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Metro baseball tournament pairings set

Mon - 18 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

Area baseball fans will be treated to a triple-header at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, May 25 on the final day of the 2011 Bob Vrbicek Metro Baseball Tournament.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels will play Clinton at 12:05 p.m. that day in a Midwest League game, followed by the third-place game of the high school tournament at 5 p.m. and the championship game at 7 p.m.

Kennedy, the defending Class 4A state champion, will face Jefferson in the opening round of the Metro tournament on Monday, May 23 at Kennedy at 7 p.m.

The other first-round pairings are Marion vs. Washington, Linn-Mar vs. Xavier, and Mount Vernon vs. Prairie. Kennedy is hosting the tournament, with Xavier serving as co-host.

OPENING ROUND
Monday, May 23
At Kennedy
5 p.m. - Mount Vernon vs. Prairie
7 p.m. - Jefferson vs. Kennedy
At Xavier
5 p.m. - Marion vs. Washington
7 p.m. - Linn-Mar vs. Xavier

SEMIFINALS
Tuesday, May 24
Consolation Round
At Xavier
5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Championship Round
At Kennedy
5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

FINALS
Wednesday, May 25
Consolation Round
At Kennedy
5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Championship Round
At Veterans Memorial Stadium
5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

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Predictions for Prairie baseball in 2011

Sat - 19 Mar Written by Don Taylor

Strengths

Cedar Rapids Prairie's hopes are high for the 2011 baseball season. All of the Hawks' starters are returning from last year’s team.

Coach Matt Thede is upbeat when talking about the upcoming season. “These kids have played together for a long time and have some great chemistry," he said.

Another strength for the Hawks this summer will be depth. A number of juniors and some sophomores will provide great competition day-in and day-out in practice that can only serve to make the entire team stronger.

Challenges

“Our biggest challenge will be our ability to throw strikes,” Thede said. “We have a number of good pitchers; they just need to improve on their consistency in the strike zone.”

The challenge I see for the Hawks is hitting. They have an excellent core of hitters, but to score more runs they are going to need to have better hitting in those 6 through 9 spots, plus a couple of sticks off the bench.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 20 March 2011 07:51

Carney's goal lifts Hawks to OT win

Thu - 07 Apr Written by Metro Sports Report

Rachel Carney's goal in the last seconds of the second overtime lifted Prairie past Cedar Falls, 1-0, Thursday in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls soccer game at Prairie.

The game was Prairie's first of the season.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 07 April 2011 23:16

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