankings.

The Lions are ranked No. 4, Washington No. 5 and Kennedy No. 6 in the Week 7 rankings released Wednesday by the IAHSSCA. Linn-Mar fell one spot this week.

The Xavier Saints are ranked No.4 and Marion is No. 14 in Class 2A. Marion slipped one spot from last week.

Prairie dropped out of the Class 3A rankings.

CLASS 3A

1. Johnston (13-0), 2. Iowa City High (16-0), 3. Iowa City West (14-1), 4. Linn-Mar (14-2), 5. Washington (10-4), 6. Kennedy (11-4), 7. Pleasant Valley (12-2), 8. Waukee (13-3), 9. West Des Moines Valley (12-3), 10. Bettendorf (13-4), 11. Ankeny Centennial (12-3), 12. Sioux City West (16-1), 13. Muscatine (11-4), 14. Ames (10-4), 15. Southeast Polk (12-5-1), 16. Dubuque Hempstead (9-4).

CLASS 2A

1. (tie) Norwalk (9-5), Waverly-Shell Rock (12-1), 3. Spencer (15-1), 4. Xavier (6-8), 5. Pella (11-4-1), 6. Glenwood (11-3), 7. Dallas Center-Grimes (7-4), 8. ADM (10-5-1), 9. Perry (10-3), 10. DeWitt Central (10-3), 11. Clear Creek-Amana (9-4-2), 12. Creston (11-3), 13. Webster City (13-3), 14. Marion (9-2), 15. Davenport Assumption (8-7), 16. Sioux City Heelan (8-3).

Metro players net MVC tennis honors

Brady Anderson of Linn-Mar and Vale Caro of Prairie have been named Athletes of the Year on the Mississippi Valley Conference all-star tennis teams in the Valley Division.

Jackson Hoyt (Washington), Tim Paulson (Linn-Mar), Kyle D'mello (Xavier) and Jacob Donald (Jefferson) joined Anderson as first-team selections on the boys first-team honor squad.

Magui Caro (Prairie), Lilly Hartman (Washington), Hannah Sherman (Washington) and Jessica Pedersen (Kennedy) joined Vale Caro on the girls first-team honor squad.

Chris Wundram of Linn-Mar was named the Valley Division Coach of the Year for the boys. Scott Leggat of Prairie was named the Valley Division Coach of the Year for the girls.

SECOND TEAM

Metro Only

BOYS: Ian Schweiger (Washington), Trevor McCann (Linn-Mar), Parker Muller (Washington), Quinn Jamrock (Kennedy).

GIRLS: Ellie Anderson (Linn-Mar), Rina Moore (Washington), Allison Jasper (Xavier), Claire Bouchard (Xavier).

HONORABLE MENTION

Metro Only

BOYS: Connor Anthony (Prairie), Blake Larsson (Prairie), Oliver Hammond (Washington), Dane Van Antwerp (Washington), Ben Curley (Xavier), Christopher Schirm (Xavier), Ben Myers (Linn-Mar), Kyle Brendes (Linn-Mar), Zach Denny (Jefferson), Nate Weger (Jefferson), Jimmy Cunningham (Kennedy), Kyle Butler (Kennedy).

GIRLS: Bri Kalous (Prairie), Michelle Grenn (Prairie), Jennifer Greif (Washington), Kelly King (Washington), Kylie DeWees (Xavier), Jeanne Bouchard (Xavier), Jamie Wantock (Linn-Mar), Anna Schlueter (Linn-Mar), Kylie Jonas (Jefferson), Mary Korch (Jefferson), Hanna Krivit (Kennedy), Evann Martin (Kennedy).

Metro Players In Pro Baseball

The Metro Sports Report provides a daily update for all the Metro graduates who are playing pro baseball this season.  Here is the full report through Sunday, May 18:

RYAN SWEENEY (Xavier), Chicago Cubs, OF 
Sweeney is on the 15-Day Disabled List with a strained hamstring in his right leg. He is hitting .200 (11 for 55) with 6 RBIs.

SCOTT SCHEBLER (CR Prairie), Chattanooga, OF, Double-A, Southern League (Dodgers)
Schebler went 1-for-4 Sunday. He is hitting .245 (35 for 143) with 17 runs, 7 doubles, 4 triples, 8 home runs and 24 RBIs

KELLEN SWEENEY (CR Jefferson), Dunedin, IF, Advanced A, Florida State League (Blue Jays)
Sweeney did not play Sunday. He is hitting .000 (0 for 12) this season in 3 games.

CHAD CHRISTENSEN (CR Washington), Kernels, OF/IF, Class A, Midwest League (Twins)
Christensen went 1-for-3 Sunday with an RBI, two runs and two walks. He is hitting .279 (38 for 136) with 14 RBIs.

JON KELLER (Xavier), Delmarva, P, Class A, South Atlantic League (Orioles)
Keller (1-0, 2.14 ERA, 1 save) did not pitch Sunday.

ANDREW HANSE (Linn-Mar), Bowling Green, P, Class A, Midwest League (Tampa Bay).
Hanse (0-2, 6.41) allowed one earned run in 2 innings Sunday.

DAKOTA FREESE (Washington), Arizona Athletics, P, Rookie Arizona League (Oakland)
The Arizona Athletics have not begun their season.

No.5 Warriors roll by Wahlert

Jacob Bjornsen and Antonio Patterson scored two goals Saturday as No.5 Washington sailed by Dubuque Wahlert, 6-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference soccer match at Kingston Stadium.

Emmanuel Hidalgo-Wohlleban and Austin Cook also scored for the Warriors.

Evan Fisher, Aroni Niyikiza and Bjornsen collected assists.