Linn-Mar Girls Soccer

Garman's 3 goals send Lions past Waterloo West

WATERLOO -- Madisen Garman scored three goals to lead No. 5 Linn-Mar past Waterloo West, 5-1, Thursday in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls soccer game.

Sarah Fathalla had a goal and an assist, and Leandra Martins a goal for Linn-Mar (3-1, 3-1 MVC).

Waterloo West is 2-3, 2-2.

Linn-Mar 5, Waterloo West 1

Goals -- LM: Madisen 3, Sarah Fathallah, Leandra Martins; WW: Brie Burkart. Assists -- LM: Sarah Fathallah, Brenna Duffy, Mackenzie Seckman, Christina Swenson.

Lions ranked No. 5 in girls soccer poll

The Xavier girls soccer team is still ranked No. 1 in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union polls released Friday.

Four Metro teams are ranked among the top 15 in Class 3A. Linn-Mar is fifth, Washington eighth, Kennedy ninth and Jefferson 14th. Prairie broke into the Class 2A rankings at No. 12.

Linn-Mar and Kennedy each dropped a spot from the preseason poll while Washington shot up six spots. Jefferson dropped three spots and likely was headed out of the poll until it shocked Kennedy, 1-0, Thursday night.

West Des Moines Valley is ranked No. 1 and Iowa City West No. 2 in Class 3A. West's game against Washington at Kingston Stadium Friday night was postponed by bad weather. It will be made up Tuesday (April 19).

Pleasant Valley is ranked second behind Xavier in Class 2A.

Union of LaPorte City is No. 1 in 1A, followed by Dubuque Wahlert.

IGHSAU RANKINGS

Class 3A
 1. West Des Moines Valley  3-0
 2. Iowa City West  3-0
 3. Johnston  2-0
 4. Bettendorf  1-1
 5. Linn-Mar  2-1
 6. Ankeny  2-0
 7. Urbandale  0-1
 8. C.R. Washington  2-0
 9. C.R. Kennedy  2-1
10. D.M. Lincoln  2-0
11. W.D.M. Dowling  1-1
12. C.B. Thomas Jefferson  3-1
13. Sioux City North  1-2
14. C.R. Jefferson  1-2
15. Ames 1-2

Class 2A
 1. C.R. Xavier  5-0
 2. Pleasant Valley  1-0
 3. Waverly-Shell Rock  3-1
 4. North Scott  1-1
 5. Glenwood  2-0
 6. Waukee  2-0
 7. Independence/East Buchanan  4-0
 8. Lewis Central  2-1
 9. Pella 1-1
10. ADM/Van Meter  2-0
11. Sioux City East  1-1
12. C.R. Prairie  2-1
13. D.M. Hoover  2-1
14. Winterset  5-0
15. Decorah  2-1

 Class 1A
1. Union  4-0
2. Dubuque Wahlert  3-1
3. Davenport Assumption  3-0
4. Sioux City Heelan  2-0
5. Waterloo Columbus  3-0
6. Nevada  2-1
7. Dallas Center-Grimes  2-1
8. Denver  4-0
9. Bondurant-Farrar  4-0
10. Solon  2-1
11. Center Point-Urbana  2-1
12. Gilbert  2-1
13. Iowa City Regina  2-1
14. C.B. St. Albert  0-2
15. Monticello  3-1

Linn-Mar wins girls soccer home opener

Kali Hubler and Brinkly Werkman scored second-half goals to propel Linn-Mar past Cedar Falls, 2-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls soccer game.

It was Linn-Mar's first home game at its new stadium.

Linn-Mar is 2-1 overall and in the MVC.

The Lions also won the JV game, 2-0.

Linn-Mar 2, Cedar Falls 0

Goals -- LM: Kali Hubler, Brinkly Werkman. Assists -- LM: Brinkly Werkman, Christina Swenson.

Lions rout Waterloo East in girls soccer

WATERLOO -- Madisen Garman scored four goals and Kali Hubler added three to lead Linn-Mar to a 10-0 rout of Waterloo East Monday in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls soccer game.

The Lions (1-1, 1-1 MVC) are ranked No. 4 in Class 3A and were coming off a season-opening loss to Class 2A No. 1 Xavier.

Linn-Mar 10  Waterloo East 0

Goals -- LM: Madisen Garman 4, Kali Hubler 3, Molly Brandt, Kristin Thom, Brinkly Werkman. Assists -- LM: Leandra Martins 2, Molly Brandt 2, Christina Swenson 2, Malory Garman, Erica Noyes