{"id":627,"date":"2011-10-27T18:13:30","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T23:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iowahighwayends.net\/blog\/?p=627"},"modified":"2011-10-27T21:39:48","modified_gmt":"2011-10-28T02:39:48","slug":"hello-newman-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iowahighwayends.net\/blog\/2011\/10\/hello-newman-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Newman. Again."},"content":{"rendered":"

If it’s the football playoffs, it’s time for North Tama vs. Mason City Newman. This is the third year in a row, but it keeps moving earlier, from the semifinals in 2009 to the quarterfinals in 2010 to the <\/del>second round in 2011.<\/p>\n

The “second round,” prior to 2008, was the first round. Now 32 teams are in each district’s postseason, and a substantial portion of them had losing or 5-4 records. Three games take place in 15<\/del> 10 to 12 days. If the IHSAA is determined to keep this setup, there’s a compromise option: Take 24 teams \u2014 the top three in each district \u2014 and give the district champion a bye. It makes winning the district worth something. (Full disclosure: I remember what it’s like not to get in the playoffs at 7-2.)<\/p>\n

For the first time, an NT-Newman matchup is at a non-neutral site, in Mason City. This includes the 2002 state baseball 1A championship, in which the Knights thumped the Redhawks 18-5 in Carroll.<\/p>\n

EDIT: Fixed span between early games. It used to be every Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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