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Williams helps Linn-Mar top Kennedy

Nate Williams rolled a 233 game and a 460 series to lead the Linn-Mar boys bowling team to a 3,177 to 2,906 win over Kennedy in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet Friday at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center.

Nick Green had a 239 game and a 416 series for the Cougars.

KENNEDY: Nick Green 239-177=416, James Jambois 179-224=403, Max Hiatt 192-193=385, Nathan Fisher 163-178=341, Aeron Stockwell 160-170=330, Bert Goodwin 182-186=318.

LINN-MAR: Nate Williams 233-227=460, Alex Diercks 210-199=409, Jacob Wheaton 167-231=398, Ryan Wyant 161-237=398, Alex Barnett 213-177=390, Alex Johnson 174-214=388.

Kennedy 1,913-993=2,906.

Linn-Mar 2,055-1,122=3,177.

Linn-Mar girls edge Kennedy

Hannah Bates had a 382 series and Katie Routhe had a 200 game to lead the Linn-Mar girls bowling team to a tught 2,605 to 2,559 win over Kennedy in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet Friday at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center.

Hamie Milota rolled a 307 game and a 371 series for the Cougars.

KENNEDY: Jamie Milota 207-164=371, Alyssa Wiedemeier 176-176=352, Sydney Helms 169-136=305, Abbie Haller 130-172=302, Cate Oliphant 169-132=301, Sam Eltze 152-148=300.

LINN-MAR: Hannah Bates 188-194=382, Katie Routhe 200-161=361, Mekena Diercks 158-171=329, Abbie Smith 141-171=312, Brittni Krause 154-143=297, Alexis Tschantz 119-164=283.

Kennedy: 1,631-928=2,559.

Linn-Mar: 1,681-924=2,605.

Kennedy boys nearly upset IC West

IOWA CITY - The Cedar Rapids Kennedy boys basketball team nearly upset third-ranked Iowa City West Friday night, but the Cougars squandered a 10-point halftime lead and lost 42-39 in Iowa City.

Kennedy held the Trojans (12-3, 9-1) to just 14 points in the first half and led 24-14 at intermission.

Michael Bisenius popped in four 3-pointers and scored 12 points for Kennedy (5-10, 3-7). Nobody else scored in double figures for the Cougars.

Wali Parks led Iowa City West with 17 points. Connor McCaffery had 12 points and Devontae Lane added 10.

KENNEDY (39): Brewster 3 0-0 6, Girling 1 1-2 3, Berst 1 0-0 2, Bisenius 4 0-0 12, Wall 1 0-1 2, Beyer 3 0-0 6, Gardner 2 0-0 5, Diggins 1 1-2 3, Duehr 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 2-5 39.

IOWA CITY WEST (42): Parks 6 5-5 17, Henderson 1 1-2 3, Lane 3 4-5 10, C.McCaffery 3 3-4 12, Barnes 0 0-0 0, Distgerhoft 0 0-0 0, P.McCaffery 0 0-0 0, Majors 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 13-16 42.

Halftime - Kennedy 24, Iowa City West 14. 3-point goals - Kennedy 5 (Bisenius 4, Gardner 1), Iowa City West 3 (C.McCaffery 3).

No. 6 Kennedy girls fall in OT

The sixth-ranked Kennedy girls basketball team suffered a painful overtime loss, falling to No. 14 Iowa City West 56-55 Friday at Kennedy.

The Cougars led 41-32 at halftime and 46-39 at the end of the third quarter, but the Women of Troy fought back to tie the score at 52-52 at the end of regulation and went on to win at the finish.

Lela Sellers scored 21 points for Kennedy (15-3, 8-2). Linden Runels added 10 points.

Lauren Zacharias scored 20 points for Iowa City West (11-6, 7-3).

IOWA CITY WEST (56): Morgan 2 0-0 6, Zacharias 8 0-0 20, Fay 0 1-2 1, Saunders 3 3-5 10, McGrane 0 0-0 0, Huinker 1 3-4 6, Cook 3 1-4 4, Harder 0 0-2 0, Koch 3 0-1 6, Beckner 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 8-17 56.

KENNEDY (55): Langhurst 3 0-1 8, Hamilton 1 0-0 3, Hayden 2 0-1 5, Sellers 7 7-10 21, Steele 0 0-0 0, Hellweg 0 0-0 0, Dolphin 2 1-3 5, Runels 4 0-0 10, Meier 1 0-0 3. Totals 20 8-15 55.

Halftime – Kennedy 41, Iowa City West 32. 3-point goals – Iowa City West 8 (Zacharias 4, Morgan 2, Saunders, Huinker), Kennedy 7 (Langhurst 2, Runels 2, Hamilton, Hayden, Meier).