Linn-Mar Volleyball

Prairie tops Lions for L-M title

The 10th-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie volleyball team bumped off No. 7 Linn-Mar, 21-12, 21-19, in the championship match of the Linn-Mar Invitational Saturday.

Prairie reached the finals with victories over Davenport Assumption and Hempstead. Linn-Mar advanced with triumphs over Pleasant Valley and Marion

The Marion Indians, who are ranked No. 2 in Class 4A, topped Solon in the quarterfinals before losing to Linn-Mar.

Cougars jump to 4th in volleyball poll

The Kennedy Cougars climbed three spots to No. 4 in the new Class 5A volleyball rankings Thursday by the IGHSAU.

Kennedy has an 8-3 record and trails Cedar Falls, Bettendorf and Ankeny Centennial in the poll.

Linn-Mar jumped one notch to No. 7 in the 5A rankings. Prairie fell five spots to No. 10.

The Marion Indians stayed No. 2 in Class 4A behind West Delaware.

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No. 7 Lions spike Dubuque Senior

Amanda Ollinger collected 20 kills Tuesday night as the seventh-ranked Linn-Mar volleyball team swept Dubuque Senior, 25-6, 25-12, 25-21, in a Mississippi Valley Conference match at Linn-Mar.

Carly Spies had 11 kills for the Lions. Ellie Anderson contributed 29 assists and three aces.

Emilee McGowan finished with 18 digs. Ollinger and Ariana Rolle had three blocks.

Linn-Mar wins Wash volleyball title

Youth was served Saturday at the Warrior Volleyball Invitational at Washington High School.

With a number of Metro schools re-stocking their rosters this year with underclassmen, for the most part they acquitted themselves quite well in an 11-team tournament that featured five teams ranked in the top 10 of their class.

Linn-Mar, one of the least experienced of all with just one starting senior, claimed the championship by winning five of its six matches.

Ranked No. 8 in Class 5A, the Lions coasted over Class 3A second-ranked Union, 21-10 and 21-13, in the afternoon final. They also defeated the Knights in three sets in the morning session.

Linn-Mar’s only loss of the day was a 21-13, 21-10 setback to Class 5A powerhouse Johnston in pool play, and that was without the services of 5-foot-11 freshman right side hitter Megan Renner.

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