1A, 2A Open Tournament

#4 posting 3.5.2007
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IOWA REPORTS
Today the State Tournament begins. Here are previews of the upcoming action. You can watch the tournament from your computer. Scroll down to watch--free. From the IGSHAU site. You can also get live stats.
1A
Graettinger-Terril starts the day off at 10 am against Bedford.

WCLT plays Highland at 11:30 am. From the Mason City Globe Gazette.

IKM will defend their title with their opening game against Andrew starting at 1 pm. From the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpariel.

Lawton-Bronson is making its debut in Des Moines and opens with Guthrie Center at 2:30 pm today. From the Sioux City Journal. Also in the article they give a rundown of Battle Creek-Ida Grove.
With all the snow and postponements, LB has had only one practice since Wednesday and that was on Saturday. How did some of the players fight the elements to get to practice? read on in the Sioux City Journal.

2A
The first two games take place in the late session.
Monticello squares off against AGWSR at 6:30 pm.

PCM sees Battle Creek-Ida Grove at 8:00 pm.

The Des Moines Register has a general overview of the entire tournament with Sioux City North's guard combo of Jacqui Kalin and Tanaeya Worden headlining.

Des Moines Roosevelt doesn't take the court until Wednesday, but here is the Des Moines Register on their chances of repeating in 4A. The Marshalltown Times-Republican has a general overview of the 4A action.

The Marshalltown Times-Republican also has overviews of the 3A and 2A action.

Here are all the pairings.

To the readers-Thanks for your help in providing news and information.

next up: parade of states, college reports; and Out & About, the last one for Monday this season