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Mason City school board to vote on a new era in student athletics
Proposal to change athletic conferences on Monday s agenda.
Posted: Mar 12, 2021 4:22 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
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agenda for Monday s meeting has a resolution ending Mason City s membership in the current Central Iowa Metropolitan League (CIML) with the conclusion of the 2021-2022 school year. Mason City is currently in discussions about a new athletic conference with Marshalltown, Fort Dodge, Ames, Ottumwa, Des Moines East, Des Moines North, Des Moines Hoover, Des Moines Lincoln and Des Moines Roosevelt.
The resolution says the CIML lacks parity among its current member schools and therefore results in contest between teams that are competitively mismatched, and this has the effect of discouraging participation of students from those schools including Mason City that have suffered from this lack of parity.
Marshalltown, other CIML schools plan to leave suburban schools and form new conference Matthew Bain, Des Moines Register
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Change is likely coming to the Central Iowa Metropolitan League.
According to a letter obtained by the Register that was sent to CIML school superintendents and athletic directors Sunday night, Marshalltown and other CIML schools plan to withdraw from the league and create a new league where students can have a more equitable and successful interscholastic experience.
In the letter, Marshalltown Community School District Superintendent Theron J. Schutte indicated that he s writing on behalf of Ames, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, Fort Dodge, Ottumwa and Mason City school districts.
Two wins separate the Norwalk girls basketball team from a trip to the state tournament, and the journey continues tonight with a regional semifinal trip to #13 Creston. The Warriors snapped a three-game skid with a first round home win over Des Moines Hoover, which Norwalk controlled and dominated the entire way.
Creston is the #2 seed in the region, thus earning a first round bye. They’ll open their postseason with their first game in over a week, after falling to #1 Glenwood in the season finale. The Panthers finished 13-6 and tied for fourth place in the Hawkeye Ten Conference.
Norwalk will have to contend with Creston senior Kelsey Fields, who ranks fifth in Class 4A in points and leads all of Class 4A in rebounding. The Warriors won the lone matchup in the VarsityBound era in 2012.