The highly decorated boys’ basketball program in Des Moines at Grand View Christian will move up a class to 2A for at least the 2023-24 and 2024-25 postseasons. The Thunder has won multiple 1A State titles in recent years in boys’ basketball and the school is scheduled to join the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference next school year. The move up a class was voluntary in boys’ basketball. It is believed they will remain in lower classes in girls’ sports and the other boys’ sports.

The Thunder applied for HOIAC membership in 2020, but was denied. An appeal resulted in a meeting with the State Board of Education and an outline for membership was designed. Reportedly, GVC is making progress toward meeting the requirements and in mediation, they were granted membership into the league in 2024-25. They were not voted in by the current member schools and Greene County is one of the current eight members.