Marion High School - Marion, Iowa

Paulson tops all-Metro tennis team

Linn-Mar senior Tim Paulson has been named the Athlete of the Year on the 2015 All-Metro Tennis Team, it was announced Friday.

Chris Wundram of Linn-Mar was named the Metro Coach of the Year. The Lions are undefeated this season and ranked No. 1 in the state.

Jackson Hoyt of Washington, Trevor McCann of Linn-Mar, Ben Curley of Xavier, Rami Hemaiden of Kennedy and Caleb Scott of Marion joined Paulson on the first team.

SECOND TEAM

Parker Muller (Washington), Oliver Hammond (Washington), Ben Myers (Linn-Mar), Jon Lansing (Xavier), Alex Tvedte (Jefferson), Evan Gaskill (Prairie).

HONORABLE MENTION

PRAIRIE: Jason Niccolls, Jake Crumbo

XAVIER: Charlie Esker, Jack VanKampen

KENNEDY: Corey Duncan, Kyle Butler

WASHINGTON: Dane Van Antwerp, Will Rizer

LINN-MAR: Kyle Brendes, Shane Skvor

JEFFERSON: Chris Weisbein, Kellen Brown

MARION: Nate Meister, Peter Ward

Prairie claims 3rd in Metro Tournament

The Prairie Hawks ripped the Marion Indians, 15-2, in five innings Wednesday to finish third in the Metro Baseball Tournament at Washington.

Trey Beckman went 3-for-3 with a double and RBI for Prairie (2-1). Jalen Rima went 2-for-3 with a triple and RBI. Nicholas Mougin was 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs. Ben Boldt drove in two runs.

Maverick Miller had two hits for Marion (1-2).

Marion    110 00 - 2 4 3
Prairie   474 0x - 15 11 2

Marion boots Maquoketa in substate

The Marion Indians blanked Maquoketa, 3-0, in the opening round of the boys Class 2A substate soccer tournament Tuesday at Marion.

Alex Whalen and Tyler Lumbard scored goals for the Indians. Noah Smith collected an assist. The third tally was an "own" goal by Maquoketa.

Marion will play at Solon in the substate semifinals Thursday.

Behn gives Cougars another live arm

Cedar Rapids Kennedy Coach Bret Hoyer already had a treasure chest filled with excellent pitchers.

Now he has another one.

Jackson Behn tossed six strong innings Monday night as the Cougars topped Marion, 10-1, in the semifinals of the Bob Vrbicek Metro Tournament at Kennedy.

Behn pitched well for the Kennedy varsity as a freshman in 2013, but his family moved to Omaha and he played for Millard South High School last year as a sophomore.

The Behns moved back to Iowa this January and now the Cougars have another live arm to join Blake Hargens, Zach Daniels, Sammy Lizarraga, Jacob Henry, Tyler Dralle and others.

The rich have gotten richer.

"It's good to be back," said Behn. "I'm happy about it."

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