Central Iowa Metro League
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The Central Iowa Metro League (also called CIML) is a high school athletic conference whose members are located in the metropolitan areas of central Iowa
, with most of the schools being from the Des Moines
area.
The metro-based conference includes 18 teams and is divided into three segments: the Central Conference, the Iowa Conference, and the Metro Conference. At present the CIML comprises all 4A schools, the only athletic conference in Iowa to do so.
and Urbandale. In 1992, Mason City and Fort Dodge joined the conference, leaving the Big Eight, which had recently been decimated by other conference realignments. With these two new additions the conference split into two divisions, the American League and the National League. Ottumwa and Johnston joined the conference later in the 1990s to make the CIML an 18 team conference, splitting the conference into the current 3 division format. For the 2006-07 athletics season, Waukee joined the conference, replacing Newton, who joined the Little Hawkeye Conference.
It looks like there are more changes to come. Ankeny Community School District
will be splitting into two high schools for the 2013-14 year, with both Ankeny High and Ankeny Centennial competing at the 4A level. Waukee looks to surpass Ankeny as the growth leader among Iowa schools and could add a second high school by 2020. Mason City and Fort Dodge are seen as poor fits in the conference that is mostly metro-based. Ottumwa is also far from the Des Moines Metro and may be looking for a new conference in the near future.
Although the member schools field freshman — and in some cases, junior varsity — teams in many of the above-mentioned sports, conference championships are determined at sophomore and varsity
levels only.
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, with most of the schools being from the Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
area.
The metro-based conference includes 18 teams and is divided into three segments: the Central Conference, the Iowa Conference, and the Metro Conference. At present the CIML comprises all 4A schools, the only athletic conference in Iowa to do so.
Member schools
There are 18 members of the Central Iowa Metro League (CIML):| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines North North High School (Des Moines) North High School, usually referred to simply as North, is a secondary school located in Des Moines, Iowa. It is one of five secondary schools under the district of the Des Moines Public Schools.The school's mascot is the Polar Bear.-Curriculum:... |
Des Moines Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857... |
1922 | Public | 1,156 | Polar Bears | Metro |
| Des Moines East East High School (Des Moines) East High School, usually referred to simply as East, is a secondary school located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. East was the third largest high school in Iowa with 2,115 students, following Lincoln and West in Davenport as of the 2005-2006 school year... |
Des Moines Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857... |
1861 | Public | 2,115 | Scarlets | Metro |
| Des Moines Hoover Herbert Hoover High School (Des Moines) Herbert Hoover High School, usually referred to simply as Hoover High School or Hoover, is a secondary school located on the Northwest side of Des Moines, Iowa. It is one of five secondary schools under the district of the Des Moines Public Schools, and was named after the 31st United States... |
Des Moines Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857... |
1967 | Public | 1,212 | Huskies | Metro |
| Des Moines Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt High School (Des Moines) Theodore Roosevelt High School, usually referred to simply as Roosevelt High School or TRHS, is a secondary school located on the west side of Des Moines, Iowa... |
Des Moines Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857... |
1923 | Public | 1,654 | Rough Riders | Metro |
| Des Moines Lincoln Abraham Lincoln High School (Des Moines) Abraham Lincoln High School, also referred to as Lincoln High School or Lincoln, is a secondary school located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. It is the largest high school in the state. It is one of five secondary schools under the district of the Des Moines Public Schools, and was named after the 16th... |
Des Moines Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857... |
1923 | Public | 2,175 | Rail Splitters | Metro |
| Ottumwa Ottumwa High School Ottumwa High School is a public high school located in Ottumwa, Iowa. It is part of the Ottumwa Community School District, and it is the district's only high school. It was established in 1923. The school sports mascot is a Bulldog.- History :... |
Ottumwa Ottumwa, Iowa Ottumwa is a city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 24,998 at the 2000 census. It is located in the southeastern part of Iowa, and the city is split into northern and southern halves by the Des Moines River.... |
1923 | Public | 1,541 | Bulldogs | Metro |
| Ames Ames High School Ames High School is the sole high school in Ames, Story County, Iowa.-Academics:January 2008 —Ames High School has been named one of the top high schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report. In its recently released rankings, the magazine awarded Ames High School a silver medal, one of... |
Ames Ames, Iowa Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa... |
1921 | Public | 1,495 | Little Cyclones | Iowa |
| Ft. Dodge | Fort Dodge Fort Dodge, Iowa Fort Dodge is a city and county seat of Webster County, Iowa, United States, along the Des Moines River. The population was 25,206 in the 2010 census, an increase from 25,136 in the 2000 census. Fort Dodge is a major commercial center for North Central and Northwest Iowa. It is located on U.S... |
1958 (orig. ????) | Public | 1,221 | Dodgers | Iowa |
| Marshalltown Marshalltown High School Marshalltown High School is located in Marshalltown, Iowa and is home to 1,600 students in grades 9-12.-History:The first Marshalltown High School was located north of downtown Marshalltown on Grant Street before moving to the present Miller Middle School... |
Marshalltown Marshalltown, Iowa Marshalltown is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The population was 27,552 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 26,009 population in the 2000 census. -History:... |
1965 (orig. ????) | Public | 1,671 | Bobcats | Iowa |
| Mason City | Mason City Mason City, Iowa Mason City is the county seat of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 28,079 in the 2010 census, a decline from 29,172 in the 2000 census. The Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Cerro Gordo and Worth counties.... |
1966 (orig. 1890) | Public | 1,214 | Mohawks | Iowa |
| Waukee | Waukee Waukee, Iowa As of the census of 2000, there were 5,126 people, 1,927 households, and 1,445 families residing in the city. The population density was 610.9 people per square mile . There were 2,087 housing units at an average density of 248.7 per square mile... |
???? | Public | ???? | Warriors | Iowa |
| Valley | West Des Moines West Des Moines, Iowa West Des Moines is a city in Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 46,403; a special census taken in the spring of 2005 counted 51,744 residents and the United States Census Bureau estimated that 53,889 residents lived there in... |
1965 (orig. 1917) | Public | 2,200 | Tigers | Iowa |
| Ankeny Ankeny High School Ankeny High School is a high school located in the suburban town of Ankeny, Iowa. It is part of the Ankeny Community School District, one of the fastest growing school districts in Iowa and Ankeny High School now serves over 12,000 students.... |
Ankeny Ankeny, Iowa Ankeny is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 45,562 in the 2010 census, an increase of 68% from the 27,117 population in the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
???? | Public | 2,006 | Hawks | Central |
| Indianola | Indianola Indianola, Iowa As of the census of 2000, there were 12,998 people, 4,748 households, and 3,261 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,414.7 people per square mile . There were 4,981 housing units at an average density of 542.1 per square mile... |
???? | Public | ???? | Indians | Central |
| Dowling Dowling Catholic High School Dowling Catholic High School is a Catholic secondary school in West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines.-Background:... |
West Des Moines West Des Moines, Iowa West Des Moines is a city in Polk, Dallas, and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 46,403; a special census taken in the spring of 2005 counted 51,744 residents and the United States Census Bureau estimated that 53,889 residents lived there in... |
1972 | Private | 1,250 | Maroons | Central |
| Johnston Johnston High School Johnston High School is a public secondary school located in Johnston, Iowa. It is part of the Johnston Community School District. The school serves approximately 1,300 students in grades 10 through 12... |
Johnston Johnston, Iowa -2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 17,278 in the city, with a population density of . There were 6,618 housing units, of which 6,369 were occupied.... |
???? | Public | 1,300 | Dragons | Central |
| Southeast Polk Southeast Polk Community School District Southeast Polk Community School District is centered just to the east of Des Moines, in southeastern Polk County. The high school and junior high are located in Pleasant Hill, Iowa. The district includes Runnells, Altoona, Mitchellville, parts of Pleasant Hill, Bondurant and Des Moines, and the... |
Runnells Runnells, Iowa Runnells is a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 352 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
???? | Public | 1,900 | Rams | Central |
| Urbandale Urbandale High School Urbandale High School is a high school in Urbandale, Iowa. It is the home of the Urbandale J-Hawks and they are the 2nd smallest 4-A school in the Central Iowa Metro league, or CIML.- History :... |
Urbandale Urbandale, Iowa Urbandale is a city in Polk and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 29,072; a special census taken by the city in 2005 counted 35,904 residents and the United States Census Bureau estimated that 38,369 residents lived there in 2008... |
2009 (orig. 1916) | Public | ???? | J-Hawks | Central |
History
Since its founding, the Central Iowa Metro League was a league composed of metropolitan schools in central Iowa. The conference, for many years, consisted of just 14 schools: the 5 Des Moines schools, Ankeny, Ames, Valley, Dowling, Indianola, Marshalltown, Southeast Polk, NewtonNewton High School
Newton High School may refer to:*Newton High School — Covington, Georgia*Newton High School — Newton, Illinois*Newton High School — Newton, Iowa*Newton High School — Newton, Kansas...
and Urbandale. In 1992, Mason City and Fort Dodge joined the conference, leaving the Big Eight, which had recently been decimated by other conference realignments. With these two new additions the conference split into two divisions, the American League and the National League. Ottumwa and Johnston joined the conference later in the 1990s to make the CIML an 18 team conference, splitting the conference into the current 3 division format. For the 2006-07 athletics season, Waukee joined the conference, replacing Newton, who joined the Little Hawkeye Conference.
It looks like there are more changes to come. Ankeny Community School District
Ankeny Community School District
The Ankeny Community School District is located in Polk County, Iowa and is from the capitol city, Des Moines. The district is well known in Iowa for accomplishments in academics, athletics and activities...
will be splitting into two high schools for the 2013-14 year, with both Ankeny High and Ankeny Centennial competing at the 4A level. Waukee looks to surpass Ankeny as the growth leader among Iowa schools and could add a second high school by 2020. Mason City and Fort Dodge are seen as poor fits in the conference that is mostly metro-based. Ottumwa is also far from the Des Moines Metro and may be looking for a new conference in the near future.
Sports
The conference offers the following sports:- Fall — FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, volleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, boys' cross-country, girls' cross-country, boys' golfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
and girls' swimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
. - Winter — Boys' basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, girls' basketball, bowlingBowlingBowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, wrestlingScholastic wrestlingScholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
and boys' swimming. - Spring — Boys' track and fieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, girls' track and field, boys' soccerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, girls' soccer, boys' tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, girls' tennis and girls' golf. - Summer — BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and softballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
.
Although the member schools field freshman — and in some cases, junior varsity — teams in many of the above-mentioned sports, conference championships are determined at sophomore and varsity
Varsity team
In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...
levels only.