High School Sports Thread
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As a former player, coach and administrator at a highly successful Iowa high school, my two cents is that the high school coaching ranks today are no longer made up of educators and men like Ed Thomas of A-P, who knew how to lead young men (and women) and were in it for the right reasons. He is just one example of the many educators from the Boomer generation that no longer fill those roles (for many reasons).
No it's on a paved road, but you have to take gravel roads to reach the school from the south. Go up to the old Pioneer setup and head east and you can come in from the North, which is pavement the entire way, buts its out of your way. If you go North at the Eldon Y, you have to take some gravel or coming from Fairfield you have some gravel. But the highway in front of the school is paved from the RR tracks to the south all the way north to the Brighten highway. Coming down from SK it would be pavement the entire way.
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West Lyon is also in the middle of nowhere.
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Speaking of Southeast Valley, I've always wondered where the 'Grand' in their predecessor 'Southeast Webster-Grand' came from. Only thing I've been able to find is this:
A nearly complete timeline of Southeast Valley | Iowa Highway Ends (etc.)
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that’s what I mean, from the south. That’s how I had to reach the football field without going through Richland.
Yep, for Van Buren parents, most took the gravel road, to avoid back tracking.
Yes, the school was called Grand of Boxholm. My team competed against them in baseball when I was in little league. I think they tore down part of the school, but the community saved and revitalized the remaining part to use as a community center.
The thing that’s stupid crazy about Iowa is, towns liked each other to join and form a school district, but hated each other not to want a building in the others town. It’s all over the state.
former isu player Matt Straight retiring from 1A football after 25 years
https://www.knodfm.com/lo-ma-football-coach-matt-straight-calls-it-a-career.html
That’s got to be it. All those dumpy ass towns are in about the same area.
Union has been around for over 30 years. Sometimes referred to as LaPorte City Union, but officially I think they are just Union Community School District, in the Waterloo-CF area. We played them all the time in everything growing up in the 90s-2000s.
Today's Boys Semi-Finals action: https://www.youtube.com/@theihsaa/streams
Class 4A Semifinals
10:30—#1 Cedar Falls vs. #4 Dowling Catholic
12:15—#2 Waukee vs. #6 Johnston
Class 1A Semifinals
2:00—#1 St. Edmond vs. #4 Notre Dame
3:45—#2 MMCRU vs. #6 Marquette Catholic
Class 2A Semifinals
5:30—#1 Kuemper Catholic vs. #4 Treynor
7:15—#2 Unity Christian vs. #3 Regina Catholic
THURSDAY, MARCH 12
Class 4A Semifinals
10:30—#1 Cedar Falls vs. #4 Dowling Catholic
12:15—#2 Waukee vs. #6 Johnston
Class 1A Semifinals
2:00—#1 St. Edmond vs. #4 Notre Dame
3:45—#2 MMCRU vs. #6 Marquette Catholic
Class 2A Semifinals
5:30—#1 Kuemper Catholic vs. #4 Treynor
7:15—#2 Unity Christian vs. #3 Regina Catholic
