Iowa High School Girls BB game?
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I can understand where administrators make this leap. But it would be interesting if the boys & girls association did a study on attendance over last 5-10 years. I am skeptical that streaming is the reason.
It's the same fear college administrators had 30-40 years ago when more games showed up on TV.
I have watched a few HS games on CISN and I am shocked at what appears to be sparse attendance at 5A boys or girls games.
When I've attended a couple of my alma mater's games the crowd seems pretty scarce and it seems to be a theme in general regardless of success.
I know the wife and I would/will watch games at times versus going in. Once my youngest is done playing, I don’t see myself really every going to watch a game anyhow. I just done have interest anymore.
It’s not the required social event it once was in the pre-ubiquitous social media era.
Hit the nail on the head - when I was in high school years ago, in our small town, everyone in town went to the basketball games on Friday night - it was a social gathering. Now, not so much.
Since Estherville had a famous dirt track in the 50s and 60s that could have determined the name,
Not sure about the year, but yah wasn't from dirt track racing
Midgets
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I've watched old high school games on YT and even the rural teams, while probably drawing big crowds in a big game/rivalry, had the crowds basically making a ring around the field.
I've attended a couple of similar sized schools' playoff games in the past few years when I was back for a weekend and it was a pretty sparse event.
Both losses to Estherville the second one by only 2. Estherville is top seed in 3a. NF with a 14 to 0 run to start game. 23 to 11 at the of 1st
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28 RESULTS
| 10:00 | 2A Qtr | #2 Panorama 59, #7 Grundy Center 49 |
| 11:45 | 2A Qtr | #3 Westwood 35, #6 Central Lyon 32 |
| 1:30 | 1A Qtr | #1 North Linn 68, #8 Montezuma 38 |
| 3:15 | 1A Qtr | #4 CB St. Albert 53, #5 Algona Garrigan 42 |
| 5:00 | 1A Qtr | #2 Newell-Fonda 68, #7 Calamus-Wheatland 30 |
| 6:45 | 1A Qtr | #3 Remsen St. Mary's 52, #6 Martensdale-St. Marys 33 |
SEMIFINALS - THURSDAY, FEB. 29 and FRIDAY, MARCH 1
| Thu 10:00 | 5A Semi | #1 Johnston (24-0) vs #4 Waukee (19-4) |
| Thu 11:45 | 5A Semi | #3 Dowling (20-4) vs #7 Cedar Falls (24-1) |
| Thu 1:30 | 3A Semi | #1 Estherville-LC (23-2) vs #4 Mount Vernon (22-3) |
| Thu 3:15 | 3A Semi | #2 DM Christian (24-1) vs #3 Solon (22-3) |
| Thu 5:00 | 4A Semi | #1 Clear Creek-Amana (24-0) vs #5 North Polk (23-2) |
| Thu 6:45 | 4A Semi | #2 Waverly-Shell Rock (24-0) vs #3 SC Heelan (23-1) |
| Fri 10:00 | 2A Semi | #1 Dike-New Hartford (24-2) vs #4 Sioux Central (23-1) |
| Fri 11:45 | 2A Semi | #2 Panorama (24-1) vs #3 Westwood (22-0) |
| Fri 1:30 | 1A Semi | #1 North Linn (24-1) vs #4 CB St. Albert (23-1) |
| Fri 3:15 | 1A Semi | #2 Newell-Fonda (23-2) vs #3 Remsen St. Mary's (24-0) |
