Articles Tagged: Mark Bliss

Mark Bliss announced Monday he is stepping down as head football coach at Cedar Rapids Prairie after nine years in order to help take care of a daughter who is fighting cancer.

Cedar Rapids Prairie head football coach Mark Bliss has been at it over 30 years, has enough time put in to retire if he wants. But ball coaches have to coach ball, so Bliss continues.

Cedar Rapids Prairie took a quarter to get going against “junk defense” from Bettendorf, but won 24-6 in the first round of the playoffs.

Cedar Rapids Prairie led 22-0, then 22-20, before topping Linn-Mar 36-20 in a key Class 5A game.

5A No. 6 Cedar Rapids Prairie dominated from the start in a 50-14 win over Iowa City West.

Top-ranked Southeast Polk blocked a field goal in the final seconds to defeat seventh-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie, 21-20.

We’ve done our alma maters proud. The Gazette staff answers more questions about high school football, including a social media submission from Facebook.

Cedar Rapids Prairie overpowered Bettendorf, 54-20.

A touchdown pass with seven seconds left lifted 5A No. 9 Cedar Falls over No. 3 Cedar Rapids Prairie.

Cedar Rapids Prairie coach Mark Bliss earned his 200th career win, and more notes from Week 2 of Iowa high school football.

A big win for the short-handed Hawks as 5A No. 7 Cedar Rapids Prairie beat 5A No. 4 Pleasant Valley.

Led by Iowa State commit Gabe Burkle at tight end, Prairie has the makings of a strong pass game to complement an always-strong rushing attack.