Prairie Boys Soccer

Schedule set for boys soccer jamboree

All seven of the major Metro boys soccer teams will participate in the annual jamboree at Kingston Stadium Thursday.

Each game will last 40 minutes. The admission charge is $2 for all spectators.

The jamboree begins at 3:30 with Xavier facing Solon. Marion meets Clear Creek-Amana at 4:20 p.m., following by Prairie against Mount Vernon at 5:10 p.m.

The final three matches are Iowa City High against Kennedy at 6 p.m., Iowa City West against Linn-Mar at 6:45 p.m. and Washington against Jefferson at 7:40 p.m.

17 Metro boys make all-state soccer

The overall strength of boys soccer in the Metro area was demonstrated by the all-state teams announced Saturday by the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.

Seventeen Metro players were honored on the squad, including six players who were named first team all-state.

The first-team selections are Killian Magee of Kennedy, Jacob Bjornsen of Washington, Mike Eken of Washington and Jared Belin of Linn-Mar in Class 3A. Connor Ramlo of Xavier and Enoch Duval of Marion made the top unit in Class 2A.

Andrew Sheeley of Kennedy, Ben Johnson of Linn-Mar, Logan Rinderknecht of Prairie, Alexy Boehm of Linn-Mar, Ian Karr of Jefferson, Jack Ramsey of Linn-Mar, Jesse Vizzini of Prairie and Gunnar Lenzen of Washington were named second team all-state in Class 3A. Stephen Jones of Xavier and Matthew Minks of Marion were named second team all-state in Class 2A.

Nathan Althoff of Kennedy received honorable mention in Class 3A.

Prairie trimmed by No. 3 Trojans

IOWA CITY - The Cedar Rapids Prairie boys soccer team gave third-ranked Iowa City West a good battle in the Class 3A substate finals Saturday before falling short, 4-3, in Iowa City.

Nerm Ibrahimovic scored two goals for Prairie and Mitch Renwick tallied the other.

Iowa City West (18-1) advances to the state tournament as the No. 2 seed and will face West Des Moines Valley (15-4) Thursday in Des Moines.

Prairie kicks No. 15 Muscatine

Logan Rinderknecht saved the day for the Cedar Rapids Prairie soccer team Thursday night in the semifinals of the Class 3A substate tournament.

Rinderknecht scored a goal with four minutes left in the second half and the Hawks proceeded to bump off No. 15 Muscatine, 2-1, in a PK Shootout at Prairie.

The Hawks trailed 1-0 when Rinderknecht found the net to keep his team alive. Prairie outscored the Muskies, 4-2, in the Shootout for the victory.

Juan Loera was credited with the assist on Rinderknecht's goal.

Prairie will face No.3 Iowa City West in the substate finals Saturday at 1 p.m. at West.