Woo...Ended the season the other day...started season 2-7....now at the end of the regular season they are 23-11. They have a 17-1 conference record, with their only loss coming to Charles City. Five straight conference championships in arguably the toughest 3A conference., the Northeast Iowa Conference. Now on to state. Although few of you care, I will keep ypu updated.
Ratings:
Class 3A ( Final Rating Poll)
1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (1)
2. Davenport Assumption (3)
3. Knoxville (2)
4. Western Delaware (4)
5. Oelwein (7) (NEIC School)
6. Harlan (6)
7. Charles City (New) (NEIC School)
8. Creston (9)
9. Mt. Pleasant (New)
10.Marion (New)
New to Rankings: Charles City, Marion, Mt. Pleasant
Dropped from Rankings: Decorah (NEIC School), Western Dubuque , Vinton-Shellsburg
Feels nice to cheer for a winner....
Little bit of oelwein baseball history:
15 All-Staters (All-Time)
Coach Steve Sanders is coach of the Small Schools (East) team in the All-Star game coming up
He has an all-time record of 626-345. 14th in Iowa history and 4th of current coaches
He has taken Oelwein to five state tourneys (T15 overall)
1988 Class 3A runner up
Six state tournaments (T26 overall)
Knocked out in state semifinals past two years
The Huskies start the playoffs tomorrow.