Marion Girls Basketball

Rice sparks No. 6 Marion girls

Chloe Rice scored 21 points to lead the sixth-ranked Marion girls basketball team in a 59-41 win over South Tama in a Wamac Conference game Tuesday at Marion.

Mia Laube added 10 points for the Indians (8-4), who led 10-0 early and 23-10 at the end of the first quarter.

Dani Stubbs scored 12 points for South Tama (6-7).

SOUTH TAMA (41): Hala 3 0-0 7, Berger 0 0-0 0, Fritz 2 0-0 4, Stubbs 5 2-8 12, Llewellyn 1 1-1 3, Climer 1 0-0 2, Bacon 4 0-0 9, Slaven 0 0-0 0, Roberts 0 0-0 0, Keahna 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 3-9 41.

MARION (59): Redmond 0 0-0 0, Knapp 1 1-2 3, Rice 9 1-2 21, Smith 2 0-0 6, Wright 2 0-0 4, Cannoy 0 0-0 0, Dunne 0 2-2 2, Laube 5 0-0 10, Willette 2 0-0 4, Herold 1 1-2 3, Sade 1 2-2 4, Jordan 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 7-10 59.

Halftime – Marion 32, South Tama 18. 3-point goals – South Tama 2 (Hala, Bacon), Marion 4 (Rice 2, Smith 2).

Marion girls put clamps on Vinton

The sixth-ranked Marion girls basketball team held Vinton-Shellsburg to just six field goals in a 46-25 win Tuesday in a Wamac Conference game at Marion.

The Indians jumped to a 10-2 lead in the first four minutes before leading 17-11 at halftime.

Chloe Rice scored 11 points for Marion (7-3).

Vinton-Shellsburg fell to 3-9.

VINTON-SHELLSBURG (25): Grifitbh 1 6-6 8, Blake 0 2-2 2, Speidel 0 2-4 2, Cornell 2 1-2 5, A.Gloede 2 1-2 6, E.Gloede 1 0-0 2, Spies 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 12-16 25.

Halftime – Marion 17, Vinton-Shellsburg 11. 3-point goals – Vinton-Shellsburg 1 (A.Gloede), Marion 2 (Dunne, Herold).

No. 5 Marion girls fall to No. 4 Bobcats

EPWORTH – The fourth-ranked Western Dubuque girls basketball team rallied in the second half and beat No. 5 Marion, 52-46, Tuesday in a Wamac Conference game at Western Dubuque.

The teams fought to a 24-24 tie at halftime, but the Bobcats pulled away in the second half.

Megan Maahs scored 22 points for Western Dubuque (9-0), shooting 12-of-13 from the free-throw line.

Chloe Rice led the Indians (6-3) with 17 points. Mia Laube added 13 points.

MARION (46): Knapp 1 0-0 2, Rice 6 4-4 17, Smith 2 0-0 5, Wright 0 0-0 0, Laube 4 5-6 13, Willette 0 0-0 0, Herold 2 0-0 6, Sade 1 1-1 3, Jordan 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 10-11 46.

WESTERN DUBUQUE (52): Simon 2 0-0 5, Burds 0 0-4 0, Dolphin 3 1-1 8, Pitz 3 4-4 10, Hill 0 0-0 0, Herbst 0 1-2 1, Megan Maahs 5 12-13 22, Cartee 1 2-2 4, McKenzie Maahs 1 0-2 2. Totals 15 20-28 52.

Halftime – Marion 24, Western Dubuque 24. 3-point goals – Marion 4 (Herold 2, Rice, Smith), Western Dubuque 2 (Simon, Dolphin).

Marion girls triple their pleasure

The fifth-ranked Marion girls basketball team nailed twelve 3-point goals and sailed past the Washington Demons, 65-44, Tuesday in Marion.

Chloe Rice and Mia Laube led the Indians from beyond the arch, each hitting three. Rice finished with 16 points, Laube had 10 points and Elle Herold 11.

Marion improved to 6-2, while Washington fell to 2-5.

WASHINGTON (44): Brinning 2 2-3 6, Redlinger 0 0-0 0, Stout 0 0-0 0, Nacos 3 0-0 7, Kimball 2 2-4 8, Salow 1 0-0 2, Dicks 0 0-0 0, DeLong 3 3-4 10, Pacha 5 1-1 11. Totals 16 8-12 44.

MARION (65): Knapp 3 0-0 8, Rice 6 1-1 16, Smith 2 0-0 6, Wright 1 0-0 3, Dunne 1 0-0 2, Laube 3 1-2 10, Willette 1 0-0 2, Herold 3 4-4 11, Sade 3 1-4 7, Jordan 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 7-11 65.

Halftime – Marion 36, Washington 15. 3-point goals – Washington 4 (Kimball 2, Nacos, DeLong), Marion 12 (Rice 3, Laube 3, Knapp 2, Smith 2, Wright, Herold).