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Marion boys hold Oelwein to 11 points

OELWEIN - The Marion High School boys basketball team built a stone wall around the defensive end of the floor Saturday and flattened Oelwein, 43-11, in a non-conference game at Oelwein.

The Indians led at halftime, 23-5.

Jacob Manderscheid scored 13 points for Marion (7-10). Evan Suckow had seven points for Oelwein.

MARION (43): Fish 2 0-0 6, Zielke 1 0-0 2, Walter 1 2-2 4, Manderscheid 5 2-2 13, Whalen 4 0-0 8, Plfughaupt 2 0-0 4, Chris Mohwinkle 1 0-0 2, Clayton Mohwinkle 0 0-0 0, Carstensen 0 0-0 0, Wade 0 0-0 0, Wiese 1 0-0 2, Kuetke 0 0-0 0, Hansen 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 4-6 43.

OELWEIN (11): Sailor 0 0-0 0, Stasi 0 0-0 0, Rettinger 0 0-0 0, Suckow 3 0-0 7, Logan 1 0-0 2, Hefel 0 0-0 0, Meyer 0 0-0 0, Robertson 0 0-0 0, Evans 0 0-0 0, Arndt 0 0-0 0, Rex 0 0-0 0, Reagan 0 0-0 0, Ohl 0 0-0 0, Smock 1 0-0 2, Opperman 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 0-0 11.

Halftime - Marion 23, Oelwein 5. 3-point goals - Marion 3 (Zielke 2, Manderscheid 1), Oelwein 1 (Suckow 1).

Marion girls hand CPU first loss

The Marion High School girls basketball team knocked off Center Point-Urbana, 61-54, Friday night at Marion and moved into a tie with the Stormin' Pointers for first place in the West Division of the Wamac Conference.

Both teams have 10-1 records in the division with two games left.

Center Point-Urbana, which is ranked No. 2 in Class 3A, suffered its first loss of the season and fell to 17-1 overall. Marion, which is ranked No. 7 in Class 4A, raised its overall mark to 13-4.

Center Point-Urbana won the first game against Marion this season, 58-42, on Dec. 18 in Center Point, but the rematch belonged to the Indians.

Marion blistered the Stormin' Pointers 16-4 in the second quarter and opened a 17-point lead in the third quarter.

Chloe Rice led Marion with 19 points and nine rebounds. Mia Laube added 14 points and eight rebounds for the winners.

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Marion boys fall flat in 44-20 loss

CENTER POINT – The Marion boys basketball team struggled on offense for a season-low point total in a 44-20 loss to Center Point-Urbana in a Wamac Conference game Friday.

The Indians trailed 19-12 at halftime and scored just eight points in the second half.

Jacob Manderscheid scored 10 points for Marion (6-10, 5-5).

Jace Jirak led Center Point-Urbana (11-6, 9-1) with 15 points.

MARION (20): Fish 0 0-0 0, Zielke 1 0-0 2, Walter 1 0-0 2, Manderscheid 4 0-0 10, Whalen 0 0-0 0, Pflughaupt 0 0-0 0, Chris Mohwinkle 1 0-0 2, Clayton Mohwinkle 0 1-2 1, Carstensen 0 0-0 0, Wiese 1 1-3 3, Kuethe 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 2-5 20.

CENTER POINT-UBANA (44): Frost 3 1-1 7, Metzen 0 0-0 0, Stephens 0 0-0 0, Harris 1 0-0 3, Sullivan 2 0-0 5, Barrett 0 0-0 0, Zittergruen 3 0-1 6, Kramer 0 0-0 0, McCauley 0 0-0 0, Jirak 6 0-1 15, Dirks 3 2-3 8. Totals 18 3-6 44.

Halftime – Center Point-Urbana 19, Marion 12. 3-point goals – Marion 2 (Manderscheid 2), Center Point-Urbana 5 (Jirak 3, Harris, Sullivan).

Marion wrestlers pinned by DeWitt

DeWITT – The Marion wrestling team won four matches in a 52-16 loss to DeWitt Central in a Wamac Conference dual meet Thursday at Central.

Trey Clifton had a pin at 138 pounds to lead the Indians. Caleb Conway added a major decision at 145.

DeWITT CENTRAL 52, MARION 16
106 – Aaron Cleppe (M) dec. Collin Courtney 9-4.
113 – Isaac Payne (DC) dec. Ismail Havyarimana TB-1 2-1.
120 – Bryant Woodford (DC) pinned Andrew Klostermann :43.
126 – Tyler Bossom (DC) major dec. Zach Cochran 11-3.
132 – Eric Schoel (DC) pinned Mason Hiler :47.
138 – Trey Clifton (M) pinned Max Cousins 5:14.
145 – Caleb Conway (M) major dec. Kyle Irwin 12-2.
152 – Ryeland Doolittle (DC) pinned Nate Miller 1:29.
160 – Brady Bartz (M) dec. Bryce Moine 7-1.
170 – Ira Kuehn (DC) pinned Joey Pearson 1:57.
182 – Drew Durant (DC) pinned Jack Whitney 3:06.
195 – Reece Westphal (DC) won by forfeit.
220 – Nick Smith (DC) pinned Keanu Quinn 1:38.
285 – Brian Regenwether (DC) dec. Carson Webster 3-1.