It wasn’t really his players Charlie Stumpff was concerned with. It was himself.
The Iowa City West baseball coach isn’t used to being awake when midnight approaches. That’s about the time his team’s games at the state baseball tournament got finished last week.
“The young kids deal well,” Stumpff said. “I’m the one you need to worry about.”
The Iowa High School Athletic Association is worried about everyone, which means there’s a strong possibility you’ll see a change in starting times for next year’s state tournament games. There are two daily sessions at …

IOWA CITY - Nick Moore’s college decision may have been expected, but it should still bring excitement to University of Iowa wrestling fans.
Moore, a senior at Iowa City West, orally committed last night to wrestle for Hawkeye Coach Tom Brands.
“I really wanted to be a Hawkeye,” Moore said. “Going in I just kept an open mind about everything just in case everything didn’t go according to plan (but) that really wasn’t the case.”
Everything played out like many assumed. Moore is following his older brother, Nate, and former West teammates Grant Gambrall, …

Iowa City West’s three-time state champion Nick Moore orally committed Sunday night to wrestle for University of Iowa Coach Tom Brands and the Hawkeyes next year. Moore will be a senior for the Trojans and will be a favorite to become West’s first four-time state champion.
“I really wanted to be a Hawkeye. Going in I just kept an open mind about everything just in case everything didn’t go according to plan,” Moore said. “That really wasn’t the case.”
The decision isn’t a surprise. Many wrestling fans expected Moore to sign, joining …

He came up one pitch shy of history, but Dean McArdle insisted he didn’t care. He still got a piece of the history he wanted most.
The Sioux City North pitcher threw one of the most dominating games the state baseball tournament has seen in a while, giving up just Ryan Rumpf’s line-drive double with two outs in the seventh inning as North beat Iowa City West, 4-0, for the Class 4A title Saturday night at Principal Park.
McArdle (7-1) walked two, both on 3-2 pitches, and struck out 12 to give his …

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DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association has released the rosters for the upcoming IHSBCA All-Star Series set to be played in Carroll, August  6-9 at Carroll Baseball…
Source: Iowa Sports Connection