Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

Little change in football district alignment

H-M-S remains in Class A District 1 for next 2 seasons

There will be little change in the composition of Class A District 1 for the next two high school football seasons. Districts for 8-Player through Class 4A and groups for the 5A schools were announced by the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) on Monday.

Six of the teams which competed in District 1 in the past will do so in 2023 and 2024. They are Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, Akron-Westfield, Alta-Aurelia, Gehlen Catholic, MMCRU and South O'Brien. The newcomer to the district is Sibley-Ocheyedan, which competed in Class 1A District 1 in 2021 and 2022.

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