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Prairie sweeps Warriors in softball

Neila Bell socked two home runs and drove in seven runs Tuesday night as Prairie swept Washington, 7-0 and 12-4, in a Mississippi Valley Conference softball twinbill at Washington.

Bell went 2-for-4 with a double, home run and four RBIs in the 7-0 victory. Natalie Halverson pitched a four-hitter with 13 strikeouts. Amanda Pipolo had two hits for Prairie.

Bell hit another homer and drove in three runs in the 12-4 victory. Gabi Carter had a home run and two RBIs. Haley McFarlane and Lauren Kuch had two hits and two RBIs.

Shelby Frederick and Halverson shared the pitching in the nightcap.

Prairie raised its overall record to 2-3. Washington fell to 4-2.

Prairie baseball team sweeps Wash

The Cedar Rapids Prairie baseball team swept a Mississippi Valley Conference twinbill from Washington Monday night at Prairie, 3-1 and 10-1.

The twin-killing lifted the Hawks to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the league.

Cal Clark went 3-for-3 for Prairie in the first game. Tyler Nunemaker had two RBIs. Drew Yanecek was the winning pitcher with nine strikeouts. Jared Street picked up a save.

Nunemaker and Street had two hits in the 10-1 victory. Corbin Day had a triple and three RBIs. Nunemaker was the winning pitcher. The Hawks scored all 10 of their runs in the first inning.

GAME 1

Washington    000 000 1 - 1 4 0
Prairie       001 011 x - 3 5 0

W - Yanecek. L - Dostal. S - Street

GAME 2

Washington    100 000 0 - 1 2 4
Prairie       (10)00 000 x - 10 8 1

W - Nunemaker. L - Nimmers.

Serbousek wins Metro Spotlight Award

Mackenzie Serbousek of Cedar Rapids Prairie is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Serbousek, a senior, is a star player for the Prairie soccer team, which is ranked 10th in Class 3A with a 12-3 record for Coach Dave Kea.

Serbousek leads all Class 3A players in the state with 24 goals in 15 games. She poured in five goals in a 10-0 victory over Waterloo West last Wednesday. In addition, she had four goals against Dubuque Wahlert and Solon and three goals against Waterloo East this season.

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Prairie boys make soccer history

It took eight tries, but the Cedar Rapids Prairie boys soccer team finally cracked the glass ceiling and reached the state tournament for the first time in school history Saturday.

The sixth-ranked Hawks edged Bettendorf, 1-0, in the Class 3A substate finals at John Wall Field on a goal by sophomore Joel Collett in the second half.

Prairie (14-3) will face Ankeny Centennial (18-1) in the quarterfinals of the state tournament Thursday at 5:05 p.m. at the Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines.

The Hawks collected their 13th shutout of the season and leaped into each other's arms when the defensive struggle ended in a light drizzle.

"It feels absolutely incredible," said Prairie goalkeeper Alec Balta. "I've been in this game (the substate finals) three times out of my four years here.

"It's heartbreaking when you lose this game, but it feels absolutely incredible to finally get through."

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