Prairie stuns No.4 PV for trip to state
BETTENDORF - Joe Yegge made a bold promise to the members of the Cedar Rapids Prairie softball team when he became their new head coach.
"I told them when I took the job in the fall, if they did everything we asked, I promised them we'd get to state," Yegge said with a slightly mischievous smile.
It came true Tuesday night.
Prairie shocked No.4 Pleasant Valley, 3-2, in the regional finals in Bettendorf and claimed its first trip to the state tournament.
Prairie (28-14) will face No.2 Ankeny (32-10) in the quarterfinals of the Class 5A state tournament in Fort Dodge on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
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