New No. 1 Takes Over In Latest Iowa High School Softball Rankings

Grand View Christian vaults to top spot in Class 2A this week.

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There is a new No. 1 in one of the five classifications of Iowa high school softball, as Grand View Christian jumped from fifth to one in the latest Class 2A rankings from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

The Thunder, who are 16-1 at the time of the release, took advantage of a crazy week of competition to move ahead of Interstate 35, former No. 1 Louisa-Muscatine, Missouri Valley and Riverside.

Grand View Christian has reeled off 12 consecutive wins since a loss to Boone, including a recent 6-0 victory over Wayne. They also edged PCM, 2-1, and dominated Saydel ahead of a matchup with Madrid.

Durant also moved up in Class 2A, going from 10th to seventh. Interstate 35 remained second, with Riverside climbing two spots from sixth to fourth.

Four No. 1 Teams Hold True To Form

The other four classes all have the same top-ranked team this week, led by Waukee Northwest in Class 5A. The Wolves are also the No. 1 ranked team by High School On SI Iowa in the state softball power rankings, which combines all five classifications.

ADM is No. 1 in Class 4A, Williamsburg in Class 3A and Clarksville in Class 1A. Waukee Northwest, Williamsburg and Clarksville are all defending state champions.

Here are the latest Iowa high school softball rankings from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Softball Rankings

Class 5A

1. Waukee Northwest
2. Ankeny Centennial
3. West Des Moines Valley
4. Dallas Center-Grimes
5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy
6. Southeast Polk
7. Dowling Catholic
8. Waukee
9. Pleasant Valley
10. Linn-Mar
11. Cedar Rapids Prairie
12. Bettendorf
13. Des Moines Roosevelt
14. Cedar Falls
15. Muscatine

Dropped out: None.

Class 4A

1. ADM
2. Carlisle
3. Fort Dodge
4. North Polk
5. Western Dubuque
6. North Scott
7. Clear Creek-Amana
8. Winterset
9. Cedar Rapids Xavier
10. Sergeant Bluff-Luton
11. Grinnell
12. Norwalk
13. Sioux City Bishop Heelan
14. Boone
15. Newton

Dropped out: Spencer (15).

Class 3A

1. Williamsburg
2. Dubuque Wahlert Catholic
3. Albia
4. Mount Vernon
5. Van Meter
6. PCM
7. Davenport Assumption
8. West Liberty
9. West Delaware
10. Atlantic
11. Algona
12. Clear Lake
13. Centerville
14. Charles City
15. Pella Christian

Dropped out: Des Moines Christian (14).

Class 2A

1. Grand View Christian
2. Interstate 35
3. Louisa-Muscatine
4. Riverside
5. Missouri Valley
6. West Lyon
7. Durant
8. Wapsie Valley
9. Logan-Magnolia
10. Hinton
11. Pleasantville
12. Iowa City Regina Catholic
13. East Marshall
14. Dyersville Beckman Catholic
15. Pocahontas Area.

Dropped out: Ridge View (14), Cardinal (15).

Class 1A

1. Clarksville
2. Exira-EHK/Audubon
3. Fort Dodge St. Edmond
4. West Monona
5. Mason City Newman Catholic
6. Newell-Fonda
7. North Linn
8. Southeast Warren
9. Wayne
10. North Butler
11. Remsen St. Mary’s
12. Highland
13. Edgewood-Colesburg
14. Griswold
15. Martensdale-St. Marys

Dropped out: Fremont-Mills (12).