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Hunt’s 432 leads Prairie to win

DUBUQUE – Walker Hunt rolled a 432 series to lead the Prairie boys bowling team to a 2,688 to 2,435 win over Dubuque Wahlert on Friday at Cherry Lanes.

Matt Bahl led the Golden Eagles.

Prairie (2,688): Walker Hunt 227-205=432, Zach Zimmerman 199-161=360, Sam Michaud 190-162=352, Lucas Malloro 180-161=341, Matt Galloro 178-139=317, Sawyer Hansen 137-177=314.

Dubuque Wahlert (2,435): Matt Bahl 215-146=361, Justin Kluesner 202-150=352, Blake Derby 194-150=344, Colton Hoover 173-157=330, Matthew Carpenter 109-139=248, Kyle Briggs 124-123=247.

Prairie: 1,802-886=2,688.
Dubuque Wahlert: 1,635-800=2,435.

No.3 J-Hawks slap No.4 Prairie

Cedar Rapids Jefferson wrestling coach Dick Briggs has all the presents he needs for Christmas now.

The third-ranked J-Hawks put another ornament on their tree Thursday night with a 34-28 victory over fourth-ranked Prairie in a Mississippi Valley Conference showdown at Prairie.

Jefferson has collected victories over No. 4 Prairie, No.5 Iowa City West and No. 7 Linn-Mar this season and the campaign has barely started.

"It feels pretty good," said Briggs. "It's an early Christmas present. But this is a fun team. Hopefully we can keep it rolling throughout the season."

Briggs and Prairie Coach Blake Williams juggled their lineups Thursday, looking for an edge at different weights, and Jefferson prevailed by winning eight of the 14 bouts.

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No. 3 Jeff vs. No. 4 Prairie tonight

The Jefferson J-Hawks are ranked No. 3 and the Prairie Hawks are ranked No. 4 in the first Iowa Wrestling Coaches Association dual meet poll of the season.

Jefferson and Prairie tangle Thursday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference showdown at Prairie.

The Linn-Mar Lions are ranked 13th in the poll. Southeast Polk and  Bettendorf rank 1-2.

The IWCOA rankings are used to determine which 16 teams will qualify for the Class 3A dual meet playoffs later this season.

IWCOA RANKINGS

1. Southeast Polk (4-0), 2. Bettendorf (2-0), 3. Jefferson (4-0), 4. Prairie (4-1), 5. Dowling (5-1), 6. West Des Moines Valley (3-0), 7. North Scott (6-2), 8. Johnston (2-1), 9. Pleasant Valley (9-1), 10. Fort Dodge (4-1), 11. Iowa City West (4-2), 12. Western Dubuque (8-2), 13. Linn-Mar (2-5), 14. Hempstead (5-2), 15. Waverly-Shell Rock (2-2), 16. Norwalk (6-0).

Prairie boys fall at Wahlert

DUBUQUE - Josh Carter poured in 27 points Tuesday night as Dubuque Wahlert topped Cedar Rapids Prairie, 75-62, in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys
basketball game in Dubuque.

Max Drahos and Mitch Lorenz scored 16 points apiece for Prairie (3-2, 0-2). Austin Schrader added 12 points for the Hawks.

Cordell Pemsl scored 18 points and Nolan Timp had 17 for Wahlert (2-3, 1-1).

PRAIRIE (62): Clark 2 0-0 6, Fisher 1 1-1 3, Drahos 7 0-1 16, Brown 0 0-0 0, Rima 2 1-1 5, Meeker 0 0-0 0, Boldt 2 0-0 4, Lorenz 6 2-2 16 Schrader
6 0-0 12. Totals 26 4-5 62.

WAHLERT (73): Nemmers 0 0-0 0 Wedewer 0 0-2 0, Timp 5 5-6 17, Kluck 0 2-2 2, Carter 11 5-8 27, Till 3 2-2 8, Iwawari 0 0-0 0, Adams 1 1-2 3,
Pemsl 6 6-9 18. Totals 26 21-31 73.

Halftime - Wahlert 39, Prairie 32. 3-point goals - Prairie 6 (Clark 2, Drahos 2, Lorenz 2), Wahlert 2 (Timp 2).