Here they are, all the all-staters from the Iowa Newspaper Association. There are eight players per team, three teams per class.
INA All-State Teams
CLASS 1A FIRST TEAM
Front line — Jordan Dykstra (Rock Valley), 6-9, senior; Marcus Heemstra (Rock Valley), 6-9, senior; Eddie Diemer (Cedar Falls NU High), 6-6, senior. Back court — Ryan Powers (Calamus-Wheatland), 6-2, senior; Josh Vander Maten (Boyden-Hull), 6-3, senior; Chris Lindenmeyer (Bedford), 6-4, senior. Utility — Tim Schweitzer (Bedford), 6-7, senior; Brandon Eley (Colo-NESCO), 6-3, junior.
CLASS 1A SECOND TEAM
Front line — Brandon Doughan (Algona Garrigan), 6-2, senior; …

DES MOINES — Their top six players from last season graduated. So did 90 percent of their scoring.
But these are the Solon Spartans, and all they do in most sports is win, baby.
“There were a lot of doubters who thought we’d only finish about halfway up our conference,” Tanner Wentzien said after his team out-defensed IKM-Manning, 42-34, in a Class 2A state tournament semifinal Thursday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena. “But we won our conference, and now we’re playing for a state title.”
The Spartans (25-2) go for two 2A titles …

Here is a link to the IHSAA’s Web site, where you can find 2010 and 2011 football schedules for each team from 8-man up through Class 3A:
http://www.iahsaa.org/football/District%20Information/2010_FOOTBALL_SCHEDULES.txt
A couple notes:
Solon debuts as a 3A school with a game at DeWitt Central in Week 1. Solon has won 41 straight games and captured the last three 2A state titles.
Meskwaki Settlement School will play its first game on its home field with a Week Zero game against Central City.
Other fun Week 1 matchups:
Benton Community at Vinton-Shellsburg
Center Point-Urbana at Williamsburg
Dyersville Beckman at Western Dubuque
East …

Updated after adjusting for enrollment changes, here is a preseason rankings list for Class 2A girls’ basketball in 2010-11. These are based somewhat on mathematics, somewhat on hunch.
1. Roland-Story (25-2)
2. Ida Grove OA-BCIG (21-4)
3. Mount Ayr (26-2)
4. West Central Valley (18-4)
5. Logan-Magnolia (21-3)
6. Hinton (21-2)
7. Maquoketa Valley (17-5)
8. Bondurant-Farrar (13-8)
9. Carroll Kuemper (22-3)
10. Estherville-Lincoln Central (17-6)
11. Ackley AGWSR (19-4)
12. IKM-Manning (19-5)
13. Wapsie Valley (21-2)
14. Panorama (21-3)
15. Des Moines Christian (18-5)
16. Lawton-Bronson (18-8)
17. North Linn (16-7)
18. South Winneshiek (12-8)
19. West Branch (16-6)
20. Highland (18-7)

DES MOINES — The abundance of private schools at this week’s boys’ state basketball tournament once again has some people questioning if the Iowa High School Athletic Association should look into an enrollment “multiplier” to determine sports classifications for non-public schools.
States such as Missouri and Arkansas use a multiplier system, while other states have separate athletics classes for public and private schools. As an example, the enrollment of Council Bluffs St. Albert (which was in the Class 1A field) would jump from 152 to 228 using a multiplier of 1.5.
There …

DES MOINES — Before you could get the words “major upset” out of your mouth, IKM-Manning went on a huge run that saved its undefeated season and ruined Turkey Valley’s first trip to the state boys’ basketball tournament.
The second-ranked and second-seeded Wolves rallied from seven down in the second half, scoring 15 consecutive points at the end of the third quarter and beginning of the fourth to hold off Turkey Valley, 55-48, in a Class 2A quarterfinal Tuesday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena.
IKM-Manning (25-0) plays Solon (24-2) in the semifinals …

THE TEAMS
Team (W-L) Apps Titles
Carroll Kuemper (15-11) 12 1
Des Moines Christian (26-0) 5 0
IKM-Manning (24-0) 1 0
Mid-Prairie (19-5) 7 0
Solon (23-2) 5 1
Turkey Valley (19-6) 1 0
Wapsie Valley (20-5) 7 0
Western Christian (22-3) 16 5
SCORING LEADERS Avg.
Branden Stubbs (DMC) 25.8
Tyler Wolterstorff (WC) 19.3
Tanner Miller (M-P) 18.7
Zach Schmidt (WV) 14.9
Tanner Wentzien (Solon) 13.0
Michael Aldeman (M-P) 12.9
Jared Croghan (IKM) 12.8
Ryan Blumer (DMC) 12.3
Bryce Berg (CK) 12.0
Taylor Sickles (WV) 11.5
REBOUNDING LEADERS Avg.
Zach Schmidt (WV) 9.6
Mitch Balik (TV) 7.8
Dilan Moss (WC) 7.2
Colin Ritzman (WV) 7.0
Jarad Gaskill (IKM) 7.0
PREDICTIONS
Quarterfinals
Des Moines Christian 70, Carroll Kuemper 51
Western …

 
DES MOINES — The cameras clicked. The bulbs flashed.
The Mount Vernon Mustangs smiled. They swayed. They sang along with the late Freddie Mercury.
They are the champions, my friend.
Again.
Mount Vernon blazed in the fourth quarter and rallied past No. 2 Manson-Northwest Webster, 59-56, to win the Class 2A championship at the girls’ state basketball tournament last night at Wells Fargo Arena.
“The feeling is undescribable,” said Micah Wieditz, who provided a long-distance lift off the bench. “It feels like I’m in a dream right now.”
Yes, these are dreamy days for female athletes …

DES MOINES — Noting was automatic. Or easy.
“But we just kept pushing and we were able to get through it,” said Taylor Dicus.
Mount Vernon rallied from a six-point deficit in the final 4 1/2 minutes of regulation, owned overtime and outlasted 11th-rated Audubon, 53-45, in a Class 2A quarterfinal at the girls’ state basketball tournament Tuesday morning at Wells Fargo Arena.
“We got to overtime, and I was so excited,” said Sarah Ryan, who prolonged the game with a baseline jumper that tied the game with 55 seconds left in regulation. …

A look at the action at the Girls State Basketball Tournament in Des Moines today.