Charging For Two

FEATURED PHOTO · Morgan Paige starts a drive for two of her 29 second-half points against Benton Community. Paige, a University of Wisconsin recruit, set a school record of 43 points in the WaMaC conference champions 80-64 win. | Ken Gilchrist

No. 1-ranked Lion girls make third straight trip to State
by Jeff Dahn · March 5th, 2010
These early March trips west down I-80 to the state capital to prolong the girls' high school basketball season are becoming somewhat routine for the Linn-Mar Lions.

Indians up against Heelan in first round of State play in DM
by Jeff Dahn · March 5th, 2010
Led by outstanding play from its senior stalwarts last week, the Marion girls' basketball team punched its ticket to this week's Iowa Girls' State Basketball Tournament, its second trip to Des Moines for the "Big Dance" in the last three years.

Pleasant Valley only team standing between Lions and State appearance
by Jeff Dahn · March 5th, 2010
The official stat sheet showed that Linn-Mar stand-out junior Matt Bohannon went into Tuesday night's Class 4A substate tournament final against Pleasant Valley averaging a nifty 17.2 points per game.

Marion boys fall short of State bid
by Jeff Dahn · March 5th, 2010
Not long after the Marion boys' basketball team knocked off Vinton-Shellsburg in its first-round district tournament game Feb. 22 at Marion, Indians Coach Mike Manderscheid was already looking ahead to his team's district tournament final three days later.

Marion girls clinch third consecutive WaMaC title against Vinton-Shellsburg
by Jeff Dahn · February 11th, 2010
A full two hours before last Friday night's game against WaMaC Conference rival Vinton-Shellsburg, Marion girls' basketball coach Sheryl Gaffney-Paige was helping tie balloons to gift-bags that would be handed out later that night to the team's seniors.

Dual conference wins propel No. 2 Linn-Mar boys to Tuesday game versus No. 3 Jefferson
by Jeff Dahn · February 11th, 2010
The Class 4A second-ranked Linn-Mar boys' basketball team took a 15-game winning streak into its biggest game of the regular season Tuesday night and, due to printing deadlines, the result of that contest won't be reported on these pages until next week.

Indians wrap up regular season this weekend
by Jeff Dahn · February 11th, 2010
The Marion boys' basketball team wasn't about to be overshadowed by the Indian girls' team, even as they toiled in a hostile gym in Benton County, while the girls enjoyed the friendly confines of their own gym on the Marion High School campus.

Wrestling teams prepare for district tourney
by Jeff Dahn · February 11th, 2010
The wrestling teams from Linn-Mar and Marion high schools will both compete at the Class 3A district tournament Saturday at Cedar Rapids Jefferson.

No. 3 Lions down Washington to stay undefeated in MVC
by Jeff Dahn · January 28th, 2010
It's come down to a four-week sprint to the postseason for the Linn-Mar boys' basketball team, and the Lions are springing from the blocks like Jamaican world class sprinter Usain Bolt.

Indians face Benton Community Saturday at Cellular Center
by Jeff Dahn · January 28th, 2010
Revenge can be oh, so sweet. Especially when it's meted out with the subtlety of a jack hammer.

Linn-Mar wrestlers coming to end of dual meet schedule
by Jeff Dahn · January 28th, 2010
The dual meet portion of Linn-Mar's wrestling season is rapidly coming to a close, with a home Mississippi Valley Conference dual scheduled for Thursday night against Dubuque Senior and a final MVC dual slated for Feb. 4 at Cedar Falls.

Linn-Mar girls' basketball team takes over at No. 1 in 4A
by Jeff Dahn · January 28th, 2010
The opposition became even more daunting for Linn-Mar girls' basketball team last week, which made the Lions' three wins all the more impressive.