THE IOWA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HAS SELECTED SIOUX CITY TO HOST THE 2025 CLASS 3A AND 4A STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS.
THE TOURNAMENTS ARE PLANNED FOR JULY 21-25 AND WILL BE PLAYED AT LEWIS AND CLARK PARK/MERCY ONE FIELD, HOME OF THE SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
COREY WESTRA OF THE CITY’S STATE BASEBALL PLANNING COMMISSION SAYS THE CITY WAS AWARDED A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT FOR THE STATE TOURNAMENTS:
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EACH TOURNAMENT WILL SEND EIGHT TEAMS PER CLASS HERE NEXT SUMMER FOR A SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT AT LEWIS AND CLARK PARK.
THAT WILL HAVE A BIG LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT AND WARD FRANZ, DIRECTOR OF SPORTS TOURISM FOR “EXPLORE SIOUXLAND” CRUNCHED SOME OF THE NUMBERS:
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THE SELECTION OF SIOUX CITY MARKS THE FIRST TIME THAT AN IOWA HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE
PLAYED HERE IN THE OVER 100-YEAR HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION.
