Western Big 6 Conference

The Western Big 6 Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The conference comprises public high schools with large enrollments, as well a private school, in the Illinois Quad Cities, Galesburg, Illinois, and Quincy, Illinois.

Current Membership

School Location Mascot Colors Enrollment IHSA Classes 2/3/4[1] IHSA Music Class[2] IHSA Football Class[3] IHSA Cheerleading Class[4]
Alleman High School Rock Island, IL Pioneers           449
(741 Adjusted)		 A/1A/2A B 4A Medium squad
Galesburg High School Galesburg, IL Silver Streaks           1444 AA/2A/3A A 6A Medium squad
Moline High School Moline, IL Maroons           2243 AA/3A/4A AA 7A Large squad
Quincy High School Quincy, IL Blue Devils           2051 AA/3A/4A AA 7A Large Squad
Rock Island High School Rock Island, IL Rocks           1645 AA/2A/3A A 6A Medium squad
United Township High School East Moline, IL Panthers           1736 AA/3A/4A AA 6A Medium squad

Sources:IHSA Conferences[5] and IHSA Member Schools Directory[6]

History

The Western Big 6 Conference was established in 1969. The conference consisted of four schools from the Quad Cities area, one from Quincy, and one from Galesburg. The charter members were Moline High School, Rock Island High School, Rock Island Alleman High School, United Township High School (East Moline), Quincy Senior High School, and Galesburg High School. Enrollments have ranged from over 2000 students, to Alleman, the league's only private school, with just under 500.[7]

Prior to the advent of the Western Big 6 Conference, the schools of the present day conference are known to have participated in several other conferences:[8]

Starting with the 2013 football season, Western Big 6 schools will be part of a 10-team, football-only conference with Peoria-area schools from the Mid-Six Conference. Those schools—Peoria Central, Peoria Manual, Peoria Notre Dame and Peoria Richwoods—will play a round-robin, nine-game schedule with the six Western Big 6 schools.[9]

School Years Consolidations Conference Came From State Championships (1969–Present)
Alleman High School 1969–Present n/a Unknown 7
Galesburg High School 1969–Present n/a Illini 2
Moline High School 1969–Present 1952 Coal Valley[10] Mississippi Valley 9
Quincy High School 1969–Present n/a Unknown 9
Rock Island High School 1969–Present n/a Mississippi Valley 5
United Township High School 1969–Present 1920 Silvis[11] Mississippi Valley 3

Competitive Success

The present day Western Big 6 Conference has won 38 state championships in IHSA sponsored athletics and activities. Through the 2010-2011 season the conference has won Illinois state titles in:[12]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrolla.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrollments.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/activity/fb/2009-10/playoffs.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrollments.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/school/conf.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/school/index.htm
  7. ↑ http://streaks.org/athletics/wb6.html
  8. ↑ http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com/id349.html
  9. ↑ Green, Doug, "First and 10: Western Big Six approves football merger," Quad-City Times, Aug. 22, 2012. Accessed 08-22-2012.
  10. ↑ http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com/id32.html
  11. ↑ http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com/id929.html
  12. ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/school/index.htm

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