Our number six sports story of the most recent school year for the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks takes us to the soccer pitch to highlight the progress of the boys and girls programs. The Mid-Prairie boys soccer team finished with a 9-4 overall record, their most wins since a state runner-up performance in 2014 and a three match improvement over the previous season. After a 1-2 start, Mid-Prairie put it together to win eight of nine matches in the middle of the season. Aaron Slaubaugh led Mid-Prairie with nine goals fifth most in the River Valley Conference. Camden Marner, Slaughbaugh, Ethan Trimpe and Byron Yoder all had three assists each to lead the way. In goal, Dominic Pickard had 33 saves and a 75% save percentage, fifth best in the conference. Defender Jose Juarez was also an all-state selection for the Golden Hawks.

The Golden Hawks girls program had a remarkable turnaround from 1-10 last year to 10-4 in their most recent season. That’s their highest win total since 2013 and included an eight match winning streak in the second half of the season. Mid-Prairie led the River Valley Conference in scoring, assists, shots on goal and penalty kicks. Julia Boller was the team leader with 19 goals, second in the River Valley Conference. Her 10 assists led the conference and were 10th in Iowa in class 1A. In goal, Emily Swartzentruber made 57 saves with a 71% save percentage. On Monday we will pick back up with our top 10 countdown for Mid-Prairie when we move to the golf course.