Norway High School (Iowa)
Coordinates: 41°54′11″N 91°55′37″W / 41.903°N 91.927°W Norway High School was a high school located in the town of Norway, Iowa. It was closed after the 1990-1991 school year, and the majority of students were merged into Benton Community High School.[1] The school's final baseball season was the subject of the movie The Final Season.
Norway High School Baseball
The Norway High School baseball team was legendary. They amassed twenty Iowa state titles, with the first coming in 1965, and the last in their final season in 1991. Norway competed in the 1A class, the class for the smallest of school districts, of Iowa high school athletics.[1] Their final season was coached by Kent Stock, who took over for a retiring Jim Van Scoyoc, who had previously won three state coach of the year awards, and one national coach of the year award.[2] The school has not won a state championship since the merger.
| Year | Winner, score | Loser, score | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Norway, 4 | Mason City, 2 | Mason City |
| 1968 | Norway, 18 | Decorah, 6 | Mason City |
| Year | Winner, score | Loser, score | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Norway, 2 | Spalding Catholic Granville, 0 | Boone |
| 1966 | Norway, 4 | Goldfield, 1 | Boone |
| 1967 | Norway, 4 | Stacyville, Marian, 0 | Boone |
| 1968 | Norway, 3 | Bancroft St. John, 0 | Boone |
| 1970 | Norway, 5 | Fonda OLGC, 1 | Norway |
| 1972 | Norway, 1 | Bancroft St. John, 0 | Boone |
| 1974 | Spalding Catholic Granville, 3 | Norway, 2 | Boone |
| 1979 | Norway, 9 | Prescott, 0 | Boone |
| 1982* | Norway, 13 | Palmer, 1 | Boone |
| 1983 | Norway, 8 | Remsen St. Mary's, 6 | Boone |
| *5 inning game | |||
| Year | Winner, score | Loser, score |
|---|---|---|
| 1983* | Norway, 11 | Treynor, 0 |
| 1984 | Norway, 4 | Paullina, 1 |
| 1987 | Norway, 9 | Bancroft St. John, 6 |
| 1990 | Norway, 4 | North Tama Traer, 3 |
| 1991** | Norway, 7 | South Clay Gillett Grove, 4 |
| *5 inning game
**8 inning game | ||
Notable alumni
- Mike Boddicker - Former MLB player[4]
- Bruce Kimm - Former MLB player, coach, and manager[4]
- Hal Trosky - Former MLB player[4]
References
- 1 2 Rodell, D., 2006. Diamond is Norway's best friend. Daily Iowan, [internet]29 June. 1-2. Available at http://media.www.dailyiowan.com/media/storage/paper599/news/2006/06/29/Sports/Diamond.Is.Norways.Best.Friend-2119421.shtml [accessed 24 May 2008]
- ↑ The Final Season
- 1 2 3 http://www.iahsaa.org/baseball/Archives/BaseStateChamp_results.pdf
- 1 2 3 Wulf, Steve (December 19, 1983). "He Has Returned To His Roots". Sports Illustrated. p. 3. Retrieved May 5, 2014.