Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Linn-Mar girls climb to 6th in poll

The Linn-Mar girls basketball team jumped two spots to No. 6 in the final Class 5A poll of the regular season Tuesday.

The Lions (17-4) have won eight straight games and 11 of 12 heading into the postseason tournament Saturday night.

The Kennedy Cougars (17-4) fell four spots to No. 11 in Class 5A. The Cougars have a 3-3 record in their last six games, coming on the heels of a 14-game winning streak.

The Washington Warriors (14-7) remained No. 15 in Class 5A.

The Marion Indians (17-4) are ranked No. 7 in Class 4A again this week. The Indians have won 10 straight games heading into the postseason.

CLASS 4A

1. Western Dubuque (22-0), 2. Lewis Central (18-1), 3. Harlan (19-2), 4. Ballard (20-1), 5. Keokuk (19-2), 6. North Scott (17-4), 7. Marion (17-4), 8. Pella (19-2), 10. Waverly-Shell Rock (18-3), 11. Dallas Center-Grimes (16-5), 12. Fairfield (15-6), 13. Boone (17-4), 14. Grinnell (15-6), 15. DeWitt Central (14-6).

CLASS 5A

1. Johnston (18-3), 2. Iowa City High (18-3), 3. Ankeny Centennial (18-3), 4. Cedar Falls (19-2), 5. Indianola (20-1), 6. Linn-Mar (17-4), 7. Waukee (15-5), 8. Davenport North (19-3), 9. Southeast Polk (16-5), 10. Dowling (14-7), 11. Kennedy (17-4), 12. Pleasant Valley (16-5), 13. Iowa City West (14-7), 14. West Des Moines Valley (15-6), 15. Washington (14-7).

Kelley tops all-Metro swim team

Washington junior Cameron Kelley, who won the 200 freestyle and set a state record in the 500 freestyle at Saturday’s boys state swimming meet, earned the All-Metro Athlete of the Year Award in boys swimming, it was announced Tuesday.

Kelley won the 200 freestyle in 1 minute, 39.50 seconds in Marshalltown and set the state record of 4:39.96 while winning the 500 freestyle.

Coach of the Year honors were shared by Chris Cruise of Washington and Ryan York of Jefferson and their staffs.

Six other Washington swimmers earned first-team honors, including seniors Nick Saulnier, Mitchell Anderson and Matt Jackson, sophomores Kaleb Donelsand George Durin and freshman Jeremy Throndson.

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Bohannon, Klostermann net 55 for Lions

WATERLOO – Jordan Bohannon scored 32 points and Beau Klostermann added 23 as the Linn-Mar boys basketball team cruised past Waterloo East, 77-57, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at East.

Bohannon made six 3-point goals and shot 8 of 9 from the free-throw line as the Lions improved to 15-5 overall and 12-3 in the MVC.

Isaiah Wade scored 19 points for the Trojans (10-11, 6-9) and Marquez Gaffeny scored 18.

LINN-MAR (77): Mentzer 0 0-0 0, Printy 3 0-0 8, Murphy 1 0-0 2, Phillips 0 0-0 0, Bohannon 9 8-9 32, Kraus 0 0-0 0, Klostermann 8 3-3 23, Voves 1 0-0 2, Cronin 0 0-0 0, Brandt 4 0-0 10. Totals 26 11-13 77.

WATERLOO EAST (57): A.Clark 0 2-2 2, Gaffeny 7 1-1 18, J.Clark 0 0-0 0, Reed 1 0-0 2, Nickelson 3 0-0 6, Muhammad 0 0-0 0, Sanders 2 0-0 4, Berinobis 0 0-0 0, Phillips 2 0-0 4, Matlock 1 0-0 2, Wade 9 1-2 19, Garrey 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 4-5 57,

Halftime – Linn-Mar 32, Waterloo East 30. 3-point goals – Linn-Mar 14 (Bohannon 6, Klostermann 4, Printy 2, Brandt 2), Waterloo East 3 (Gaffeny).

Jenks wins swift mile in Boston

BOSTON - Stephanie Jenks of Linn-Mar won the mile run at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston Sunday in a photo finish.

Jenks was clocked in 4 minutes, 47.48 seconds. Sammy Watson of New York, the 2015 World Youth Champion, was timed in 4:47.49, just one-hundredth of a second behind Jenks.

There were seven runners in the elite field for the Girls Junior Mile at Roxbury Community College. The New Balance Indoor Grand Prix has been held since 1996.

Jenks, who has dominated the distance races at the Iowa state meet and Drake Relays during her high school career, has committed to run in college at Cal-Berkeley.