Marion Girls Basketball

Prairie Hawks shoot down Marion

Courteney McCrary scored 18 points and Alisa Weiland 17 to lead Prairie past Marion, 62-35, Saturday night in a non-conference girls basketball game at Marion.

The win was the fourth straight for Prairie (4-1) after a season-opening loss.

McCrary knocked down four 3-pointers and Weiland had three.

Madison Dellamuth added 11 points for Prairie.

Michalyn Mohr led Marion (2-2) with 18 points.

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Banes' bombs lead Marion past Maquoketa

MAQUOKETA - Marion's Emi Banes dialed in four 3-pointers and scored 14 points to lead the Indians past Maquoketa, 52-43, Friday night in a Wamac Conference girls basketball game.

Michalyn Mohr added 11 points for Marion (2-1, 2-1). Paige Perkins had nine.

Lexi Biehl led Maquoketa with 14 points and three 3-pointers.

Marion outscored Maquoketa 14-7 from the free-throw line.

MARION (52): Jozee Peyton 0 0-0 0, Emi Banes 4 2-2 14, Micaela Combs 1 2-2 5, Amanda Sahm 2 1-2 5, Paige Perkins 2 5-6 9, Beth Knapp 1 3-4 6, Tessa Jordan 1 0-2 2, Michalyn Mohr 5 1-4 11. Totals 16 14-22 52.

MAQUOKETA (43): Amy Wirth 0 0-0 0, Lexi Biehl 4 3-3 14, Hiara Atienza 5 1-1 11, Kalie Hazer 0 3-4 3, Tubree Taylor 5 0-2 10, Gleona Wilkins 1 0-0 3, Dallas Mausser 2 0-0 2, Cassie Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 7-10 43.

Halftime - Marion 33, Maquoketa 27. 3-point goals - Marion 6 (Banes 4, Combs, Knapp), Maquoketa 4 (Biehl 3, Wilkins). Fouls - Marion 9, Maquoketa 16.

Mohr scores 24 in Marion loss

Michalyn Mohr scored 24 points, but Marion came up two points short against Western Dubuque, 53-51, Tuesday night at the Marion gym.

Beth Knapp added 10 points for Marion (1-1, 1-1 Wamac).

Madalyn Welty scored 19 points and Paige Koerpenich added 13 for Western Dubuque.

WESTERN DUBUQUE (53): Mackenzi Hefel 0 0-0 0, Madalyn Welty 6 5-6 19, Marissa Kluestor 0 1-2 1, Brette Correy 1 2-4 4, Jenny Brehm 0 0-0 0, Molly Lembezeder 1 0-0 2, Paige Koerpenich 5 1-3 13, Zoey Weber 0 3-4 3, Rose Simon Ressler 5 1-4 11. Totals 18 13-23 53.

MARION (51): Emi Banes 1 0-0 2, Micaela Combs 1 0-0 2, Amanda Sahm 2 0-0 4, Paige Perkins 2 2-2 6, Beth Knapp 3 2-2 10, Jesse Jordan 1 0-0 3, Michalyn Mohr 9 6-8 24. Totals 19 10-12 51.

Halftime - Western Dubuque 24, Marion 23. 3-point goals - Western Dubuque 4 (Welty 2, Koerpenich 2), Marion 3 (Knapp 2, Jordan). Total fouls - Western Dubuque 10, Marion 19. Fouled out - None.

Knapp's 19 lead Marion girls to win

DE WITT -- Beth Knapp scored 19 points to lead Marion to a season-opening 38-25 win Tuesday night in girls basketball.

Marion had one fewer field goal, but knocked down three 3-pointers. The Indians also outscored Central 17-5 at the free-throw line.

Knapp drained 12 of 14 free throws.

MARION (38): Emi Banes 0 0-2 0, Micaela Combs 0 0-1 0, Amanda Sahm 1 2-3 4, Paige Perkins 2 0-0 4, Beth Knapp 3 12-14 19, Tessa Jordan 2 0-0 6, Michalyn Mohr 1 3-8 5. Totals 9 17-28 38.

DEWITT CENTRAL (25): Gretchen Henningson 0 1-2 1, Hailey Saunder 0 0-0 0, Sarah Schoel 0 0-0 0, Allison Keitel 1 0-2 2, Amanda Brainerd 4 1-4 9, Miranda Meland 3 1-2 7, Abby Willis 2 1-2 5, Steph Schrader 0 0-0 0, Emily Burke 0 1-2 1. Totals 10 5-14 25.

3-point goals - Marion 3 (Jordan 2, Knapp), Central 0.