Prairie High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Prairie girls claim outright title

Wed - 08 Jul Written by Metro Sports Report

WATERLOO - The Cedar Rapids Prairie softball team does not have to share the conference title with anyone after sweeping a doubleheader Thursday at Waterloo East, 10-0 in six innings and 7-4 in eight innings.

Prairie captured the Mississippi Division title in the Mississippi Valley Conference with an 18-8 record. Waterloo West finished second in the division at 16-10, two games behind the Hawks.

This is Prairie's first MVC title since 1988.

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Prairie's Neila Bell is mobbed by teammates as she crosses home plate after hitting a home run in the Hawks' 6-3 win over Kennedy in Game 1 of a doubleheader Tuesday at Kennedy. The Cougars won the nightcap, 10-0. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

Prairie clinches tie for softball title

Tue - 07 Jul Written by Jim Ecker

Gabi Carter began playing for the Cedar Rapids Prairie softball team as an eighth grader in 2011 and experienced some lean times with the Hawks before Joe Yegge became the head coach three years ago.

Now a senior, Carter can truly appreciate what it feels like to win a Mississippi Valley Conference title after those early struggles.

Prairie clinched at least a tie for the Mississippi Division crown in the Mississippi Valley Conference Tuesday night by splitting a doubleheader with the Kennedy Cougars at Kennedy.

Prairie rallied for a 6-3 victory in the opener. Kennedy cruised in the nightcap, 10-0 in six innings, behind a two-hit shutout by Andrea McEachran.

The split left Prairie with a 16-8 record in the MVC with two games left in the regular season. Waterloo West split its twinbill with Jefferson Tuesday night and finished the conference campaign with a 16-10 record.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 July 2015 23:15

Cal Clark wins Metro Spotlight Award

Sun - 05 Jul Written by Metro Sports Report

Cal Clark of Cedar Rapids Prairie is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday night.

Clark, a junior, has blossomed into one of the top high school baseball players in the Metro area this year. He is hitting .448 for the Hawks and ranks third in the Mississippi Valley Conference with 25 RBIs.

Clark anchors the Prairie defense at shortstop, is 16-for-16 in stolen bases and has an on-base mark of 50.9 percent. He has four doubles and four triples.

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Metro Players in Pro Baseball

Fri - 03 Jul Written by Mark Dukes

The Metro Sports Report provides regular updates on all the Metro graduates in pro baseball. Here is the report through Friday, July 3:

SCOTT SCHEBLER (CR Prairie), Oklahoma City, OF, Triple-A, Pacific Coast League (Dodgers): Schebler went 0-for-4 Friday in a 3-2 victory over Memphis. He played right field and hit fifth in the lineup. Schebler is batting .243 (61-for-251) with 10 homers and 30 RBIs.

CHAD CHRISTENSEN (CR Washington), Fort Myers, OF, High-A, Florida State League (Twins): Christensen did not bat Friday in a 4-3 loss to Palm Beach. He entered the game as a pinch-runner and played right field. Christensen is batting .260 (67-for-258) with two homers and 26 RBIs.

JON KELLER (CR Xavier), Frederick, P, High-A, Carolina League (Orioles): Keller suffered a rough outing Friday in an 8-3 loss to Potomac. He pitched two-thirds of an inning and was charged with three runs on two hits and three walks. Keller has a 3-4 record, 4.05 ERA and three saves.

MITCH KELLER (CR Xavier), Bristol, P, Rookie, Appalachian League (Pirates): Bristol was rained out again Friday against Johnson City. Keller has not pitched in any of Bristol's nine games this season due to soreness in his right arm.

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No.5 Prairie inches closer to title

Fri - 03 Jul Written by Metro Sports Report

The Cedar Rapids Prairie baseball team split a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader with Iowa City High Friday night and moved closer to clinching the first MVC title in school history.

City High won the first game, 12-2, in six innings. Prairie rebounded in the nightcap, 8-4.

Prairie raised its record in the Mississippi Division of the MVC to 18-4 with the split. Dubuque Hempstead split its doubleheader Friday with Linn-Mar and is 13-7 in the division, giving the Mustangs only a remote chance of catching the Hawks in the 26-game campaign.

Corbin Day went 3-for-3 with a double for Prairie in the 8-4 victory. Cal Clark was 3-for-4. Cooper Reittinger scored two runs and Ethan Copeland had two RBIs. Brody Alberts got the victory and Trey Beckman was credited with a save.

The fifth-ranked Prairie Hawks are 25-5 overall. Iowa City High is 10-10 in the conference and 18-11 overall.

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