Metro Sports Report

No. 4 Marion girls dump Solon

SOLON - Caitlyn Smith popped in three 3-pointers and scored 14 points Friday night as the fourth-ranked Marion Indians rolled past Solon, 66-27, in a Wamac Conference game in Solon.

The Indians (2-0) cruised to a 45-15 lead at halftime.

Maddie Knapp also hit three triples for Marion and scored nine points in a balanced attack. The Indians made eleven 3-pointers in the contest.

Dakota Doyle scored 11 points for Solon (1-2).

MARION (66): Redmond 1 0-0 3, Knapp 3 0-0 9, Rice 3 0-0 7, Smith 4 3-3 14, Wright 0 0-1 0, Cannoy 0 0-0 0, Dunne 1 0-0 3, Laube 2 2-6 6, Willette 1 4-6 6, Herold 2 2-3 7, Nielsen 0 0-0 0, Beik 0 0-0 0, Sade 2 4-4 8, Jordan 1 0-0 3. Totals 20 15-23 66.

SOLON (27): Prybil 1 0-0 2, Shelman 0 0-0 0, Ryan 0 0-0 0, Hinkel 0 0-2 0, Oberthien 1 1-2 4, Doyle 3 3-6 11, Bluder 2 5-7 9, Lawson 0 1-2 1, Smith 0 0-0 0, Durr 0 0-2 0. Totals 7 10-21 27.

Halftime - Marion 45, Solon 15. 3-point goals - Marion 11 (Knapp 3, Smith 3, Redmond 1, Rice 1, Dunne 1, Herold 1, Jordan 1), Solon 3 (Doyle 2, Oberthien 1).

Balanced Kohawks knock off La Crosse

Four players scored in double digits to lead the Coe College men’s basketball team to a 76-70 win over Wisconsin-La Crosse on Friday at Eby Fieldhouse.

Matt Vonderhaar had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Kohawks, Marshall Shedeck added 17 points, and Matt Meyer and Lincoln Verba each chipped in 11 points. Jake Timm had nine assists.

Coe (3-2) shot 20-for-22 from the free-throw line, including 4-for-4 in the final 11 seconds to seal the win.

Ollinger sparks Lions by Wahawks

WATERLOO – Amanda Ollinger had 16 points, nine rebounds and five steals to lead the 10th-ranked Linn-Mar girls basketball team to a 46-29 win over Waterloo West on Friday.

Kamryn Finley made four 3-poniters and scored 14 points for the Lions. Alie Akers added nine points.

Linn-Mar (3-0) led just 18-15 at halftime, but pulled away with an 18-4 run in the third quarter.

Mackenzie Wehr had nine points for the Wahawks (1-3).

LINN-MAR (46): Johnson 0 0-0 0, Akers 4 0-0 9, Frese 1 0-0 2, Lancial 0 0-0 0, Murphy 2 0-0 5, Spies 0 0-0 0, Finley 4 2-4 14, Larson 0 0-0 0, Ollinger 5 5-6 16. Totals 16 7-10 46.

WATERLOO WEST (29): Robinson 4 0-0 9, Cook 1 0-0 2, Campbell 1 0-0 2, Wehr 3 0-0 9, Ceaser 2 3-6 7, Phillips 0 0-1 0. Totals 11 3-7 29.

Halftime – Linn-Mar 18, Waterloo West 15. 3-point goals – Linn-Mar 7 (Finley 4, Akers, Murphy, Ollinger), Waterloo West 4 (Wehr 3, Robinson).

Jefferson boys roll by Burlington

The Jefferson boys basketball team led 28-3 after the first quarter and rolled to a 68-33 win over Burlington on Friday at Jefferson.

Royshawn Webb and Dennis McKinley each had 14 points for the J-Hawks and Adam Van Oort added 13.

Jefferson improved to 1-1.

BURLINGTON (33): Schroeder 0 0-2 2, Heinz 1 0-0 3, Gravel 1 0-0 2, Connor 0 0-0 0, Bellegante 0 0-0 0, Oard 4 1-2 10, Mosena 1 2-2 4, Mueller 0 0-0 0, Randall 2 0-0 5, Tellis 0 2-2 2, Hornbrecker 1 1-2 3, Crabtree 1 0-0 2, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Reed 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 6-10 33.

JEFFERSON (68): Webb 6 1-2 14, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Wiederin 0 2-2 2, Green 1 1-3 3, Kramer 2 0-0 5, Brown 1 3-4 5, McCauley 0 0-0 0, Van Oort 5 2-4 13, Szabo 1 0-0 2, McKinney 6 2-2 14, Burnett 2 2-2 6, Larsen 0 0-0 0, Hulsing 1 2-2 4, Hawkins 0 0-2 0. Totals 25 15-22 68.

Halftime – Jefferson 42, Burlington 9. 3-point goals – Burlington 3 (Heinz, Oard, Randall), Jefferson 3 (Webb, Kramer, Van Oort).