Pioneer Football League: 1969-1982 Return to Area FB HOME November 12, 2011
NEW PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE - 2008-PRESENT
Huron Football League: 1989-2003 (see below)
The Pioneer League was established in 1969. Charter members were DE SOTO and GARDNER (previously JAYHAWK II) plus TONGANOXIE (formerly of the BIG 5) and previously Independent schools OSAWATOMIE, PAOLA and LANSING. Outside of the addition of ANDERSON COUNTY (GARNETT) in 1974 this league had no other changes. The league disbanded in the general re-alignment of schools in this area after 1982. GARNETT returned to Independent status. OSAWATOMIE, PAOLA and GARDNER joined the FRONTIER League while LANSING, TONGANOXIE and DE SOTO entered the KVL.
KSHSAA Class 4A State Champion (known as 3A prior to 1978)
| 1973 | Osawatomie | PIONEER | (12-0) | Bill Freeman |
| 1969 | Osawatomie | (4-1-0) | (6-2-1) | Bill Freeman |
| Tonganoxie | (4-1-0) | (6-3-0) | Phil Lobb | |
| Paola | (4-1-0) | (6-2-0) | Dick Gilman | |
| 1970 | Paola | (5-0-0) | (8-0-0) | Dick Gilman |
| 1971 | Tonganoxie | (5-0) | (8-1-0) | Phil Lobb |
| 1972 | Osawatomie | (5-0) | (8-1) | Bill Freeman |
| 1973 | Osawatomie | (5-0) | (12-0) | Bill Freeman |
| 1974 | Paola | (7-0) | (8-2) | Dick Gilman |
| 1975 | Tonganoxie | (6-0) | (9-2) | Ned Mattingly |
| 1976 | Osawatomie | (6-0) | (8-2) | Troy Hodges |
| 1977 | DeSoto | (6-0) | (12-1) | Ron Blackwood |
| 1978 | Gardner | (5-1) | (8-2) | Rik Haines |
| Paola | (5-1) | (5-4) | Greg Barnett | |
| 1979 | DeSoto | (6-0) | (8-2) | Ron Blackwood |
| 1980 | Gardner | (5-1) | (6-3) | Gene Michaelis |
| Paola | (5-1) | (7-3) | Jim Lee | |
| 1981 | Paola | (6-0) | (7-2) | Jim Lee |
| 1982 | Lansing | (5-1) | (8-2) | Ted Jantz |
| Paola | (5-1) | (6-3) | Jim Lee |
Pioneer Football League: 2008 (Version 2)
Charter members of this league that revived the old name Pioneer are PRAIRIE VIEW, OSAWATOMIE, CENTRAL HEIGHTS(RICHMOND), WELLSVILLE, and ANDERSON COUNTY (GARNETT) from the FRONTIER. JAYHAWK-LINN (MOUND CITY) came from the THREE RIVERS League as the 6th member.
| 2008 | Garnett-Anderson County | (5-0) | (6-3) | Don Hilliard |
| 2009 | Osawatomie | (5-0) | (7-2) | Clint Bailey |
| 2010 | Wellsville | (5-0) | (10-2) | Mark Luedtke |
| 2011 | Wellsville | (5-0) | (10-1) | Mark Luedtke |
Huron Football League: 1989-2003
The HURON League was formed when BONNER SPRINGS and TURNER-K.C. left the EKL and joined with WARD-K.C. and SUMNER-K.C. who had left the KCKL. This was a short lived league that gained two more members in 1991 when Independents ATCHISON and OTTAWA joined the group. BONNER SPRINGS joined the KVL in 2002. ATCHISON and TURNER-K.C. have remained an Independent since the league disbanded. WARD-K.C. was allowed into the KVL. SUMNER-K.C. returned to the KCKL.
| 1989 | Ward-K.C. | (3-0) | (9-2) | Dennis Dorr |
| 1990 | Sumner-K.C | (5-0) | (6-4) | Rich Gleichman |
| 1991 | Ward-K.C. | (5-0) | (10-1) | Dennis Dorr |
| 1992 | Sumner-K.C | (4-1) | (6-3) | Rich Gleichman |
| 1993 | Ottawa | (5-0) | (5-3) | Ron Mann |
| 1994 | Atchison | (5-0) | (8-1) | Tod Warner |
| 1995 | Atchison | (5-0) | (9-1) | Tod Warner |
| 1996 | Bonner Springs | (4-1) | (7-2) | Lew Kasselman |
| Turner-K.C. | (4-1) | (5-4) | John Denny | |
| Ottawa | (4-1) | (4-5) | Ron Mann | |
| 1997 | Turner-K.C. | (5-0) | (6-3) | John Denny |
| 1998 | Turner-K.C. | (4-1) | (5-4) | John Denny |
| 1999 | Ottawa | (5-0) | (8-1) | Pat Boeh |
| 2000 | Ottawa | (5-0) | (10-1) | Pat Boeh |
| 2001 | Ward-K.C. | (5-0) | (6-3) | Dennis Dorr |
| 2002 | Ward-K.C. | (4-0) | (6-3) | Greg Duggins |
| 2003 | Atchison | (3-1) | (8-3) | Jim Smith |
| Ottawa | (3-1) | (7-3) | Pat Boeh |