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Smith rolls 400 for Marion girls

Bre Smith rolled a 204 game and a 400 series to lead the Marion girls bowling team in a 2,615 to 2,125 win over Denver in a non-conference meet Thursday at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center.

Alexis Smith fashioned a 202 game and 395 series for the Indians.

Hannah Roeding had a 365 series for the Cyclones.

DENVER: Hannah Roeding 194-171=365, Julia Klunenberg 188-165=353, Alex Kasemeier 152-118=270, Alex Jennings 142-123=265, Megan Smith 127-119=246, Ashley Fisk 100-85=185.

MARION: Bre Smith 204-196=400, Alexis Smith 193-202=395, Alicia Steepleton 158-202=360, Aleann Roman 173-134=307, Alyssa Rose 134-159=293, Madison Baker 131-138=269.

Denver: 1,499-626=2,125.

Marion: 1,755-860=2,615.

Kennedy girls fall; Lions, Warriors climb

The Cedar Rapids Kennedy girls basketball team dropped from No. 1 all the way down to No. 6 in the new Class 5A rankings Thursday by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

Kennedy (15-2) lost last week to Cedar Falls, which used the victory to jump from 10th to fourth in the rankings. Ankeny Centennial is the top-ranked team in Class 5A this week.

The Linn-Mar Lions (12-4) jumped from 13th to 10th in the Class 5A rankings. The Washington Warriors (11-6) claimed the 15th and final spot in the poll.

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Marion boys fall flat to Bobcats

The Marion boys basketball team couldn’t get rolling on offense and fell to Benton Community, 56-36, in a Wamac Conference game Tuesday at Marion.

The Indians (6-9) trailed 36-16 at halftime. Chase Zielke led Marion with eight points.

The Bobcats (11-5) made 11 3-point goals.

BENTON COMMUNITY (56): Touro 6 0-0 15, Steinford 0 0-0 0, Kraus 1 0-0 2, Hartl 0 1-2 1, Korsmo 0 0-0 0, Schroeder 1 2-3 4, Eggert 4 0-0 11, Semelroth 3 0-2 7, Cooper 5 0-0 14, Michael 0 0-0 0, Rawson 0 0-0 0, Dawson 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0, Benson 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 3-7 56.

MARION (36): Fish 0 0-0 0, Zielke 3 0-0 8, Holt 0 0-0 0, Walter 3 1-1 7, Hahn 0 0-0 0, Manderscheid 2 0-0 5, Whalen 1 0-0 2, Pflughaupt 2 0-0 5, Chris Mohwinkle 2 0-0 4, Clayton Mohwinkle 0 1-2 1, Carstensen 0 0-0 0, Wade 0 0-0 0, Wiese 1 2-3 4, Kuethe 0 0-0 0, Hansen 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 4-6 36.

Halftime – Benton Community 36, Marion 16. 3-point goals – Benton Communiy 11 (Cooper 4, Touro 3, Eggert 3, Semelroth), Marion 4 (Zielke 2, Manderscheid, Pflughaupt).

Rice paces No. 7 Indians by Benton

VAN HORNE – Chloe Rice scored 16 points as the seventh-ranked Marion girls basketball team pounded Benton Community, 60-32, in a Wamac Conference game Tuesday.

Mia Laube added 13 points for the Indians (12-4).

The Bobcats fell to 9-8.

MARION (60): Redmond 0 1-2 1, Rice 5 5-5 16, Smith 3 0-1 8, Wright 1 2-2 4, Cannoy 0 0-0 0, Dunne 1 0- 0 3, Laube 5 2-2 13, Willette 3 0-0 7, Herold 1 1-2 4, Sade 0 1-2 1, Jordan 1 0-0 3. Totals 20 12-16 60.

BENTON COMMUNITY (32): Halvik 0 0-0 0, Slouha 1 0-0 2, Maschino 0 0-0 0, VanWeelden 3 0-0 7, Lyons 1 0-0 2, Miner 2 0-0 6, Schmidt 0 0-0 0, Wiebel 2 3-4 8, Brunssen 0 0-0 0, McWhorter 1 2-4 4, Heilman 1 1-2 3. Totals 11 6-10 32.

Halftime – Marion 34, Benton Community 20. 3-point goals – Marion 8 (Smith 2, Rice, Dunne, Laube, Willette, Herold, Jordan), Benton Community 4 (Miner 2, VanWheelden, Wiebel).