Little Hawkeye Conference
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The Little Hawkeye Conference is a high school athletic conference in central Iowa. With Oskaloosa dropping from 4A to 3A for the 2010-11 school year, the conference now has only one 4A school (Newton). The majority of the membership is made up of only 3A schools, the second largest class of schools in Iowa. Although, Norwalk is on the verge of moving up to 4A.
, Grinnell, Knoxville, Norwalk, Oskaloosa, Pella, Pella Christian, and Waukee. For the 2006-07 school year, Waukee, who had recently moved up to 4A status and was one of Iowa's fastest growing school districts, left the league for the Central Iowa Metropolitan League. They were replaced by Newton, whose recently resignation from the CIML had coincidently opened the door for Waukee to join the conference. South Tama, formerly of the WaMaC Conference also joined the league that year and the conference played with nine schools for a couple of years until Boone left in 2009 to join the Raccoon River Conference
, a much better geographical fit for the school. South Tama left the conference for the North Iowa Cedar League
in 2011.
Current members
- Grinnell
- Knoxville
- Newton
- NorwalkNorwalk High School (Iowa)Norwalk High School is located in the town of Norwalk, Iowa, which is roughly five miles south of Des Moines...
- Oskaloosa
- Pella
- Pella Christian
History
At the turn of the century, the Little Hawkeye Conference was an eight team league consisting of BooneBoone High School
Boone High School is a high school located in Boone, Iowa. The school's mascot is the Toreadors....
, Grinnell, Knoxville, Norwalk, Oskaloosa, Pella, Pella Christian, and Waukee. For the 2006-07 school year, Waukee, who had recently moved up to 4A status and was one of Iowa's fastest growing school districts, left the league for the Central Iowa Metropolitan League. They were replaced by Newton, whose recently resignation from the CIML had coincidently opened the door for Waukee to join the conference. South Tama, formerly of the WaMaC Conference also joined the league that year and the conference played with nine schools for a couple of years until Boone left in 2009 to join the Raccoon River Conference
Raccoon River Conference
The Raccoon River Conference is a nine team high school athletic league in Central Iowa. Made up of mid-sized school districts located mostly west of Des Moines, all schools in the conference are currently 3A schools, the second largest class of schools in Iowa....
, a much better geographical fit for the school. South Tama left the conference for the North Iowa Cedar League
North Iowa Cedar League
The North Iowa Cedar League is a high school athletic conference made up of 15 high schools in north central Iowa. Most of the schools compete as 2A schools, , With the exception of South Tama, which is 3A....
in 2011.