Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Kennedy swimmers trim Linn-Mar

The Kennedy boys swimming team downed Linn-Mar, 92-78, Tuesday in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Kennedy.

Stefan Kitsos won the 50-yard freestyle (22.25 seconds) and 100 breaststroke (1:00.98) for the Cougars. Cade Schoenauer won the 100 butterfly (55.83) and the 100 freestyle (51.97).

Tre Hayward claimed the 100 backstroke (1:03.66) for the Cougars. Kennedy also won the 200 medley (1:42.95) and 200 freestyle (1:33.56) relays.

Hogan Myers won the 200 freestyle (1:54.76) and 500 freestyle (5:15.34) for the Lions. Matt Peng won the 200 individual medley (2:11.04). Linn-Mar also won the 400 freestyle relay.

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Bohannon nets 1,000, but Lions struggle

Jordan Bohannon joined his three older brothers in the 1,000 point club at Linn-Mar High School on Tuesday night, but the Lions struggled and there was no reason to celebrate the milestone.

The Waukee Warriors opened a 22-point lead in the fourth quarter and dumped Linn-Mar, 63-52, in the season opener at Linn-Mar.

Bohannon scored 12 points and raised his career total to 1,010, but he netted only two points in the second half (both on free throws) and was called for a technical foul when he slammed the ball to the floor when a call went against the Lions.

"That was totally my bad," he said contritely. "I was frustrated."

Jason Bohannon, who was Iowa's Mr. Basketball in 2006, poured in 1,679 points during his career at Linn-Mar. Matt Bohannon, now starring at Northern Iowa, collected 1,065 points with the Lions. And Zach Bohannon scored 1,033 points at Linn-Mar.

All told, the four Bohannons have scored 4,787 points for the Lions.

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Ollinger wins Metro Spotlight Award

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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Ollinger sparks No.10 Lions with defense

Amanda Ollinger can have a big impact on a basketball game even when she's not shooting well from the floor.

She proved it Saturday night.

Ollinger made six steals and sparked Linn-Mar with her defense as the 10th-ranked Lions put the clamps on Muscatine, 49-29, in a non-conference game in the Linn-Mar gym.

Ollinger scored a game-high 20 points but shot only 7-for-19 from the field, including 1-for-6 on 3-pointers. The all-state forward got a lot of her points with her defense and steals.

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