Dancers from North Linn High School earned the third-place trophy in Pom Class II on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association state championships at Casey’s Center in Des Moines.

North Linn finished behind champion Baxter and runner-up Kingsley-Pierson.

Maquoketa Valley claimed the fifth-place trophy in Class IV, Cascade took sixth in Class V and East Buchanan competed in Class III.

Additionally, Lisbon was the runner-up in Class IV but could not be photographed because of a scheduling conflict. Dancers from North Linn High School perform their third-place routine in Pom Class II on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association state championships at EMC Expo Center in Des Moines. (Jon Gremmels/Cedar Rapids Gazette) Dancer

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