Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference

Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference (SIRR)

Established	1993
Association	IHSA
Members	12
Region	Southern Illinois
Locations

The Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference (SIRR) is a high school athletic conference represented by 12 schools in southern Illinois. The conference is divided into two divisions. While technically in the same conference each division crowns its own champion, and each winner is regarded as the conference champion as if they were in two separate conferences. Schools are only required to play other schools within their own division although cross-divisional play is very common.

History

Seven of the charter members of the River-to-River Conference were members of the old Southwest Egyptian Conference. Around 1991, the Southwest Egyptian was approached by Benton, Herrin, Harrisburg, and West Frankfort for membership; these four schools were concerned over their small size relative to the other members of the South Seven Conference (where all four were then located) and sought out a conference more in line with their size. Massac County (then an independent school) was approached about becoming a member, and in 1993 the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference was formed.

At the start of the 2010-2011 school year Carterville left the Black Diamond Conference to join the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference. Chester High School has taken their place in the Black Diamond Conference.^[1]

Current members of the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference

Current Members

School	Location (Population)	Nickname(s)	Colors	Years Member	Enrollment (2015/16)^[2]	IHSA Class (2015/16) 2, 3, 4	IHSA Class (2015/16) Football	Previous Conference
Mississippi Division (Small Schools)
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School	Anna, Illinois (4,442)	Wildcats Lady Wildcats	Royal Blue White	1993 - Present	463	A, 1A, 2A	3A	Southwest Egyptian Conference
Carterville High School	Carterville, Illinois (5,496)	Lions Lady Lions	Navy Blue Orange	2010 - Present	549	A, 2A, 2A	4A	Black Diamond Conference
Du Quoin High School	Du Quoin, Illinois (6,448)	Indians Lady Indians	Red Black	1993 - Present	391	A, 1A, 2A	3A	Southwest Egyptian Conference
Nashville Community High School	Nashville, Illinois (3,147)	Hornets Hornettes	Royal Blue White Red	1993 - Present	399	A, 1A, 2A	3A	Southwest Egyptian Conference
Pinckneyville Community High School	Pinckneyville, Illinois (5,464)	Panthers Lady Panthers	Columbia Blue Navy Blue	1993 - Present	423	A, 1A, 2A	3A	Southwest Egyptian Conference
Sparta High School	Sparta, Illinois (4,486)	Bulldogs Lady Bulldogs	Royal Blue White	1993 - Present	356	A, 1A, 2A	2A	Southwest Egyptian Conference
Ohio Division (Large Schools)
Benton Consolidated High School	Benton, Illinois (7,087)	Rangers Rangerettes	Maroon White	1993 - Present	584	A, 2A, 3A	4A	South Seven Conference
Frankfort Community High School	West Frankfort, Illinois (8,182)	Redbirds Lady Redbirds	Scarlet Gray	1993 - Present	568	A, 2A, 3A	4A	South Seven Conference
Harrisburg High School	Harrisburg, Illinois (9,017)	Bulldogs Lady Bulldogs	Purple White	1993 - Present	591	A, 2A, 3A	4A	South Seven Conference
Herrin High School	Herrin, Illinois (12,501)	Tigers	Orange Black	1993 - Present	720	A, 2A, 3A	4A	South Seven Conference
Massac County High School	Metropolis, Illinois (6,537)	Patriots Lady Patriots	Red White Blue	1993 - Present	623	A, 2A, 3A	4A	Independent
Murphysboro High School	Murphysboro, Illinois (7,970)	Red Devils	Crimson Corn	1993 - Present	567	A, 2A, 3A	4A	Southwest Egyptian Conference

Former Members

School	Location	Nickname(s)	Colors	Years Member	Current Conference
Chester High School	Chester, Illinois	Yellow Jackets Lady Yellow Jackets	Orange Black	1993-2010	Black Diamond Conference

References

Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference (SIRR)

Mississippi Division (Small Schools)	Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats Carterville Lions Du Quoin Indians Nashville Hornets Pinckneyville Panthers Sparta Bulldogs

Ohio Division (Large Schools)	Benton Rangers West Frankfort Redbirds Harrisburg Bulldogs Herrin Tigers Massac County Patriots Murphysboro Red Devils

Illinois High School Association

Boys' Sports	Baseball Basketball (championship) Bowling Cross Country Football Golf Gymnastics Soccer Swimming and Diving Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Water Polo Wrestling

Girls' Sports	Badminton Basketball Bowling Competitive Cheerleading Cross Country Golf Gymnastics Soccer Softball Swimming and Diving Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Water Polo

Activities	Bass Fishing Chess Debate Drama and Group Interpretation Journalism Music Scholastic Bowl Individual Events

Special Co-ed Activities	Wheelchair basketball Three-Point Showdown Spirit

Emerging Sports	Boys' and Girls' Lacrosse Dance Team

Athletic Conferences	Apollo Big Northern Big Rivers Big Twelve Black Diamond Cahokia Central Illinois Conference Central State Eight Central Suburban Chicago Catholic Chicago Prep Chicago Public Corn Belt DuPage Valley East Central Illini East Suburban Catholic Egyptian Illini Fox Valley Girls Catholic Greater Egyptian Heart of Illinois Independent School Inter County Interstate Eight Lincoln Trail Little Illini Little Okaw Valley Little Ten Metro Suburban Metropolitan Prep Mid-Illini Mid-South Mid-State Six Mid-Suburban Midland Trail Mississippi Valley MSM National Trail North Suburban Northeastern Northern Illinois Big 12 Northern Illinois Northwest Upstate Illini Okaw Valley Pike County Prairie State Prairieland River Valley Sangamo Sangamon Valley South Central South Egyptian South Seven South Suburban Southern Illinois River-to-River Southland Southwestern Southwest Prairie Southwest Suburban Suburban Christian Three Rivers Tomahawk Tri-County Upstate Eight Vermilion Valley West Central West Suburban Western Big 6 Western Illinois Valley

Former Conferences	Ambraw Valley Bi-County Blackhawk Bureau Valley Capitol Cenois Central Egyptian Conference Coal Belt Cook County Des Plaines East Okaw Eastern Illinois Four Rivers Illini 8 Illini Central Illini Valley Indian Valley Kankakee Valley La Moine Valley Little 7 Little 8 Mid-Northern Mid-State Midwest Midwestern New Salem North Central Illinois North Egypt Northwest Illinois Northwest Suburban Olympic Quad Cities Metro Route 72 SHARK South Inter-Athletic Southern Illini Southwest Egyptian Spoon River Stephenson County Suburban Suburban Prairie Tollway Upstate Illini US Grant Wauseca West Prairie Trail Western Area Western Sun Wilco

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