Metro Sports Report

Engle’s 16 points lead Marion boys

VAN HORNE – Craig Engle had 16 points as the Marion boys basketball team improved to 9-3 with a 47-38 win over Benton Community in a Wamac Conference game in Van Horne Tuesday night.

Derek Smith added 10 points for the Indians, who are 5-2 in the conference.

Tucker Schroeder had 19 points for the Bobcats (4-10) and Tyler Eggert had 12 points.

MARION (47): Fish 1 4-4 6, Engle 7 0-2 16, Manderscheid 3 1-2 7, Alberts 1 0-0 2, Devin Quinn 3 0-0 6, Smith 4 1-2 10, Deshaun Quinn 0 0-0 0, Williams 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 6-11 47.

BENTON COMMUNITY (38): Cooper 3 0-0 6, Kraus 1 0-0 2, Schroeder 5 1-2 19, Eggert 5 0-0 12, Hartl 0 0-0 0, Zittergruen 2 0-0 4, Lewis 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 1-2 38.

Halftime – Marion 27, Benton Community 23. 3-point goals – Marion 3 (Engle 2, Smith), Benton Community 5 (Schroeder 3, Eggert 2).

Pleasant Valley upsets Linn-Mar girls

BETTENDORF – The fifth-ranked Linn-Mar girls basketball team suffered a 42-37 upset loss to unranked Pleasant Valley on Tuesday at Pleasant Valley.

The Lions were held to five points in the first and third quarters for their third consecutive defeat.

Amanda Ollinger had 11 points and eight rebounds for Linn-Mar (10-4). Kamryn Finley contributed 10 points and eight rebounds. Nikita Sharma had seven points and eight rebounds. Megan Murphy also had eight rebounds.

Ellie Spelhaug had 15 points for Pleasant Valley (9-4). Kira Arthofer scored 12 points and Lana Lindstrom had 15 rebounds.

Laube scores 21 as Marion girls win

Mia Laube had 21 points to lead the Marion girls basketball team to a 48-41 win over Benton Community on Tuesday in a Wamac Conference game at Marion.

It was a close game, with the Indians building their biggest lead in the final minute.

Amanda Sahm had 13 points for Marion (11-4) and Caitlyn Smith added 10 points.

Gabi Kuster had 13 points to lead the Bobcats (7-8).

BENTON COMMUNITY (41): Gallagher 1 0-0 2, Kuester 3 7-9 13, Schmidt 0 0-0 0, Schallau 0 1-2 1, Wiebel 3 2-3 9, Brunssen 1 4-6 6, Parizek 3 0-0 6, Heilman 2 0-0 4. Totals 13 14-20 41.

MARION (48): Peyton 0 0-0 0, Rice 0 0-3 0, Smith 2 2-2 10, Sahm 4 5-7 13, Mohr 1 1-2 3, Laube 6 0-12 21, Sade 0 1-2 1, Jordan 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 18-29 48.

Halftime – Marion 25, Benton Community 22. 3-point goals – Benton Community 1 (Wiebel), Marion 2 (Smith 2).

Linn-Mar tabs 8 for Hall of Fame

John M. Anderson, Jaye Hutcheson, Bob Hoyt, Josh Dodds, Maureen Corkery-Johnston, Matt McDonough, Richard Burns and Grant Gibbs will be inducted into the Linn-Mar Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 30 prior to a varsity boys basketball game at Linn-Mar.

Anderson (1984) was the starting center for Linn-Mar when it won the 1983 state basketball title. He played at Ohio State and overseas in Italy, Israel, Hong Kong and Australia. He died in 1994 in Australia after being stricken with meningitis.

Hutcheson (2008) played softball, basketball and volleyball at Linn-Mar. She was an elite all-state selection in softball and pitched at the University of Northern Iowa. She is currently working in Phoenix.