Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

6 Lions make girls all-state soccer

Six players from Linn-Mar High School have been named to the Class 3A all-state girls soccer team, matching Waukee for the most selections.

Steve Dickinson of Linn-Mar was named the Class 3A Coach of the Year, as selected by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. The Lions went undefeated during the regular season and were ranked No.1 before losing to Kennedy in the regional finals.

Jensen Sevening, Olivia Garcia and Rylie Frese of Linn-Mar were named first team all-state. Claire Larson of Linn-Mar was named second team all-state. Emily Menges and Malory Garman received honorable mention for the Lions.

Kaela Dickerman, who helped Kennedy win the Class 3A state title, was named first team all-state. Hannah Kousheh of Prairie received honorable mention.

Three players from Xavier High School were named all-state in Class 2A. Marisa Berutti was named first team all-state. Katie Ives and Holly Hazelton received honorable mention for the Saints.

Madison Bach of Marion also received honorable mention in Class 2A.

J-Hawks sweep Lions on emotional day

It was a long, emotional day Tuesday for the Jefferson softball players and coaches.

They spent the early part of the day helping clean up storm damage in the neighborhood near their hallowed diamond where many of those very neighbors have spent countless hours following the J-Hawks over the years.

Then Jefferson faced the prospect of going on the road for a doubleheader against a strong Linn-Mar team at night. And when the key moments presented themselves, the J-Hawks showed the same resolve they had earlier in the day with parts of their neighborhood in ruins.

Erin Kuba broke a 1-1 tie with a two-out single in the fifth inning of the opener and Jefferson tacked on eight more runs to win 10-1.

The nightcap belonged to junior catcher Maddie Hansen. Her bases-clearing double capped a five-run sixth inning as Jefferson (16-4, 11-3 MVC) rallied to gain the sweep with a 5-2 victory.

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Evans broke state record in mile

Josh Evans broke the Iowa high school record in the mile Saturday when he was clocked in 4:04.38 at the adidas Dream Mile in New York City.

Evans broke the old record of 4:07.2 set by Ed DeLashmutt of Fort Madison in 1976.

Evans has graduated from Linn-Mar High School, but IHSAA official Bud Legg said the record counts because Evans has not begun classes as a freshman at Iowa State yet.

"As long as they do it before they become a college athlete, they're fair game," said Legg.

Evans finished fourth at the Dream Mile, which featured many of the top prep distance runners in the country.

He was happy to hear Monday that he'd broken the state record.

"Sweet. That's awesome!" he remarked.

Evans also set the state record in the 1600 meter run this year with a 4:06.32 clocking at the Class 4A state meet.

Hamilton lifts Cougars by Linn-Mar

Ashley Hamilton belted a walk-off two-run homer to give the Kennedy Cougars a 4-3 victory over Linn-Mar in a Mississippi Valley Conference softball game at Kennedy Monday night.

The contest was the continuation of a suspended game from June 3.

Andrea McEachran was the winning pitcher for Kennedy.

Kennedy raised its records to 12-6 overall and 8-4 in the MVC. Linn-Mar fell to 15-4 overall and 11-3 in the league.