Metro Sports Report

Marion suffers 14th straight loss

The football gods continued to frown on the Marion Indians on Friday night.

The Indians lost to Maquoketa, 14-0, in a Class 3A district game at Thomas Park for their 14th straight loss over the past two years.

Kory Walsh rushed for 153 yards for Marion, giving the senior a total of 751 yards on 107 carries this year.

"Kory Walsh runs hard all the time," said Marion coach Tony Perkins, who appreciates the effort.

Walsh was impressed with Maquoketa's defense.

"They are a very physical team," he said. "They come out and smack you."

Cedar Valley falls to Midland, 70-14

WYOMING - Apollo Betsworth and Colin Heeren scored touchdowns for the Cedar Valley Christian football team Friday night in a 70-14 loss at Midland of Wyoming.

Betsworth carried the ball 13 times for 92 yards and caught two passes for 14 yards. Heeren rushed three times for 51 yards and caught a pass for 52 yards.

Travis Geels scored on a two-point conversion for the Huskies.

Drew Gustafson led Cedar Valley with 12 tackles.

Lang leads Coe golfers at IIAC meet

CEDAR FALLS – Erin Lang shot an 86 to tie for 12th place and lead the Coe College women’s golf team to fifth place after the first round of the Iowa Conference Women’s Golf Championship on Friday at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course.

Wartburg leads the eight-team field with 308.

Bethany Lehman is tied for 21st place for the Kokawks with 91 strokes.

The tournament continues with the second round Saturday in Cedar Falls, with the third and fourth rounds taking place next weekend.

Mount Mercy splits in volleyball

DUBUQUE – The Mount Mercy volleyball team split a pair of matches at the Clarke Invitational on Friday at the Kehl Center, losing to Viterbo 3-1 and beating Mayville State 3-0.

The Mustangs opened the day with a 25-16, 21-25, 25-9, 25-15 loss to Viterbo. Cori Peterzalek had eight kills and 13 digs, Olivia Coe had seven kills and Abby Perez had 11 assists.

Mount Mercy beat Mayville State, 25-18, 25-16, 27-25. Peterzalek had 17 kills and 16 digs, Leslie Hoffman had 16 kills and three blocks, Coe had 11 kills and two blocks, and Perez had 22 assists.

The Mustangs improved to 17-8.