KMCH SPORTS: WD Hawks and Ten other coverage area teams ready for scrimmages/open practices in Week Zero

BY JON SWISHER – SPORTS DIRECTOR:

The official start of the 2024 High School Football season around the state is tonight. Ten games will be played mostly in the Eight-Player Class.  In the listening area Central City heads to WACO of Wayland and Springville is at Baxter.

All of our KMCH Sports coverage area schools and others will participate in scrimmages or open to the public practices.

The West Delaware Hawks will be competing in a 3-team scrimmage for the first time as they will travel to Waterloo’s Memorial Stadium to face Waterloo West and Waverly-Shell Rock.

Hawks first-year head coach Ryan King talks about how the idea came up and what the night entails:

In the coverage area –

Independence will be in Van Horne going against Benton Community starting with the lower levels at 5:00.

Maquoketa Valley has Sumner-Fredericksburg in Delhi for their Gatorade Bowl starting with introductions at 5:15.

Cascade hosts Alburnett at 6:00.

Anamosa is at Central DeWitt at 6:00.

Monticello is home to Solon, JV at 5:00 and Varsity around 7:30.

North Linn travels to play North Tama beginning at 7:00.

Western Dubuque is on the road at Dubuque Senior with a 6:00 start.

Beckman Catholic is in Vinton to take on Vinton-Shellsburg getting underway at 6:00.

Ed-Co will hold their Fall Sports Kick-Off night beginning at 6:00, the football team will hold a open practice starting around 6:30.

East Buchanan has a BUC night with the Volleyball scrimmaging at 5:00 and the Football squad practicing around 6:00.