Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

City High held its spot at third in the most recent Class 4A rankings released by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association on Monday.

The Little Hawks trail top-ranked Johnston (9-0) and second-ranked West Des Moines Dowling (5-1) in a Class 4A top-five that also includes fourth-ranked Waukee (7-0) and No. 5 Indianola (7-2).

City High is off to a 9-2 start and has won five straight following a doubleheader sweep of Waterloo East on Friday.

Clear Creek Amana made its season debut in the Class 3A rankings coming in at sixth.

The Clippers are 5-0 and already have a doubleheader sweep of fourth-ranked Marion.

Joining Johnston as top-ranked teams this week are Dubuque Wahlert in Class 3A, Van Meter in Class 2A and Mason City Newman in Class 1A.

Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Rankings 

Class 4A

1. Johnston (9-0)

2. West Des Moines Dowling (5-1)

3. City High (9-2) 

4. Waukee (7-0)

5. Indianola (7-2)

6. Urbandale (5-1)

7. Waukee Northwest (6-4)

8. Cedar Falls (7-1)

9. Cedar Rapids Prairie (4-3)

10. Sioux City East (7-2)

Receiving votes: Ankeny Centennial; Dubuque Hempstead; Pleasant Valley; Southeast Polk; West Des Moines Valley

Class 3A

1. Dubuque Wahlert (8-1)

2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (7-2)

3. Grinnell (8-0)

4. Marion (6-2)

5. Davenport Assumption (4-3)

6. Clear Creek Amana (5-0) 

7. Western Dubuque (8-1)

8. Independence (5-1)

9. North Polk (4-0)

10. West Delaware (8-1)

Receiving votes: Center Point-Urbana; Knoxville; Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Pella; Waverly-Shell Rock.

Class 2A

1. Van Meter (8-0)

2. Jesup (2-0)

3. Mid-Prairie (2-1)

4. Estherville-Lincoln Central (8-0)

5. Clarinda (2-0)

6. Dyersville Beckman (4-5)

7. West Marshall (5-3)

8. Camanche (1-0)

9. Pella Christian (3-0)

10. Anamosa (1-1)

Receiving votes: Davis County; Des Moines Christian; Grundy Center; Treynor; West Lyon.

Class 1A

1. Mason City Newman (8-0)

2. Kee (8-1)

3. North Linn (5-0)

9. Martensdale St. Marys (5-0)

4. Remsen St. Mary’s (8-0)

5. Don Bosco (6-0)

6. New London (3-0)

7. Lisbon (1-0)

8. South Winneshiek (4-0)

9. Woodbury Central (3-1)

10. Kingsley-Pierson (4-2)

Receiving votes: Ankeny Christian; Highland; Coon Rapids-Bayard; Mount Ayr; Sigourney.

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