North Iowa Cedar League
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The North Iowa Cedar League (NICL) is a high school
athletic conference
made up of 15 high schools in north central Iowa
. Most of the schools compete as 2A schools, (the second-smallest classification), With the exception of South Tama, which is 3A.
joined the conference. That same year, Ackley-Geneva and Wellsburg-Steamboat Rock merged districts to become AGWSR. The next membership change came in 2002 when Green Mountain-Garwin (GMG) departed for the owa Star Conference. The next year, North Tama left for the Iowa Star Conference. In 2007, Eldora-New Providence and Hubbard-Radcliffe joined districts to become South Hardin High School. For the 2008 year, West Marshall was added to the conference, making it a 15-team league. In 2011, South Tama joined after leaving the Little Hawkeye Conference
and started in the West Division. It became the 16th member of the conference.
West Division
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
athletic conference
Athletic conference
An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels...
made up of 15 high schools in north central Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
. Most of the schools compete as 2A schools, (the second-smallest classification), With the exception of South Tama, which is 3A.
History
As of the late 1990s, the conference was a 17 team league. In 1998, Wapsie Valley High SchoolWapsie Valley High School
Wapsie Valley High School is a secondary school in northeastern Iowa, USA. It is located by Readlyn and Fairbank.- Athletics :Football: Class 2A state champs in 1986 and 1987, Class 2A runner up 1990,Class 1A state champs in 1997,...
joined the conference. That same year, Ackley-Geneva and Wellsburg-Steamboat Rock merged districts to become AGWSR. The next membership change came in 2002 when Green Mountain-Garwin (GMG) departed for the owa Star Conference. The next year, North Tama left for the Iowa Star Conference. In 2007, Eldora-New Providence and Hubbard-Radcliffe joined districts to become South Hardin High School. For the 2008 year, West Marshall was added to the conference, making it a 15-team league. In 2011, South Tama joined after leaving the Little Hawkeye Conference
Little Hawkeye Conference
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 . The majority of the membership is made up of only 3A schools, the second largest class of schools in Iowa...
and started in the West Division. It became the 16th member of the conference.
Members
East Division- Aplington-ParkersburgAplington-Parkersburg High SchoolAplington-Parkersburg High School is a school in Parkersburg, Iowa. On May 25, 2008, the school was destroyed by an EF5 tornado. It has since been rebuilt.-Athletics:...
- Denver
- Dike-New Hartford
- HudsonHudson High School (Iowa)Hudson High School is a small high school in Hudson, Iowa, United States....
- Jesup
- Northern University High, Cedar FallsNorthern University High SchoolNorthern University High School, or Price Lab, is a small public high school in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States, that is run by the University of Northern Iowa.-Athletics:...
- Union, La Porte CityUnion High School (Iowa)Union, Laporte City High School is a small high school in La Porte City, IowaThe Union Knights won the Class 3A State Championship in 2011.Union 21, Decorah 14AT UNI-DOMETEAM STATISTICS Union DecorahFirst downs 16 13Rushes-yards 41 - 176 40 - 168...
- Wapsie Valley, FairbankWapsie Valley High SchoolWapsie Valley High School is a secondary school in northeastern Iowa, USA. It is located by Readlyn and Fairbank.- Athletics :Football: Class 2A state champs in 1986 and 1987, Class 2A runner up 1990,Class 1A state champs in 1997,...
West Division
- AGWSR, Ackley
- BCLUW, Conrad
- East Marshall, LeGrand
- Gladbrook-Reinbeck
- Grundy Center
- South Hardin, Eldora
- South Tama, Tama
- West Marshall, State CenterWest Marshall High SchoolWest Marshall High School is a school district in central Iowa, United States. West Marshall spans the small towns of State Center, Melbourne, St. Anthony, Clemons, Rhodes, and LaMoille....