Minnesota River Conference

The Minnesota River Conference is a Minnesota high school sports conference that serves mainly the Southwestern Suburbs of the Twin Cities. Mayer Lutheran is furthest north while Tri-City United is furthest south.

Member schools

History

The conference was formed in the late 1950s. In the 1960s and for most of the 70s, teams in the conference were Arlington-Green Isle, Belle Plaine, Jordan, Le Center, Le Sueur, Montgomery, New Prague and Norwood-Young America. New Prague left the conference beginning with the 1979-80 school year as it had grown much quicker than the other schools. Mankato Loyola replaced New Prague. For the years 1986 through 1989 Henderson High School was paired with Arlington-Green Isle, forming the Sibley East Bengals. In 1990, Henderson paired with Le Sueur, forming what was to become officially in 1992 as the Le Sueur-Henderson School District. Later, Arlington-Green Isle merged with Gaylord and became Sibley East in 1995.[1] As the other schools got larger, Mankato Loyola and Le Center had stagnate enrollment. In 2002, Mankato Loyola left and was replaced by Mayer Lutheran. The following year saw Le Center leave and was replaced by Holy Family Catholic. In 2011, Holy Family Catholic left and was replaced with Watertown-Mayer. Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, Montgomery-Lonsdale consolidated with former conference member Le Center and became Tri-City United. In 2015, Watertown_Mayer left and returned to the Wright County Conference. In the 2018–19 school year, the Minnesota River Conference gained Southwest Christian High School, who previously competed in the Minnesota Christian Athletic Association. SWC left after the 2020-21 school year. At the conclusion of the 2019-2020 school year, Jordan left the conference. Lester Prairie joined beginning in the 2021-22 school year.

Membership timeline

Norwood Young AmericaNew PragueTri-City United High SchoolLe Sueur-Henderson Secondary SchoolLe CenterJordanBelle PlaineSibley East High School

State Champions

The Minnesota River Conference has had success on the big stage when competing in State Tournaments. Member Schools have won numerous State Championships throughout the years. The following is a list of Schools along with their respected State Championships:[2][3][4]

  • Jordan: 1980 Softball, 1983 Football, 2006 Volleyball, 2008 Volleyball
  • Le Sueur: 1982 Girls Golf, 1983 Girls Golf, 1986 Boys Basketball, 1989 Boys Golf, 2021 Softball
  • Belle Plaine: 1997 Girls Golf, 2015 Volleyball, 2015 Girls Track & Field
  • Holy Family Catholic: 2004 Dance, 2006 Dance, 2007 Boys Basketball
  • Mankato Loyola Catholic School: 1989 Baseball, 1994 Dance, 2001 Softball
  • Montgomery-Lonsdale: 1979 Girls Cross Country, 1984 Boys Cross Country, 1999 Baseball
  • Mayer Lutheran: 2003 Girls Track & Field, 1982, 2016, 2017 Volleyball
  • New Prague: 1973 Football, 1974 Football
  • Sibley East: 1994 Baseball, 1998 Baseball
  • Le Center: 1982 Football

All-time school records by Minnesota River Conference football wins

This list goes from 1959 through the 2014 season and includes former members, previous cooperatives and present members and lists all-time conference records, overall conference winning percentages, total football conference championships and either if they were solo or co championships and state championships. In 2015, the Minnesota State High School League created football districts instead of conferences.

#Minnesota River ConferenceRecordsPct.MRC ChampionshipsSoloco-championsState Champions
1Tri-City United Titans (2012–Present)16-5-0.7621010
2Watertown-Mayer Royals (2011–Present)21-7-0.7502110
3Le Sueur Giants (1959-1989)152-58-6.71810550
4Holy Family Catholic School Fire (2003-2010)40-16-0.7141100
5Le Sueur-Henderson Giants (1990–Present)116-59-0.6638620
6Le Center Wildcats (1959-2002)201-102-4.6619631
7New Prague Trojans (1959-1978)88-45-6.6556422
8Mankato Loyola Catholic School Crusaders (1979-2001)89-72-0.5535320
9Belle Plaine Tigers (1959–Present)195-193-3.49910640
10Sibley East Wolverines (1990–Present)87-88-0.4973120
11Mayer Lutheran Crusaders (2002–Present)44-47-0.4841010
12Sibley East Bengals (1986-1989)13-15-0.4640000
13Jordan Hubmen (1959–Present)158-230-2.4055231
14Montgomery-Lonsdale Redbirds (1959-2011)142-226-1.3866420
15Arlington-Green Isle (1959-1985)61-122-4.3371100
16Norwood Young America Central Raiders (1960–Present)118-265-8.3023300

The following table lists the years when the different school members won the conference in terms of football.

Minnesota River Conference Football Titles- Since 1959 through 2014
School Years
Belle Plaine 1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2013
Le Sueur 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1987
Le Center 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1982, 1986, 1994, 1999, 2000
Le Sueur-Henderson 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
Montgomery-Lonsdale 1965, 1966, 1972, 1976, 1981, 1983
New Prague 1959, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1974, 1975
Jordan 1980, 1983, 1984, 1991, 2006
Mankato Loyola Catholic School 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000
Norwood Young America Central 2001, 2003, 2011
Sibley East 1991, 1997, 2012
Watertown-Mayer 2013, 2014
Arlington-Green Isle 1971
Holy Family Catholic 2010
Mayer Lutheran 2012
Tri-City United 2013

Former Members

  • New Prague Trojans: 1959–1979
  • Mankato-Loyola Catholic School Crusaders: 1979-2002
  • Le Center Wildcats: 1959-2003
  • Holy Family Catholic Fire: 2003-2011
  • Watertown-Mayer Royals: 2011-2015

References

  1. School District Consolidations, October 28, 2012http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/issinfo/schdistcon.htm
  2. List of Minnesota State High School League State Championships (Fall)
  3. List of Minnesota State High School League State Championships (Winter)
  4. List of Minnesota State High School League State Championships (Spring)

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.