Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Lindwall paces Warriors to golf title

CEDAR FALLS - Frank Lindwall fired a 1-over-par 73 Friday to help the Washington Warriors win the Tiger Invitational at Beaver Hills in Cedar Falls.

Washington finished at 305 to top Iowa City West by five shots. Linn-Mar finished third in the 12-team field. Xavier placed sixth, Prairie eighth, Kennedy ninth and Jefferson 11th.

J.D. Goodfellow of Iowa City West took medalist honors with a 1-under 71. Lindwall and Ben Schmidt of Wahlert tied for second at 73.

Connor Neighbors of Washington finished fourth with a 3-over 75. Logan Bracey of Washington and Luke Winker of Xavier tied for fifth at 76.

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No. 8 Warriors crown Linn-Mar, 49-14

Tavian Patrick brought the Washington crowd to its feet Thursday night with a 93-yard kickoff return and a pair of 33-yard touchdown runs, but Kenneth Plume also got a standing ovation at Kingston Stadium.

Don't know Plume? He's a starting offensive lineman for the Warriors and was crowned the homecoming king on a soggy night at Kingston as the eighth-ranked Warriors belted Linn-Mar, 49-14.

So which is better: A 93-yard kickoff return or homecoming king?

"A 93-yard kickoff return. Any day," said Plume, who'd like to try it some day.

But don't get him wrong, he was happy to be king. "I kind of wanted to cry a little bit," he admitted.

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Prairie jumps to 3rd in volleyball

The Prairie Hawks zoomed seven spots from No. 10 to No. 3 in the new Class 5A volleyball rankings Thursday by the IGHSAU.

Prairie (11-1) won all six of its matches at the Linn-Mar Invitational on Saturday, including four victories over ranked teams. The Hawks returned to Linn-Mar on Tuesday night and beat the Lions again.

Kennedy fell one spot to No. 5 in Class 5A. The Cougars (12-5) knocked off then-No. 1 Cedar Falls on Tuesday night, but the Cougars lost two matches to Cedar Falls at the Osage Tournament on Saturday. Cedar Falls dropped to No. 4 in the poll.

Linn-Mar (12-4) fell two spots to No. 9 this week after its losses to Prairie.

Bettendorf (11-1) is ranked No. 1 in Class 5A. Its only loss was to Prairie in the MVC/MAC Challenge earlier in the season.

The Marion Indians (10-2) stayed No. 2 in Class 4A. West Delaware leads the 4A rankings.

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Havertape paces Wash swimmers by LM

Lauren Havertape was a four-time winner Tuesday as the Washington Warriors splashed Linn-Mar, 117-69, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls swimming meet at the Washington pool.

Havertape won the 50 free and 100 fly for Washington. She also swam on the victorious 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay.

Jenny Hughes was a triple-champ for the Warriors. She captured the 200 free and 500 free and swam on the winning 400 freestyle relay.

Kaitlyn Nemickas, Caitlin Sievers and Emily Nelson were double-winners for Washington. Hannah Gardner was a double-winner for Linn-Mar.

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