Prairie High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Prairie sweeps to top of Valley Division

Prairie and Cedar Falls sat atop the Valley Division of the Mississippi Valley Conference with 7-3 records going into their baseball doubleheader at Prairie Friday night.

When the smoke cleared, the Hawks were all alone in first place after sweeping the Tigers, 3-0 and 6-3.

“We tell our kids that every game is that game. Every game is playing for the championship,” said Prairie Coach Matt Thede. “It’s been a long week, but right now, (near) the halfway point, we are on top.”

It was about pitching for Prairie (14-6, 9-3). Brennan Hammer toed the rubber in the opener and scattered five hits while striking out nine batters in six innings. Ty Mougin picked up the save in the seventh.

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Prairie Hawks upset No.1 Ankeny

Many elements are necessary to upset a top-ranked team.

For such an event to happen, the underdog team has to execute to perfection, take advantage of any opportunities and come up with the clutch plays at clutch times.

Cedar Rapids Prairie's baseball team did all of the above Thursday night.

The Hawks turned three double plays on defense, scored all five of their runs after two were out and got big hits from seniors Ty Mougin and Brennan Hammer in the decisive two-run sixth inning to send top-ranked Ankeny back to central Iowa with a 5-3 defeat in a well-played game at Prairie.

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Prairie blasts Cedar Falls twice

Prairie banged out 23 hits that helped produce 24 runs and propelled the Hawks to a softball doubleheader sweep of Cedar Falls, 12-0 and 12-2, Thursday night at Prairie.

Aly O'Brian was 4-for-4 and drove in six runs to lead Prairie. Amanda Stecklein had five hits and four RBI.

Stecklein was 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs in the four-inning opener. O'Brian was 2-for-2 with a double and four RBIs. Malia Gudenkauf and Gabi Carter had two hits apiece.

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Prairie hammers J-Hawks in sweep

Pitching that ranged from solid to stellar allowed Cedar Rapids Prairie to sweep a doubleheader from Jefferson Wednesday night at Jefferson’s home field.

The stellar performance came in the first game from Spencer Dean. The senior right-hander allowed just one hit in a 15-1 rout. The Hawks took the nightcap, 7-4.

With Dean striking out five J-Hawks while walking one, Prairie scored in every inning but the first, touching three pitchers for 16 hits.

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