The kid sat on a bus heading from Wellman, Iowa, to Omaha, Nebraska. The College World Series. The big time.
He was chasing a dream.
And his high school baseball coach made it happen.
The …
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WEST BRANCH
Just a few minutes after Wednesday’s game ended in West Branch, after Mid-Prairie had scored five runs in the ninth inning to break an extra-innings battle, a voice shouted out …
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Mid-Prairie’s freshman pitcher Sydney Knebel and the Golden Hawk defense felt the pressure in the sixth inning on Saturday morning.
The Iowa City West offense, which had generated just …
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The Golden Hawks experienced some frustration in the early innings on Thursday. An error on the infield and a couple of outs on the basepaths had Mid-Prairie playing from behind most of the night …
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Just 15 months ago, it would have seemed unlikely.
Mid-Prairie senior Madelyn Bender was playing the final hole of her Golden Hawk career — at the 2A state tournament in Cedar …
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DES MOINES
The race of her life ended with a thud.
That was the sound of Mitzi Evans falling to the ground at Drake Stadium’s legendary Blue Oval last Saturday.
Evans, a senior at …
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DES MOINES
The Blue Oval was empty.
Well, almost.
Long after the Mid-Prairie girls track & field team had won its fourth consecutive state championship last Saturday, the Golden Hawks …
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WELLMAN
Owen Trimpe's goal early in the second half Thursday night boosted Mid-Prairie to a 1-0 victory over Hillcrest Academy in a Class 1A boys soccer substate quarterfinal.
It was the first …
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After Mid-Prairie’s season ended a year ago with a third-place finish in the region final, Madelyn Bender made a statement.
“Guys, next year, my senior year — we’re …
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Ella Groenewold’s left foot took her to the state track & field meet last year.
Despite a stress fracture that caused her to miss most of the season, Groenewold’s left leg …
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KALONA
The high-five greeting defined the moment.
Taking advantage of a few idle minutes between holes during last Friday’s Class 2A Regional girls golf tournament at Kalona Golf Course, …
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The Mid-Prairie boys and girls track & field teams both finished first at the state-qualifying meet in Eddyville on Thursday night. The Golden Hawk girls had 16 automatic qualifiers, and the …
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First, there is Mitzi. A six-time state team champion at Mid-Prairie in track and cross country. Second-fastest sprinter in the girls 200-meter dash in Iowa Class 2A this year.
Then, there is …
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Warren Scarff matched the best 18-hole score of his career at the 2A sectional meet at the Tipton Golf and Country Club on Wednesday, but didn’t feel great about his chances to advance as the …
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The Golden Hawk offense was able to take advantage of early scoring opportunities in an 8-1 victory at Wapello on Friday.
Mid-Prairie scored four goals in the first 20 minutes before the …
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MONTICELLO
Mid-Prairie sophomore Danielle Hostetler and senior Sydney Yoder put on a show.
As cheers from the stands at Monticello High School’s Dean Nelson Field got louder, Hostetler …
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The Mid-Prairie girls faced Cedar Valley Christian on the pitch at Hillcrest Academy on Monday, after field conditions in Wellman forced a venue change.
Golden Hawk forward and Hillcrest …
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The Mid-Prairie girls have seen steady improvement on the golf course this spring, and that continued at the 18-hole invitational hosted by the Golden Hawks at the Kalona Golf Club on …
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Jayden Stafford, a Mid-Prairie freshman, leaned over in his racing chair and tried to catch his breath.
Victory was his. He had just won the 200-meter wheelchair race in the Eastern Iowa Track …
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The stands at Mid-Prairie were full on Tuesday as the Golden Hawks boys took to the track for their only home meet of the season.
It was a special night for the Golden Hawk seniors, who led …
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