Linn-Mar Volleyball

No. 9 Cougars rally to oust Lions, 3-2

The Kennedy Cougars lost the first two games against Linn-Mar Thursday night and trailed 22-18 in the third set when Coach Michelle Goodall called a timeout with her team on the verge of being eliminated from the Class 5A regional volleyball tournament.

She must have said the magic words.

The ninth-ranked Cougars rallied for a dramatic 23-25, 26-28, 25-23, 25-23, 15-12 victory in the regional semifinals at Linn-Mar.

Kennedy (28-9) will face third-ranked Dowling in the regional finals at Newton Tuesday night, with the winner claiming a spot in the state tournament at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids.

Goodall challenged her players during that timeout with the Cougars just three points away from extinction.

"I told them in that timeout, 'Who believes we're going to win the next three points?,'" she said. "Three or four of them said, 'Yeah, we're gonna.'"

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Cougars make strong run in MVC tourney

After winning  five straight matches Saturday, the Kennedy girls finally ran out of steam and had to settle for second place to Iowa City High in the 14-team Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball tournament.

Along the way, the Cougars got revenge for regular-season losses to Iowa City West and Linn-Mar. And they beat City High in three games in pool play during the morning session.

But in the championship final the Little Hawks found their groove and posted a dominating 25-16 25-16 victory.

“I think the kids were kind of zapped at the end,” said Kennedy Coach Michelle Goodall. “And Iowa City came out on fire.”

Ranked eighth in Class 5A, City High (21-9) came into the tourney as the top seed with the only unblemished MVC record of 6-0. The Class 5A 10th-ranked Cougars (25-11) were seeded eighth based on their 4-2 conference mark.

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'Think Pink' at Linn-Mar Oct. 21

The Linn-Mar volleyball team will be celebrating its 2nd Annual Think Pink Night on Tuesday, Oct. 21 when it hosts Xavier.

Linn-Mar encourages the public to support two local teams as they raise awareness for breast cancer. All gate proceeds will be donated to The Especially for You Fund.

The junior varsity and sophomore games begin at 5:30 with the varsity match at 7 p.m

Lions nipped by Tigers in volleyball

CEDAR FALLS - The Linn-Mar Lions were nudged by Cedar Falls, 25-19, 20-25, 25-22, 12-25, 15-9, in a Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball match in Cedar Falls Tuesday night.

Sarah Renner collected 13 kills and 19 assists for the Lions.

Ellie Anderson finished with 31 assists and 11 kills. Sami Boekhoff had 11 kills and four blocks.