North Suburban Conference (Illinois)

For the Minnesota high school conference, see North Suburban Conference (Minnesota)
North Suburban Conference
Data
Established
Members 14
Sports fielded 22 (11 boys/11 girls)
Region Lake County, Illinois
Division Lake Division
Prairie Division

The North Suburban Conference (NSC) is an extra-curricular conference of fourteen high schools located in Lake County, Illinois, in the northern suburbs of Chicago. All of the schools are members of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).[1]

The conference is split up into two divisions for all interscholastic activities. The primary criteria for the separate divisions is school size, with the schools in the Lake Division being larger than the schools in the Prairie Division.

Schools

Locations of the members of the NSC based on divisional setup.

Lake Division

School Town Team Name Colors IHSA Classes (2/3/4) Reference
Lake Forest High School Lake Forest Scouts           AA/3A/4A [2]
Lake Zurich High School Lake Zurich Bears           AA/3A/4A [3]
Libertyville High School Libertyville Wildcats           AA/3A/4A [4]
Mundelein High School Mundelein Mustangs           AA/3A/4A [5]
Adlai E. Stevenson High School Lincolnshire Patriots           AA/3A/4A [6]
Warren Township High School Gurnee Blue Devils           AA/3A/4A [7]
Zion-Benton Township High School Zion Zee-Bees           AA/3A/4A [8]

Prairie Division

School Town Team Name Colors IHSA Classes (2/3/4) Reference
Antioch Community High School Antioch Sequoits           AA/2A/4A [9]
Grant Community High School Fox Lake Bulldogs           AA/3A/4A [10]
Lakes Community High School Lake Villa Eagles           AA/2A/3A [11]
North Chicago High School North Chicago Warhawks           AA/2A/3A [12]
Round Lake High School Round Lake Panthers           AA/3A/4A [13]
Vernon Hills High School Vernon Hills Cougars           AA/2A/3A [14]
Wauconda High School Wauconda Bulldogs           AA/2A/3A [15]

Sports

The NSC sponsors competition for teams of young men and women in: basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, volleyball, and track & field.[16] There is also sponsorship for young men to compete in baseball, football, and wrestling, while there is sponsorship for young women in badminton, bowling, and softball.[16]

Changes

Beginning in the 2016-17 athletic season, the NSC will reduce in size as the members of the Prairie Division elected to leave the conference to form the North Lake County Conference. This conference will consist of Antioch, Lakes, Grayslake Central, Grayslake North, Wacounda, Round Lake, Grant, and North Chicago. The new NSC will also welcome Waukegan during the 2016-17 season.

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Conferences". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 13 December 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Lake Forest (H.S.)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Lake Zurich". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Libertyville". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Mundelein (H.S.)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Lincolnshire (Stevenson)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  7. ↑ "Gurnee (Warren)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  8. ↑ "Zion (Z.-Benton". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  9. ↑ "Antioch". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  10. ↑ "Fox Lake (Grant)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  11. ↑ "Lake Villa (Lakes)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  12. ↑ "North Chicago". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  13. ↑ "Round Lake". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  14. ↑ "Vernon Hills". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  15. ↑ "Wauconda". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  16. 1 2 "North Suburban Conference: Sports Guidelines". North Suburban Conference. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
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