Mid-Prairie, New London climb in final baseball rankings

The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association rankings were released Monday, and it is the final poll for Classes 1A and 2A. Those postseasons start Saturday while 3A and 4A start next week.

Mid-Prairie moved up to fourth in Class 2A and New London advanced up to seventh in 1A but is behind Don Bosco at No. 6, despite an unofficial defeat.

Fort Madison of the Southeast Conference is ranked ninth in 3A.

July 5 2021 IHSBCA Baseball Rankings — FINAL 1A AND 2A

Class 4A

(2021 Record)

1. Pleasant Valley (23-2)

2. Ankeny (23-6)

3. Johnston (27-5)

4. West Des Moines Dowling (24-6)

5. Sioux City East (29-4)

6. Cedar Rapids Prairie (26-6)

7. Dubuque Hempstead (22-7)

8. Norwalk (26-3)

9. Ottumwa (27-5)

10. Iowa City High (24-10)

Others: Davenport West (20-5); Indianola (21-9); Southeast Polk (17-14); Urbandale (18-14); Waukee (19-13)

Class 3A

1. Marion (24-4)

2. Grinnell (24-5)

3. Gilbert (18-7)

4. Solon (22-8)

5. Xavier, Cedar Rapids (20-11)

6. Wahlert Catholic (23-9)

7. Assumption (19-12)

8. Webster City (20-1)

9. Fort Madison (21-4)

10. Boone (16-9)

Others: Ballard (16-9); Dallas Center-Grimes (15-12); Decorah (22-5); MOC-Floyd Valley (22-4); North Polk (17-8)

Class 2A

1. Roland-Story (23-5)

2. Van Meter (22-7)

3. Panorama (19-4)

4. Mid-Prairie (16-6)

5. Des Moines Christian (22-6)

6. Underwood (19-3)

7. Estherville Lincoln Central (17-4)

8. Jesup (20-3)

9. Dike-New Hartford (22-6)

10. Dyersville Beckman Catholic (16-14)

Others: Camanche (17-6); Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (20-5); Kuemper Catholic, Carroll (17-6); West Lyon (15-4); West Marshall (21-9)

Class 1A

1. Mason City Newman Catholic (28-1)

2. North Linn (28-4)

3. St. Mary's, Remsen (20-3)

4. St. Albert, Council Bluffs (24-8)

5. Kingsley-Pierson (22-3)

6. Don Bosco (19-4)

7. New London (19-1)

8. Coon Rapids-Bayard (20-8)

9. CAM, Anita (21-4)

10. Tri-Center, Neola (23-1)

Others: Ankeny Christian (23-2); Kee, Lansing (26-9); Martensdale-St. Mary's (18-5); Newell-Fonda (16-6); South Winneshiek (23-8)