Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Linn-Mar sinks City High in pool

IOWA CITY – The Linn-Mar boys swimming team edged Iowa City High, 90-80, Tuesday at the Mercer Park Aquatic Center.

Brycen Snell won the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 56.95 seconds for the Lions, Hogan Myers won the 200 individual medley in 2:12.38, Reid Snell won the 50 freestyle in 23.89, Matthew Mather won the 100 butterfly in 59.68 and Austin Cochran won the 100 freestyle in 54.81.

Linn-Mar also took won the 200 medley (1:48.20), 200 freestyle (1:36.83) and 400 freestyle (3:33.24) relays.

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Ollinger nets 1,000, but Lions fall

She wasn’t feeling well to begin with, but then what started out as a milestone night for Linn-Mar senior Amanda Ollinger ended up with her on the bench with five fouls and a bloody nose to boot.

What’s worse, her previously undefeated sixth-ranked team gradually squandered an 11-point first half lead and fell at home Tuesday night to ninth-ranked Iowa City High, 60-49.

It’s easy to see where the game was won for the methodical Little Hawks. It was from the free throw line, where they were 25 for 29.

And in the fourth quarter, which started tied at 38-all, they converted all 13 of their attempts to go with just four field goals. The Lions, on the other hand, shot just four free throws all evening.

“I thought we settled for a lot of threes,” said Linn-Mar coach Jaime Brandt, whose girls were nine of 25 from long-distance for the night. “They were in a zone, and most of our shots were coming from the outside.

“They were a lot more aggressive and got it to the rim. And in the second half, especially, I think we were a little too timid.”

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Linn-Mar, Marion girls in Rivalry Saturday

The Linn-Mar and Marion high school girls basketball teams are taking their backyard rivalry to the big stage.

The Lions and Indians will meet in the 13th Annual Mercy Sports Care Rivalry Saturday on Jan. 9 at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids.

Linn-Mar and Marion will play the eighth and final game in the girls basketball event at 8:20 p.m. Both teams are ranked by the IGHSAU, with Linn-Mar at No. 6 in Class 5A and Marion at No. 6 in Class 4A.

SCHEDULE

9:15 a.m. - Iowa City Regina vs Benton Community
10:50 a.m. - Ballard vs Fairfield
12:25 p.m. - Springville vs Turkey Valley
2 p.m. - Maquoketa Valley vs Alburnett
3:35 p.m. - Mason City vs Iowa City West
5:10 p.m. - Waverly-Shell Rock vs Nevada
6:45 p.m. - Spirit Lake vs Western Dubuque
8:20 - Linn-Mar vs Marion

Bohannon nets 27 in loss to Tartan

MINNETONKA, Minn. - The Linn-Mar boys basketball team lost to Tartan High School of Minnesota, 72-63, Saturday in Minnetonka.

Jordan Bohannon tossed in 27 points for Linn-Mar (2-2). Jared Printy scored 12 points for the Lions.

LINN-MAR (63): Printy 4 3-4 12, Murphy 1 0-0 3, Phillips 3 2-2 9, Bohannon 8 8-10 27, Klostermann 2 2-2 7, Voves 0 0-0 0, Cronin 0 0-0 0, Brandt 1 3-4 5. Totals 19 19-23 63.

TARTAN (72): Myles 1 0-0 2, Johnson 2 2-2 6, Thomas 4 0-2 8, Winfield 0 0-0 0, Whalen 2 0-0 6, Walker 3 2-2 9, Horn 12 1-1 29, Thompson 4 2-2 12. Totals 27 7-11 72.

3-point goals - Linn-Mar 7 (Bohannon 3, Printy 1, Murphy 1, Phillips 1, Klostermann 1), Tartan 9 (Horn 4, Thompson 2, Whalen 2, Walker 1).