Metro Sports Report

No. 14 Prairie blanks Rams, 2-0

Logan Rinderknecht scored two goals Tuesday night as No. 14 Prairie defeated Dubuque Senior, 2-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference soccer match at Prairie.

Dan Brunscheen and Juan Loera collected assists for the Hawks. Alex Balta and Garrett Hotop combined for the shutout.

Prairie raised its records to 7-5 overall and 6-4 in the league.

Wounded Kernels swept by Peoria

The Cedar Rapids Kernels were battered, bruised and beaten Tuesday night.

Twice.

Peoria swept the wounded Kernels, 4-3 and 6-4, in a Midwest League twinbill before 1,927 fans at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

The injury-prone Kernels lost two more players in the opener when shortstop Engelb Vielma pulled a hamstring muscle and center fielder Jason Kanzler suffered a possible concussion when he collided with second baseman Tanner Vavra on a pop fly.

Vielma and Kanzler both left the game and did not play in the nightcap,leaving Cedar Rapids skipper Jake Mauer with only one able-bodied sub on the bench.

Printy's new job is encouraging sign

Linn-Mar High School made a bold move when it selected 23-year-old Jaime Printy as its new varsity girls basketball coach last week.

It was also a smart move and an encouraging move.

It's gratifying to see local schools giving their alumni a chance to come home and coach at the varsity level, even at a young age.

Xavier High School gave Bailey Dorrington (now Bailey Winter) a chance to coach the girls soccer team last year and she responded by leading the Saints to another state title, just a few years after starring for Xavier herself.

Hannah Kousheh wins Metro Spotlight Award

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

The Hawks have enjoyed a big jump in their fortunes this season under new head coach Doug Graham. Prairie is ranked No. 10 in Class 3A in the latest IGHSAU poll after finishing with a 5-13 record a year ago.

Kousheh scored just two goals in 16 games last year, but she's collected 10 goals in Prairie's first nine games this season to go along with three assists. She leads the Hawks in scoring during their surge this year.