Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Ryan wins pair for Lions softball

Maddy Ryan got wins in both games of Thursday night's doubleheader as Linn-Mar swept visiting Waterloo East, 13-1 and 11-3.

In the opener, Ryan also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a triple. Elison Ollinger was 3-for-4 with a triple and senior Madison Rentschler also tripled for the Lions.

The sweep moves Linn-Mar to 6-1 overall, 4-1 in the MVC. Waterloo East falls to 2-5, 2-4.

Lions get taste of revenge at state

DES MOINES - The Linn-Mar Lions continued their "Revenge Tour" at the Class 3A state soccer tournament in Des Moines Thursday with a 2-0 victory over Dubuque Hempstead in the opening round.

That was an appetizer for Linn-Mar. Now they want a full-course meal against top-ranked Johnston in the semifinals Friday at 5 p.m.

The Linn-Mar "Revenge Tour" began several weeks ago when they defeated Iowa City High after losing to the Little Hawks earlier in the season.

The "Tour" continued Thursday against Hempstead, which whipped the Lions 3-1 during the regular season in the Mississippi Valley Conference.

Now comes Johnston, which nipped the Lions 1-0 in the state semifinals a year ago.

"I think we've got something to prove," Linn-Mar Coach Corey Brinkmeyer declared. "We know that we lost to them, we know some things didn't quite go our way.

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Garcia, Waterman pace No.7 Lions

Olivia Garcia and Karyle Waterman fired in two goals Wednesday night as No. 7 Linn-Mar rolled by Dubuque Senior, 8-0, in the semifinals of the Class 3A regional soccer tournament at Linn-Mar Stadium.

The Lions (14-4) will face third-ranked Dubuque Hempstead on Monday at 6 p.m. at Dalzell Field in Dubuque in the regional finals, with the winner advancing to the state tournament.

Kayla Kvach, Maddie Saville, Jensen Sevening and Allie Strottman also scored for Linn-Mar. Sevening collected two assists.

Garcia, Amanda Heiderscheit and Claire Larson also had assists.

Linn-Mar led at halftime, 5-0.

Linn-Mar boys capture 2A state tennis title

ANKENY - There was no doubt this time. No real suspense, either.

The Linn-Mar Lions ended Iowa City West's three-year reign as the Class 2A boys state tennis champion with a convincing 5-2 victory over the Lions in Ankeny on Tuesday in the state finals.

When the Lions beat Iowa City West during the regular season, the final score was 5-4 and it came down to some close calls in the doubles matches. That victory by Linn-Mar snapped Iowa City West's 68-match winning streak in dual meets.

This time, Linn-Mar grabbed a 4-2 lead in singles competition and clinched the state title with a 6-1, 6-3 victory by the No. 3 doubles team of Ben Myers and Shane Skvor.

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