Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Jenks runs 16th at Foot Locker nationals

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Linn-Mar senior Stephanie Jenks placed 16th at the 2015 Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships at Balboa Park in San Diego Saturday morning.

Weini Kelati of Leesburg, Va., captured the 5K race in 17 minutes, 9.7 seconds. Jenks was clocked in 18:04.8.

The meet featured 40 high school girls from around the country who qualified at regional meets.

Williams sparks Lions by Trojans

Nathan Williams rolled a 279 game and a 468 series to lead the Linn-Mar boys bowling team to a 3,028 to 2,533 win over Waterloo East on Friday at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center.

Braden Schmidt had a 441 series for the Trojans.

LINN-MAR: Nathan Williams 190-279=468, Jacob Wheaton 223-215=438, Alex Dirks 206-226=432, Austin Burroughs 192-205=397, Ryan Wyant 160-217=377, Josh Moser 114-176=290.

WATERLOO EAST: Braden Schmidt 193-248=441, Bryce Staver 172-206=378, Tannis Morgan 172-187=359, Devon Rowe 170-131=301, George Bowser 116-170=286, Trevor Dewiese 92-110=202.

Linn-Mar: 2,112-916=3,028

Waterloo East: 1,765-768=2,533.

Tschantz rolls 415 series for Lions

Alexis Tschantz rolled a 236 game and a 415 series for the Linn-Mar girls bowling team in a 2,647 to 2,442 loss to Waterloo East on Friday at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center.

Alissa Claassen had a 407 series for the Trojans.

WATELOO EAST: Alissa Claassen 171-236=407, Josie Jacobs 226-166=392, Leah Frost 212-160=372, Ashley Cary 183-171=354, Alysha Edler 135-199=334, Ashlee Snapp 129-112=241.

LINN-MAR: Alexis Tschantz 179-236=415, Mekena Diercks 181-144=325, Hannah Bates 189-130=319, Katie Routhe 149-135=284, Brittni Krause 147-105=252.

Waterloo East: 1,859-788=2,647

Linn-Mar: 1,595-847=2,442.

No. 6 Lions hold off Warriors

Linn-Mar coach Jaime Brandt may have done her best coaching Friday night before the game even started.

In their first tough test of the young season, her unbeaten Lions eked out a hard-fought 69-64 homecourt victory over the scrappy Washington Warriors.

Credit a blitzkrieg 14-0 start for the victory.

Sick and dizzy throughout (and after) the game and with a bucket in front of her at the bench, Brandt was suffering with the flu. Even with the new rule allowing coaches to stand during games, she barely moved from her seat. Still, she got her girls ready to play.

"We came out really strong,” star sophomore guard Kamryn Finley said. “Coach always has a huddle together in the tunnel before games and gets us pumped up. We were ready to kick some butt.”

Finley started the surge with a layup right after the opening tip. She nailed a 3-pointer a couple of minutes later. And when sophomore sub Ally Johnson hit another trey soon after, the Warriors were in the hole before they knew what hit them.

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