2018 Fall Preview: Area Teams Ranked In Preseason Polls

TIPTON — The preseason rankings are out for the fall 2018 sports season and two Tipton Tiger teams are among the ranked teams in the preseason cross-country and volleyball rankings. Three area cross-country teams are also ranked.

Preseason IGHSAU Class 3A Rankings
1. Carroll Kuemper; 2. Tipton; 3. Iowa Falls-Alden; 4. Osage; 5. Waterloo Columbus; 6. Center Point-Urbana; 7. Read Oak; 8. Davenport Assumption; 9. Camanche; 10. West Liberty; 11. Sioux Center; 12. Mount Vernon; 13. Spirit Lake; 14. Roland-Story; T15. Union; T15. West Burlington.

Boy’s Preseason IATC Cross-Country Team Rankings Class 2A
1. George-Little Rock/Central Lyon; 2. Sioux Center; 3. Tipton; 4. Bellevue; 5. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura; 6. South Hardin; 7. Okoboji; 8. Unity Christian; 9. Sheldon; 10. Monticello; 11. Des Moines Christian; 12. Roland-Story; 13. Crestwood; 14. Northeast; 15. Waukon. Teams To Watch: Mid-Prairie, Missouri Valley, Pella Christian, Western Christian, Williamsburg.

Girl’s Preseason IATC Cross-Country Team Rankings Class 2A
1. Mid-Prairie; 2. Monticello; 3. Woodbury Central-Kingsley Pierson; 4. Crestwood; 5. Panorama; 6. Cascade; 7. Williamsburg; 8. Okoboji; 9. Waukon; 10. Unity Christian; 11. Emmetsburg; 12. Danville/New London; 13. Eagle Grove; 14. Shenandoah; 15. Aplington-Parkersburg. Teams To Watch: Grundy Center-Gladbrook Reinbeck, North Cedar, PCM, Pocahontas, Underwood.

Boy’s Preseason IATC Cross-Country Team Rankings Class 1A
1. Madrid; 2. Nodaway Valley; 3. South Hamilton; 4. Woodward Academy; 5. South Winneshiek; 6. Starmont; 7. Pekin; 8. ACGC; 9. Hudson; 10. Ogden; 11. Tri-Center; 12. Denver; 13. Calamus-Wheatland; 14. Earlham; 15. East Marshall. Teams To Watch: Durant, Maquoketa Valley, Mason City Newman, Saint Albert, Sibley-Ocheyedan.

Girl’s Preseason IATC Cross-Country Team Rankings Class 2A
1. Hudson; 2. Kee High; 3. Logan-Magnolia; 4. Central Elkader; 5. South Winneshiek; 6. Denver; 7. Pekin; 8. St. Edmond; 9. Iowa City Regina; 10. Alta-Aurelia; 11. ACGC; 12. AHSTW; 13. Mason City Newman; 14. North Linn; 15. Baxter. Teams To Watch: Durant, Bellevue Marquette, Nashua-Plainfield, Ridge View, Tri-Center.