Sioux City East (4A) and Harlan (3A) are the new leaders in the rankings by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Interstate 35 (2A) and Mason City Newman (1A) held onto the top spots in the other two classes.

District and substate tournament pairings and assignments have been announced by the Iowa High School Athletic Association.
Class 4A substate assignments
Class 3A district pairings
Class 3A substate pairings
Class 2A district pairings
Class 2A substate pairings
Class 1A district pairings
Class 1A substate pairings

Twenty high school teams will play regular-season games at Principal Park. Read more for a list of games and dates.

Baseball is the fourth most-popular sport in terms of participation numbers in Iowa high schools, according to information gathered by the National Federation of State Associations.... The Iowa High School Athletic Association surveyed its members about a number of issues, among them items about baseball.... And a quick look at the 2009 Iowa high school baseball state tournament schedule. Read more for the details.

The 2008 Iowa high school state baseball tournament posed several questions:
• Could Johnston become the only undefeated Class 4A state champion in history?
• Could anyone stop defending state champion and top-ranked West Delaware in Class 3A?
• Would Cherokee and Davenport Assumption meet for the second straight year in the Class 2A state championship game?
• Could North Sentral Kossuth win the 1A state title in just its second season after a school merger?
The answers:
Yes. Yes. Yes. And: Yes.

The 2008 Iowa high school state tournament is over. 32 teams. 28 games. 8 days. 4 champions. Total attendance was 33,155, and for the first time ever, two sessions topped 5,000 fans. [The Class 4A semifinals on Friday night drew 5,119, and the 3A-4A championship games on Saturday night drew 5,279.] A good time was had by all. Almost 5 million hits — During the week of the state tournament, this web site drew 57,500 visits and 4,758,200 hits. Single-day page views peaked at 106,559 on July 25. Looking ahead — The state tournament is scheduled for Principal Park through the 2013 season. Future tentative dates are:
2009 — July 24-25, 27 to August 1
2010 — July 23-24, 26-31
2011 — July 22-23, 25-30
2012 — July 20-21, 23-28
2013 — July 19-20, 22-27

A look back at the numbers of the 2008 Iowa high school state baseball tournament. All the scores and all the stats. Read more for scores, stats and stories from all 28 games of the tournament.