Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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.

Maddie Bertsch wins Metro Spotlight Award

Xavier senior Maddie Bertsch is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Bertsch is one of the top golfers in the state and leads Class 4A in scoring with a 78.0 average.

Bertsch helped the Saints place second at the 2013 state meet at the Ames Golf & Country Club by finishing seventh in the individual standings. She also played in the state meet as a freshman in 2011 when she tied for 19th in the standings.

Xavier has captured the CRANDIC meet, the Linn-Mar Invitational and the Valley Division title in the Mississippi Valley Conference this season with Bertsch leading the way. She plans to continue her golf career at the University of Northern Iowa.

The 2014 regional meet is scheduled for May 27 at the Waverly Golf Course and the state meet is scheduled for June 2-3 at the Ames Golf & Country Club.

Bertsch was also a member of the Xavier basketball team that won a state title in 2013.

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Saints, Lions stay No.2 in poll

The Xavier Saints and Linn-Mar Lions held their lofty spots in the girls soccer rankings Friday by the IGHSAU.

The Saints are ranked No.2 in Class 2A and the Lions are ranked No.2 in Class 3A.

The Prairie Hawks stayed No.10 in the Class 3A rankings for the second straight week.

The top-ranked teams are Davenport Assumption in Class 1A, North Scott in Class 2A and Bettendorf in Class 3A.

CLASS 3A

1. Bettendorf (11-1), 2. Linn-Mar (11-0), 3. Iowa City West (10-1), 4. Waukee (10-1), 5. West Des Moines Valley (9-3), 6. Dowling Catholic (6-4), 7. Dubuque Hempstead (9-2), 8. Johnston (11-2), 9. Muscatine (10-3), 10. Prairie (9-2).

CLASS 2A

1. North Scott (9-3), 2. Xavier (6-5), 3. Pleasant Valley (9-6), 4. Waverly-Shell Rock (10-2), 5. Ankeny Centennial (7-6), 6. Dallas Center-Grimes (7-3), 7. Ankeny (5-6), 8. ADM (9-2), 9. Pella (9-3), 10. Newton (10-1), 11. Council Bluffs Jefferson (9-4), 12. Lewis Central (9-3), 13. Spencer (12-2), 14. Winterset (9-2), 15. Maquoketa (7-3).

CLASS 1A

1. Davenport Assumption (11-2), 2. Bishop Heelan (10-0), 3. Nevada (12-0), 4. Solon (9-3), 5. Iowa City Regina (5-2), 6. Union (7-4), 7. Waterloo Columbus (7-4), 8. Gilbert (8-5), 9. Center Point-Urbana (8-1), 10. Clear Creek-Amana (8-2), 11. Tri-Center (9-3), 12. Bondurant-Farrar (6-5), 13. Council Bluffs St. Albert (8-6), 14. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5-4), 15. Denver (8-3).

Indians, Saints win 7 titles

The Marion and Xavier boys track teams combined to capture seven events at the Class 3A state qualifier at Thomas Park Thursday.

Jordan Garthwaite won the 400 meter dash, Colton Forster claimed the 3200 meter run and Devin Quinn took the high jump as the Marion Indians placed third in the team standings. The Indians also won the 4x800 meter relay with Jacob Manderscheid, Austin Yirkovsky, Garthwaite and Trevor Hardman.

Nick Stark was a double-winner for Xavier in the 100 meter dash and long jump as the Saints placed fourth in the team standings. Xavier also claimed the 4x400 relay with Josh Gerke, Joe Welch, Evan Gradoville and Noah Clasen.

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