Twin Lakes Conference

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Twin Lakes Conference School Locations in Iowa

Twin Lakes ConferenceConference| IHSAA / IGHSAU

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Founded| 1932
Sports fielded|

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No. of teams| 12
Region| Northern Iowa
Official website| https://www.twinlakesconference.org/

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

## Members

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Institution  | Location  | Mascot  | Colors  | Affiliation  | 2024-2025 BEDS[1]

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Alta–Aurelia | Alta | Warriors  |       | Public  | 155
East Sac County | Lake View | Raiders  |       | Public  | 191
Emmetsburg | Emmetsburg | E-Hawks  |     | Public  | 174
Graettinger–Terril | Graettinger | Knights  |       | Public  | 79
Manson–Northwest Webster | Manson | Cougars  |       | Public  | 188
Newell-Fonda | Newell | Mustangs  |     | Public  | 104
Pocahontas Area | Pocahontas | Indians  |     | Public  | 193
Ruthven-Ayrshire | Ruthven | Raiders  |       | Public  | 37
Sioux Central | Sioux Rapids | Rebels  |     | Public  | 173
South Central Calhoun | Lake City | Titans  |       | Public  | 176
Southeast Valley | Gowrie | Jaguars  |       | Public  | 258
St. Mary Catholic | Storm Lake | Panthers  |     | Private  | 67
West Bend–Mallard | West Bend | Wolverines  |     | Public  | 90

### Common cooperatives

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Name  | Schools participating  | Mascot  | Colors  | Sports shared

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GTRA  | Graettinger-Terill, Ruthven-Ayrshire  | Titans  |       | Baseball, basketball, football, golf, softball, track and field, volleyball, wrestling

## History

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The Twin Lakes conference was founded in 1932. The league's original members were the following:[2]

* Lake City, Rockwell City, Pocahontas, Rolfe, Manson, and Lohrville

By the early 1960's the lineup was:

* Laurens
* 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. Albert City-Truesdale left the conference in the mid-80s, and the league added Prairie of Gowrie (later merged with Cedar Valley to become Prairie Valley) and Lake City (which later merged with Lohrville and became Southern Cal). In the early 90s, Rockwell City merged with Lytton. In 1991, the league added Alta–Aurelia and WLVA. In 1996, 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 maintained the Twin Lakes moniker. Alta–Aurelia, Newell-Fonda, Laurens-Marathon, Sioux Central and Storm Lake St. Mary's joined the conference, which split into two divisions, one maintaining the traditional Northwest conference schools and the other keeping the 6 current Twin Lakes members.[3]

In 2014–15, the expanded again. GTRA and West Bend–Mallard became members of the league, leaving their homes in the now-defunct Cornbelt Conference. Prairie Valley and Southeast Webster-Grand agreed to a joint operation as Southeast Valley.[4]

## External links

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* Twin Lakes Conference website

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Twin Lakes Conference

North|

* Alta-Aurelia
* Emmetsburg
* GT/RA
* Newell-Fonda
* Sioux Central
* St. Mary's Catholic
* West Bend-Mallard

South|

* East Sac County
* Manson-Northwest Webster
* Pocahontas Area
* Southeast Valley
* South Central Calhoun

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Iowa High School Athletic Conferences

Current conferences|

* Bluegrass
* CIML
* Corner
* Hawkeye 10
* Heart of Iowa
* Iowa Alliance
* Iowa Star
* Lakes
* Little Hawkeye
* MAC
* Mississippi Valley
* Missouri River
* NICL
* North Central
* NEIC
* Pride of Iowa
* Raccoon River
* River Valley
* Rolling Valley
* SEISC
* Siouxland
* South Central
* SICL
* Southeast
* Top of Iowa
* Tri-Rivers
* Twin Lakes
* Upper Iowa
* WaMaC
* War Eagle
* West Central
* Western Iowa
* Western Valley

Former conferences|

* Big East
* Big Eight
* Boyer Valley
* Cornbelt
* Corn Bowl
* Maple Valley
* North Iowa
* Northwest
* Rolling Hills
* Sioux Empire
* Sioux Valley

## References

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1. ^ "IHSAA: Classifications".
2. ^ "Twin Lakes Conference". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
3. ^ "New Twin Lakes Conference alignment" Chronicle Times. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
4. ^ Summers, Brandon L. (March 20, 2014). "PV, SWG Jaguars show their colors". The Messenger. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

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