War Eagle Conference

The War Eagle Conference is a 12-team high school athletic conference in Northwest Iowa. The schools are classified as 1A and 2A, the two smallest classes in Iowa. The conference is widely recognized as one of the best small school baseball conferences in the state, often sending multiple teams to the state tournament. The WEC has also been successful in boys basketball housing multiple state champions, the most recent being South O’Brien boys in 2015-16 as Class 1A state champions at a record of 25-3. Remsen St. Mary’s has been the most recent qualifiers the past 2 seasons (2016 and 2017)

War Eagle Conference
WEC
AssociationIAHSAA
Division1A and 2A
Members12
Sports fielded
  • 13
    • men's: 7
    • women's: 6
RegionNorthwest Iowa
Websitewww.wareagleconference.org

List of member schools
School Location Affiliation Mascot Colors 9-11 Enrollment
2018-2019[1]		 2017-18 Classification
Akron-Westfield Akron Public Westerners           129 1A
Gehlen Catholic Le Mars Private Jays           117 1A
Harris-Lake Park Lake Park Public Wolves           83 1A
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hartley Public Hawks           147 1A
Hinton Hinton Public Blackhawks           163 2A
MMCRU Marcus Public Royals           122 1A
South O'Brien Paullina Public Wolverines           136 1A
St. Mary's Catholic Remsen Private Hawks           48 1A
Trinity Christian Hull Private Tigers           61 1A
Unity Christian Orange City Private Knights           198 2A
West Sioux Hawarden Public Falcons           174 2A

History

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 and Clay Central-Everly at the beginning of the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years, respectively, after the dissolution of the Cornbelt Conference.[7][8] Starting with the 2016-17 school year, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn merged with Remsen-Union to form the MMCRU Royals.[9] On March 11, 2019, Clay Central-Everly announced it would be closing its high school at the end of that school year, effectively ceasing all athletics. Students were invited to attend area schools. [10]

Sports

The conference offers the following sports:

  • Fall — Football, Volleyball, Boys Cross-Country, and Girls Cross-Country.
  • Winter — Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, and Wrestling.
  • Spring — Boys Track and Field, Girls Track and Field, Boys Golf, and Girls Golf.
  • Summer — Baseball and Softball.

References
  1. "Iowa High School Athletic Association BEDS Document" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. Kroeze, Bethany (16 October 2008). "Remsen-Union to join War Eagle Conference next fall". Le Mars Daily Sentinel. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  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. 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.
  7. Christoffel, Ryan (March 11, 2013). "War Eagle Conference accepts Harris-Lake Park". Dickinson County News. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  8. "More 2014 Highlights - Area high school and Iowa Lakes athletes shine". Estherville Daily News. January 2, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  9. Forbes, Greg (March 19, 2016). "Open enrollment losses loom as two Northwest Iowa school districts prepare to combine". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  10. https://www.spencerdailyreporter.com/story/2593678.html
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