Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Dalecky and Lions dunk Warriors

Lauren Dalecky won four events to lead Linn-Mar past Washington, 106-80, Tuesday night in a girls swimming meet at Coe.

Samantha Fitzgerald won three events for the Lions, and Lizzie Adams and Alexa Klimes won two apiece.

Dalecky and Fitzgerald swam on the winning 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays. Dalecky also won the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. Fitzgerald won the 100 butterfly.

Adams and Klimes also swam on the winning medley relay. Adams won the 100 backstroke, Klimes the 100 freestyle.

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Prairie lights up Linn-Mar on coach's birthday

The Prairie Hawks gave Coach Mike Morrissey a nice birthhday present Friday night with a misleading 49-27 shellacking of arch rival Linn-Mar on Homecoming for the Lions.

And the win came with a ribbon on top since it likely assures the resurgent Hawks (4-3, 2-2 MVC) a spot in the Class 4A football playoffs for the first time since 2008.

"That’s about as good of a birthday gift as I’ve had in a long time,” said Morrissey, who turned 30. “The guys were kidding me all week about getting old. This is as good as it gets.”

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Amazing Jenks runs away with MVC title

CEDAR FALLS - Stephanie Jenks likes to take naps, but she does it quickly.

That figures, because the Linn-Mar High School freshman is incredibly fast at just about everthing she does.

Jenks continued to make a shambles of the high school cross country season Thursday by running away with top honors at the Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Birdsall Park in Cedar Falls.

Jenks helped the Lions win the team championship with 65 points in a tight battle with Iowa City High (75), Kennedy (77) and Iowa City West (79).

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Belin named Linn-Mar boys swim coach

Tom Belin has been a volunteer coach for the Linn-Mar boys swimming team for the past three years. Now he'll get paid for the job.

Belin has been selected to succeed Ralph Cortez as Linn-Mar's head coach, it was announced Monday. Cortez resigned in August.

Belin is a nationally ranked Masters age group swimmer and had three top-five finishes at the 2012 Masters National Swimming Championship. He's also worked as a coach with the USA Swimming club.

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