Metro Sports Report

Prairie pinfest propels Hawk grapplers

IOWA CITY - The Prairie wrestling team unleashed a pinfest Thursday night and whipped both Xavier and Iowa City High in a Mississippi Valley Conference double dual meet at City High.

Prairie had nine pins in a 76-4 rout of Xavier and eight pins in a 72-6 romp past City High.

Xavier beat City High 40-33.

Prairie's Andrew Netolicky had a pair of pins, including a 19-second decking of Xavier's Austin Gloede. River Whitters at 138 and Cam Rathje at 170 also had a pair of pins for the Hawks.

Xavier won its first six matches against City High to build a 33-0 lead, but the Little Hawks won the next six and the match at 33-33. The Saints reclaimed the lead, 36-33, when Jerry Duball scored a 5-0 decision over Alex Lemus. Nick Drahozal's major decision at 126 sealed the win for Xavier.

North Linn goes long to beat CVC boys

TROY MILLS -- Will Muhlbach scored 17 points to lead a trio of Cedar Valley Christian scorers in double figures, but the Huskies were beat by North Linn, 77-60, Thursday night in boys basketball.

David Sperling added 13 points and Jeremy Strutz 11 for Cedar Valley (3-4).

North Linn (7-0) drained 10 3-pointers. Hunter Pfluhaupt had five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points. Jake Oswold had three 3-pointers and 23 points.

Lassen resting at home; sidelined at least 5 weeks

Ron and Susie Lassen were enjoying the Linn-Mar High School basketball game last Friday night when they were quickly - and nervously - summoned to the court.

Their son, Matt, had taken a nasty spill under the basket and was lying on the floor, not moving. Thus began a traumatic journey that was eased somewhat when Matt was released from the hospital Tuesday after suffering a concussion, a seizure, bleeding on the brain and swelling.

He will not attend school again until after the holiday break and will not play basketball again until late January, if at all this season. But he's home, resting as comfortably as possible.

The unsung heroes at our high schools

Last Friday night the Iowa Hawkeyes met the Iowa State Cyclones in their annual men's basketball matchup.

Why it was played on a Friday -- a high school night -- is a subject for an entirely different column. But the fact that it was gave me the opportunity to take in a prep game as a spectator. It was a fairly cut-and-dry choice as to what game to attend.