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Boys basketball postseason pairings for 1A, 2A

Published by editor on Fri, 02/04/2022 - 8:56am

Class 2A

Aplington-Parkersburg, Dike-New Hartford, Grundy Center and South Hardin are all in District 7 -- Aplington-Parkersburg and Grundy Center received byes to the district semifinals.

Dike-New Hartford (7-11) will play South Hamilton (3-15) in the early game of a quarterfinal doubleheader at Eldora on Monday, Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m.; South Hardin (9-9) follows that game with a matchup against East Marshall (5-14).

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IHSAA changes 2020 football schedule

Published by editor on Fri, 07/24/2020 - 2:04pm

The 2020 Iowa high school football regular season will be just seven weeks long, with all teams in all classes making the postseason, two of several changes announced by the Iowa High School Athletic Association on Friday, July 24.

The start dates for football remain unchanged – first practice is Monday, Aug. 10, and the first week of games is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 28 for most schools.

For teams in Classes 3A, 21, 1A, and A; the Week 1 and Week 2 dates are optional. The district schedule for those classes would begin in Week 3, with most schools playing Friday, Sept. 12. The regular season would end in Week 7.

From there, a six-round postseason will commence on Oct. 16, with all schools in all classes qualifying. That schedule will conclude with no change to the planned dates for the state semifinals (Nov. 13-15) and the championship games (Nov. 20-21).

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IHSAA approves wrestling changes

Published by editor on Tue, 05/12/2020 - 8:32am

The Iowa High School Athletic Association approved several changes to wrestling, starting with the 2020-21 season, at a Board of Control meeting on April 22.

These changes include allowing schools to opt out of dual team postseason events by the first competition date and also change qualifying for the regional dual team tournament in Class 2A and 1A to the 16 sectional champions and the next eight highest-ranked teams by the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association. Previously, the top two teams at each sectional would qualify for the postseason dual competition.

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IHSAA delays football playoff decision

Published by admin on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 10:16am

The Iowa High School Athletic Association delayed a decision on release of football classifications, districts and schedules until the first week of February.

The IHSAA Board of Control discussed the recommendations from the Iowa Football Coaches Association's advisory committee regarding the number of regular season games and playoff qualifiers. No vote was made on the recommendation to shorten the regular season to eight weeks and expand the playoffs back to 32 teams. A Feb. 5 deadline has been set by the Board of Control to make a decision on the football districts.