Four Bears earn All-State honors from Iowa Newspaper Association

By Matt Chinander  |   November 22, 2016, 1:31 p.m.

The Iowa Newspaper Association announced its 2016 All-State Football selections Tuesday, naming its picks for the top players in classes A, 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 8-Man.

A total of four Bears have made the INA's list across both first team and second team sections.

Making Class 1A First Team is defensive lineman Colton Dietz. This is the senior's second first team All-State honor after earning the same award from the INA last season.

Senior running back Luke Lenoch, junior offensive lineman Jacob Barnhart, and junior defensive back Jacob Graves have been awarded Class 1A Second Team honors. This is Lenoch's third All-State honor after being named to second team in 2014 and first team in 2015. Barnhart has now tallied two All-State honors, while this is Graves' first.

Congratulations to these four players and the entire team on their accomplishments this past season.

This past Sunday evening, the team revealed All-District honors. These players, plus many more, were selected to District 3 teams. Check those out here.