LION NEWS
Apparel deadline extended
We have extended the football apparel and football equipment websites until Sunday night, August 18th. Click on the APPAREL tab at the top of the page for more information!!
Also, the Touchdown Club is selling fan shirts as a fundraiser. Orders are due August 29th. Just go to the link for more information.
Lions open with scrimmage Aug. 23 at Marion
The 2019 Linn-Mar football season will begin with scrimmages against Marion High School at Thomas Park in Marion on Friday, Aug. 23. The freshmen and sophomore scrimmages will be begin at 5 p.m with the two varsity teams set to start around 6:30 p.m.
Linn-Mar opens the regular season Aug. 30 at home in Linn-Mar Stadium against Dubuque Senior where a reunion will be held for the Lion teams from 1988, 89 and 90.
Sophomores wrap up district championship
Coach Nate Frangella's Lion sophomores wrapped up a second straight district championship last Friday night with with a 27-7 win at Pleasant Valley.
Bricen White scored a pair of touchdowns for Linn-Mar, which finished 7-1 overall, 3-1 in district play. Andrew Knipper and Chris Baker also scored for the Lions.
The defense was strong again, allowing only allowing one rushing first down and putting the Spartans in third and long situations all night. Austin Tullis had a huge interception towards the end to seal the victory.
"These kids deserved a championship," Frangella said. "Simply put, they did the right things on and off the field all summer and fall. I am so proud of the way they grew as a family. I can't wait to see what they will do at the varsity level."