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DES MOINES
Emmett Swartzentruber had just finished the last race of his Mid-Prairie running career and the noise rocking Drake Stadium had become deafening.
He turned around and watched as …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
6/2/25 01:54 AM
Spectators jammed Drake Stadium in Des Moines on Saturday for Finals Day at the Blue Oval.
Reaching the podium for Mid-Prairie were freshman sprinter Jeorgia Evans (three times), the 4x100 girls …
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Photos by Paul D. Bowker |
5/25/25 01:39 AM
When it was time to head for the car in the driveway at the Evans home in Kalona, the race was on.
Jovi Evans would stare down her younger sister, Jeorgia.
Don’t get in the way. Here …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
5/21/25 10:59 PM
DES MOINES
One final performance at the Drake Relays awaited Mid-Prairie senior Jayden Stafford last Friday and in one of the toughest races of his career it was one of the best performances of …
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By Giovanni Coronel |
5/1/25 12:12 PM
WELLMAN
The history stares down on Mid-Prairie’s boys soccer team every time it takes the field.
And in a good way.
Eleven years ago, the Golden Hawks won a school-record 17 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
4/20/25 01:47 AM
AMES
The beginning to this remarkable day, March 14 at the Lied Rec Center on the Iowa State University campus, was almost comical.
Jeorgia Evans, a Mid-Prairie freshman who was about to …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/22/25 08:54 PM
SOLON
Layken Lee was in the wrestling moment of her life.
As Lee forcefully pressed her shoulder back into Benton Community’s Jordan Voelkel, her coach, Brock Moore, displayed the …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
2/6/25 04:16 PM
Regional play for girls basketball kicks off next week and brackets have been finalized, revealing the first-round postseason opponents for Mid-Prairie, Lone Tree, Highland, and Hillcrest.
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By Giovanni Coronel |
2/5/25 02:49 PM
WELLMAN
Showing out in front of their home crowd, the Golden Hawk Gals picked up plenty of pins, wins, and cheers during their home tournament last Friday.
Led by four Hawks winning their …
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By Giovanni Coronel |
1/23/25 12:40 PM
WEST LIBERTY
Brylee Gearhart, a senior at Mid-Prairie High School, was home checking her phone last Friday when she saw a text from Callie Huber.
Just like any other day.
Brylee and …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/11/25 07:52 PM
WELLMAN
A first varsity start is nerving enough.
Are the shoes on the right feet? Check. Shoelaces? Check. Uniform jersey? Right number? Check.
Nora Pennington, a Mid-Prairie alum, …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/14/24 10:20 PM
WELLMAN
The afternoon dismissal bells have sounded at Mid-Prairie High School and senior Tatem Telfer heads for the library.
The first thing you’ll notice is his jacket. It’s an …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/23/24 10:12 PM
The moment itself was special.
Mid-Prairie’s girls cross country varsity team, a squad with just one senior and a boatload of freshmen and sophomores, won a state title on the second day …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/16/24 11:25 PM
WELLMAN
The night was February 11, 2022.
The bleachers, both sides, were overflowing at Mid-Prairie’s home gym. The noise was so deafening you could have set off a firecracker and …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/5/24 12:21 AM
FORT DODGE
For the third time in nine years, Mid-Prairie’s cross country teams finished one-two at Saturday’s Class 2A state championship meet in Fort Dodge.
The Golden Hawk …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/3/24 10:36 PM
WELLMAN
The story starts at the Kalona YMCA.
Dakota Mitchell, just a young girl in elementary school then, was playing in a recreational youth volleyball league at the Y.
Sherry Evans, …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/3/24 08:00 PM
WELLMAN
When the last powerful kill secured a 3A regional volleyball championship Tuesday night, Mid-Prairie’s packed home gym erupted with cheers.
Jovi Evans, a junior, jumped into …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/30/24 02:35 AM
IOWA CITY
The world of cross country running changed for Emmett Swartzentruber nearly a year ago in Fort Dodge.
It was historic.
It was magical.
It was powerful.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/27/24 07:08 PM
WELLMAN
Mid-Prairie scored 35 consecutive points in the last three quarters of Friday’s 35-7 football playoff win against Union, sending the Golden Hawks into a second-round playoff battle …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/26/24 08:34 PM
TIPTON
When the last ball dropped to the floor Monday night, Mid-Prairie’s players jumped high above it to celebrate their triumph.
The Golden Hawks defeated Wilton 15-13 in the …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/16/24 12:54 AM
