The Mid-Prairie boys and girls soccer teams traveled to West Branch to finish the River Valley Conference season. The girls scored a win on the road, while the boys dropped their match. The Golden Hawk girls win came by a 5-1 score. The Hawks built a 3-0 lead going into half and outscored the Bears 2-1 after the break to finish the win. Mid-Prairie posted 15 shots on goal to just one for the Bears. Goals for Mid-Prairie came from Paytin Swartzentruber, Sophia Baker, Evelyn Gerber, Kartina Curtiss and Paityn Jennings. Baker and Esther Hughes each had an assist. In goal, Emily Swartzentruber had three saves. Mid-Prairie is now 9-5 and travels to rival Washington on Thursday.
The Mid-Prairie boys were beaten 2-1 by the Bears. A goal in each half for West Branch was the difference as they led 1-0 at the break, Mid-Prairie got the equalizer from Owen Trimpe but saw the Bears score late to take the victory. The Golden Hawks are 9-4 on the season and open the playoffs Thursday when they host Pella Christian.