Sioux Empire Conference

The Sioux Empire Conference was a high school athletic conference formed by schools in northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota.

History

The Sioux Empire Conference was established on October 20, 1964, with Central Lyon Community School District, Sioux Center Community Schools, and West Sioux Community School District of Iowa as founding members, alongside Canton Public Schools and Vermillion Public Schools of South Dakota.[1] Central Lyon and West Sioux left the Siouxland Conference to establish the Sioux Empire Conference, while Canton, Sioux Center, Vermillion were independent schools.[2] Athletic competitions began in 1965, with track and field and baseball.[3][4] Sports added in the 1965–66 school year included football and basketball.[5] By 1967, the Sioux Empire Conference had disbanded. Sioux Center and Central Lyon returned to the Siouxland Conference,[6] and West Sioux became an independent.[7]

References
  1. "West Sioux Joins New Conference; Blake is President". Hawarden Independent. October 22, 1964. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. "Sioux Empire Conference Formed". Sioux Center News. October 22, 1964. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. "High School Baseball Season to Open May 20". Sioux Center News. May 13, 1965. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  4. Egan, John (October 22, 1964). "Vermillion and Canton Join Loop". Argus Leader. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  5. "Conference (continued)". Sioux Center News. October 22, 1964. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  6. "(Sioux Center and Central) Lyon Join Siouxland Conference". The Sioux County Index. January 26, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  7. "Football facts concerning W. Sioux". Hawarden Independent. August 29, 1974. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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