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Prairie girls second at divisional meet

IOWA CITY – Prairie’s Hannah Frazee was a double winner, taking the 1500 and 3000-meter runs, leading the Hawks to a second-place finish at the MVC Mississippi Divisional meet Thursday night at Bates Field.

Host City High, led by divisional athlete of the year Sarah Plock, won the team title with 137 points. Prairie finished with 114 points. Washington was fourth with 79 points.

Prairie other event wins came in the shuttle hurdle and sprint medley relays.

Washington’s Amara Taylor was a double winner. She took top honors in the 100 and 400 hurdles. The Warriors won the 4x200 and 4x100 relays.

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Rima shines at Prairie boys take 2nd

WATERLOO – Prairie junior Jalen Rima was named the Mississippi Division Athlete of the Year as the Hawks finished second at the divisional meet Thursday night at Memorial Stadium.

Rima won the 200 and 400-meter dashes. Teammate Tysen VanDraska took top honors in the 1600 and 800. He was also on the winning 4 x 800 relay.

Dubuque Hempstead won the team title with 139 points, six better than Prairie. Washington finished third with 103 points while Xavier was fifth with 57.

Other Prairie winners included Jake Moore in the 3200 and Trevor Northrup in the 100, where he edged out Rima at the tape.

Washington’s Isaiah Nimmers won the 400 hurdles. The Warriors also won three relays - the shuttle-hurdle, the 4x100 and 4x400.

Prairie’s Bill Schwartz was named the divisional coach of the year.

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Metro Players in Pro Baseball

The Metro Sports Report provides daily updates on all the Metro graduates in pro baseball.

Here is the updated report through Wednesday:

SCOTT SCHEBLER (CR Prairie), Oklahoma City, OF, Triple-A, Pacific Coast League (Dodgers): Schebler went 0-for-3 Wednesday in a 4-3 loss to New Orleans. He hit sixth in the lineup and played center field. Schebler is hitting .218 (17-for-78) with 10 runs, three doubles, five home runs, 10 RBIs, 12 walks, 19 strikeouts and two stolen bases.

CHAD CHRISTENSEN (CR Washington), Fort Myers, OF, High-A, Florida State League (Twins): Christensen did not play Wednesday in a 9-0 victory over Bradenton. He is hitting .250 (21-for-84) with eight runs, four doubles, one home run, seven RBIs, eight walks, 21 strikeouts and two stolen bases.

JON KELLER (CR Xavier), Frederick, P, High-A, Carolina League (Orioles): Keller did not pitch Wednesday against Winston-Salem. The game was suspended in the fifth inning due to rain with Frederick trailing, 3-2. They will finish the game Thursday. Keller has a 1-2 record and 3.63 ERA.

Washington netters blank Prairie

Parker Muller rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Evan Gaskill at No. 1 singles Wednesday as the fifth-ranked Washington tennis team blanked Prairie, 9-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet.

Dane Van Antwerp, Will Rizer, Jack Parmley, Ethan Wickham and Ian Lundy also won their singles matches for the Warriors.

WASHINGTON 9, PRAIRIE 0

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