The last time Indianola played in an Iowa high school baseball state semifinal was July 31, 1969.
The population of the town was nearly 8,000; there was just one class of high school baseball in Iowa – Elvis Presley returned to perform in Las Vegas after eight years away, to the day – and the National Balloon Classic event had not yet made its way to Indianola.
The conversation throughout the Indianola baseball team from the start of the 2026 season was not just to make the Class 4A state championship game, but to win the first state crown in program history.
"Very realistic, I mean, when we set our goals in the beginning of the year, we're winning the state championship, and we worked for it," said Indianola junior George Blake. "That was on our mind every practice, every day, every day just on our mind."
And after an 8-1 state semifinal win over Valley (24-16) on July 23, with the final out recorded just before 11 p.m, Indianola punched its ticket to the state ****** le game for the first time.
#indianola #every #high
The population of the town was nearly 8,000; there was just one class of high school baseball in Iowa – Elvis Presley returned to perform in Las Vegas after eight years away, to the day – and the National Balloon Classic event had not yet made its way to Indianola.
The conversation throughout the Indianola baseball team from the start of the 2026 season was not just to make the Class 4A state championship game, but to win the first state crown in program history.
"Very realistic, I mean, when we set our goals in the beginning of the year, we're winning the state championship, and we worked for it," said Indianola junior George Blake. "That was on our mind every practice, every day, every day just on our mind."
And after an 8-1 state semifinal win over Valley (24-16) on July 23, with the final out recorded just before 11 p.m, Indianola punched its ticket to the state ****** le game for the first time.
#indianola #every #high
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