The Iowa Star Conference is a high school athletic conference in Central and Northeast Iowa. The conference comprises fifteen schools, split between north and south divisions within the conference.
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| Conference | IHSAA / IGHSAU |
|---|---|
| Sports fielded |
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| No. of teams | 15 |
| Region | Central, Northeast Iowa |
| Official website | www |
Current members
editNorth Division
edit| Institution | Location | Mascot | Colors | Affiliation | 2024-2025 BEDS[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville | Clarksville | Indians | Public | 68 | |
| Don Bosco Catholic | Gilbertville | Dons | Private | 92 | |
| Dunkerton | Dunkerton | Raiders | Public | 95 | |
| Janesville | Janesville | Wildcats | Public | 102 | |
| Riceville | Riceville | Wildcats | Public | 80 | |
| Tripoli | Tripoli | Panthers | Public | 79 | |
| Waterloo Christian | Waterloo | Regents | Private | 73 |
Future Division Member
edit| Institution | Location | Mascot | Colors | Affiliation | 2024-2025 BEDS[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford | Rockford | Warriors | Public | 96 |
South Division
edit| Institution | Location | Mascot | Colors | Affiliation | 2024-2025 BEDS[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter | Baxter | Bolts | Public | 102 | |
| BCLUW | Conrad | Comets | Public | 132 | |
| Collins–Maxwell | Maxwell | Spartans | Public | 80 | |
| Colo–NESCO | Colo | Royals | Public | 88 | |
| GMG | Garwin | Wolverines | Public | 104 | |
| Meskwaki Settlement School | Tama | Warriors | Tribal | 53 | |
| North Tama County | Traer | Redhawks | Public | 107 | |
| Valley Lutheran | Cedar Falls | Crusaders | Private | 36 |
Recent history
editNorth Tama County joined the Iowa Star in 2003, leaving the North Iowa Cedar League.[4]
Former member CAL (Coulter-Alexander-Latimer) last had their own high school in the 2017–18 school year. After many years of sharing sports teams with Dows High School, and competing as CAL–Dows, Dows left the agreement and partnered with Clarion–Goldfield for the 2014–15 school year. The CAL school district still supports grades K–6, with grades 7–12 attending Hampton–Dumont; the athletic teams are referred to as Hampton-Dumont-CAL.[5]
Members Baxter and Collins–Maxwell formerly partnered in sports, which Baxter ended that agreement to compete on their own in 2016. Both schools joined the conference separately in 2017.[6]
BCLUW (Conrad) joined the Iowa Star Conference starting with the 2022-23 school year. BCLUW formerly competed in the North Iowa Cedar League.[7][8]
On August 15, 2022, it was announced that Rockford would be joining the North Division from the Top of Iowa Conference East Division in the 2023-2024 school year.[9]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "IHSAA: Classifications".
- ^ "IHSAA: Classifications".
- ^ "IHSAA: Classifications".
- ^ "Baxter, Collins-Maxwell separately joining Iowa Star Conference | Iowa Highway Ends (etc.)".
- ^ "CAL likely to begin whole-grade sharing with Hampton-Dumont". Mason City Globe Gazette. 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Baxter school board accepts invite from Iowa Star Conference". 22 November 2016.
- ^ "A new NICL for now". 11 August 2021.
- ^ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02kpe813FJZnsvodQe6i2DgXpz5w8SQTfy7xMMryYTEhSdvNBYC5W4Vx9J9ac5tij2l&id=137650329600987&refid=17&__tn__=*W-R [user-generated source]
- ^ "Rockford Joining Iowa Star Conference". 16 August 2022.