The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union on Wednesday announced a pair of changes involving softball and girls’ soccer.
In softball, the IGHSAU slightly altered its postseason format, so that all regional finals in all classes will be played on the home field of the higher-seeded team. Previously, regional finals in classes 1A, 2A and 3A had been played at neutral sites. Regional finals in classes 4A and 5A had been played at the home field of the top seed in a regional, whether or not that top seed advanced to the final.
A higher-seeded team could lose the ability to host a regional final if its facility lacks the proper lighting or other minimum requirements. According to a statement from the IGHSAU, allowing higher seeds to always host regional finals should boost attendance for those games.
As for soccer, the IGHSAU is changing how the teams are sorted into classes. The new arrangement places the 40 largest soccer schools in Class 3A, the next 48 schools in Class 2A, and the remaining schools in Class 1A. Previously, Class 3A only contained the 32 largest schools. Next spring, at least eight schools will find their soccer teams moving up to 3A, and at least another 8 schools will make the jump from 1A to 2A.
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