Linn-Mar Boys Soccer

No.1 Lions shut out Little Hawks

IOWA CITY - There's a big difference between the No. 1 team and the No. 10 team in high school boys tennis.

The Linn-Mar Lions proved that Tuesday with a 9-0 victory over Iowa City High in Iowa City.

Tim Paulson posted a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Joe Hoff at No. 1 singles for Linn-Mar. Trevor McCann, Ben Myers, Shane Skvor, Kyle Brendes and and Lucas Huffman also won their singles matches for the top-ranked Lions.

Linn-Mar raised its records to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the conference.

LINN-MAR 9, IOWA CITY HIGH 0

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Linn-Mar boys win soccer title

The Linn-Mar Lions rolled by Cedar Falls, 7-1, in the championship match of the 2015 Linn-Mar Soccer Challenger Cup Tournament Saturday at home.

Ben Johnson, Leroy Enzugusi and Hunter Wong had two goals for the fourth-ranked Lions in the finals. Devin Eby also scored for Linn-Mar.

Philip Adams pitched a pair of shutouts in goal for Linn-Mar in pool play.

Daniel Luzindya had two goals as the Lions topped Muscatine, 4-0. Alexy Boehm and Danny Peak also connected for Linn-Mar.

Johnson, Luzindya and Enzugusi scored in a 3-0 victory over North Scott.

No.4 Lions trim Jefferson, 2-1

Alexy Boehm and Leroy Enzugusi scored goals Thursday night as the fourth-ranked Linn-Mar boys soccer team trimmed Jefferson, 2-1, in a Mississippi Valley Conference match at Linn-Mar Stadium.

Jared Slagle picked up two assists for the Lions. Devin Eby also had an assist.

Anton Ndayishimi tallied for Jefferson with 4 minutes, 50 seconds left in the match with an assist from Joseph Sibomana.

Kennedy climbs to 3rd in boys soccer

The Kennedy Cougars climbed two spots to No. 3 in the Class 3A boys soccer rankings Tuesday without playing a game.

Iowa City West and Linn-Mar, two of Kennedy's chief rivals in the Mississippi Valley Conference, got their seasons started last week against tough competition and lost a match. Iowa City West (2-1) fell from No. 1 to No. 8. Linn-Mar (1-1) dropped one notch from No. 3 to No. 4.

The chances are pretty good the shuffling might continue all season.

Johnston is the new No. 1 team in Class 3A, according to the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association. Prairie jumped one spot to 15th. Washington dropped out of the 3A rankings.

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