Linn-Mar Softball

Lions sweep Warriors in softball

Linn-Mar hosted Washington Thursday night for a Mississippi Valley Conference softball doubleheader and both teams played as if they needed the wins.

Linn-Mar took the first game, 7-6 in nine innings, and cruised to an 8-0 victory in the nightcap.

Elison Ollinger drove in Maddy Ryan with two outs in the bottom of the ninth with an RBI triple to win the opener. Ollinger, an eighth grader, collected two hits and two RBIs in the contest.

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Rentschler socks homer as Lions split

DUBUQUE - Madison Rentschler hit a home run and drove in three runs Tuesday as the Linn-Mar Lions defeated Dubuque Hempstead, 9-3, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader in Dubuque.

Hempstead won the second game, 8-0.

Christina Lincoln went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs in the opener for Linn-Mar (6-16, 5-9). Maddy Ryan collected two doubles and drove in two runs.

Kortlan Ollinger and Kelsey Duggan had two hits. Alexis Kelsey was the winning pitcher.

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Olson fires J-Hawks to sweep of Lions

Alyssa Olson continued her dominating pitching, firing a one-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts to lead No.9 Jefferson to an 11-0 win over Linn-Mar and a sweep of their softball doubleheader Thursday at Larry Niemeyer Field.

Jefferson (18-5, 11-3) won the opener, 4-3.

Olson fired a two-hit, 12-strikeout shutout on Tuesday against then-No.4 Dubuque Senior. She fired a three-inning no-hitter Wednesday night against Waterloo West.

Jefferson banged out 10 hits in five innings to back Olson. Hannah Towns and Katelyn Holub had two hits apiece.

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Ollingers lead Lions to double rout of East

Linn-Mar blew out Waterloo East twice Tuesday in Mississippi Valley Conference softball at Linn-Mar.

The Lions won the first game, 11-3, then took the second 14-1 in three innings.

Ellison Ollinger had three hits and drove in three runs in the opener for Linn-Mar (5-10, 4-6).

Alexis Kelsey got the win for Linn-Mar. She allowed three runs over seven innings, struck out three, walked none and gave up five hits.

Linn-Mar plated 11 runs in the second inning of the nightcap. Kortlan Ollinger had a bases-loaded triple, and Jenna Harms drove in three runs with a bases-loaded walk and two-run single.

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