Prairie High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Lions proving selves in tough conditions

They have played just four games, been hindered by an inconsistent practice schedule and have a roster littered with sophomores and freshmen.

Yes, the Linn-Mar girls soccer team is still working to find its way. Tuesday night's 2-0 win over Cedar Rapids Prairie on a raw, windy night at John Wall Field showed the good and bad for the 4-0 Lions.

The good has been a defense that has not been scored on in 346 minutes of play. The not so good has been the inconsistency that comes with youth combined with tough playing conditions.

"This was a good win for us under tough conditions against a very good Prairie team," said Linn-Mar Coach Steve Dickinson. "Our defense has been pretty solid. They work well together as a group."

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Prairie wears crown at Tri-State Invy

DUBUQUE - The Cedar Rapids Prairie boys track team won four events and captured top honors at the Harold Sweet Tri-State Invitational in Dubuque Thursday.

The Hawks trimmed Dubuque Senior, 108 to 104.5, for first place in the seven-team field.

Haakon Wilz won the 110 hurdles for Prairie. The Hawks also claimed the 4x200 relay, 4x800 relay and shuttle hurdle relay.

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No.1 Prairie suffers 2nd loss

The fortunes of the Cedar Rapids Prairie boys soccer team have turned as nasty as this week's weather.

After starting out a somewhat surprising 8-0 and gaining a No. 1 state ranking in Class 3A, the Hawks have hit a rough patch. Coming off a 6-0 loss to Iowa City West on Tuesday, Prairie got off to a slow start Thursday afternoon against No. 4 Iowa City High.

The Little Hawks (8-1) got a goal from Fernando Pacheco off a corner just four minutes into the game and added an early second-half tally en route to a 3-1 victory at John Wall Field.

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Prairie boys top Class 3A soccer poll

Prairie vaulted five spots to the top of the Class 3A boys soccer poll in rankings released Tuesday by the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.

The Hawks, undefeated at 8-0, received nine of a possible 10 first-place votes to claim the No.1 spot.

Kennedy, fresh off a 3-0 venture at the West Des Moines Valley Invitational that included a win over the previous No.1 Tigers, received the other first-place vote and is second in the poll. The Cougars (5-0) were ranked 10th last week.

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