Iowa High School BEDS count 24-25

[Al_4_State]

It makes all the sense to me in the world that Osage wanted to stay in Top of Iowa over replacing Waverly in the NEIC.

The travel would generally be worse, and they'd have been either the smallest school or tied for it. If the travel turned into a wash with a lack of divisions in the TOI, there's still that desire to stay the big fish in the small pond.

The far western and southern schools (Garrigan, North Iowa, and Eagle Grove) in TOI are the outliers - not Osage.

 

[IASTATE07]

Where in the world would Moravia go? Pride of Iowa? They'd be the smallest school there wouldn't they be?

I haven't heard POI. About a third of the BGC is having trouble fielding teams. I'm guessing next school year will be their last in the conference.

 

[ISUTex]

Where in the world would Moravia go? Pride of Iowa? They'd be the smallest school there wouldn't they be?

SICL. That's what they are asking for.

 

[Bret44]

SICL. That's what they are asking for.

Oof. Eldon would be the closest school? Gross

 

[IASTATE07]

Oof. Eldon would be the closest school? Gross

Cardinal is in the SCC.

 

[CloneJD]

Well this is assumed by all....but are you hearing real action taking place? I can't imagine that happening.

might not get the votes but probably good chance state puts them there based on geography and state of LHC.

 

[BCClone]

It makes all the sense to me in the world that Osage wanted to stay in Top of Iowa over replacing Waverly in the NEIC.

The travel would generally be worse, and they'd have been either the smallest school or tied for it. If the travel turned into a wash with a lack of divisions in the TOI, there's still that desire to stay the big fish in the small pond.

The far western and southern schools (Garrigan, North Iowa, and Eagle Grove) in TOI are the outliers - not Osage.

Eagle grove will be gone. I’d say north Union is more the outlier than north Iowa. When it was the NIC, Osage was the outlier, probably would have been best to just have Osage go to the corn bowl and have NIC pick up north Union and stopped.

 

[Bret44]

Cardinal is in the SCC.

Who would be the closest school now?

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Eagle grove will be gone. I’d say north Union is more the outlier than north Iowa. When it was the NIC, Osage was the outlier, probably would have been best to just have Osage go to the corn bowl and have NIC pick up north Union and stopped.

Apologies if you said it somewhere else, where is Eagle Grove going?

Nothing harder than being a decent sized district in a rural area. There just aren't options that make any sense.

 

[Al_4_State]

Eagle grove will be gone. I’d say north Union is more the outlier than north Iowa. When it was the NIC, Osage was the outlier, probably would have been best to just have Osage go to the corn bowl and have NIC pick up north Union and stopped.

Yeah, I forgot North Union is in there.

I was just using distance from Mason City as a basis for fit. Most of the league is within 40 miles of MC. That includes Osage. Top of Iowa, for all intents and purposes, is the smaller schools who's communities comprise the Mason City orbit.

 

[BCClone]

Apologies if you said it somewhere else, where is Eagle Grove going?

Nothing harder than being a decent sized district in a rural area. There just aren't options that make any sense.

NCC. They were there, came to TOI and now left with FC and Garner. NCC would not let them join without those other two. EG is currently the biggest school in the conference. FC is second biggest and garner or Osage is third.

 

[BCClone]

Yeah, I forgot North Union is in there.

I was just using distance from Mason City as a basis for fit. Most of the league is within 40 miles of MC. That includes Osage. Top of Iowa, for all intents and purposes, is the smaller schools who's communities comprise the Mason City orbit.

The old north Iowas conference was basically Winnebago, Hancock schools (belmond just across in Wright, and NK neighboring Lake mills) and then Osage. Pretty packed tight.

 

[ISU22CY]

NCC. They were there, came to TOI and now left with FC and Garner. NCC would not let them join without those other two. EG is currently the biggest school in the conference. FC is second biggest and garner or Osage is third.

Is charles city joining the NCC?

 

[IASTATE07]

Who would be the closest school now?

I'm guessing North Mahaska would be the closest school.

 

[Al_4_State]

The old north Iowas conference was basically Winnebago, Hancock schools (belmond just across in Wright, and NK neighboring Lake mills) and then Osage. Pretty packed tight.

Top of Iowa was basically a North Iowa/Corn Bowl merger, right?

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Is charles city joining the NCC?

Yes

 

[1SEIACLONE]

Where in the world would Moravia go? Pride of Iowa? They'd be the smallest school there wouldn't they be?

Moravia would have to go to the Pride of Iowa and be reunited with Wayne, SE Warren and Leon. They are too small to go into the SCC with DC, Albia, Cardinal and Centerville, but travel wise that would be their best bet.

The Blue Grass Conference will not be around in five years I would bet. Schools like Morman Trail, Moulton and Seymour are struggling now to find enough kids to field teams in MS. Seymour and Moulton are sharing MS basketball this year and between them only have 6 or 7 kids out.

 

[BCClone]

Is charles city joining the NCC?

Did this year already

 

[BCClone]

Top of Iowa was basically a North Iowa/Corn Bowl merger, right?

Yes. North Iowa had added north Union, Garrigan and eagle grove going into the merger. Corn bowl took Osage and Newman to make the east and the rest of north Iowa became the west.

 

[1SEIACLONE]

Who would be the closest school now?

Closest school to Moravia in the Super Conference would be Pekin then Van Buren. After that it would Central Lee and Waco. What ever conference they choose between they would be on the far edge of the conference in either the POI or the SEISC and struggle to win many games as they do now.