War Eagle Conference

The War Eagle Conference (founded in 1979) is an 11-team high school athletic conference in Northwest Iowa. The schools are classified as 1A and 2A, the two smallest classes in Iowa.

List of member schools

School Location Affiliation Mascot Colors 9-11 Enrollment (2012–13)[1]
Akron-Westfield Akron Public Westerners           118
Gehlen Catholic Le Mars Private Jays           94
Harris-Lake Park Lake Park Public Wolves           65
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hartley Public Hawks           162
Hinton Hinton Public Blackhawks           169
Marcus-Meridan-Cleghorn Marcus Public Eagles                100
St. Mary's Catholic Remsen Private Hawks           40
Remsen-Union Remsen Public Rockets           90
South O'Brien Paullina Public Wolverines           161
Trinity Christian Hull Private Tigers           48
Unity Christian Orange City Private Knights           206
West Sioux Hawarden Public Falcons           129

History

The league was founded in 1979. After years of stability as a ten-team league, 2009 saw the league add Remsen-Union (formerly of the Western Valley Activities Conference) and Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (formerly a Siouxland Conference member).[2] In 2010, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, the lone 3A school in the conference, left the conference to join the Missouri River Activities Conference, which contains four large schools in nearby Sioux City and two Council Bluffs schools.[3] Spalding Catholic merged with Gehlen Catholic before the 2013-14 school year.[4] Trinity Christian of Hull took Spalding Catholic's spot in the schedule.[5][6] The War Eagle Conference accepted Harris-Lake Park, a member of the defunct Cornbelt Conference, at the beginning of the 2014-15 school year.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Iowa High School Athletic Association BEDS Document". Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ Kroeze, Bethany (16 October 2008). "Remsen-Union to join War Eagle Conference next fall". Le Mars Daily Sentinel. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sergeant Bluff Luton To Join MRAC In 2010". KQEN News radio 1240. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Gausman, Kayah (August 22, 2013). "First bell rings for merged Gehlen, Spalding school". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Christoffel, Ryan (11 March 2013). "War Eagle Conference accepts Harris-Lake Park". Dickinson County News. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Cowley, Jason (June 19, 2013). "Trinity Christian finds conference home in War Eagle". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2013.