Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Walker goal sparks Cougars back to state

For much of the season, Kennedy sophomore Ryan Walker has been a playmaker.

In Saturday's Class 3A Substate 4 final against Linn-Mar, Walker took on a new role - goal scorer.

The speedy 5-foot-3 forward broke away from the Lion defense, took a long stretch pass from teammate Reid Botkin and hammered it past Lion keeper Jared Belin with 17:30 remaining for his first tally of the season.

That goal, combined with another three minutes later from Sameeullah Jung and another stellar performance from goalkeeper Nathan Althoff, gave the Cougars a 2-0 victory and their third trip to state in the past four seasons.

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Ryan sparks Linn-Mar past Marion

Maddy Ryan pitched a complete game and drove in three runs Friday night as Linn-Mar defeated Marion, 9-3, in a softball game at Marion.

Ryan tossed a six-hitter with seven strikeouts and allowed two earned runs. Linn-Mar (2-1) scored six runs in the top of the third inning to grab a 9-1 lead.

Kortlan Ollinger, Kelsey Duggan, Madison Rentschler and Courtney Bodensteiner had two hits for the Lions.

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Brady Anderson eyes 2A state tennis crown

Brady Anderson began banging a tennis ball around when he was about 7 years old. He's gotten pretty good at it over the years.

The Linn-Mar junior won both of his matches at the Class 2A state tournament Friday at the Veterans Memorial Tennis Center and will play in the semifinals Saturday at 10 a.m.

Anderson, the No.1 seed, will face No.4 seed David DiLeo of Iowa City West in a battle to see who makes the finals at 2 p.m.

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Comstock lifts No.10 Lions by J-Hawks

Blake Comstock scored the only goal of the game Wednesday night as the 10th-ranked Linn-Mar Lions topped Jefferson, 1-0, in the Class 3A substate semifinals at Linn-Mar.

Ben Johnson collected an assist on Comstock's goal.

Linn-Mar will face No.5 Kennedy in the substate finals Saturday at noon at Kingston Stadium, with the winner advancing to the state soccer tournament.