Iron Range Conference History

[koko0011]

Does anybody have a list of the iron range conference champs/co-champs for the last like 10-20 years? Or the entire history for that matter? Just though it would be somewhat interesting and may show some patterns, trends, etc.

[GR3343]

PM Bob Lee, and he'll be sure to get you the answers on those questions. Not sure where he digs them up, but he usually seems to find them. I can get you started : Rapids was the co champs last year with Hibbing.

[the walk-on]

I Falls won the IRC in 2003

[PuckRanger]

Last year: Hibbing & Grand Rapids - CoChamps
2006: Virginia, Hibbing, & Grand Rapids - CoChamps
2005: Grand Rapids
2004: Virginia
2003: International Falls
2002: International Falls

That's all I know off the top of my head...

[Golden Bear 10]

I have a book written by Bruce Engel, that has every stat from teams on the Iron range that goes back to 1972. I can give you as much information that you might want. It is a limited edition i purchased in 1988 at an Eveleth Varsity game.

[PuckRanger]

I have a book written by Bruce Engel, that has every stat from teams on the Iron range that goes back to 1972. I can give you as much information that you might want. It is a limited edition i purchased in 1988 at an Eveleth Varsity game.

I have that same book, but it only goes up through 1983. I think koko0011 was looking for more recent years. That is a great book, by the way. Lots of history in there...

[koko0011]

That's a good start... that's the kind of stuff I was looking for. Amazing GR played in the state championship the last two years and Hibbing/Virginia was cochamps with them. Shows the IRC still has some depth even if some of the teams go a little unrecognized statewide due largely to single A status I am guessing. And I Falls winning two years in a row!! Can anyone take this back some more years?

[sparky13]

Eveleth won it in 1998. They might have been co-champs with Hibbing, but I'm not positive.