The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk boys and girls soccer teams came up short against rival Iowa City Regina on Tuesday. The No. 7 Mid-Prairie boys suffered their first set back of the season 6-2, at the hands of the No. 3 Regals in Wellman. The Hawks struck first with Owen Trimpe scoring in the 16th minute to put Mid-Prairie up 1-0. Regina answered back with goals in the 23rd, 34th and 37th minutes to take a 3-1 lead into the half. The Regals continued their push after the break adding insurance goals in the 42nd, 67th and 68th minute. The Golden Hawks second tally came in the 68th minute when Gunnar Gingerich beat the Regina keeper and defense. After the match, Mid-Prairie head coach Pat Cady talked about what his team can take from the match. “Our guys did a good job bringing the ball down. We brought it down one side, then switched it back quickly and dumped it into a danger area. Owen Trimpe was already on his way to go get it. Their keeper was worried he was going to go back post so
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The kickoff to the 2021 soccer season was a success for the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk boys Tuesday as they shut out visiting Mediapolis 3-0. The Hawks got things started early with Ethan Trimpe finding Zeus Fugate in the 9th minute and Fugate beating the keeper to give Mid-Prairie the lead. The Golden Hawks would double the advantage in the 26th minute when Owen Trimpe found the back of the net on an assist from Gunnar Gingerich, leaving the Hawks with a 2-0 lead at intermission. Fugate added an unassisted goal in the 72nd minute for insurance and the Mid-Prairie defense continued to lock down the Bulldogs. Golden Hawk goalkeeper Keaton Graber turned in a clean sheet stopping four MEPO shots on goal. With the win, Mid-Prairie is now 1-0 on the season, Mediapolis falls to 2-2. The Golden Hawks will travel to Monticello to open River Valley Conference play on Friday.