Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Lions primed for 2013 campaign

Linn-Mar is coming off a 29-11 season that saw them make an appearance in the Class 4A state tournament. With a quality core of pitching returning, we can expect to see a strong Linn-Mar team again this season.

Graduated from last season’s club are pitchers Jake Stolley (7-1) and Keaton Blackford (2-3). Also not participating for the Lions is Nate Greve (7-3), who is playing travel ball before heading to Barry  University in Florida.

That accounts for 16 wins and 140 innings that will have to be accounted for by the returning staff.

Also gone from last year is outfielder Michael Redmond, whose .366 average was second only to Greve’s .383. Redmond also provided overall leadership that will be missed.

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Xavier girls pin 1st goal and loss on Lions

Neither wind nor rain nor bitter cold could keep two of the best of the state’s girls soccer teams from their appointed round ball matchup Thursday night.

As it turned out, the game was won after it barely started when Xavier all-stater Kayla Armstrong scored on a rocket kick at the 38:03 mark of the first to give her team a 1-0 lead.

For the next 78 minutes, the Saints and the visiting Lions of Linn-Mar battled back and forth to a standstill.

“It was basically like a boxing match,“ said Linn-Mar Coach Steve Dickinson, whose previously undefeated and unscored upon squad on Thursday climbed from three to two in Class 3A poll.

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Linn-Mar girls reach No.2 in soccer

The Linn-Mar High School girls soccer team climbed one spot from No.3 to No.2 in the Class 3A rankings Thursday.

The Xavier Saints stayed in the No.1 spot in Class 2A and defeated Linn-Mar, 1-0, in their showdown Thursday at Xavier.

Kennedy climbed one notch from No.9 to No.8 in Class 3A.

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No.3 Lions pin Women of Troy, 3-0

IOWA CITY - Olivia Garcia scored a pair of second-half goals that iced Linn-Mar's 3-0 win over Iowa City West Tuesday in girls soccer.

No.3 Linn-Mar took a 1-0 lead in the first half on a goal by Claire Larson.

Emily Menges, Jensen Sevening, Malory Garman and Caitlyn Swenson had assists for the Lions.

Keeper Rylie Frese had seven saves.