North Suburban Conference (Illinois)

For the Minnesota high school conference, see North Suburban Conference (Minnesota)
North Suburban Conference
Data
Established
Members 8
Sports fielded 22 (11 boys/11 girls)
Region Lake County, Illinois

The North Suburban Conference (NSC) is an extra-curricular conference of eight 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]

From 1955-2016, 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.
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]
Waukegan High School Waukegan Bulldogs                AA/3A/4A [8]
Zion-Benton Township High School Zion Zee-Bees           AA/3A/4A [9]

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.[10] 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.[10]

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 Northern 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. ↑ "Waukegan (H.S.)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 2010. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  9. ↑ "Zion (Z.-Benton)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  10. 1 2 "North Suburban Conference: Sports Guidelines". North Suburban Conference. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
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