Linn-Mar High School - Marion, Iowa

Evans, Decker grab MVC honors

Josh Evans and Amber Decker of Linn-Mar have been named Athletes of the Year on the Mississippi Valley Conference cross country teams in the Valley Division, the league announced Tuesday.

Todd Goodell of Linn-Mar was named the Coach of the Year.

Tanner Rathje and Michael Mather of Linn-Mar joined Evans on the Valley Division first team. Jake Moore, Isaiah Vlasek, Mitch Pritts and Tysen VanDraska of Prairie joined the three Linn-Mar runners on the first unit.

Maddie Saville and Morgan Garcia of Linn-Mar joined Decker on the Valley Division first team. Shannon Gorman of Washington and Jenny Dickes of Xavier also made the top honor squad.

Alyssa Averhoff and Allison Culver of Kennedy were named first team all-conference in the Mississippi Division.

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Drake, Jenks claim MVC swim titles

IOWA CITY - According to family lore, Kelsey Drake first got into a pool when she was still a baby.

"I don't remember it, but my mom says I was 6 months old," Drake said Saturday at the Mississippi Valley Conference swim meet. "I think it was mostly my mom got in the water and held me there and let me feel the water, more than anything."

That early start has paid off for the Jefferson freshman.

Drake won two MVC titles Saturday and shattered the oldest meet record on the books with an impressive showing at the Mercer Park Aquatic Center in Iowa City.

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City High runs down Lions, 42-28

IOWA CITY - Iowa City High rushed for 559 yards and six touchdowns on 58 carries Friday night and topped the game Linn-Mar Lions, 42-28, in Iowa City.

Led by Xavier Washpun with 320 yards on 31 carries and supported by Garett Runge’s 131 yards on nine carries, the fifth-ranked Little Hawks (7-1) maintained possession and controlled the game.

Linn-Mar’s opportunity to tie the game at 14 in the second quarter was brought back by penalty. That forced the Lions (2-6) to attempt a 24-yard field goal, which was wide of the mark. It seemed like they could never quite get caught up the rest of the game.

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Deuso 4th at MVC diving meet

IOWA CITY - Linn-Mar junior Alyssa Deuso placed fourth at the Mississippi Valley Conference diving meet Thursday night at the Mercer Park Aquatic Center in Iowa City.

Mikaela Lengwin of Linn-Mar was sixth. Courtney Fisher of Kennedy placed seventh.

The swimming portion of the MVC meet will begin Saturday at noon at Mercer Pool.

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