Clear Lake (3A) and North Polk (2A) took over the top spot in their respective classes in the latest rankings by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Ankeny (4A) and Mason City Newman (1A) kept their spots atop their classes. There were only slight changes in most of the rankings. Of the 40 teams ranked last week, 37 of them are ranked again this week. The complete rankings are at the lower right.

High school teams have the opportunity to play regular-season games at Principal Park. Read more for a list of dates and games for 2013 and how to schedule your game.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Cubs have announced that the state baseball tournament will remain at Principal Park through 2015. The two groups have signed an agreement to extend the current contract that expires in 2013. There is also a five-year option agreement that would keep the tournament at Principal Park through 2020.

It was a numbers game at the 2012 state high school baseball championships as Martensdale-St. Marys won its third straight Class 1A state title and three new state champions — all top seeds — were crowned in the other classes. Read more for other numerical notes.
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CLASS 1A STATE TOURNAMENT
AT PRINCIPAL PARK
Monday’s quarterfinal games
Martensdale-St. Marys 8, Treynor 2
Algona Garrigan 3, North Tama 1
Lisbon 5, Lawton-Bronson 4
Mason City Newman 11, Earlham 2
Thursday’s semifinals
Martensdale-St. Marys 7, Algona Garrigan 3 (eight innings)
Mason City Newman 7, Lisbon 3
Saturday’s championship
Martensdale-St. Marys 1, Mason City Newman 0
TOP SEEDS: 1. Garrigan; 2. Newman; 3. Lawton-Bronson; 4. MSTM
RANKED TEAMS: 1. Newman; 2. Lawton-Bronson; 3. MSTM; 4. Garrigan; 6. Lisbon

Class 1A state tournament brackets

Class 1A stat leaders after finals

2012 tournament stat leaders

CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT
AT PRINCIPAL PARK
Friday’s quarterfinal games
Dyersville Beckman 2, West Branch 1
Carroll Kuemper 9, Ogden 2
Saturday’s quarterfinal games
Davis County 1, Alta-Aurelia 0
North Polk 5, Forest City 0
Thursday’s semifinals
Dyersville Beckman 6, Carroll Kuemper 3
North Polk 2, Davis County 1
Saturday’s championship
Dyersville Beckman 3, North Polk 1
TOP SEEDS: 1. Beckman; 2. Davis County; 3. North Polk; 4. Kuemper
RANKED TEAMS: 1. Davis County; 2. Beckman; 3. North Polk; 10. Kuemper.

Class 2A state tournament brackets

Class 2A stat leaders after finals

2012 tournament stat leaders

CLASS 3A STATE TOURNAMENT
AT PRINCIPAL PARK
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
Dallas Center-Grimes 3, Washington 2 (nine innings)
Western Dubuque 12, Harlan 1 (five innings)
Decorah 5, Benton 3 (nine innings)
Sioux City Heelan 5, ADM 3
Friday’s semifinals
Dallas Center-Grimes 12, Western Dubuque 2 (five innings)
Decorah 7, Sioux City Heelan 2
Saturday’s championship
Dallas Center-Grimes 13, Decorah 0
TOP SEEDS: 1. DCG; 2. Heelan; 3. Benton; 4. Western Dubuque
RANKED TEAMS: 1. DCG; 4. Heelan; 6. Benton; 7. Harlan; 8. Western Dubuque

Class 3A state tournament brackets

Class 3A stat leaders after finals

2012 tournament stat leaders

CLASS 4A STATE TOURNAMENT
AT PRINCIPAL PARK
Wednesday’s quarterfinals
West Des Moines Valley 10, Iowa City West 5
Ankeny 14, Davenport North 4 (six innings)
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 13, Linn-Mar 1
Fort Dodge vs. West Des Moines Dowling (suspended)
Thursday’s quarterfinals
Fort Dodge 5, West Des Moines Dowling 4
Friday’s semifinals
Ankeny 8, West Des Moines Valley 4
Fort Dodge 4, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2
Saturday’s championship
Ankeny 10, Fort Dodge 0 (six innings)
TOP SEEDS: 1. Ankeny; 2. Kennedy; 3. Fort Dodge; 4. West
RANKED TEAMS: 1. Ankeny; 2. Kennedy; 3. Valley; 4. Fort Dodge; 5. West; 6. Dowling; 9. Linn-Mar

Class 4A state tournament brackets

Class 4A stat leaders after finals

2012 tournament stat leaders

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