Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Prairie boys hustle past Lions

It’s as true in sports as it is in combat, that when the going gets tough the tough get going.

The Linn-Mar and Prairie boys were locked in a knock-down-drag-out battle for three quarters Friday night on the Hawks home court.

And with the win on the line, Prairie turned up the heat and the Lions melted.

“It’s very disappointing,” said Linn-Mar Coach Chris Robertson after the 46-33 defeat.  “They were clearly the tougher team. They were much more aggressive.

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Prairie bounces past Linn-Mar girls

Madison Dellamuth scored 21 points and the Prairie girls rolled over Linn-Mar, 53-34, Friday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference basketball game at Linn-Mar.

Prairie (7-3, 5-2) was looking to bounce back from a 46-23 loss at Dubuque Hempstead last Friday night that dropped the Hawks out of the Class 5A rankings.

“We’ve got to play better defense, play with more urgency on defense, and we have to forget about the poor performance at Hempstead,” Prairie Coach Steve Doser said before the game.

Mission accomplished.

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Prairie, Linn-Mar rank 2-3 in wrestling

Cedar Rapids Prairie is ranked No.2 and Linn-Mar is No.3 in the initial Iowa Wrestling Coaches Association Class 3A dual team rankings for the 2012-13 season.

Southeast Polk is ranked No.1 in Class 3A.

West Delaware is ranked No.1 in Class 2A, thanks in large part to its 4-0 record against Prairie and Linn-Mar in dual meet tournaments this season.

Prairie has a 13-2 record, with both of its losses to West Delaware. Linn-Mar has a 9-6 record, with two losses to West Delaware and two losses to Prairie.

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Arebaugh wins 50 freestyle at Clinton Invy

CLINTON -- Justin Arebaugh of Linn-Mar captured the 50-yard freestyle in 23.27 seconds Saturday at the Clinton Invitational.

Arebaugh's victory helped the Lions finish second in the team standings behind powerful Muscatine.

Arebaugh placed second in the 100 freestyle. He also helped the Lions place second in the 400 freestyle relay with Duggan Trenary, Calvin Greve and Kyle McNeal.

CLINTON INVITATIONAL

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Muscatine 459, 2. Linn-Mar 274.5, 3. United Township 235, 4. Clinton 139, 5. Davenport North 91, 6. Morrison 77.5, 7. Davenport West 25.

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