High School Sports Thread
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Clarksville and NB still share wrestling / Superintendent / HR person as some other stuff I believe. Football is back to being separate. Not sure if Clarksville would be out of the picture but would think they would try to stay by themselves for as long as possible. I think towards the end of wrestling season last year Rockford sent a couple wrestlers to NBC.
As far as Rockford and NB sharing, I could see for sports like football and girls basketball but outside of that I'm not sure it benefits NB much. Would it bump them to 2A? And if I read the article right, they may talk about whole grade sharing in the future? That's a decent amount of extra travel to include 3 towns that don't really provide much as they are a Clarksville / Janesville / Riceville sized district with 3 towns already. Also a good amount of Rockford kids would just open enroll to Charles City / Osage / Central Springs / Newman then instead. NB would be better off seeing what Clarksville wants to do. Should have made them a Wapsie Valley type district from the start anyway.
Pella Christian would absolutely dominate the SCC. Boys basketball went to state four years in a row recently and won a state championship during that run. They won the state track meet in girls this spring, dominating the meet. The SCC would fight it if it came to the state deciding I would guess. Pella Christian in the SCC would destabilize that conference IMHO.
That conferenve is pretty bad. So they're doing what Pella did? They want easier opponents? Very Pella of them.
Over halfway through Day 1 in Fort Dodge...
Class 1A
(8) Edgewood-Colesburg 6, (1) Exira-EHK-Audubon 3
(5) Southeast Warren 21, (4) West Monona 8 [4 inn.]
4:30 - (2) Clarksville vs North Butler
6:45 - (3) Fort Dodge St. Edmond vs (6) Remsen St. Mary's
Class 2A
(8) Cardinal 4, (1) Grand View Christian 3
(4) Iowa City Regina 6, (5) Hinton 2
(7) Ridge View 2, (2) Durant 0
4:45 - (3) Wapsie Valley vs (6) Logan-Magnolia
Class 3A
(1) Williamsburg 15, (8) West Liberty 1 [4 inn.]
(4) Mount Vernon 6, (5) PCM 2
3:45 - (2) Dubuque Wahlert vs (7) West Delaware
6:00 - (3) Albia vs (6) Van Meter
Class 4A
(1) ADM 10, (8) Burlington 1 [6 inn.]
(4) Western Dubuque 11, (5) Winterset 5
3:00 - (2) Carlisle vs (7) North Polk
5:15 - (3) Fort Dodge vs (6) Clear Creek-Amana
Class 5A
(1) Waukee Northwest 4, (8) Pleasant Valley 1
(4) Dallas Center-Grimes 3, (5) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1
4:15 - (2) Ankeny Centennial vs (7) Dowling Catholic
6:30 - (3) WDM Valley vs (6) Southeast Polk
Class 1A
(8) Edgewood-Colesburg 6, (1) Exira-EHK-Audubon 3
(5) Southeast Warren 21, (4) West Monona 8 [4 inn.]
4:30 - (2) Clarksville vs North Butler
6:45 - (3) Fort Dodge St. Edmond vs (6) Remsen St. Mary's
Class 2A
(8) Cardinal 4, (1) Grand View Christian 3
(4) Iowa City Regina 6, (5) Hinton 2
(7) Ridge View 2, (2) Durant 0
4:45 - (3) Wapsie Valley vs (6) Logan-Magnolia
Class 3A
(1) Williamsburg 15, (8) West Liberty 1 [4 inn.]
(4) Mount Vernon 6, (5) PCM 2
3:45 - (2) Dubuque Wahlert vs (7) West Delaware
6:00 - (3) Albia vs (6) Van Meter
Class 4A
(1) ADM 10, (8) Burlington 1 [6 inn.]
(4) Western Dubuque 11, (5) Winterset 5
3:00 - (2) Carlisle vs (7) North Polk
5:15 - (3) Fort Dodge vs (6) Clear Creek-Amana
Class 5A
(1) Waukee Northwest 4, (8) Pleasant Valley 1
(4) Dallas Center-Grimes 3, (5) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1
4:15 - (2) Ankeny Centennial vs (7) Dowling Catholic
6:30 - (3) WDM Valley vs (6) Southeast Polk
What's everyone's feeling that its double elimination this year for the 1st time? Trying to mimic the college game to a degree?
Baseball washed out in Cedar Rapids for the rest of the day. They only got one game in, plus a half-inning of the second game. Gonna be a long two days to catch up.
Tuesday
8:30 a.m. (3A) - Resume North Polk/Western Dubuque (Bot 1)
11:00 (3A) - Carlisle vs Assumption
1:30 (3A) - Xavier vs MOC-Floyd Valley
4:30 (4A) - Johnston vs Pleasant Valley
7:00 (4A) - SC East vs IC Liberty
Wednesday
11:00 (4A) - Indianola vs Southeast Polk
1:30 (4A) - Waukee vs WDM Valley
4:30 - 3A semifinal (normal schedule)
7:00 - 3A semifinal (normal schedule)
Tuesday
8:30 a.m. (3A) - Resume North Polk/Western Dubuque (Bot 1)
11:00 (3A) - Carlisle vs Assumption
1:30 (3A) - Xavier vs MOC-Floyd Valley
4:30 (4A) - Johnston vs Pleasant Valley
7:00 (4A) - SC East vs IC Liberty
Wednesday
11:00 (4A) - Indianola vs Southeast Polk
1:30 (4A) - Waukee vs WDM Valley
4:30 - 3A semifinal (normal schedule)
7:00 - 3A semifinal (normal schedule)
Its a little different, was looking at the 2A and it looks like you stay on your side of the bracket for quite awhile. So Cardinal beat the #1 seed and if they lose to IC Regina, they should play GV Christian again. You would think they would put the upper half of the bracket losers playing down in the lower bracket. No since playing the team you beat in the first round again in the 3rd round.
Coming from an umpire that had no dog in the fight, a very poorly judged call by the 2nd base umpire led to three Moravia runs and their win.
Class 1A
(8) Edgewood-Colesburg 6, (1) Exira-EHK-Audubon 3
(5) Southeast Warren 21, (4) West Monona 8 [4 inn.]
(2) Clarksville 12, (7) North Butler 11 [15 inn.]
(3) Fort Dodge St. Edmond 8, (6) Remsen St. Mary's 0 [6 inn.]
Class 2A
(8) Cardinal 4, (1) Grand View Christian 3
(4) Iowa City Regina 6, (5) Hinton 2
(7) Ridge View 2, (2) Durant 0
(3) Wapsie Valley 7, (6) Logan-Magnolia 2
Class 3A
(1) Williamsburg 15, (8) West Liberty 1 [4 inn.]
(4) Mount Vernon 6, (5) PCM 2
(2) Dubuque Wahlert 9, (7) West Delaware 1 [5 inn.]
(6) Van Meter 10, (3) Albia 2 [5 inn.]
Class 4A
(1) ADM 10, (8) Burlington 1 [6 inn.]
(4) Western Dubuque 11, (5) Winterset 5
(2) Carlisle 3, (7) North Polk 2
(3) Fort Dodge 12, (6) Clear Creek-Amana 2 [4 inn.]
Class 5A
(1) Waukee Northwest 4, (8) Pleasant Valley 1
(4) Dallas Center-Grimes 3, (5) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1
(2) Ankeny Centennial 12, (7) Dowling Catholic 2 [4 inn.]
(6) Southeast Polk 13, (3) WDM Valley 8
(8) Edgewood-Colesburg 6, (1) Exira-EHK-Audubon 3
(5) Southeast Warren 21, (4) West Monona 8 [4 inn.]
(2) Clarksville 12, (7) North Butler 11 [15 inn.]
(3) Fort Dodge St. Edmond 8, (6) Remsen St. Mary's 0 [6 inn.]
Class 2A
(8) Cardinal 4, (1) Grand View Christian 3
(4) Iowa City Regina 6, (5) Hinton 2
(7) Ridge View 2, (2) Durant 0
(3) Wapsie Valley 7, (6) Logan-Magnolia 2
Class 3A
(1) Williamsburg 15, (8) West Liberty 1 [4 inn.]
(4) Mount Vernon 6, (5) PCM 2
(2) Dubuque Wahlert 9, (7) West Delaware 1 [5 inn.]
(6) Van Meter 10, (3) Albia 2 [5 inn.]
Class 4A
(1) ADM 10, (8) Burlington 1 [6 inn.]
(4) Western Dubuque 11, (5) Winterset 5
(2) Carlisle 3, (7) North Polk 2
(3) Fort Dodge 12, (6) Clear Creek-Amana 2 [4 inn.]
Class 5A
(1) Waukee Northwest 4, (8) Pleasant Valley 1
(4) Dallas Center-Grimes 3, (5) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1
(2) Ankeny Centennial 12, (7) Dowling Catholic 2 [4 inn.]
(6) Southeast Polk 13, (3) WDM Valley 8
I think Ames, Indi, and Norwalk should just all try to get in the CIML along with DCG. Then split it up into two divisions with smaller and larger schools:
Large: Valley, Johnston, SEP, Waukee NW, Waukee, Centennial, Ankeny
Small: Norwalk, Indianola, DCG, Urbandale, Ames, Dowling
If they wanted to add another to the small school division, maybe Bondurant Farrar.
Both divisions would have different teams having success at different sports. I wouldn't see any single school dominating everything in either division. I don't know what the growth trajectory is for Norwalk, Indianola, B-F, but I imagine Norwalk will be passing up Urbandale in a few years. Maybe B-F eventually. Looking really into the future I could see North Polk getting up there, but right now their BEDS is 472 while Norwalk, Urbandale and Indianola are 800+.
There are a lot of conference alignments that make sense for travel, size, and competitiveness, but the state is going to have to probably step in and make it happen. These schools jumping around is not getting it done.
25 games on tap today in Fort Dodge. Forecast shows 81 and breezy, so probably no extended breaks like yesterday.
Elimination #1
10:00 (2A) - (1) Grand View Christian vs (5) Hinton
10:15 (4A) - (8) Burlington vs (5) Winterset
10:30 (1A) - (1) Exira-EHK-Audubon vs (4) West Monona
10:45 (3A) - (8) West Liberty vs (5) PCM
11:00 (5A) - (8) Pleasant Valley vs (5) CR Kennedy
Quarterfinal #1
12:15 (2A) - (8) Cardinal vs (4) Iowa City Regina
12:30 (4A) - (1) ADM vs (4) Western Dubuque
12:45 (1A) - (8) Edgewood-Colesburg vs (5) Southeast Warren
1:00 (3A) - (1) Williamsburg vs (4) Mount Vernon
1:15 (5A) - (1) Waukee Northwest vs (4) Dallas Center-Grimes
Elimination #2
2:30 (2A) - (2) Durant vs (6) Logan-Magnolia
2:45 (4A) - (7) North Polk vs (6) Clear Creek-Amana
3:00 (1A) - (7) North Butler vs (6) Remsen St. Mary's
3:15 (3A) - (7) West Delaware vs (3) Albia
3:30 (5A) - (7) Dowling Catholic vs (3) WDM Valley
Quarterfinal #2
4:45 (2A) - (7) Ridge View vs (3) Wapsie Valley
5:00 (4A) - (2) Carlisle vs (3) Fort Dodge
5:15 (1A) - (2) Clarksville vs (3) FD St. Edmond
5:30 (3A) - (2) Dubuque Wahlert vs (6) Van Meter
5:45 (5A) - (2) Ankeny Centennial vs (6) Southeast Polk
Elimination #3 - winner E1 vs loser Q1
7:00 (2A)
7:15 (4A)
7:30 (1A)
7:45 (3A)
8:00 (5A)
Elimination #1
10:00 (2A) - (1) Grand View Christian vs (5) Hinton
10:15 (4A) - (8) Burlington vs (5) Winterset
10:30 (1A) - (1) Exira-EHK-Audubon vs (4) West Monona
10:45 (3A) - (8) West Liberty vs (5) PCM
11:00 (5A) - (8) Pleasant Valley vs (5) CR Kennedy
Quarterfinal #1
12:15 (2A) - (8) Cardinal vs (4) Iowa City Regina
12:30 (4A) - (1) ADM vs (4) Western Dubuque
12:45 (1A) - (8) Edgewood-Colesburg vs (5) Southeast Warren
1:00 (3A) - (1) Williamsburg vs (4) Mount Vernon
1:15 (5A) - (1) Waukee Northwest vs (4) Dallas Center-Grimes
Elimination #2
2:30 (2A) - (2) Durant vs (6) Logan-Magnolia
2:45 (4A) - (7) North Polk vs (6) Clear Creek-Amana
3:00 (1A) - (7) North Butler vs (6) Remsen St. Mary's
3:15 (3A) - (7) West Delaware vs (3) Albia
3:30 (5A) - (7) Dowling Catholic vs (3) WDM Valley
Quarterfinal #2
4:45 (2A) - (7) Ridge View vs (3) Wapsie Valley
5:00 (4A) - (2) Carlisle vs (3) Fort Dodge
5:15 (1A) - (2) Clarksville vs (3) FD St. Edmond
5:30 (3A) - (2) Dubuque Wahlert vs (6) Van Meter
5:45 (5A) - (2) Ankeny Centennial vs (6) Southeast Polk
Elimination #3 - winner E1 vs loser Q1
7:00 (2A)
7:15 (4A)
7:30 (1A)
7:45 (3A)
8:00 (5A)
Lost power and missed a chunk of the game. What happened in this situation and what was the call?
From what I saw I was impressed with Moravia's hitting vs. CR-B's pitcher. I don't know what he was cruising at last night, but I think he's a guy that can touch 88-90 and can spin it pretty well. I suspect in 1A guys don't see much of that during the year.
Batter hit a looper to center that the CF caught in front of him while running in, held up his glove to show he made the catch, then dropped the ball when he went to throw it. Picked it up and threw to first to double up the runner that had gone to second. Inning should have been over. Somehow the ump didn't rule it a catch so there are runners now on first and second with one out.
There is no way in hell Dowling should be in a conference with the smaller schools.
It didn't have anything to do with the transfer. The ball may have skipped when the fielder went to catch it.
I think it short hopped him. I would have liked to see the umpire sell that call a little better, but he was the closest one to it and looking right at it.
