For the second time this century, more than half of the teams in a Class 1A state tournament will be private schools.<\/p>\n
The bracket for the boys’ basketball tournament starting today<\/a> has Algona Garrigan, Grand View Christian, Council Bluffs St. Albert, Clinton Prince of Peace, and Remsen St. Mary’s in the final eight, a much higher proportion than the approximately 15% of Class 1A competitors that are private. It’s been 25 years since Clinton’s school made it to state<\/a>, but Grand View Christian is the defending champion.<\/p>\n The five-private-school total ties the 2008 Class 1A state baseball tournament, although Don Bosco lost to undefeated Lisbon<\/a> that year.\u00a0The tilt in Class 1A baseball has been around a while\u00a0\u2014\u00a0public vs. private in the championship game<\/a>\u00a0almost every year for more than a quarter-century \u2014 but as recently as 2015 no private schools made it to the Class 1A boys’ basketball tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For the second time this century, more than half of the teams in a Class 1A state tournament will be private schools. The bracket for the boys’ basketball tournament starting today has Algona Garrigan, Grand View Christian, Council Bluffs St. … Continue reading