Norway High School
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Norway High School is a former highschool 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. The new, merged team has not won a state Championship since.
[edit] Norway High School Baseball
The Norway High School baseball team was one of the legenday programs in the nation. They amassed 20 Iowa state titles, with the first coming in 1965, and the last in their final season in 1991. Norway competed at the lowest, 1A, level 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 3 State coach of the year awards, and 1 National coach of the year award. [2]
| 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 | Goldville, 2 | 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 | Norway, 3 | Spalding Catholic Granville, 2 | Boone |
| 1979 | Norway, 9 | Prescott, 0 | Boone |
| 1982* | Norway, 13 | Palmer, 1 | Boone |
| 1983 | Norway, 8 | Remsen St. Mary's, 6 | Boone |
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| 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 |
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[edit] Notable Alumni
- Mike Boddicker - Former MLB player
- Bruce Kimm - Former MLB player, coach, and manager
- Hal Trosky - Former MLB player
[edit] References
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b c http://www.iahsaa.org/baseball/Archives/BaseStateChamp_results.pdf
