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Former PCM coach Fred Lorenson has been selected for the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame.

Honorees were nominated through their schools and fellow officials, recommended by the Hall of Fame selection committees, and approved by the Board of Control.  Selections will be introduced at halftime of the Class 1A championship game on Friday, March 13, set for a 5 p.m. tipoff. 

A three-sport standout as a student at Clarinda, Lorensen took his varsity lessons on to college athletics at Iowa Western Community College and Northwest Missouri State before immediately diving into teaching and coaching at Monroe in 1975. A career educator who coached five different sports and levels at Monroe and later PCM, he found historical levels of success as varsity boys’ basketball coach. His career record of 632-327 crossed 42 years as head coach, including 10 state tournament appearances and the 2004 championship in Class 2A. His teams won 14 conference titles before his retirement after the 2023 season, and he entered this season at No. 14 on Iowa’s all-time coach win list. Lorensen has three children – Stacy, Gina, Todd – and six grandchildren.

Seven total selections are part of the 2026 hall of fame class.