There have been years when several leagues or conferences from across Kansas have had outstanding teams, and at the various state tournaments could make their case for being a dominate league.

However, if you start in the the 30s, and go decade by decade, and add it up... however you want;... individual champions, state placers, or team titles,... the NWKL will stand the test of time. Each school in this league has had at least two state titles. Hoxie has dominated this year against some of the best programs around the state. (Manhattan, Clay Center, Norton) I coach at Colby and trust me, we have seen more of Hoxie than anyone. They are incredible... however... this has happened several times with teams from this league. St. Francis in the 50s, Norton in the 60s (back when they were part of the NWKL), Oberlin and Hoxie in the 70s, and now Hoxie again in the 90s. There is a tradition here that can't be ignored.