Prairie High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Zach Witte takes 3rd at Cyclone Open

Sat - 10 Nov Written by Metro Sports Report

AMES - Former Cedar Rapids Prairie star Zach Witte placed third in the 157-pound bracket at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open tournament Saturday.

Witte, a freshman at the University of Northern Iowa, wrestled unattached in the event.

Witte compiled a 7-1 record in the tournament. He won two of his matches with technical falls and won two others with major decisions. He beat teammate Curt Maas, 3-1, in sudden victory.

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Gardner sparks No. 3 Saints by Hawks, 28-7

Fri - 02 Nov Written by Jim Ecker

The Xavier Saints hopped aboard a red-headed comet Friday night and soared into the semifinals of the Class 4A playoffs.

Wes Gardner rambled for 173 yards and scored two touchdowns as the third-ranked Saints topped Prairie, 28-7, before an overflow crowd of approximately 4,500 fans at Saints Field.

Xavier (12-0) will play Cedar Falls (11-1) in the semifinals next Friday at 7:06 p.m. in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Ankeny (12-0) will meet Southeast Polk (10-2) in the first semifinal at 4:06 p.m.

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Last Updated on Friday, 02 November 2012 23:42

Hawks ran out of gas against Xavier

Fri - 02 Nov Written by Tom Fruehling

For the first half of football Friday night against unbeaten and third ranked Xavier, Prairie was the better team.

But then, said stalwart senior quarterback Jace Hanna afterward, “We kind of ran out of gas.”

Xavier beat Prairie, 28-7, Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A playoffs at Saints Field. Xavier (12-0) advances to the state semifinals next Friday at the UNI-Dome against Cedar Falls (11-1). Prairie finished its season 8-4.

Prairie took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 6-yard touchdown run by Mitch Christensen, but the Hawks' offense was hit-and-miss the rest of the way.

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Last Updated on Friday, 02 November 2012 23:33

Jenks, Evans, Pritts top all-Metro X-C

Fri - 02 Nov Written by Metro Sports Report

Stephanie Jenks, Josh Evans and Mitch Pritts have been named the Runners of the Year on the all-Metro cross country teams.

Jenks, a freshman at Linn-Mar, won the Class 4A state title last Saturday by 18 seconds.

Evans, a junior at Linn-Mar, battled injuries much of the season and finished ninth at the state meet after placing second a year ago. Pritts, a junior at Prairie, finished 12th at the state meet.

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Woods, No. 3 Saints brace for surging Hawks

Thu - 01 Nov Written by Jim Ecker

Corbin Woods loves baseball and has dreamed for a long time about playing baseball in college, but football is moving up on the outside.

Woods has enjoyed a terrific season as a receiver and punt returner for the third-ranked Xavier Saints and undoubtedly could play football in college. He still thinks he'll play baseball, but now he's not 100 percent sure anymore.

"I'm weakening a little bit on that," he said Wednesday. "I've definitely been thinking about it. Right now I'm just trying to wait until after football to make up my mind for sure."

Xavier (11-0) hosts Prairie (8-3) in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday at Saints Field in northeast Cedar Rapids.

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