Iowa
2023-24 enrollment figures of Iowa high schools
The Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union have released the BEDS Documents for the 2023-24 school year. The file is used to classify schools for postseason tournaments.
Numbers are based on students in grades 9-11 from the present school year.
The most striking trend is the sharp recent rise in Alburnett’s enrollment. Alburnett has jumped by 41 students (26.1 percent) in the last two BEDS totals. Similarly, Lisbon is up 27 students (20.1 percent) in two school years.
On the other side, Belle Plaine has taken an enrollment tumble in two years, losing 31 students (27.2 percent) in the last two years.
Linn-Mar remains the largest school in the area — and fifth in the state — with a BEDS enrollment of 1,713.
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All three of the Iowa City public schools report an increase this year: City High by 90 students, West 63, Liberty 36.
Here are 2023-24 BEDS enrollments of area schools, with state rank (for classification purposes, there are 365 member schools next year) and change from 2022-23:
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
5. Linn-Mar 1,713 (down 20)
11. Waterloo West 1,323 (down 23)
12. Cedar Falls 1,320 (up 9)
14. Cedar Rapids Prairie 1,301 (down 33)
15. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1,296 (no change)
18. Iowa City High 1,244 (up 90)
19. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 1,203 (up 14)
21. Dubuque Hempstead 1,177 (down 60)
23. Iowa City West 1,159 (up 63)
29. Dubuque Senior 1,090 (up 12)
36. Cedar Rapids Washington 962 (down 16)
39. Iowa City Liberty 897 (up 36)
51. Western Dubuque 691 (down 30)
68. Cedar Rapids Xavier 449 (up 8)
106. Dubuque Wahlert 337 (up 7)
WAMAC
57. Clear Creek Amana 565 (up 21)
61. Marion 539 (up 9)
89. Benton Community 372 (no change)
91. Solon 369 (up 20)
92. Independence 369 (down 6)
95. West Delaware 364 (down 9)
98. South Tama 358 (up 21)
100. *Grinnell 354 (no change)
102. Center Point-Urbana 352 (down 8)
103. Mount Vernon 350 (up 8)
110. Williamsburg 310 (up 3)
111. Vinton-Shellsburg 308 (down 26)
* Note: Grinnell joins the Wamac from the Little Hawkeye Conference in 2023-24
RIVER VALLEY
76. Maquoketa 410 (up 9)
113. Anamosa 304 (no change)
123. West Liberty 275 (up 4)
125. Mid-Prairie 270 (down 14)
133. Monticello 257 (down 12)
144. Tipton 235 (up 8)
149. Camanche 228 (down 8)
153. Northeast 224 (down 1)
168. Wilton 204 (no change)
193. Cascade 183 (down 4)
195. West Branch 180 (up 8)
197. Durant 178 (up 7)
201. Dyersville Beckman 176 (down 20)
202. Iowa City Regina 175 (up 19)
210. Bellevue 166 (up 9)
TRI-RIVERS
172. Alburnett 198 (up 30)
215. Lisbon 161 (up 7)
229. Maquoketa Valley 152 (up 11)
234. Starmont 146 (down 1)
241. North Cedar 143 (down 1)
245. East Buchanan 142 (down 5)
251. Midland 138 (up 9)
261. North Linn 125 (up 4)
281. Calamus-Wheatland 109 (up 7)
284. Easton Valley 108 (down 4)
288. Central City 104 (down 2)
293. Edgewood-Colesburg 100 (down 3)
300. Springville 94 (up 2)
336. Bellevue Marquette 48 (up 7)
346. Clinton Prince of Peace 38 (down 2)
349. *Cedar Valley Christian 36 (up 10)
* Note: Cedar Valley Conference is a member of the Tri-Rivers, but currently not competing in athletics as a league member.
NORTHEAST IOWA
54. *Waverly-Shell Rock 594 (down 2)
72. Decorah 428 (down 2)
82. Charles City 399 (no change)
115. Waukon 293 (up 7)
122. Crestwood 285 (down 20)
137. New Hampton 246 (down 26)
* Note: 2023-24 will be Waverly-Shell Rock’s last year in the NEIC. The Go-Hawks might be in the MVC, Wamac, Iowa Alliance or independent in 2024-25.
SOUTH IOWA CEDAR
182. Colfax-Mingo 188 (up 11)
231. North Mahaska 150 (up 4)
254. BGM 135 (up 13)
256. Sigourney 133 (up 9)
265. Lynnville-Sully 117 (down 6)
267. Iowa Valley 115 (down 6)
271. Montezuma 112 (down 1)
296. English Valleys 97 (up 3)
315. Belle Plaine 83 (down 15)
325. HLV 72 (up 7)
329. Keota 65 (down 6)
339. Tri-County 46 (down 10)
UPPER IOWA
140. North Fayette Valley 249 (down 6)
164. MFL MarMac 206 (up 19)
174. Postville 196 (up 28)
220. South Winneshiek 159 (down 3)
246. Clayton Ridge 141 (down 6)
274. Elkader Central 111 (up 3)
302. Turkey Valley 93 (down 2)
322. Lansing Kee 74 (up 2)
331. West Central 60 (down 6)
OTHERS
101. Washington 353 (down 10)
132. Oelwein 259 (down 7)
134. Union Community 251 (up 24)
157. Jesup 216 (down 4)
257. Highland 133 (up 3)
289. Lone Tree 103 (up 2)
301. North Tama 94 (down 9)
344. Hillcrest Academy 44 (up 2)
347. Meskwaki 38 (down 5)
Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com
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Here’s who all 71 Iowa high school football teams ranked in this week’s Gazette poll face in Week 7 games Friday night.
Class 3A gets the spotlight this week as its top two teams face top-seven opponents. No. 1 Algona visits No. 7 Humboldt, while second-ranked Williamsburg hosts a Solon team eager to bounce back from last week’s loss to Benton Community that dropped it from the top spot.
There is intrigue in the 8-Player top five as well, where three of the top five teams face fellow unbeaten foes. That includes No. 1 Remsen St. Mary’s taking on No. 10 Woodbine and No. 2 Algona Garrigan hosting Ruthven GTRA.
Class 5A
No. 1 West Des Moines Valley (5-1) vs. Waterloo West (5-1)
No. 2 West Des Moines Dowling (5-1) at Urbandale (3-3)
No. 3 Bettendorf (6-0) at Davenport Central (2-4)
No. 4 Pleasant Valley (5-1) vs. Muscatine (2-4)
No. 5 Ankeny Centennial (4-2) vs. Des Moines Roosevelt (1-5)
No. 6 Linn-Mar (5-1) vs. Davenport West (0-6)
No. 7 Johnston (4-2) vs. Council Bluffs Lincoln (4-2)
No. 8 Iowa City Liberty (5-1) vs. Ankeny (3-3)
No. 9 Waukee (4-2) at Southeast Polk (3-3)
No. 10 Sioux City East (4-2) vs. Des Moines Lincoln (1-5)
Class 4A
No. 1 Lewis Central (6-0) at Winterset (4-2)
No. 2 Pella (6-0) at Des Moines Hoover (0-6), Thursday
No. 3 North Polk (6-0) at No. 10 Indianola (4-2)
No. 4 Gilbert (6-0) vs. Bondurant-Farrar (1-5)
No. 5 Decorah (6-0) at Marion (2-4)
No. 6 Adel ADM (5-1) at Ballard (3-3)
No. 7 Cedar Rapids Xavier (4-2) at Oskaloosa (1-5)
No. 8 North Scott (4-2) at Clear Creek Amana (4-2)
No. 9 Newton (4-2) vs. Carlisle (0-6)
No. 10 Indianola (4-2) vs. No. 3 North Polk (6-0)
No. 10 Western Dubuque (4-2) at Waterloo East (2-4)
Class 3A
No. 1 Algona (6-0) at No. 7 Humboldt (5-1)
No. 2 Williamsburg (5-1) vs. No. 5 Solon (5-1)
No. 3 Dubuque Wahlert (6-0) at West Delaware (4-2)
No. 4 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (6-0) vs. Carroll (4-2)
No. 5 Mount Vernon (5-1) vs. Fort Madison (0-6)
No. 5 Solon (5-1) at No. 2 Williamsburg (5-1)
No. 7 Humboldt (5-1) vs. No. 1 Algona (6-0)
No. 8 Sioux City Heelan (4-2) at Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (1-5)
No. 9 Independence (4-2) at Maquoketa (1-5)
No. 10 Nevada (5-1) at Harlan (3-3)
Class 2A
No. 1 West Lyon (6-0) at Sheldon (2-4)
No. 2 Monroe PCM (6-0) at West Marshall (5-1)
No. 3 Spirit Lake (5-1) at Garner GHV (1-5)
No. 4 Van Meter (5-1) vs. Centerville (4-2)
No. 5 Carroll Kuemper (5-1) vs. Saydel (1-5)
No. 6 North Fayette Valley (5-1) vs. Oelwein (0-6) — canceled, Oelwein to forfeit
No. 7 Northeast (6-0) at Tipton (2-4)
No. 8 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (4-2) vs. No. 10 Western Christian (4-2)
No. 9 Roland-Story (4-2) vs. Des Moines Christian (4-2)
No. 10 Western Christian (4-2) at No. 8 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (4-2)
Class 1A
No. 1 Grundy Center (6-0) at Alburnett (4-2)
No. 2 Wilton (6-0) at West Branch (2-4)
No. 3 Dike-New Hartford (5-1) vs. Aplington-Parkersburg (2-4)
No. 4 Emmetsburg (6-0) vs. Eagle Grove (0-6)
No. 5 Iowa City Regina (6-0) at Dyersville Beckman (4-2)
No. 6 Ida Grove OABCIG (5-1) vs. No. 10 Hinton (5-1)
No. 7 South Hardin (5-1) at Hudson (5-1)
No. 8 Treynor (5-1) vs. Shenandoah (3-3)
No. 9 Sigourney-Keota (5-1) at Colfax-Mingo (1-5)
No. 10 Hinton (5-1) at No. 6 Ida Grove OABCIG (5-1)
Class A
No. 1 West Hancock (6-0) at Lake Mills (4-2)
No. 2 Guthrie Center ACGC (6-0) vs. Mount Ayr (5-1)
No. 3 Saint Ansgar (5-1) at West Fork (1-5)
No. 4 Lisbon (6-0) vs. Danville (4-2)
No. 5 Earlham (5-1) at Oakland Riverside (4-2)
No. 6 Tri-Center (5-1) vs. No. 8 Woodbury Central (5-1)
No. 7 Le Mars Gehlen (5-1) at South O’Brien (0-6)
No. 8 Woodbury Central (5-1) at No. 6 Tri-Center (5-1)
No. 9 North Linn (6-0) vs. Maquoketa Valley (5-1)
No. 10 Madrid (4-2) at North Mahaska (3-3)
8-Player
No. 1 Remsen St. Mary’s (6-0) vs. No. 10 Woodbine (6-0)
No. 2 Algona Garrigan (6-0) vs. Ruthven GTRA (6-0)
No. 3 Don Bosco (6-0) vs. Turkey Valley (3-3)
No. 4 Audubon (6-0) vs. Collins-Maxwell (4-2)
No. 5 Lenox (6-0) vs. Southeast Warren (6-0)
No. 6 Iowa Valley (6-0) vs. HLV (1-6)
No. 7 Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5-1) at Clarksville (5-2)
No. 8 Anita CAM (5-1) at Fremont-Mills (5-1)
No. 9 Bedford (5-1) vs. Lamoni (4-2)
No. 10 Woodbine (6-0) at No. 1 Remsen St. Mary’s (6-0)
Comments: nathan.ford@thegazette.com
Iowa State women’s basketball star Emily Ryan released a video Thursday in which she discusses her battle with an eating disorder.
Ryan, a senior from Claflin, Kansas, has been one of the Big 12 Conference’s best point guards for the past few seasons. She was a first-team all-conference pick in 2022, and a second-team selection in 2023.
“By sharing my story, I hope to build awareness and provide hope to everyone else fighting an invisible battle,” Ryan said in the video.
Ryan said her sense of self-worth was dependent on Iowa State’s success and her individual performance. That led to increased time spent in the weight room in an effort to get stronger and faster. When Ryan didn’t see the results that she desired, she began to focus on her diet.
Ryan said the Iowa State medical staff expressed their concern about Ryan’s eating habits and what it was doing to her body. Ryan said she was in “complete denial” about having an eating disorder, but her health continued to worsen.
Ryan missed the first nine games of the 2023-24 season due to the eating disorder. When she returned, she said, “off the court I was really struggling. By the end of the season, I was physically and mentally hanging on by a thread.”
During the offseason, Ryan spent 88 days at a treatment center in Denver.
“It took a long time but I finally came to the understanding that being sick wasn’t my fault, and eating disorders are real, complex illnesses,” she said.
How to get help
For resources on disordered eating, call the National Eating Disorders Helpline at 800-931-2237 or text NEDA to 741741.
It was an important date around the state for volleyball teams in Iowa, as the latest rankings were released and regional pairings in all five classes were revealed.
The two come into play once regionals reach the championship round, as the higher-ranked team will serve as the host for those games.
All five No. 1 squads remained the same, as Ankeny Centennial (Class 5A), Cedar Rapids Xavier (4A), Mount Vernon (3A), Denver (2A) and Ankeny Christian (1A) held serve.
New teams to the Top-15 include Iowa City West in 5A, Ballard in 4A, Wapsie Valley in 2A and Stanton in 1A. The entire 3A poll remained the same while Sidney made one of the biggest climbs, moving to ninth from 12th in 1A.
Regional play for 1A and 2A begins Oct. 21 with 3A, 4A and 5A starting Oct. 22. The state tournament is scheduled for Nov. 4-7 in Coralville from the Xtream Arena. Complete regional pairings can be found on Bound.
Class 5A
1. Ankeny Centennial; 2. Pleasant Valley; 3. Ankeny; 4. West Des Moines Dowling; 5. Indianola; 6. Waukee Northwest; 7. Cedar Falls; 8. Cedar Rapids Prairie; 9. Waukee; 10. Iowa City Liberty; 11. West Des Moines Valley; 12. Sioux City East; 13. Iowa City West; 14. Iowa City High; 15. Linn-Mar.
Class 4A
1. Cedar Rapids Xavier; 2. Sioux City Bishop Heelan; 3. North Scott; 4. Clear Creek-Amana; 5. Lewis Central; 6. Pella; 7. Glenwood; 8. Carlisle; 9. Marion; 10. Adel-ADM; 11. Norwalk; 12. Sergeant Bluff-Luton; 13. MOC-Floyd Valley; 14. Ballard; 15. Grinnell.
Class 3A
1. Mount Vernon; 2. Western Christian; 3. West Delaware; 4. Dubuque Wahlert; 5. Davenport Assumption; 6. Sioux Center; 7. Carroll Kuemper; 8. Mid-Prairie; 9. Cherokee; 10. Wilton; 11. Solon; 12. Anamosa; 13. Roland-Story; 14. Clarinda; 15. Nevada.
Class 2A
1. Denver; 2. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont; 3. Dyersville Beckman; 4. Dike-New Hartford; 5. Aplington-Parkersburg; 6. South Hardin; 7. Boyden-Hull; 8. Pella Christian; 9. Iowa City Regina; 10. Hinton; 11. Grundy Center; 12. Sumner-Fredericksburg; 13. Wapsie Valley; 14. West Burlington; 15. Shenandoah.
Class 1A
1. Ankeny Christian; 2. Holy Trinity; 3. Saint Ansgar; 4. Riverside; 5. BCLUW; 6. Janesville; 7. North Tama; 8. Don Bosco; 9. Sidney; 10. River Valley; 11. Akron-Westfield; 12. Stanton; 13. Fremont-Mills; 14. Southwest Valley; 15. Gladbrook-Reinbeck.
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