Prairie Wrestling

Prairie wrestlers flatten Cougars, 79-0

The Cedar Rapids Prairie wrestling team collected six pins Thursday night and flattened Kennedy, 79-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Prairie.

The Cougars forfeited five matches, giving Prairie 30 free points. The Hawks also had two technical falls and one regular decision.

Prairie topped Dubuque Hempstead in the other half of the double-dual, 50-19. Hempstead defeated Kennedy, 55-22.

Sam Uthoff (120), Zack Fiser (126), Seth Wennermark (132), Trey Blaha (152) and Nick Hogan (170) had two pins for Prairie.

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Prairie matmen claim 2nd MVC title in row

WATERLOO - The Cedar Rapids Prairie wrestling team has developed a wonderful new habit at the Mississippi Valley Conference meet the last two years.

They keep winning it.

The Hawks withstood a spirited challenge from the Jefferson J-Hawks Saturday and claimed their second straight title at the MVC Super Meet in Waterloo.

Prairie snapped an 18-year drought when it won the conference title last year, grabbing its first crown since back-to-back titles in 1994 and 1995. Now these Hawks have won back-to-back championships as well.

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No.7 Prairie grapplers handle J-Hawks

The surging Jefferson wrestling team has enjoyed a special season this year with upset victories over Linn-Mar and Iowa City West, so the Prairie Hawks knew the J-Hawks would be gunning for their hides as well Thursday night.

The Prairie matmen did not say much about the challenge before the meet, but they spoke volumes with their performance on the mat.

The seventh-ranked Hawks surged to a 32-10 lead and claimed an impressive 35-25 victory in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet on Senior Night at Jefferson.

Prairie Coach Blake Williams did not spend a lot of time - if any - reminding his guys that the J-Hawks were a dangerous club that had already taken care of Linn-Mar and Iowa City West, a pair of conference top-10 heavyweights.

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Prairie falls to No.2 Waverly in finals

WAVERLY - The seventh-ranked Prairie Hawks lost to No.2 Waverly-Shell Rock, 37-28, in the championship match of a dual meet tournament in Waverly Saturday.

Prairie won four straight matches against the Waterloo West junior varsity (84-0), Starmont (81-0), Pleasant Valley (34-31) and Fort Dodge (57-12) before running into Waverly-Shell Rock.

Sam Uthoff (120) and Skyler St. John (160) went 5-0 for Prairie in the tournament. Uthoff collected four pins and a decision. St. John had two pins, a major decision and two forfeits.

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