Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Jenks, Evans lead Metro parade to Drake

Linn-Mar distance stars Stephanie Jenks and Josh Evans are poised to leave their mark on the Drake Relays again next week.

Jenks, a sophomore, is seeded first in the 1500 meter run, first in the 3000 meter run and second in the 800. She won the 1500 and 3000 at Drake last year as a freshman.

Evans, a senior, is seeded first in the 3200, third in the 1600 and 10th in the 800. He and his teammates are seeded No.1 in the 4x800 relay and the sprint medley, with Evans the anchor on both relays when they ran their best times.

Evans set a meet record at the Drake Relays last year when he captured the 1600 in 4 minutes, 10.86 seconds. He also finished second in the 3200.

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Xavier girls stay No. 1 in soccer poll

The Xavier Saints held onto their No.1 spot in the Class 2A girls soccer rankings Friday despite losing to Dubuque Hempstead this week. Hempstead climbed from No.6 to No.4 in the Class 3A poll.

The Linn-Mar Lions jumped two spots to No.2 in the Class 3A rankings after defeating Kennedy Thursday night. The Cougars fell from No.2 to No.9.

CLASS 3A

1. Bettendorf (3-0), 2. Linn-Mar (2-0), 3. Iowa City West (4-0), 4. Hempstead (3-0), 5. Johnston (3-0), 6. Waukee (2-0), 7. West Des Moines Valley (2-1), 8. Dowling Catholic (1-1), 9. Kennedy (3-1), 10. Muscatine (2-1).

CLASS 2A

1. Xavier (1-1), 2. Ankeny Centennial (3-0), 3. North Scott (1-1), 4. Pleasant Valley (2-1), 5. Waverly-Shell Rock (4-0), 6. Lewis Central (3-0), 7. Pella (4-0), 8. Ankeny (1-1), 9. Dallas Center-Grimes (1-2), 10. Glenwood (3-1), 11. ADM (3-0), 12. Newton (3-0), 13. Independence (3-1), 14. Winterset (5-1), 15. Council Bluffs Jefferson (0-1).

Lions top Cougars in bizarre match

In a soccer match that almost ended midway in the second half when the lead official walked off the field, a stout defense by the fourth-ranked Linn-Mar girls prevailed in a 3-2 win Thursday night at Cedar Rapids Kennedy.

The second-ranked Cougars could have sent it into overtime, but a dead-onfree penalty kick by Emily Feltes with 1:27 to go was smacked straight into the clutches of Lions goalkeeper Rylee Frese.

“We had our chances,” said Kennedy assistant coach Scott Myers. “We had the ball inside the box right at the end, and you can't ask for anything better than that.”

Kennedy head coach Andrew McKnight announced previously that his last game would be next week against Washington because he is joining the Iowa City Police Department. But Myers took the reins sooner than expected when McKnight was hit with two yellow cards for disputing calls and automatically ejected with 23:36 left in the match.

Immediately thereafter, the referee who made the calls walked off the field into the parking lot. Order was restored 15 minutes later when Kennedy athletic director Aaron Stecker coaxed him back into the game.

“We all wanted the game to finish,” said Linn-Mar Coach Steve Dickinson. “This was a game for the girls.”

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Linn-Mar girls run 2nd in Waterloo

WATERLOO - Morgan Garcia, Hanna Saville and Amber Decker won individual titles for the Linn-Mar Lions at the Wahawk Invitational in Waterloo Thursday.

Garcia claimed the 3000 (11:05.12), Saville took the 400 (1:02.98) and Decker captured the 800 (2:22.74). The Lions also won the 4x400 relay.

Amara Taylor claimed the long jump for the Washington Warriors (15-8). The Warriors also won the 4x200 relay.

Cedar Falls won the team championship with 169 points. Linn-Mar finished second with 137. Washington placed fourth out of eight teams with 69

points.