Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Linn-Mar girls edge Jefferson

Abbie Smith shot a 186 game and a 358 series as the Linn-Mar girls bowling team edged Jefferson, 2,488 pins to 2,464, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet Friday at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center.

Megan Kitzmiller rolled a 205 game and a 404 series for the J-Hawks.

JEFFERSON: Megan Kitzmiller 199-205=404, Allie Schirmer 149-178=327, Hailey Kimble 156-165=321, Maddie Kisling 115-197=312, Madison Rasmussen 152-155=307.

LINN-MAR: Abbie Smith 172-186=358, Mekena Diercks 166-171=337, Katie Routhe 160-166=326, Brittni Krause 156-158=314, Hannah Bates 153-156=309, Alexis Tschantz 128-181=309.

Jefferson: 1,671-793=2,464.

Linn-Mar: 1,644-844=2,488.

Wheaton leads Lions by J-Hawks

Jacob Wheaton rolled a 257 game and a 468 series as the Linn-Mar boys bowling team handed Jefferson its first loss of the season, 3,143 pins to 3,097, in a tight Mississippi Valley Conference meet Friday at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center.

Hunter Sturtz had a 243 game and a 469 series for the J-Hawks.

JEFFERSON: Hunter Sturtz 226-243=469, Riley Watson 205-247=452, Chaise Donner 227-225=452, Tanner Bennett 206-172=378, Patrick Slagenweit 191-150=341, John Gardner 150-172=322.

LINN-MAR: Jacob Wheaton 211-257=468, Ryan Wyant 204-232=436, Alex Barnett 202-207=409, Nate Williams 225-181=406, Alex Johnson 213-184=397, Alex Diercks 206-185=391.

Jefferson: 2,092+1,005=3,097.

Linn-Mar: 2,116+1,027=3,143.

Klostermann stars as Lions bop Hawks

The Linn-Mar Lions put on the "Beau & Bo" show Friday night, and it was bye-bye Prairie.

Beau Klostermann pumped in a career-high 26 points and Jordan Bohannon notched 23 after a slow start as the Lions knocked off the Prairie Hawks, 81-63, in an entertaining Mississippi Valley Conference game at the Prairie gym.

Bohannon did not score in the first 15 minutes of the game and had two personal fouls at that point, but he got hot after that and finished with five 3-pointers and slick drives to the hoop.

The Lions are accustomed to getting big nights from Bohannon, who leads Class 4A in scoring, but Klostermann more than doubled his pre-game norm of 11.7 points per outing. Klosterman pumped in four 3-pointers in the first half and had 18 points at intermission, helping the Lions take a 47-38 lead.

Klostermann, a 6-foot-4 senior, added eight more points in the second half. He's technically the starting center for the smallish Lions, but he's a versatile player who can score from all spots.

"That was a big game for him," Linn-Mar coach Chris Robertson said. "He was really in the groove and really shot it well. He's a tough match-up."

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No. 8 Lions top Hawks for 8th in row

Jaime Printy Brandt and her husband Danny are expecting their first child in July, but she's having too much fun as the Linn-Mar girls basketball coach to step aside next season.

Brandt plans to return for her third year as head coach next season despite becoming a new mother.

"I do. Yup. No worries," she said Friday night with a smile. "I'm going to stick around. That's the plan.

"My husband will bring our baby to the games, I guess. It will be a gym rat, just like me."

Brandt and the eighth-ranked Lions defeated Cedar Rapids Prairie, 50-35, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game to finish the regular season with an eight-game winning streak Friday.

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