Zach Ulin

The Hillcrest Academy soccer and golf teams are in action Friday night against a set of foes from the KCII listening area. The Raven soccer team can claim the outright Southeast Iowa Superconference title tonight with a win over Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union. Hillcrest comes in at 8-2 overall, 6-1, first place in the Superconference. On the season, the Ravens have outscored their opponents 38-9 with 199 shots, 119 on goal, 43 corner kicks, 31 assists and 54 saves with an 86% save percentage. Individually, Micah Gerber has the team lead with a dozen goals, Rowan Miller is second with eight. Seth Ours has a team best eight assists, Gerber is second with five, and in goal, Neuschwander has 32 saves and an 87% save percentage. The Raven's last league championship was 2019.

Senior Night was a celebration in more ways than one Friday for the Hillcrest Academy Raven soccer team.

The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk boys and girls soccer teams won key contests Friday night in Wellman over visiting Prince of Peace and Northeast Goose Lake. The Golden Hawk girls rolled through the Rebels in the opener by a 5-0 score. The Hawks led 2-0 at the break with Gabby Geno's first goal of the season in the eighth minute and Zoey Curtiss doubling the Mid-Prairie lead in the 20th minute with her second strike of the season. The Hawks added insurance after half with three more goals. Curtiss scored again in the 49th minute to make it 3-0 and Elise Gingerich beat the Northeast defense in the 54th and 57th minutes to finish the scoring with her 11th and 12th goals of the season. In total, Mid-Prairie piled up 34 shots, 26 on goal with four corner kicks. Ruth Witthoft had a clean sheet in goal with one save. After the match, Golden Hawk Zoey Curtiss spoke with KCII Sports about the win.

Local high school athletes shined at Drake Stadium in Des Moines last weekend, but an area alum also had a moment in the sun Saturday on the blue oval.

The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk girls and boys track teams competed Friday at the River Valley Conference Championships at Dean Nelson Field in Monticello. The Golden Hawk girls had the top team finish, taking third in the field of 15 with 102 points. Tipton won the RVC with 114 points. Mid-Prairie had one championship event on the day with the Golden Hawk distance medley of Dakota Mitchell, Emma Lueck, Jovi Evans and Danielle Hostetler winning in 4:18.71.

Hardware is on the line Monday at Heritage Oaks in Wapello at the girl's Southeast Iowa Superconference golf championships.

The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk boys and girls golf teams are back to league play tonight when they meet the Durant Wildcats in a pair of River Valley Conference duals.

It's a busy portion of the schedule for the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk boys soccer team as they are back on the pitch Monday in Wellman hosting the Cascade Cougars in a River Valley Conference match.

Funeral Mass for 84-year-old Sue Thomas of West Chester will be at 10:30a.m. Tuesday, May 14th at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wellman. Private family burial will be at the West Chester Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, May 13th from 4-6:30p.m. at the Powell funeral Home in Wellman. A memorial fund has been established for St. Joseph Altar and Rosary Society.

A Celebration of Life for 77-year-old Fred Rugg of Wayland will be at 11a.m. Tuesday, May 14th at the Independent Bible Church in Wayland. The service will be available via livestream at the Beatty-Peterseim website, Facebook and YouTube pages. Visitation will be prior to the service at the church from 9-10:45a.m. A graveside service will be held at Cottonwood Cemetery west of Wayland, following the service, with full military rites accorded by Washington American Legion Post #29. A memorial fund has been established for Cottonwood Cemetery. The Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting the family.