2018 Greene County High School graduate Lauryn Lyons of Grand Junction is the top rebounder and second leading scorer on the Marshalltown Community College women’s basketball team. The 5′ 8″ sophomore is averaging 10.4 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Tigers, who are 4-7 at the Thanksgiving break.

While in high school, Lyons was a top rebounder and scorer for the Rams. She also was among the best in Iowa at free throw attempts per game, and her aggressive style has continued for the Tigers. She leads her team with 4.4 free throw attempts per game.

Lyons comes from a basketball family. Her father, Dean, is a former head boys’ hoops coach at East Greene and former girls’ head coach for Greene County. Older brother, Aaron, is Perry’s boys’ head coach and Dean is his assistant.