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The '''West Central Activities Conference''' is a high school athletic conference made up of 1A and 2A schools in West Central Iowa. Currently there are ten schools in the league.
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{{Infobox sports league
| name = West Central Activities Conference
| founded = 1981
| conference = [[Iowa High School Athletic Association|IHSAA]] / [[Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union|IGHSAU]]
| division = 2A and 3A
| teams = 11
| sports = 13
| mens = 7
| womens = 6
| region = Central [[Iowa]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.wcaconference.org/}}
}}

The '''West Central Activities Conference''' is a high school athletic conference made up of 2A and 3A schools in Central Iowa.


==Members==
==Members==
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!Colors
!Colors
!Affiliation
!Affiliation
!2015-2016 9-11 Enrollment<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iahsaa.org/secure/teamspublic.php?sport=bb|title=Iowa High School Athletic Association BEDS Document|accessdate=December 22, 2016}}</ref>
!2024-2025 BEDS<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iahsaa.org/classifications/ | title=IHSAA: Classifications }}</ref>
|-
|[[Guthrie Center Community School District|AC/GC]]
|[[Guthrie Center, Iowa|Guthrie Center]]
|Chargers
|{{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|Public
|147
|-
|-
|[[Des Moines Christian School|Des Moines Christian]]
|[[Des Moines Christian School|Des Moines Christian]]
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|[[Urbandale, Iowa|Urbandale]]
|Lions
|Lions
|{{color box|navy}} {{color box|white}}
|{{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|Private
|Private
|191
|321
|-
|-
|[[Earlham Community School District|Earlham]]
|Earlham
|[[Earlham, Iowa|Earlham]]
|[[Earlham, Iowa|Earlham]]
|Cardinals
|Cardinals
|{{color box|royalblue}} {{color box|red}}
|{{color box|royalblue|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|Public
|Public
|155
|160
|-
|-
|[[Interstate 35 Community School District|Interstate 35]]
|ACGC
|[[Guthrie Center, Iowa|Guthrie Center]]
|[[Truro, Iowa|Truro]]
|Roadrunners
|Chargers
|{{color box|black}} {{color box|gold}}
|{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|Public
|Public
|181
|206
|-
|-
|[[Madrid High School|Madrid]]
|[[Madrid High School|Madrid]]
|[[Madrid, Iowa|Madrid]]
|[[Madrid, Iowa|Madrid]]
|Tigers
|Tigers
|{{color box|orange}} {{color box|black}}
|{{color box|orange|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
|Public
|Public
|160
|137
|-
|-
|[[Ogden Community School District|Ogden]]
|Ogden
|[[Ogden, Iowa|Ogden]]
|[[Ogden, Iowa|Ogden]]
|Bulldogs
|Bulldogs
|{{color box|royalblue}} {{color box|white}}
|{{color box|royalblue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|Public
|Public
|188
|177
|-
|-
|[[Panorama Community School District|Panorama]]
|Panorama
|[[Panora, Iowa|Panora]]
|[[Panora, Iowa|Panora]]
|Panthers
|Panthers
|{{color box|darkblue}} {{color box|lightblue}}
|{{color box|#00008B|border=silver}} {{color box|#ADD8E6|border=silver}} {{color box|silver|border=silver}}
|Public
|Public
|165
|171
|-
|-
|[[Waukee High School|Van Meter]]
|[[Pleasantville Community School District|Pleasantville]]
|[[Pleasantville, Iowa|Pleasantville]]
|Trojans
|{{color box|orange|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
|Public
|179
|-
|[[Van Meter Community School District|Van Meter]]
|[[Van Meter, Iowa|Van Meter]]
|[[Van Meter, Iowa|Van Meter]]
|Bulldogs
|Bulldogs
|{{color box|blue}} {{color box|white}}
|{{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|Public
|Public
|179
|225
|-
|-
|West Central Valley
|[[West Central Valley Community School District|West Central Valley]]
|[[Stuart, Iowa|Stuart]]
|[[Stuart, Iowa|Stuart]]
|Wildcats
|Wildcats
|{{color box|purple}} {{color box|black}}
|{{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
|Public
|Public
|183
|190
|-
|-
|[[Trash| Woodward-Granger]]
|[[Woodward-Granger Community School District|Woodward-Granger]]
|[[Woodward, Iowa|Woodward]]
|[[Woodward, Iowa|Woodward]]
|Hawks
|Hawks
|{{color box|green}} {{color box|gold}}
|{{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|Public
|Public
|161
|206
|-
|Woodward Academy
|[[Woodward, Iowa|Woodward]]
|Knights
|{{color box|navy}} {{color box|white}}
|Male Residential Facility
|191
|-
|}
|}


==History==
==History==
The current West Central Conference was formed in 1981 with eight members: Van Meter, Guthrie Center, Panora-Linden, Earlham, Martensdale-St. Mary's, Stuart-Menlo, Adair-Casey and Dexfield (Redfield). Prior to this time a different league known as the West Central Conference existed, but none of its members were founders of the new West Central Conference.
The current West Central Conference was formed in 1981 with eight members: [[Van Meter Community School District|Van Meter]], [[Guthrie Center Community School District|Guthrie Center]], Panora-Linden, [[Earlham Community School District|Earlham]], [[Martensdale-St Marys Community School District|Martensdale-St. Mary's]], Stuart-Menlo, [[Adair–Casey Community School District|Adair–Casey]] and Dexfield (Redfield). Prior to this time a different league known as the West Central Conference existed, but none of its members were founders of the new West Central Conference.


Throughout the 1980s, the league added Coon Rapids-Bayard and Nodaway Valley, and Panora-Linden began sharing with Y-J-B under the name Panorama. Dexfield and Stuart-Menlo also consolidated and left the league. In 1996, the league split in half as the four southernmost schools-along or south of Interstate 80-departed to conferences south and west: Martensdale-St. Mary's and Nodaway Valley to the Pride of Iowa and Earlham and Adair-Casey to the Rolling Hills. The four remaining members brought in four new schools further north as replacements: Glidden-Ralston in Carroll County; East Greene (Grand Junction) and Paton-Churdan in Greene County; and Des Moines Christian in Urbandale in Polk County. In an interesting twist, two of the newcomers (East Greene and Paton-Churdan) and a forerunner school to Panorama (YJB) were members of the original West Central.
Throughout the 1980s, the league added [[Coon Rapids–Bayard Community School District|Coon Rapids–Bayard]] and [[Nodaway Valley Community School District|Nodaway Valley]], and Panora-Linden began sharing with Y-J-B under the name [[Panorama Community School District|Panorama]]. Dexfield and Stuart-Menlo also consolidated and left the league. In 1996, the league split in half as the four southernmost schools-along or south of Interstate 80-departed to conferences south and west: Martensdale-St. Mary's and Nodaway Valley to the [[Pride of Iowa Conference|Pride of Iowa]] and Earlham and Adair–Casey to the [[Rolling Hills Conference (Iowa)|Rolling Hills Conference]]. The four remaining members brought in four new schools further north as replacements: [[Glidden–Ralston Community School District|Glidden–Ralston]] in Carroll County; [[East Greene Community School District|East Greene (Grand Junction)]] and [[Paton-Churdan Community School District|Paton-Churdan]] in Greene County; and [[Des Moines Christian School|Des Moines Christian]] in Urbandale in Polk County. In an interesting twist, two of the newcomers (East Greene and Paton-Churdan) and a forerunner school to Panorama (YJB) were members of the original West Central.


In 2000, West Central Valley (the consolidated district of former members Dexfield and Stuart-Menlo) joined the league from the Raccoon River Conference, a conference with much larger schools. In 2004, Earlham rejoined the league as its tenth team. By 2007, many of the schools in the conference were starting to grow close to 2A in size, leading to Paton-Churdan leaving the conference for the smaller Rolling Hills Conference. Madrid joined the league at this time from the Heart of Iowa Conference. In 2009, Glidden-Ralston left for the Rolling Hills, being replaced by Woodward-Granger, another Heart of Iowa Conference team. East Greene then opted to also leave the conference and join the Rolling Hills, for 2011 with Ogden, yet another former Heart of Iowa Conference member (and a member of the original West Central Conference) replacing them. Woodward Academy also joined that year for boys' sports only from the rank of the Independents of Iowa High Schools.
In 2000, [[West Central Valley Community School District|West Central Valley]] (the consolidated district of former members Dexfield and Stuart-Menlo) joined the league from the Raccoon River Conference, a conference with much larger schools. In 2004, Earlham rejoined the league as its tenth team. By 2007, many of the schools in the conference were starting to grow close to 2A in size, leading to Paton-Churdan leaving the conference for the smaller Rolling Hills Conference. [[Madrid Community School District|Madrid]] joined the league at this time from the [[Heart of Iowa Conference]]. In 2009, Glidden–Ralston left for the Rolling Hills Conference, being replaced by [[Woodward-Granger Community School District|Woodward-Granger]], another Heart of Iowa Conference team. East Greene then opted to also leave the conference and join the Rolling Hills Conference, for 2011 with Ogden, yet another former Heart of Iowa Conference member (and a member of the original West Central Conference) replacing them.


Coon Rapids-Bayard left West Central for the new [[Rolling Valley Conference]] in the 2013-14 school year.
Coon Rapids–Bayard left West Central for the new [[Rolling Valley Conference]] in the 2013–14 school year.


In the 2018-2019 school year, Interstate 35 & Pleasantville will be joining the West Central Conference. They make the move from the Pride of Iowa Conference, where I-35 was a founding member back in 1987.
In the 2018–19 school year, [[Interstate 35 Community School District|Interstate 35]] and [[Pleasantville Community School District|Pleasantville]] joined the West Central Conference. They made the move from the Pride of Iowa Conference, where I-35 was a founding member back in 1987.


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Website
Website
http://www.wcaconference.org/
[http://www.wcaconference.org/ West Central Activities Conference]

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WCAC School Locations in Iowa
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ConferenceIHSAA / IGHSAU
Founded1981
Sports fielded
  • 13
    • men's: 7
    • women's: 6
Division2A and 3A
No. of teams11
RegionCentral Iowa
Official websitewww.wcaconference.org

The West Central Activities Conference is a high school athletic conference made up of 2A and 3A schools in Central Iowa.

Members

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Institution Location Mascot Colors Affiliation 2024-2025 BEDS[1]
AC/GC Guthrie Center Chargers     Public 147
Des Moines Christian Urbandale Lions     Private 321
Earlham Earlham Cardinals       Public 160
Interstate 35 Truro Roadrunners       Public 206
Madrid Madrid Tigers     Public 137
Ogden Ogden Bulldogs     Public 177
Panorama Panora Panthers       Public 171
Pleasantville Pleasantville Trojans     Public 179
Van Meter Van Meter Bulldogs     Public 225
West Central Valley Stuart Wildcats     Public 190
Woodward-Granger Woodward Hawks     Public 206

History

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The current West Central Conference was formed in 1981 with eight members: Van Meter, Guthrie Center, Panora-Linden, Earlham, Martensdale-St. Mary's, Stuart-Menlo, Adair–Casey and Dexfield (Redfield). Prior to this time a different league known as the West Central Conference existed, but none of its members were founders of the new West Central Conference.

Throughout the 1980s, the league added Coon Rapids–Bayard and Nodaway Valley, and Panora-Linden began sharing with Y-J-B under the name Panorama. Dexfield and Stuart-Menlo also consolidated and left the league. In 1996, the league split in half as the four southernmost schools-along or south of Interstate 80-departed to conferences south and west: Martensdale-St. Mary's and Nodaway Valley to the Pride of Iowa and Earlham and Adair–Casey to the Rolling Hills Conference. The four remaining members brought in four new schools further north as replacements: Glidden–Ralston in Carroll County; East Greene (Grand Junction) and Paton-Churdan in Greene County; and Des Moines Christian in Urbandale in Polk County. In an interesting twist, two of the newcomers (East Greene and Paton-Churdan) and a forerunner school to Panorama (YJB) were members of the original West Central.

In 2000, West Central Valley (the consolidated district of former members Dexfield and Stuart-Menlo) joined the league from the Raccoon River Conference, a conference with much larger schools. In 2004, Earlham rejoined the league as its tenth team. By 2007, many of the schools in the conference were starting to grow close to 2A in size, leading to Paton-Churdan leaving the conference for the smaller Rolling Hills Conference. Madrid joined the league at this time from the Heart of Iowa Conference. In 2009, Glidden–Ralston left for the Rolling Hills Conference, being replaced by Woodward-Granger, another Heart of Iowa Conference team. East Greene then opted to also leave the conference and join the Rolling Hills Conference, for 2011 with Ogden, yet another former Heart of Iowa Conference member (and a member of the original West Central Conference) replacing them.

Coon Rapids–Bayard left West Central for the new Rolling Valley Conference in the 2013–14 school year.

In the 2018–19 school year, Interstate 35 and Pleasantville joined the West Central Conference. They made the move from the Pride of Iowa Conference, where I-35 was a founding member back in 1987.

References

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  1. ^ "IHSAA: Classifications".

Website West Central Activities Conference

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