The Iowa High School Athletic Association has announced the District & Group assignments for the 2023 & 2024 football seasons.
Districts and Class 5A groups are effective for a two-year cycle. The 2023 football season will be the first with a socioeconomic factor added for classifications. One notable effect was Western Christian moving up from Class 1A to Class 2A’s District 1. With Western Christian coming into the District Okoboji will depart for District 2.
Class 2A district 1
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock
Cherokee
Sheldon
Unity Christian,
West Lyon,
Western Christian
Class 2A District 2
Okoboji
Spirit Lake
Estherville Lincoln Central
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura
Forest City
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
Class 3A district 1
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
Carroll
MOC-Floyd Valley
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Sioux Center
Class 1A district 1
Hinton
Lawton-Bronson
MVAOCOU
OABCIG
Ridge View
West Sioux
Class A District 1
Akron-Westfield
Alta-Aurelia
Gehlen Catholic, LeMars
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn
MMCRU
Sibley-Ocheyedan
South O’Brien, Paullina
8-Player District #1
Ar-We-Va, Westside
Boyer Valley, Dunlap
Newell-Fonda
Siouxland Christian
St. Mary’s, Remsen
West Harrison, Mondamin
Woodbine
8-Player District #2
Bishop Garrigan, Algona
Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire
Harris-Lake Park
North Iowa, Buffalo Center
Northwood-Kensett
Rockford
West Bend-Mallard
Schools and are working to submit priority lists for non-district scheduling. Complete schedules for 2023 & 2024 will be released in April.
