Prairie Girls Basketball

Versatile Ollinger helps Linn-Mar win

Sometimes Amanda Ollinger is a guard, sometimes she's a forward and sometimes she's a center.

The versatile 6-foot-1 senior did most of her damage in the low post Friday night and helped Linn-Mar top Cedar Rapids Prairie, 53-44, with 20 points and 12 rebounds.

Linn-Mar coach Jaime Brandt saw Ollinger had a size advantage near the basket against the Hawks, so she stationed her top player in the low post where she could score or feed teammates for shots.

"That was an adjustment we made on the spot," Ollinger said. "We really didn't know what they were going to throw at us."

"I'm comfortable anywhere on the floor," she said. "Working on finishing at the hoop is a really big thing for me that I'm trying to improve on this season."

Ollinger did a good job with her back to the basket. She's spent of the season on the perimeter, but the situation called for a low-post center and she delivered.

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Prairie girls fall at Wahlert

DUBUQUE – Olivia Usher scored 11 points to lead the Prairie girls basketball team in a 62-46 loss to Dubuque Wahlert on Tuesday.

Charlotte Flynn had 18 points to lead Wahlert (3-5).

The Prairie Hawks fell to 4-3.

PRAIRIE (46): Schmitt 0 3-4 3, Moenk 2 2-4 6, Altenhofen 1 0-0 3, Sanders 0 0-0 0, Lampe 0 0-0 0, Adams 0 3-4 3, Stebral 0 0-0 0, Usher 4 1-1 11, Wagemester 2 0-0 4, Shreeves 0 3-6 3, Kuch 0 2-2 2, Person 3 3-3 9, Stoffer 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 17-24 46.

DUBUQUE WAHLERT (62): Hocking 0 0-0 0, Roling 2 1-1 5, Osterberger 4 1-2 9, Schmerbach 0 0-0 0, Fricano 1 2-2 4, Tranel 1 7-8 10, Ott 0 1-2 1, Boge 3 2-2 8, Flynn 8 0-2 18, Noonan 3 1-3 7, Flogel 0 0-0 0, White 0 0-0 0, Holtz 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 15-22 62.

Halftime – Dubuque Wahlert 22, Prairie 14. 3-point goals – Prairie 3 (Usher 2, Altenhofen), Dubuque Wahlert 3 (Flynn 2, Tranel).

Usher wins Metro Spotlight Award

Olivia Usher of Cedar Rapids Prairie is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Usher, a 5-foot-9 senior, is the leader of the Prairie girls basketball team that has gotten off to a 4-2 start this season with victories over Muscatine, Marion, Jefferson and Dubuque Senior. The Hawks have already matched their victory total from last season, when they finished with a 4-18 record.

Usher is averaging 11.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals as Prairie's primary point guard. Those numbers do not include her strong defense and leadership.

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Wagemester sparks Prairie by Rams

DUBUQUE - Jenna Wagemester collected 11 points, eight rebounds and four steals Friday night as the Cedar Rapids Prairie girls basketball team rolled by Dubuque Senior, 69-30, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Dubuque.

Halle Person scored eight points for Prairie.

The Hawks raised their record to 4-2. Dubuque Senior fell to 0-5.

PRAIRIE (69): Schmidt 1 2-2 5, Moenk 1 0-0 2, Altenhofen 3 0-0 7, Sanders 0 2-2 2, Lampe 2 0-0 4, Adams 2 0-0 4, Stebral 1 0-0 3, Usher 2 3-3 7, Wagemester 3 5-10 11, Shreeves 2 2-2 6, Kuch 2 0-2 4, Person 4 0-0 8, Stoffer 2 2-2 6. Totals 25 16-23 69.

DUBUQUE SENIOR (30): Zillip 1 0-0 2, S.Biehl 1 0-0 2, Schueller 0 0-0 0, Alvarenga 1 0-0 2, Hawkins 0 0-0 0, Evans 0 3-4 3, Wernimont 0 0-0 0, Mills 0 1-2 1, Udelhofen 0 0-2 0, Tigges 0 3-4 3, Mott 6 0-0 12, K.Biehl 2 1-4 5. Totals 11 7-16 30.

Halftime - Prairie 36, Dubuque Senior 16. 3-point goals - Prairie 3 (Schmidt 1, Altenhofen 1, Stebral 1), Dubuque Senior none.