Marion High School - Marion, Iowa

Jake McDonald picks Coe for football

Marion High School senior Jake McDonald has decided to continue his stellar football career at Coe College.

McDonald, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker, led the Metro in tackles last season with 135 and finished his career with 325, including 36 tackles for loss.

"After much contemplation and weighing all the factors, I have decided to continue my education and football career at Coe College," he informed the Metro Sports Report in an e-mail Monday night. "It was a very difficult decision, but in the end Coe fit the criteria I was looking for."

McDonald was a first team all-state selection in Class 3A by the Des Moines Register and the Iowa Newspaper Association. He will play in the Shrine Bowl in Ames on July 21.

McDonald also played fullback at Marion and carried the ball 34 times for 204 yards last season. He caught five passes for 44 yards.

Weisinger tabbed for Fort Madison Hall of Fame

Former Marion High School wrestling coach Bruce Weisinger will be inducted into the Fort Madison High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday night.

Weisinger participated in wrestling, football and baseball at Fort Madison, graduating in 1977. He qualified for the state wrestling tournament three times, placing third and sixth.

Weisinger won the Southeast 7 Conference wrestling title three times (1975-77). He also was an all-conference linebacker and helped the Bloodhounds reach the state baseball tournament in 1976.

Weisinger wrestled at the University of Northern Iowa from 1978-82 and qualified for the national tournament in 1980. He coached the Marion High School wrestling team for 20 years before retiring after the 2010-11 season.

Marion teacher Fruehling a big-time ref in women's game

Fans who watched the Iowa women’s basketball game Thursday night saw Scott Fruehling in action.

If he was doing his job right, however, nobody noticed him.

As a top-tier referee in big-time college basketball, the Marion High School teacher and former coach is expected to keep games under control but otherwise stay out of the way of play.

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Hannah Miller 3rd team volleyball all-state

Kennedy senior setter Allie Hutcheson has been named to the Elite Team of the Iowa Girls Coaches Association all-state volleyball teams.

The Cougars reached the Class 4A semifinals all four years of Hutcheson's prep career. They lost all four games, the last three to Iowa City West. The Women of Troy won the state championship the last two years.

Hutcheson led Kennedy with 289 kills and had a .462 kill efficiency. She had 793 assists and 40 blocks.

Hutcheson also was named to the Class 4A first team. Kennedy junior Lexi Rogers was named to the second team and junior Jordan Calef earned honorable mention.

Marion senior middle blocker Hannah Miller was named to the Class 3A third team and teammate Sara Ernst earned honorable mention.

Tripoli senior Megan Gilbert was named the Player of the Year.

You can see all of the IGCA's all-state volleyball selections at ighsau.org.