IGHSAU releases preseason rankings, area teams in mix

By: Matt Scher, [email protected]
(KHBT) – The preseason rankings have been released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) for the 2023-24 season and area teams are included in this year’s edition.
Humboldt finished at 15-8 a season ago and is ranked at eighth in Class 4A. North Central Conference foes Clear Lake and Algona rank at seventh and tenth respectively in Class 3A. Bishop Garrigan of the Top of Iowa Conference is ranked tenth in Class 1A.
The full rankings across all five classes are below:
Class 1A
No.
School
2022-23 Record
1
North Linn
23-2
2
Newell-Fonda
24-3
3
Martensdale-St. Marys
21-5
4
Remsen St. Mary’s
24-2
5
Woodbine
23-3
6
Riceville
23-2
7
Council Bluffs St. Albert
17-7
8
East Buchanan
15-7
9
Earlham
18-5
10
Algona Bishop Garrigan
26-1
11
Calamus-Wheatland
19-6
12
Marquette Catholic
15-8
13
Coon Rapids-Bayard
16-8
14
Kingsley-Pierson
18-5
15
Exira-EHK
19-5
 
Class 2A
No.
School
2022-23 Record
1
Dike-New Hartford
26-1
2
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
24-1
3
Panorama
22-3
4
Iowa City Regina
21-5
5
Nodaway Valley
18-5
6
Westwood
21-2
7
North Mahaska
20-4
8
Treynor
21-3
9
Aplington-Parkersburg
20-5
10
Central Lyon
24-1
11
Hinton
20-4
12
Sioux Central
17-7
13
MVAOCOU
15-8
14
Kuemper Catholic
13-9
15
 Hudson
16-8
 
Class 3A
No.
School
2022-23 Record
1
Estherville-Lincoln Central
24-1
2
Solon
23-3
3
Benton Community
23-4
4
Des Moines Christian
21-4
5
Dubuque Wahlert Catholic
18-7
6
Mount Vernon
16-8
7
Clear Lake
21-3
8
Harlan
14-8
9
Monticello
18-6
10
Algona
17-7
11
Forest City
14-10
12
Center Point-Urbana
13-10
13
Clarke
16-7
14
Unity Christian
18-6
15
Spirit Lake
11-12
 
Class 4A
No.
School
2022-23 Record
1
Dallas Center-Grimes
23-3
2
Clear Creek-Amana
18-5
3
Ballard
19-4
4
Mason City
14-7
5
North Polk
23-3
6
Waverly-Shell Rock
16-7
7
Bishop Heelan
23-3
8
Humboldt
15-8
9
Carlisle
15-8
10
Le Mars
13-10
11
Central DeWitt
14-8
12
Xavier
16-8
13
Decorah
21-3
14
Maquoketa
13-10
15
Western Dubuque
5-19
 
 Class 5A
No.
School
2022-23 Record
1
Johnston
24-2
2
Pleasant Valley
26-0
3
Dowling Catholic
20-5
4
Davenport North
21-3
5
Ankeny Centennial
18-7
6
Cedar Falls
15-7
7
West Des Moines Valley
15-9
8
Waukee
11-12
9
Sioux City East
17-5
10
Waukee Northwest
8-13
11
Southeast Polk
15-8
12
Cedar Rapids Prairie
10-12
13
Ankeny
12-11
14
Waterloo West
22-2
15
Sioux City West
11-13