Realignment Classifications
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Our association is failing the players & coaches in the state of Iowa...
Only in 4A, that is because of Waukee NW joining, not sure how they will do that with an odd number of teams.
Sorry, it actually looks like it is for everyone. It'll be interesting how many changes their are, because their will be some teams that may only have 4 home games for both years.
Sorry, it actually looks like it is for everyone. It'll be interesting how many changes their are, because their will be some teams that may only have 4 home games for both years.
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Interested to see if Hoover can get some wins in 3A.
No concerns about competition in 8 man? How do we get rid of these people? Get people in there that are concerned with all classes instead of the largest ones. 8 man needs a serious overhaul.
Reading through the 4A format...it’s breathtakingly complex and to what end?
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Is it really that difficult or do they just lack the common sense to get it right?
So much for having a hard fast rule of 120 for BEDs.
They must like the other classes in the 54 range. I think there are plenty of teams that are petitioning to go down to 8 man and to what advantage? You have 30 plus on the sideline and can play 8? Makes no sense to me why you need to play 8 man. Heck Newell Fonda had 52 kids out last year and are over the BEDs this year I believe.... They should be 11 man but the state thinks it is ok for them to play teams that have a hard time finding 20 kids to play. 8 man is for those type of programs.
Sidney is appealing what? the have been over the count for 4 years and have run out of time and are again over the count. Play 11 man like everyone else does with that many BEDs.
Those on the small side of A want to drop because they don't like getting beat up by better and bigger schools. Of course, there's also some who may be on the cusp of winning, but can't get over the hump so they think dropping to 8-man will give them a better chance to win a State title.
Newell-Fonda seems like one of those latter programs given the success they've had in the past in Class A.
I Wonder who hoover will play non district. If not metro schools. I do know they do know Bondurant farrar high school due to their volleyball team playing them the last two years. I won't be surprised if they play them.
I get that, but having that many kids means you have 8 kids to play with 44 on the sideline. And the state has a rule in place where if you are over 120 you move to A. Hopefully that changes. With 130 plus they almost have double the BEDs of some teams that play 8 man.
Agreed. It also surprises me. I know I don't know BEDS data well, but it sure seems like every time I drive HW 1 north out of Iowa City that area is sure booming in terms of housing. I suspect the real issue is that I don't really know/understand where the new North Liberty school is drawing from.
That’s more than 1A Mediapolis had last year. They were around 45 total with the freshman class being the biggest. Starting to like the idea more and more about using number of male students only, yes some female students play, but not many.
West Lyon did move up to 2A.
8 man with Martinsdale St Marys and Grandview Christian coming in this year. We all know how that will end up.
https://www.iahsaa.org/resources/general/
scroll down to classifications and enrollment, can look at alphabetical or numerical version.
I looked there and it is still the 18-19 beds it says 19-20, but the link takes you to 18-19 beds
that is becasue it is NOT the new bed count look at top of sheet ..it is still 18-19 bed count
You do know that MSTM is not a parochial school, right?
But it’s got a Saint right in the name! How could it not be? Saint Ansgar, there’s another one of those sneaky parochial schools ...
Ha, I did not know that. My apologies I always thought there were private due to the St. Mary. Growing up next to Remsen St. Mary and Storm Lake St Mary got the best me me.
Not thrilled with the Grandview addition to 8 man though. We all know how that ended up for 1A basketball.
Assuming Beds data correct, with identical enrollment, Davenport Assumption remains 3A but Solon drops.
I feel 100% the same. Neighborhoods pop up like zits south of CR and north of IC. It seems like Clear Creek Amana will be Waukee soon. What do I know?
Danville does play with Mt. Pleasant. Shared with West Burlington - Notre Dame for a season before that. Danville still goes to Notre Dame to wrestle which also includes West Burlington and then they share cross country with New London and have own sports teams in other sports. Weird set up. Used to wrestle with Mediapolis long ago.
BEDS data on the site is still from 18-19 even though the link says 19-20
Maquoketa is a good example from the posted numbers as they are listed at 373 compared to Solon/Assumption at 350, but Maquoketa also dropped down.
It's tricky. The name of the town is St. Marys. They used to play football in the outfield of the baseball facility.
Similar to Saint Ansgar, whom I assume has been mistaken for a private school in the past as well......
Also, I remember the good ole days of 8-man when it first came back to Iowa. I went to games in Whiting, and I believe Sentral-Fenton as well where they played in the outfield of their baseball venue.
It was interesting to see how they managed to make it multi-purpose along with the bleacher seating along the fenceline.
