The IPSWA was founded in February 2018 with the mission to carry on the tradition of all-state teams in football, girls basketball, boys basketball and baseball.
Starting today, the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association has started taking nominations for our 2021 Baseball All-State teams. The deadline is Friday, July 30 at 11:59 p.m.
Those who did not receive the form via email, may request access to nominate to iowasportswriters@gmail.com. Coaches, athletic directors and print sports writers may nominate players.
The selection meeting will be held virtually via Zoom on Sunday, Aug. 1 at 10 a.m. The decision to hold the meeting virtually is due, in part, to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also due to the logistical complexities presented by the state tournament occurring over different time frames and in two different sites across the state.
Zoom information will be distributed closer to the meeting. Coaches and IPSWA members may RSVP by clicking here.
DES MOINES — The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association (IPSWA) announced the 2021 boys basketball all-state teams on Tuesday. The teams were selected by print sports writers in Iowa during a virtual meeting on Saturday, March 13.
Tucker DeVries, of Waukee, was selected as Mr. Iowa Basketball 2021 by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association.
DeVries is a Drake University commit, where he’ll play for his father and Drake head coach Darian DeVries. He selected Drake over Creighton, Iowa State and Oregon.
On a Waukee Warriors team that won its first state title this year and featured three other Division I recruits, DeVries led scoring this season with 18.5 points per game while also averaging 6.6 rebounds per game and 5.6 assists per game. He ended his career with 1,092 points for the Warriors in 67 total games.
“Tucker DeVries represents all that is good about Iowa high school basketball,” Waukee head coach Justin Ohl said. “He is a fierce competitor, tremendous leader and talented player. Tucker’s shot making ability and overall skill set are a result of the countless hours he has put in over the course of his high school career.”
Certificates can be generated as PDFs for players selected to all-state by visiting the “Create Certificates” link on our website, http://www.iowasportswriters.com.
Sports writers attending the meeting included Matt Coss (Quad-City Times), Pete Temple (Monticello Express), Nick Petaros (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier), Tyler Hetu (Creston News Advertiser), Jim Johnson (Southeast Iowa Union), Troy Hyde (Newton News), Colin Peters (Oskaloosa Herald), Kyle Ocker (Ottumwa Courier), Scott Spurgeon (Bloomfield Democrat), Ross Thede (Marshalltown Times-Republican), Kristi Nixon (Mid-America Publishing), Mark Schafer (Carroll Times Herald), Dale Wegner (The Sac Sun), Matt Gengler (Missouri Valley Times-News), Greg Grabianowski (Algona Publishing), Noah Rohlfing (Marshalltown Times-Republican), Perry L Bell (Marion County Express), Mike Oeffner (Harlan Newspapers) and Daryl Schepanski (Anamosa Journal-Eureka).
Coaches attending the meeting included Pete Messerli (Marion High School), Dwight Gingerich (Hillcrest Academy), Nick Merritt (Springville), Don Logan (IBCA), Mike Hilmer (North Linn), Steven Soukup (Danville), Mike O’Connor (Dowling Catholic), Travis Evans (Bondurant-Farrar), Josh Wilkerson (Woodbury Central), Michael Molony (Beckman Catholic), Kory Petzenhauser (Spencer), Jason Van Mersbergen (Des Moines Christian), Aaron Thomas (Aplington-Parkersburg), Michael Collison (Iowa Falls-Alden High School), Joe Smeins (Jesup), Ryan Wilson (Fort Madison), Tim Lambert (Monticello), Derrick Dengler (Montezuma), Randy Carney (Iowa Valley), Jeff Schertz (Ballard), Jed Alexander (Van Meter), Tyler Miklo (Johnston), Justin Ohl (Waukee High School), Ras Vanderloo (Sioux City East), Josh Davis (Camanche), Clive Clark (South Central Calhoun) and Joel Rankin (Dallas Center-Grimes).
The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association was founded in February 2018 to carry on the tradition of newspapers selecting all-state teams for Iowa high school sports.
DES MOINES — The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association (IPSWA) announced the 2021 girls basketball all-state teams on Tuesday. The teams were selected by print sports writers in Iowa during a virtual meeting on Sunday, March 7.
Katie Dinnebier, of Waukee, was selected as Miss Iowa Basketball 2021.
Dinnebier played in only 12 games in an abbreviated season for the Class 5A state-champion Warriors (13-1).
She averaged 19.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game, shooting 56.4 percent from the field, 45.7 percent from 3-point range and 83.0 percent from the free throw line.
A Drake University signee, Dinnebier was at her best in the state tournament, scoring 20-plus points in all three games at Wells Fargo Arena. That included a 29-point effort (on 11-of-14 shooting) in the Warriors’ 71-43 victory over Johnston in the 5A championship game Friday.
The 5-foot-8 point guard scored 979 points in her career, in which Waukee went 73-14 and reached the state tournament all four years. The Warriors were 5A runners-up in 2020.
Certificates can be generated as PDFs for players selected to all-state by visiting the “Create Certificates” link on our website, http://www.iowasportswriters.com.
Sports writers attending the meeting included Daryl Schepanski (Anamosa Journal-Eureka), Scott Spurgeon (Bloomfield Democrat), Troy Hyde (Newton News), Colin Peters (Oskaloosa Herald), Nick Petaros (Waterloo Courier), Zachary Martin (Quad-City Times), Andy Krutsinger (Southeast Iowa Union), Dale Wegner (The Sac Sun), Ross Thede (Marshalltown Times-Republican), Kyle Ocker (Ottumwa Courier), Jeff Linder (Cedar Rapids Gazette), Perry Bell (Marion County Express), Jim Johnson (Southeast Iowa Union), Greg Grabianowski (Algona Publishing), Matt Gengler (Missouri Valley Times-News), Brian Rathjen (Atlantic News Telegraph), and Ross Eberhart (The Observer).
Coaches attending the meeting included Jamie Smith (Solon), Jesse Cox (Lenox), Jay Wright (Bishop Heelan), BJ Mayer (Iowa City West), Cory O’Brien (Waterloo Columbus Catholic), Brian Wheatley (North Linn), Don Logan (IBCA), Donnie Kremer (Monticello), Adam Jones (Dallas Center-Grimes), Brian Eisbach (Nodaway Valley), Gregg Groen (Cedar Falls), Chris Guess (Waukee), Josh Claypool (Marion), Dr. Anthony W. Pappas (Waterloo West), Paul Sonius (Globe Gazette), and Curt Watson (Mount Pleasant).
The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association was founded in February 2018 to carry on the tradition of newspapers selecting all-state teams for Iowa high school sports.
The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association will hold virtual selection meetings for its boys and girls all-state basketball teams. Nominations are currently being taken from coaches and sports writers.
The meetings will be held via the Zoom platform. We are asking that all sports writers and coaches submit their nominations through our online platform in advance of the meeting. We will continue to take nominations at the selection meeting, but the meeting will run more smoothly if nominations are provided in advance.
DATE/TIMES FOR THE MEETINGS
Girls basketball: Sunday, March 7 at 10 a.m.
Boys basketball: Saturday, March 13 at 10 a.m.
Zoom information will be distributed to those who RSVP to iowasportswriters@gmail.com. Please indicate which meeting(s) you plan to attend. It is possible to join the meeting by audio-only via telephone, but it is not recommended.
All coaches and all IPSWA member sports writers are invited to attend. Please note any existing IPSWA member has had their renewal dues waved until fall 2021. If you are not a current member, a $15 membership is required.
DES MOINES — The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association, with assistance from the Iowa Football Coaches Association, is announcing it’s all-state football teams for 2020.
This year’s teams were selected safely in the COVID-19 pandemic through a virtual meeting held on Sunday, Nov. 22.
Team captains were selected in each of the six Iowa high school football classes. Captains must be a senior and selected to the first all-state team and are voted on by sports writers in each class.
The 8-Player captain is Blaine Harpenau, a senior quarterback who helped Remsen St. Mary’s win the state title. Harpenau, who was an 8-man offensive utility first-team pick, had some of his best performances in the postseason. In the second-round playoff game, Harpenau passes for three touchdowns and ran for two more. In the next round, he passed for four touchdowns and ran for another. Harpenau combined for 34 touchdowns in the 12 game season. He completed 60.9 percent of his passes for 1,061 yards, 18 touchdowns and only three interceptions. On the ground, Harpenau rushed for 949 yards and 16 touchdowns on 113 attempts, good for an 8.4 yards per carry average.
The Class A captain is Caleb Bacon. Lake Mills capped the 2020 campaign with five wins, and the Bulldogs were led by 2020 Class A Player of the Year Caleb Bacon. He has been the Bulldogs’ top- defensive player the past four years, leading both the district and state in defensive stops and solo tackles in his senior campaign.
The Class 1A captain is Cooper DeJean, the OABCIG senior quarterback who will wear the black and gold at the University of Iowa next year. DeJean led the Falcons to back-to-back state championships, in Class 2A in 2019 and in Class 1A this year. He was the leading passer in the state this year, throwing for 3,447 yards, completing 60 percent of his passes. He also rushed for 1,235 yards this year, averaging 9.4 yards per carry. He was a dangerous return man, with most teams trying to kick away from him, averaging 37.8 yards on kickoff returns and 26.2 yards on punt returns.
The Class 2A captain is Brayden Evertsen, a two-way standout that helped drive West Marshall’s return to the Class 2A state quarterfinals for the first time in eight years. A Division II commit to the University of Mary, Evertsen led all 2A tight ends with 447 receiving yards and nine touchdowns, and he led all 2A defensive linemen with 71 tackles from his defensive end position. Evertsen was a three-time first team all-district selection for the Trojan, and led the entire state with 30.5 tackles for loss and was second in Iowa with 17 quarterback sacks.
Washington two-way starter Trashaun Willis is the captain of the Class 3A team. The 6-foot-5 and 235-pound inside linebacker, a three-year starter, had 37.5 tackles and an interception for the Demons, who limited regular-season opponents to fewer than 13 points per game. In his first year as the team’s starting quarterback, Willis passed for 907 yards and 12 touchdowns while also rushing for 523 yards and 13 touchdowns as Washington was 8-1, state-ranked for the entire season and reached the Round of 16 in the playoffs. Willis, named the offensive MVP in District 5, has done all this with just one arm. While in the womb, strands from his mother’s amniotic sack wrapped around his left elbow and stunted his further growth. Also a basketball player, Willis has yet to make a college decision.
Jase Bauer of Ankeny was named the captain of the Class 4A all-state team. Bauer led the Hawks to the state championship throwing for 2,041 yards and 28 touchdowns while also rushing for 852 yards and 10 more scores.
Coaches participating included Lonnie Moore, Waterloo West; Rick Nelson, Ankeny High; Sam Anderson, Urbandale; Adam Goodvin, Marshalltown; Scott Carlson, Waukee; Gary Swenson, Valley West Des Moines; Derek Doherty, Fort Madison; Garrison Carter, ADM; Brian White, Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Gabriel Tardive, LeMars; Duane Schulte, Cedar Rapids Xavier; Josh Roberts, Keokuk; Scott Heitland, Dallas-Center Grimes; Cory Faust, Glenwood; Gabe Bakker, Clear Creek Amana; Logan Hansen, ADM; Mike Kauzlarich, Panorama; Eric Trudo, Van Meter; Bill Shafer, Central Springs; Greg Lee, East Marshall; Larry Allen, OABCIG; Chris Reinert, Alta Aurelia; Marty Wadle, Bishop Garrigan; Phil Witman, Mount Vernon; Jerry Alden, East Buchanan; Bill Byrnes, Lake Mills; Matt Straight, Logan-Magnolia; James Perez, West Fork; Duane Matthess, Nodaway Valley; Steve Milder, West Central; Shane Rowlands, Southeast Warren; Chad Edeker, WACO; Cody Hackett, West Marshall; Lucas Stanton, Solon; Mike McDermott, Atlantic; Grant Hegstad, MOC-Floyd Valley; Dustin Coit, Camanche; Justin Huber, Albia; Lance Pedersen, Mount Vernon; and Make Langenfeld, Tipton.
Sports writers participating included Tim O’Neill, Dubuque Telegraph Herald; KJ Pilcher, The Cedar Rapids Gazette; Jim Nelson, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; Jim Johnson, Southeast Iowa Union; Matt Coss, Quad-City Times; Justin Rust, Sioux City Journal; Troy Banning, Webster City Freeman Journal; Colin Peters, Oskaloosa Herald; Tyler Hetu, Creston News Advertiser; Mike Oeffner, Harlan Newspapers; Dale Wegner, Sac Sun; Matt Gengler, Missouri Valley Times; Daryl Schepanski, Anamosa Journal-Eureka; Corey Meints, Iowa Falls Times Citizen; Kyle Ocker, Ottumwa Courier; Troy Hyde, Newton Daily News; Ross Thede, Marshalltown Times-Republican; Ryan Stonebraker, Tipton Conservative; Pete Temple, Monticello Express; Greg Grabianowski, Algona Publishing; Scott Spurgeon, Bloomfield Democrat; and Brian Rathjen, Atlantic News Telegraph.
The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association was founded in February 2018 to carry on the tradition of newspapers selecting all-state teams for Iowa high school sports.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association is announcing that this year’s football all-state meeting will be conducted virtually via a Zoom meeting.
The all-state selection meeting will begin, via Zoom, at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22. Please RSVP to iowasportswriters@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link and information. When RSVPing, please indicate the class you plan to vote in (or classes you may vote in if you’re unsure).
COACHES: You’ll receive the Zoom login information from the Iowa Football Coaches Association.
FORMAT/PROCESS
Please remember that as we move this meeting to virtual this year, all the normal standards as far as confidentiality remain. Please do not allow others to “sit in” on the meeting or broadcast/share it in any way. All information shared in the meeting is completely confidential and only intended to be heard by those in the meeting.
While possible to dial in by telephone to participate, it is preferred and strongly recommended you join by the Zoom app on a computer, cellphone or tablet so that you can be fully integrated into the process.
Here’s how the meeting will work: Everyone will join the Zoom call and be in the same room, initially. We will do our pre-meeting announcements, etc. After the announcements, we will use Zoom’s breakout rooms feature. There will be an on-screen prompt asking you to select which room you wish to join. We ask that sports writers not bounce from room to room. When you join a class, it’s expected you’ll only vote and attend the selection meeting in that class.
In each room, a room host has been designated to share their screen so everyone on the call can see the list of nominees, stats, voting results, and the teams as they are completed. We also plan to send out PDFs of the nomination lists so you can print and prepare prior to the meeting. These nomination lists should be deleted once the meeting is complete, and not shared in any way. The nomination lists themselves, like the discussion, are confidential.
Voting will be conducted via a Google survey, set up by each class chairperson and distributed to those participating in the class.
The meeting will work almost identically to how it does when we’ve met in person. Nominees will be discussed (it’s preferred if they are nominated prior to the meeting), votes will occur, and athletes will be selected. Once your meeting has concluded, you can disconnect from the Zoom call. We will email out the lists as soon as possible on Sunday evening, for the standard Tuesday release at 12:01 a.m.
Captains will be selected in each class, as normal. They must be a senior on first team. Someone in the room should volunteer to write a paragraph on the athlete selected, and email it to iowasportswriters@gmail.com as soon as possible Sunday.
MEMBER DUES
The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association Board of Directors has opted to waive renewal fees for all existing members. Those who paid at the time of last year’s football all-state selection meetings, or anytime after, are considered a paid and current member. Your memberships have been extended by one year.
Those looking to participate for the first time and are not active members must pay the normal membership fee prior to voting. If you have any questions please email us at iowasportswriters@gmail.com.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association is announcing that this year’s football all-state meeting will be conducted virtually via a Zoom meeting.
The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association, in conjunction with the Iowa Football Coaches Association, continues to work out the specific details but our goal is to conduct the all-state meeting virtually as close as possible to an in-person meeting this year. We feel this goal is reachable, and believe this is the safest way to ensure that athletes are recognized for their achievements this season.
We will have additional information regarding membership dues, etc.
The all-state selection meeting will begin, via Zoom, at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22. Please RSVP to iowasportswriters@gmail.com and you’ll receive the Zoom link by the Friday prior to access the meeting. All participants will join the meeting together for announcements, and then we will utilize the breakout rooms feature in Zoom to create virtual class meetings for each class. When RSVPing, please indicate the class you plan to vote in (or classes you may vote in if you’re unsure).
An email has been sent to sports writers containing information for nominating players (coaches should have received this information from the IFCA). If you did not receive this email, please contact iowasportswriters@gmail.com.
Due to the unpredictable nature and inconsistencies of the baseball season due to COVID-19, the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association has decided it will not select all-state baseball teams this summer.
Too many teams have had their seasons impacted significantly, and the number of games played varies too greatly from team to team.
The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association Board of Directors determined that because of these obstacles, there would not be a way to properly and fairly select all-state baseball teams in 2020.
The organization intends to resume all-state selections for baseball in 2021. The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association will continue to monitor conditions surrounding football, boys basketball and girls basketball and make decisions on how the all-state process will look like for those sports in the coming month.
We apologize for any inconvenience and understand this news may be disappointing to many.
DES MOINES — The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association (IPSWA) announced the 2020 boys basketball all-state teams on Tuesday. The teams were selected by print sports writers in Iowa during a meeting on Sunday.
Norwalk’s Bowen Born was named Mr. Basketball. Born led the Norwalk Warriors to their first team state championship in Class 3A.
Born is headed to the University of Northern Iowa on a full-ride scholarship. He was 17 points shy of scoring 1,000 points in his senior season alone, scoring an average 36.4 points per game. The 5-foot-11 guard was sixth on the Iowa High School boys basketball all-time career scoring list. Norwalk was 79-23 during his four-year career. He is a three-time all-Little Hawkeye Conference first-teamer. Norwalk won three league titles under his leadership. He was the Class 3A Iowa Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year in 2018-19.
Sports writers attending the meeting included Colin Peters (Centerville Daily Iowegian), Dale Wegner (Sac Sun), Daryl Schepanski (Anamosa Journal-Eureka), Greg Grabianowski (Algona Publishing), Jim Johnson (The Kalona News), Jim Nelson (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier), Kristi Nixon (Hampton Chronicle), Kyle Ocker (Centerville Daily Iowegian), Matt Coss (Quad-City Times), Matt Gengler (Missouri Valley Times-News), Mike Oeffner (Harlan Newspapers), Noah Rohlfing (Marshalltown Times Republican), Perry Bell (Pella Chronicle), Ross Eberhart (The Observer), Ross Thede (Marshalltown Times Republican), Scott Spurgeon (Bloomfield Democrat), Troy Hyde (Newton Daily News), and Tyler Hetu (Creston News Advertiser).
Coaches attending the meeting included Chris Larson (Norwalk), Chris Nelson (Jefferson-Scranton), Dan Beck (Easton Valley), Don Logan (IBCA), Greg Moore (Dike-New Hartford), Jed Alexander (Van Meter), Joel Rankin (Dallas Center-Grimes), Josh Davis (Camanche), Justin Ohl (Waukee), Kevin Archer (Albia), Marly Seivert (Woodward-Granger), Michael Collison (Iowa Falls-Alden), Michael Molony (Beckman Catholic), Mike Hilmer (North Linn), Mike O’Conner (Dowling Catholic), Nick Merritt (Springville), Paul Rundquist (Iowa City West), Tanner Carlson (Central City), Tom Squires (Lone Tree), and Tyler Miklo (Johnston).
The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association was founded in February 2018 to carry on the tradition of newspapers selecting all-state teams for Iowa high school sports.
The 2020 Iowa Print Sports Writers Association’s boys basketball all-state selection meeting will continue as scheduled for Saturday, March 14 at 9:15 a.m.
Coaches are welcome to attend. Sports writers must be a current member of the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association in order to attend and vote in the meetings. You can become a member at the meeting, the fee is $15.
The IPSWA and the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association have been in communication during the numerous cancelations and schedule changes due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Given the size of our meetings, we believe they are safe to conduct. Those who are sick should not attend the meeting in accordance with advice from the Iowa Public Health Department.
