The Boy’s state baseball tournament schedule is set for next week in Des Moines. Action begins Monday in Class 2A as Solon (36-5) faces Sumner-Fredericksburg (33-10) at noon. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (32-3) faces Council Bluffs St. Albert (24-4) at 2 p.m., Cherokee (25-3) meets Gilbert (25-6) at 6 p.m., and the day is rounded out by Dyersville Beckman (31-10) and I-35 (Truro) (24-10) at 8 p.m.
Class 3A takes over on Tuesday with Boone (35-4) and Chariton (15-17)at noon, Norwalk (25-13) versus Decorah (22-13) at 2 p.m., Denison-Schleswig (26-12) faces Vinton-Shellsburg (24-19) at 6 p.m., and Benton (Van Horne) (35-6) takes on Storm Lake (19-12) in the evening game.
The largest class begins action on Wednesday July 29, with Sioux City North (33-7) against Marshalltown (26-15) at noon, West Des Moines Dowling Catholic (26-11) versus Fort Dodge (28-12)at 2 p.m., Davenport Central (22-7) takes on defending champion Johnston (28-13) at 6 p.m. and Cedar Rapids Washington (32-8) meets Iowa City West (28-15) at 8 p.m.
In Class 1-A games Friday, Mason City Newman (34-1) meets East Greene (14-14) at 6 p.m., Alta (30-3) takes on Adair-Casey (20-5) at 8 p.m. Class 1-A games Saturday feature Lenox (21-3) versus Calamus-Wheatland (18-9)at 6 p.m. and Kee High of Lansing (38-6) against Tri-County Thornburg (19-6) at 8 p.m.