Kennedy had to work overtime to finally beat Linn-Mar Friday afternoon in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls bowling meet at Cedar Rapids Bowling Center.

The score was tied, 2625-2625, at the end of regulation, so an extra Baker round game was rolled. Each of the five bowlers on each team rolled a pair of frames in alternate fashion.  The meet was still up for grabs after Kennedy's Paige Ermer left a 7-10 split in her final frame. Linn-Mar's Stacey Schwarzenstein needed two strikes, plus pins on a third ball, to give the Lions the victory. She knocked down all but the 10 pin and Kennedy escaped with a 15-pin victory.

Ermer led the Cougars (5-1, 5-1 MVC) with a 206 high game and 403 high series.  Schwarzenstein topped all bowlers with games of 222 and 234 for a 456 series. Linn-Mar is 3-3, 3-3.

Both teams are in Saturday's Prairie Baker Invitational at Lancer Lanes.

KENNEDY (2625): Allie McQuiston 119-188--307, Ashley Hoppe 181-167--348, Alecia McEachran 190-190--380, Amanda Weidemeier 159-191--350, Paige Ermer 206-197--403

LINN-MAR (2625): Amy Pickering 179-181--360, Valerie Loudenback 160-167--327, Abbey Stenersen 141-181--322, McKenzie Routhe 181-127--308, Stacey Schwarzenstein 222-234--456

First round -- Kennedy 1788, Linn-Mar 1773. Baker round -- Linn-Mar 852, Kennedy 837. Overtime -- Kennedy 154, Linn-Mar 139