Prairie High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Prairie topped by Waterloo East, 71-67

Thu - 14 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

Waterloo East won a Mississippi Valley Conference shootout at Cedar Rapids Prairie Thursday night, 71-67, in the final game of the regular season.

Three Trojans scored in double digits for Waterloo East (10-11, 5-11) as Daeton Hoskins, Desmond VanArsdale and Andrew McGrane combined for 41 points.

Prairie's Jace Hanna scored 21 points. Tom Eilers made five 3-pointers and added 18 for the Hawks (5-16, 4-12).

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Lions struggle at state wrestling; Hawks 2nd

Thu - 14 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

DES MOINES - Linn-Mar Coach Doug Streicher left Wells Fargo Arena Thursday afternoon with a muffin in one hand and a half-empty feeling in the other.

The Lions struggled in spots on the opening day of the Class 3A state wrestling tournament and face an uphill struggle to catch mighty Southeast Polk in the team standings.

Linn-Mar compiled a sub-.500 record of 8-and-9 in 17 matches Thursday and had four grapplers knocked out of the tournament, leaving only eight in contention.

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Linn-Mar girls upset Prairie, 53-51

Wed - 13 Feb Written by Randy Krejci

Defense.

Rebounding.

Execution.

Those were the keys to Linn-Mar's upset victory Wednesday night when the Lions stunned Prairie, 53-51, in the quarterfinals of the Class 5A regional girls basketball tournament at Prairie.

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Controversies erupt at state wrestling tourney

Wed - 13 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

DES MOINES - Controversy was piled upon controversy at the state dual meet wrestling tournament Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The Linn-Mar Lions defied a state edict to use their top lineup, got clobbered by Waverly-Shell Rock in the first round and face possible sanctions from the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

The Prairie Hawks used their best guys in the opening round and beat Dowling Catholic, but their worst fears were realized when 106-pounder Sam Uthoff suffered a knee injury that put his status in doubt for the individual state tournament that starts Thursday.

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Jefferson boys take care of Prairie

Wed - 13 Feb Written by Tom Fruehling

Maybe it’s because several of the players competed against each other for years in AAU ball, but the boys game Tuesday night between Jefferson and Prairie seemed more like something you’d see at the Salvation Army gym.

The refs, for the most part, let them play without too much concern about fouls. There were quite a few wayward passes and loose balls on the court. And, as is so often the case in kids’ league contests, a few key players scored most of the points while the rest looked on.

In a matchup of two struggling teams trying to bounce back for postseason play, the J-Hawks prevailed 58-45 at Jefferson.

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