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No. 1 Linn-Mar too much for Prairie boys

A focused Linn-Mar remained unbeaten handing Prairie a 70-40 loss on the Hawks home court Friday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game.

It was a lesson learned from a slow first half the last time the No. 1 Lions (15-0, 10-0 MVC) played.

“We weren’t ready to at Waterloo East last Tuesday night and since we saw that they (the Hawks) gave Kennedy a tough game, we knew we couldn’t start off without focus in tonight’s game,” said Linn-Mar Coach Chris Robertson.  “Prairie works hard and they have improved a lot through the season.  We took advantage of our size, our experience, and aggressive defense to control the game.”

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Fiala hot but Hawks drop showdown with East

WATERLOO -- Prairie's Brogan Fiala rolled games of 268 and 259 for a 527 series but the Hawks were beaten by Waterloo East, 3226-3156, Friday in a showdown of the top boys bowling teams in the Misssissippi Valley Conference Valley Division.

Jeff McCann rolled games of 270 and 246 for undefeated East (8-0, 8-0) which took a two-match lead over Prairie (11-2, 6-2) with three to play.

Jeremy Cline also had a hot hand going for Prairie, with games of 238 and 202 for a 440 series. The Hawks also had high games of 225 by Nick Blood, 211 by Chase Bicket and 209 by Sean Steichen.

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Solon coach nixes Prairie offer

 Solon Coach Kevin Miller has declined an offer to become the new football coach at Prairie High School, he told The Gazette.

Miller has won four straight state titles and compiled a 105-15 record in 10 years with the Spartans. Solon won the 3A championship this past fall after winning 2A titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Craig Jelinek retired as Prairie's head coach after the 2010 campaign.

Marv Cook, who led Iowa City Regina to the 2A title last fall, said in November that he's not interested in leaving Regina.

Hawks soar past Golden Eagles

Nick Blood rollled back-to-back games of 243 for a 486 series that paced Prairie past Dubuque Wahlert, 3204-2697, Friday in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys bowling meet at Lancer Lanes.

Zach Bolton rolled high game of 248 for Prairie (11-1, 6-1 MVC). He also had a 441 series. Brogan Fiala had a 223 high game and 428 series.

Prairie rolled its second highest score of the season.

Joe Weber led Wahlert (2-5, 2-5) with a 219 game and 424 series.

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