Metro Sports Report

Marion sweeps at Wamac volleyball

Thu - 15 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

The third-ranked Marion Indians swept all three of their matches at the Wamac Conference volleyball tournament Thursday in pool play.

The Indians topped Williamsburg (21-12, 21-13), Anamosa (21-8, 21-5) and Dyersville Beckman (21-14, 21-12).

Western Dubuque, West Delaware and Mount Vernon also won their pools Thursday.

Isabella Sade and Olivia Frazier collected 16 kills for Marion in the three matches. Alyssa Thomas finished with 13 kills.

Caitlyn Smith collected 54 assists. Thomas and Kirsten Way served three aces. Haley Dullea had 14 digs, Way 12 and Tanea Westhoff 10.

Sade collected three blocks.

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VanDraska powers Prairie to title

Thu - 15 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

DUBUQUE - Tysen VanDraska ran away with top honors and led Cedar Rapids Prairie to a convincing victory at the Mississippi Division cross country meet Thursday at the Dubuque Soccer Complex.

VanDraska toured the 5K race in 15 minutes, 29.5 seconds. He defeated teammate Cam Steffens by 29.3 seconds.

The Prairie Hawks also finished 5th, 8th and 9th with Chris Oehlert, Jake Moore and Colton LaGrange to end the meet with 25 points.

Steve Culpepper of Xavier placed seventh. Samuel Eck of Washington was 10th.

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Gorman nipped for Mississippi title

Thu - 15 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

DUBUQUE - Reagan Gorman of Cedar Rapids Washington finished second at the Mississippi Division cross country meet Thursday at the Dubuque Soccer Complex.

Mary Arch of Iowa City High won the 5K race in 18 minutes, 27.3 seconds. She edged Gorman, a freshman, by 1.5 seconds.

Jenny Dickes of Xavier finished sixth in 19:25.7.

Iowa City High won the team championship.

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Fusselman wears Valley Division crown

Thu - 15 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

Hannah Fusselman of Kennedy finished first at the Valley Division cross country meet Thursday at the Tuma Soccer Complex.

Fusselman, a sophomore, ran the 5K layout in 18 minutes, 50 seconds. She defeated Tia Saunders of Iowa City West by nine seconds.

Maddie Mann of Linn-Mar placed third. Meredith Koenigsfeld of Jefferson finished fifth. Morgan Garcia and Amber Decker of Linn-Mar placed seventh and eighth.

Iowa City West won the title with 34 points. Linn-Mar placed second with 54.

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Murphy takes 2nd at Valley race

Thu - 15 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

Ryan Murphy of Linn-Mar placed second in the Valley Division cross country meet at the Tuma Soccer Complex on Thursday.

Isaac Smith of Cedar Falls won the Mississippi Valley Conference race in 15 minutes, 38 seconds, edging Murphy by three seconds. Michael Mather of Linn-Mar finished third in 15:45 and Dalton Gosch of Linn-Mar was fifth in 16:05.

Cedar Falls won the championship with 30 points. Linn-Mar placed second with 42 points.

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