KMCH SPORTS: Results from Tuesday night 12/10

BY JON SWISHER – SPORTS DIRECTOR:

The West Delaware Hawks traveled down to the Xtream Arena in Coralville last night and were swept by the Williamsburg Raiders. Both games featured plenty of ties and lead changes in back and forth affairs. The girls contest was a top ten match-up in Class 3A as the 10th-ranked Hawks upset bid of the #7 Raiders came up short 57-54. The boys game saw the Raiders hold on, winning 59-54.

In other WaMaC conference play:

Girls-

Independence lost to Vinton-Shellsburg 53-48

Boys-

Mustangs fell to the Vikings 53-48

River Valley Conference:

Girls-

Cascade ran past West Branch 52-24

Monticello topped West Liberty 58-33

Boys-

Western Dubuque beat Maquoketa 60-53

Monticello beat West Liberty 59-45

Cascade handled West Branch 67-45

Beckman Catholic took down Durant 46-28

Tri-Rivers Conference:

Girls-

North Linn thumped Alburnett 70-32

Maquoketa Valley roughed up Starmont 81-44

East Buchannan was defeated by Springville 57-48

Boys-

Maquoketa Valley hammered Starmont 74-34

Ed-Co got by Central City 56-50

East Buchanan lost to Springville 63-36

North Linn came back to edge  54-50

In MVC Valley Girls play, Western Dubuque lost to Iowa City High 66-42

BOONE, Iowa – Locations for the next four years of the IHSAA State Baseball Tournament are set following extensive planning for the upcoming 2025 postseason and beyond.

The split site tournament will head west this summer to Sioux City and Carroll, then return to Cedar Rapids and Carroll from 2026 through at least 2028.

“Thanks to a great team effort, our state baseball tournament will continue to be showcased at first-class facilities with outstanding hosts,” IHSAA executive director Tom Keating said.

Sioux City’s Lewis & Clark Park will host Class 4A and Class 3A for the 2025 tournament (July 21-25). The 3,800-seat stadium is home to the minor league Sioux City Explorers and will host the IHSAA event on a one-year agreement.

Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids became a state baseball site in 2024 for the first time since the 1970s and will host Class 4A and Class 3A again as part of a three-year arrangement starting in 2026. MLB scheduling has the Cedar Rapids Kernels playing at home during the IHSAA tournament week in 2025.

Carroll will remain home for Class 2A and Class 1A as part of a four-year agreement, running from 2025-28. Merchants Park resumed hosting in 2021 and is spending this offseason upgrading lighting, dugouts, bleacher seating, and the press box.

“Our sincere appreciation goes out to these communities and ballparks for hosting these tournaments,” IHSAA baseball administrator Andy Umthun said.

“We’re excited state baseball will visit Sioux City for the first time, and we know returning to Carroll and Cedar Rapids will also provide great experiences for our schools and student-athletes.”

The 2025 tournament will mark the first IHSAA team championship to ever be played in Sioux City.

The IHSAA’s Board of Control approved the four-year proposal in November, pending coordination with the American Rivers Conference to utilize their MiLB reserved dates in Cedar Rapids. The ARC Presidents Council confirmed the agreement Monday, shifting rights for the 2026 dates from the NCAA Division III conference to the IHSAA.

Tournament dates beyond 2025 pending Unified Calendar approval include: July 20-24, 2026; July 19-23, 2027; July 17-21, 2028.