Pella athletes ranked second best among medium schools in the Des Moines Register All-Sports Rankings in 2017-18.
All teams in three divisions were given point values for team finishes at state, with 10 being award to champions, 8 to 2nd place, and so on, down to 2.5 for a one-and-out appearance in the quarterfinals. Pella finished with a score of 54.5, one-and-a-half shy of Dubuque Wahlert in the medium school standings. Pella earned points for a boys soccer and girls track championship, runner-up finishes in football, cross country, and girls tennis, and appearances in volleyball, boys tennis, and a semifinals finish for girls soccer. Individual state qualifiers did not factor into the final score.
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https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/08/06/iowa-high-school-sports-des-moines-register-all-sports/911737002/