Prairie Wrestling

Prairie wrestlers want shot at dual meet title

The wrestlers at Cedar Rapids Prairie want to put their best lineup on the mat for the state dual meet tournament next Wednesday in Des Moines and take a shot at the title.

Here's the big question: Will Coach Blake Williams agree?

It's not a simple answer.

The second-ranked Hawks topped 12th-ranked West Des Moines Valley, 40-29, in the regional tournament Wednesday night at Prairie to advance to the state meet.

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Hawks No.2, Lions No.5 in mat ratings

Cedar Rapids Prairie is ranked No.2 in the Iowa Wrestling Coaches Association dual meet rankings this week with a 30-3 record.

The Linn-Mar Lions are ranked No.5 with a 25-7 mark.

Both teams will compete in the Class 3A regional dual meet tournament Wednesday night. Prairie will host No.12 West Des Moines Valley and Linn-Mar will host No.10 Clinton.

Both meets will begin at 7 p.m. The winners advance to the state dual meet tournament in Des Moines on Feb. 13.

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Prairie claims share of MVC mat crown

DUBUQUE - Prairie dusted off Kennedy and Dubuque Hempstead to finish in a tie with Linn-Mar for the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division wrestling title Thursday night at Hempstead.

The Hawks (24-3, 12-1) clobbered Kennedy 53-22 and pummelled Hempstead 62-13.

Prairie may have suffered a blow to its state dual meet title hopes, however. Josh Wenger, the Hawks' 126-pounder, had to default because of injury in his match against Kennedy's Nathan Waterhouse.

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Prairie wins first MVC wrestling title since 1995

The oldest members of the Cedar Rapids Prairie wrestling team were born in 1994 and 1995, which is an odd coincidence.

Those are the only two years the Hawks had ever won the Mississippi Valley Conference wrestling tournament. Until now, that is.

Prairie ended its 18-year dry spell in the MVC tournament by claiming top honors Saturday at the Cedar Rapids Washington gym.

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