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Over time all of the members merged with other nearby schools. The league also added Sac City, as smaller schools like Twin Rivers and Gilmore City-Bradgate left the conference. After Albert City-Truesdale left the conference in the mid-80s, the league added Prairie Valley and Lake City-Lohrville (which became Southern Cal). In 1991, the league added Alta-Aurelia and WLVA. In 1995, Alta-Aurelia and Sac City left the conference to help found the Northwest Conference. In 2004, Southeast Webster-Grand was added to the conference from the recently disbanded North Star Conference. Laurens-Marathon left in 2007 for the Northwest Conference, the same year WLVA and Sac City merged to become East Sac County High School. In 2010, RC-L and Southern Cal began sharing all sports, after previously sharing baseball. Sioux Central, formerly of the Northwest Conference, became the first school from the Northwest to actively seek membership into the conference in the summer of 2009. The Northwest had seen many of their schools join with others schools and were bound to see more mergers in the near future. After years of talk, in February 2011, the Twin Lakes agreed to merge with the Northwest Conference effective the 2011-12 school year. The new league maintain the Twin Lakes moniker. Alta-Aurelia, Newell-Fonda, Laurens-Marathon, Sioux Central and Storm Lake St. Mary's will join the conference, which will be split into two divisions, one maintaining the traditional Northwest conference schools and the other keeping the 6 current Twin Lakes members.
Over time all of the members merged with other nearby schools. The league also added Sac City, as smaller schools like Twin Rivers and Gilmore City-Bradgate left the conference. After Albert City-Truesdale left the conference in the mid-80s, the league added Prairie Valley and Lake City-Lohrville (which became Southern Cal). In 1991, the league added Alta-Aurelia and WLVA. In 1995, Alta-Aurelia and Sac City left the conference to help found the Northwest Conference. In 2004, Southeast Webster-Grand was added to the conference from the recently disbanded North Star Conference. Laurens-Marathon left in 2007 for the Northwest Conference, the same year WLVA and Sac City merged to become East Sac County High School. In 2010, RC-L and Southern Cal began sharing all sports, after previously sharing baseball. Sioux Central, formerly of the Northwest Conference, became the first school from the Northwest to actively seek membership into the conference in the summer of 2009. The Northwest had seen many of their schools join with others schools and were bound to see more mergers in the near future. After years of talk, in February 2011, the Twin Lakes agreed to merge with the Northwest Conference effective the 2011-12 school year. The new league maintain the Twin Lakes moniker. Alta-Aurelia, Newell-Fonda, Laurens-Marathon, Sioux Central and Storm Lake St. Mary's will join the conference, which will be split into two divisions, one maintaining the traditional Northwest conference schools and the other keeping the 6 current Twin Lakes members.

In 2014-15, the conference will expand again. GTRA and West Bend-Mallard will become members of the league, leaving their homes in the soon-to-be-defunct [[Cornbelt Conference]]


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Revision as of 22:53, 19 May 2013

The Twin Lakes Conference is an athletic conference in Iowa, made up of 6 2A and 1A schools, the two smallest classes of schools in Iowa.

Members

South

Institution Location Mascot Colors Affiliation 9-12 Enrollment
East Sac County Lake View Raiders       Public 299
Northwest Webster Manson Cougars       Public 255
Prairie Valley Gowrie Warriors       Public 241
Pocahontas Area Pocahontas Indians       Public 223
Southeast Webster-Grand Burnside Eagles       Public 181
South Central Calhoun Lake City Titans       Public 170

North

Institution Location Mascot Colors Affiliation 9-12 Enrollment
Alta-Aurelia Alta Warriors       Public 255
Laurens-Marathon Laurens Chargers       Public 139
Newell-Fonda Newell Mustangs       Public 144
Sioux Central Sioux Rapids Rebels       Public 250
St. Mary Catholic Storm Lake Panthers       Private 88

History

The Twin Lakes conference was founded by at least the 1960s. The league's early lineup was the following:

  • Laurens-Marathon
  • Pocahontas
  • Rolfe
  • Gilmore City-Bradgate
  • Twin Rivers of Bode
  • Rockwell City
  • Manson
  • Albert City-Truesdale

Over time all of the members merged with other nearby schools. The league also added Sac City, as smaller schools like Twin Rivers and Gilmore City-Bradgate left the conference. After Albert City-Truesdale left the conference in the mid-80s, the league added Prairie Valley and Lake City-Lohrville (which became Southern Cal). In 1991, the league added Alta-Aurelia and WLVA. In 1995, Alta-Aurelia and Sac City left the conference to help found the Northwest Conference. In 2004, Southeast Webster-Grand was added to the conference from the recently disbanded North Star Conference. Laurens-Marathon left in 2007 for the Northwest Conference, the same year WLVA and Sac City merged to become East Sac County High School. In 2010, RC-L and Southern Cal began sharing all sports, after previously sharing baseball. Sioux Central, formerly of the Northwest Conference, became the first school from the Northwest to actively seek membership into the conference in the summer of 2009. The Northwest had seen many of their schools join with others schools and were bound to see more mergers in the near future. After years of talk, in February 2011, the Twin Lakes agreed to merge with the Northwest Conference effective the 2011-12 school year. The new league maintain the Twin Lakes moniker. Alta-Aurelia, Newell-Fonda, Laurens-Marathon, Sioux Central and Storm Lake St. Mary's will join the conference, which will be split into two divisions, one maintaining the traditional Northwest conference schools and the other keeping the 6 current Twin Lakes members.

In 2014-15, the conference will expand again. GTRA and West Bend-Mallard will become members of the league, leaving their homes in the soon-to-be-defunct Cornbelt Conference

References