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  • High School Activities Bring Communities Together

    Guest opinion: HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER By Bob Gardner, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Alan Beste, Executive Director of the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Tailgates. Pep rallies. Friday night lights. The new school year is here! And that’s exciting news for student-athletes and high school…

  • Risk Minimization

    Guest opinion: The role of risk minimization… Biggest game changer in high school sports By Chad Elsberry, IHSAA Assistant Director As we head into the heart of winter sports with the football season complete, it seems fitting to pause and reflect on student safety as it relates to education-based athletics. The biggest game changer in…

  • 2015 IHSAA Sportsmanship-Character Poster

    Seth Tuttle Featured on IHSAA Sportsmanship-Character Poster Seth Tuttle, a West Fork, Sheffield prep athlete and basketball star at the University of Northern Iowa, is the featured individual on the 2015-16 IHSAA Sportsmanship-Citizenship posters. This year’s poster is the 24th produced by the IHSAA since starting of the program in 1995 when Ames High and…

  • IHSAA Executive Director Rick Wulkow to Retire January 31

    IHSAA Executive Director Rick Wulkow to Retire January 31 BOONE – One of the strongest athletic leaders in the nation, Rick Wulkow, the executive director of the Iowa High School Athletic Association for the past 10 years, is stepping down after 35 years of service to Iowa students and member schools. In its monthly meeting…

  • IHSAA Board of Control Tweaks Football Issues

    In its monthly meeting, Wednesday, January 22, the Board of Control acted on football recommendations coming from the Iowa Football Coaches Association and the IHSAA Football Playoff Committee. The recommendations had been tabled by the Board of Control from their December meeting. At the center of discussions and action was a proposed 8-game regular season…