Norway High School (Iowa)

41°54′11″N 91°55′37″W / 41.903°N 91.927°W / 41.903; -91.927 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.

Baseball program

The storied Norway High School baseball team 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]

Iowa Spring Baseball State Tournament Championships[3]
held from 1928-1972
Year Winner, score Loser, score Site
1967 Norway, 4 Mason City, 2 Mason City
1968 Norway, 18 Decorah, 6 Mason City


Iowa Fall Baseball State Tournament Championships.[3]
held from 1939-1985
Year Winner, score Loser, score Site
1965 Norway, 2 Spalding Catholic (Granville), 0 Boone
1966 Norway, 4 Goldfield, 1 Boone
1967 Norway, 4 Visitation Catholic (Stacyville), 0 Boone
1968 Norway, 3 St. John Catholic (Bancroft), 0 Boone
1970 Norway, 5 OLGC Catholic (Fonda), 1 Norway
1972 Norway, 1 St. John Catholic (Bancroft), 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 St. Mary's Catholic (Remsen), 6 Boone
*5 inning game


Iowa Summer Baseball State Tournament Championships.[3]
held from 1946-present
All championships won at 1A level
Year Winner, score Loser, score
1983* Norway, 11 Treynor, 0
1984 Norway, 4 Paullina, 1
1987 Norway, 9 St. John Catholic (Bancroft), 6
1990 Norway, 4 North Tama (Traer), 3
1991** Norway, 7 South Clay (Gillett Grove), 4
*5 inning game

**8 inning game

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ The Final Season
  3. ^ a b c http://www.iahsaa.org/baseball/Archives/BaseStateChamp_results.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ a b c Wulf, Steve (December 19, 1983). "He Has Returned To His Roots". Sports Illustrated. p. 3. Retrieved May 5, 2014.


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