Norway High School (Iowa)
# Norway High School (Iowa)

41°54′11″N 91°55′37″W﻿ / ﻿41.903°N 91.927°W﻿ / 41.903; -91.927 Norway High School was a high school located in the town of Norway, Iowa. It was closed after the 1990–1991 school year, and the majority of students were merged into Benton Community High School. The school's final baseball season was the subject of the movie The Final Season.

## Baseball program

The storied Norway High School baseball team amassed twenty Iowa state titles, with the first coming in 1965, and the last in their final season in 1991. Norway competed in the 1A class, the class for the smallest of school districts, of Iowa high school athletics. Their final season was coached by Kent Stock, who took over for a retiring Jim Van Scoyoc, who had previously won three state coach of the year awards, and one national coach of the year award.

Iowa Spring Baseball State Tournament Championships held from 1928-1972 :

| Year | Winner, score | Loser, score | Site |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1967 | Norway, 4 | Mason City, 2 | Mason City |
| 1968 | Norway, 18 | Decorah, 6 | Mason City |

Iowa Fall Baseball State Tournament Championships. held from 1939-1985 :

| Year | Winner, score | Loser, score | Site |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1965 | Norway, 2 | Spalding Catholic (Granville), 0 | Boone |
| 1966 | Norway, 4 | Goldfield, 1 | Boone |
| 1967 | Norway, 4 | Visitation Catholic (Stacyville), 0 | Boone |
| 1968 | Norway, 3 | St. John Catholic (Bancroft), 0 | Boone |
| 1970 | Norway, 5 | OLGC Catholic (Fonda), 1 | Norway |
| 1972 | Norway, 1 | St. John Catholic (Bancroft), 0 | Boone |
| 1974 | Spalding Catholic (Granville), 3 | Norway, 2 | Boone |
| 1979 | Norway, 9 | Prescott, 0 | Boone |
| 1982* | Norway, 13 | Palmer, 1 | Boone |
| 1983 | Norway, 8 | St. Mary's Catholic (Remsen), 6 | Boone |
| *5 inning game ||||

Iowa Summer Baseball State Tournament Championships. held from 1946-present All championships won at 1A level :

| Year | Winner, score | Loser, score |
| - | - | - |
| 1983* | Norway, 11 | Treynor, 0 |
| 1984 | Norway, 4 | Paullina, 1 |
| 1987 | Norway, 9 | St. John Catholic (Bancroft), 6 |
| 1990 | Norway, 4 | North Tama (Traer), 3 |
| 1991** | Norway, 7 | South Clay (Gillett Grove), 4 |
| *5 inning game **8 inning game |||

## Notable alumni

* Mike Boddicker - Former MLB player
* Bruce Kimm - Former MLB player, coach, and manager
* Hal Trosky - Former MLB player
