Prairie High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Dale, Carney meet as foes for last time

Tue - 03 Apr Written by Jake Koolbeck

Cedar Rapids Xavier senior Annie Dale and Cedar Rapids Prairie senior Rachel Carney met as opponents in their season opener Tuesday afternoon.

The next time the two share time on a soccer field it will be as teammates next year at the University of Northern Iowa where they have both signed letters of intent.

When they take the field in the Panther purple and gold it will be the first time the two electric players have joined forces and the pair is excited about the idea.

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Witte repeats as state champ; Walters, Kremer 2nd

Sat - 18 Feb Written by Jim Ecker

DES MOINES - Prairie senior Zach Witte was a bloody mess after winning the 152-pound title at the Class 3A state wrestling tournament Saturday night.

Bloody forehead, bloody nose and bloody proud.

Witte became the sixth multiple state champion in school history when he defeated Dylan Blackford of Southeast Polk, 5-3, before a packed house at the Wells Fargo Arena.

Witte captured the 145-pound title last year and did not lose a single match as a junior or senior.

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Last Updated on Saturday, 18 February 2012 22:24

Witte will add toughness to UNI wrestling team

Wed - 09 Nov Written by Jim Ecker

Zach Witte will bring talent to the University of Northern Iowa wrestling team next year. He'll bring dedication. He'll also bring a high degree of toughness.

How tough?

Witte is so tough, he played the last two games of the football season at Cedar Rapids Prairie this year with a broken arm. And he didn't even know it.

Witte signed his national letter-of-intent with UNI Wednesday morning with his left arm in a sling, courtesy of an injury he suffered in mid-October at an informal wrestling workout.

"It's really not a big deal," he insisted. "I just fractured off a little chunk."

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 November 2011 12:13

Jacob Aune runs to 4th in state meet

Sat - 29 Oct Written by Jim Ecker

FORT DODGE - Josh Evans ran the fastest race of his life Saturday and one of the fastest in state history.

Unfortunately for Evans, somebody else ran faster.

Ben Anderson of West Des Moines Valley broke the state meet record and captured the Class 4A cross country title in 15 minutes, 2 seconds at the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 18 December 2011 20:59