Prairie Softball

Prairie softball team gets 2 shutouts

IOWA CITY - The Cedar Rapids Prairie softball team enjoyed a stellar day Friday in the Iowa City West Invitational at the University of Iowa Complex.

The Hawks blanked Des Moines East, 2-0, in their first game and trumped Columbus Junction, 11-0, in their second outing.

Katie Kuch pitched a seven-hit shutout against Des Moines East. Prairie had only four hits but made them count, with Halle Lueck and Aly O'Brian collecting RBIs.

Gabi Carter and Natalie Halvorson combined to toss a one-hit shutout against Columbus Junction. Malia Gudenkauf went 3-for-3 and drove in three runs. Carter was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, Brittney Lash drove in two runs and Mallory Jones had two hits.

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Prairie sweeps Waterloo East in softball

WATERLOO - The Cedar Rapids Prairie softball team swept a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Waterloo East in Waterloo Tuesday, 10-2 and 9-2.

Natalie Rumer and Brittney Lash went 3-for-5 in the first game for the Hawks. Mallory Jones and Amanda Stecklein were 2-for-3. Rumer drove in three runs. Jones and Stecklein had two RBIs.

Katie Kuch pitched a complete game in the opener with six strikeouts.

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Double duty for Yegge: Kirkwood & Prairie softball

Joe Yegge won't have to travel very far for his new job as the softball coach at Cedar Rapids Prairie High School.

All he has to do is leave his office at Kirkwood Community College, drive down Kirkwood Boulevard SW and turn the corner at 76th Avenue. He'll continue to coach Kirkwood in the spring, then lead the Prairie Hawks during the summer campaign.

"I am very excited about this opportunity," Yegge remarked in a news release. "The program has a lot of positive things already in place and some outstanding athletes.

"Living in the district also makes it a great fit for our family."

Yegge succeeds Kimi Hynek, who resigned after 10 years as head coach.

Yegge was the head coach at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) from 1998-2002. He served as an assistant coach at Indiana State University and has been Kirkwood's head coach since 2007.

"We are very excited to have Coach Yegge take over our softball program," said Prairie athletic director Rocky Bennett. "He has outstanding qualifications that I feel will have an immediate impact on the future of Prairie softball."

Yegge is a native of State Center, Iowa. He has a bachelor's degree from Buena Vista University and a master's degree from Indiana State.

Hynek resigns as Prairie softball coach

Kimi Hynek has resigned as the softball coach at Cedar Rapids Prairie, the SourceMedia prep website reported Monday.

Hynek was Prairie's head coach for 10 years. The Hawks finished with an 8-28 record this season.