Little Ten Conference

The Little Ten Conference is the oldest continuous high school athletic conference in the state of Illinois. Founded in 1919, it comprised the following small high schools in northern Illinois: Earlville, Hinckley, Leland, Paw Paw, Plano, Rollo, Sandwich, Shabbona, Somonauk, and Waterman. The conference is still in operation and currently consists of the following members: DePue, Earlville, Hinckley-Big Rock, Indian Creek, Kirkland Hiawatha, LaMoille, Leland, Newark, Serena, and Somonauk. Over the years, there have been a number of other area schools in the conference, including Malta.

Little Ten Conference
Established1919
AssociationIHSA
Members10
RegionIllinois

Eight of the original ten schools are still members in some form. Charter members consist of Earlville, Leland, Somonauk, Hinckley (now combined into Hinckley-Big Rock), and Paw Paw, Shabbona, Waterman, & Rollo (which have respectively merged to form Indian Creek.)

In February 2019, the Little Ten Conference held its 100th league tournament.

Schools in the conference compete in Boys Soccer, Girls Volleyball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys Baseball and Girls Softball.

Junior High Conference

The Junior High schools of the respective communities have a conference, comprising

  • Earlville
  • Leland
  • Somonauk
  • Indian Creek
  • Hinckley Big Rock
  • Paw Paw
  • Newark
  • Lisbon
  • Serena

High School Conference Members, Past and Present
  • DePue (2020-)
  • Earlville (1919–2006, 2018-)*
  • Leland (1919–2006, 2018-)*
  • Paw Paw (1919-2018, Co-op in sports with Indian Creek)*
  • Malta (1967–2000, school was closed, students now attend DeKalb High School)
  • Kirkland Hiawatha (2006-)
  • Plano (1919–1967, Joined Northeast Conference, then Interstate Eight Conference in 1979-80 with Sandwich)*
  • Sandwich (1919–1967, Joined Northeast Conference, then Interstate Eight Conference in 1979-80 with Plano)*
  • Serena (1938-, formed out of merger with Harding and Sheridan schools)
  • Hinckley (1919–1957)*
  • Hinckley-Big Rock (1957-2019, school district merged with Big Rock)
  • Hinckley Big Rock (2019-, school district removed the dash from its name)
  • Shabbona (1919–1993)*
  • Waterman (1919–1993)*
  • Indian Creek (1993-, Shabbona/Waterman school districts merged)
  • Newark (1967-)
  • LaMoille-Ohio (1996-)
  • Somonauk (1919-)*
  • Sheridan (1930–1939), school closed and district merged with Serena; Elementary school still open, but part of a different conference.)
  • Rollo (1919–1954), school closed and district merged with Shabbona, and became part of Indian Creek)*

* Original conference members

Mascots and Colors

The schools are represented by the following team nicknames:

  • Big Rock - Bobcats - blue & gold
  • DePue - Little Giants - blue & orange
  • Earlville - Raiders - red & black
  • Hinckley - Hawks - blue and gold
  • Hinckley-Big Rock - Royals - blue & white
  • Indian Creek - Timberwolves - red, black, & white
  • Kirkland Hiawatha - Hawks - navy & gold
  • LaMoille - Lions - red and white
  • Leland - Panthers - kelly green & black
  • Malta - Mustangs - red and white
  • Newark - Norsemen - Royal Blue & White
  • Paw Paw - Bulldogs - purple & yellow
  • Plano - Reapers - purple & white
  • Rollo - Eagles - blue and orange
  • Serena - Huskers - purple and gold
  • Shabbona - Indians - red & white
  • Sheridan - Cardinals - red & white
  • Somonauk - Bobcats - blue & yellow
  • Waterman - Wolverines - red & black

Membership timeline
DePue High SchoolNewark High SchoolSheridan High SchoolSandwich High SchoolPlano High SchoolPaw Paw High SchoolLeland High School

Boys Basketball Championships
YearWinning TeamScoreLosing TeamScoreLocationRegular Season Champ
2020Indian Creek62Newark33SomonaukIndian Creek
2019Newark55Indian Creek44SomonaukNewark
2018Newark71Indian Creek49SomonaukNewark
2017Newark80Indian Creek73 (2-OT)SomonaukNewark
2016Newark63Indian Creek50SomonaukNewark
2015Newark58Hinckley-Big Rock45SomonaukSomonauk
2014Somonauk64Newark57SomonaukNewark
2013Hinckley-Big Rock39Indian Creek30SomonaukHinckley-Big Rock, Paw Paw
2012Hinckley-Big Rock58Somonauk39SomonaukHinckley-Big Rock
2011Newark62Indian Creek57SomonaukNewark
2010Newark66Serena43SomonaukNewark
2009Somonauk61Newark52SomonaukHinckley-Big Rock, Somonauk, Newark
2008Somonauk62Hinckley-Big Rock48SomonaukSomonauk, Newark
2007Serena73Somonauk58SomonaukHinckley-Big Rock
2006Serena56Indian Creek42SomonaukSerena
2005Serena55Somonauk49SomonaukNewark
2004Newark62Hinckley-Big Rock46SomonaukNewark
2003Somonauk67Hinckley-Big Rock52SomonaukSomonauk
2002Newark63Hinckley-Big Rock61 (OT)SomonaukHinckley-Big Rock, Newark, Somonauk
2001Hinckley-Big Rock45Serena30SomonaukHinckley-Big Rock
2000Serena62Hinckley-Big Rock43SomonaukHinckley-Big Rock, Indian Creek
1999Malta76Somonauk47SomonaukMalta
1998Paw Paw69Indian Creek54SomonaukPaw Paw
1997Paw Paw47Hinckley-Big Rock43SomonaukEarlville, Hinckley-Big Rock, Paw Paw, Indian Creek
1996Hinckley-Big Rock54Indian Creek43SomonaukSomonauk, Indian Creek
1995Newark52Hinckley-Big Rock51SomonaukHinckley-Big Rock, Newark
1994Newark56Hinckley-Big Rock50SomonaukNewark
1993Newark77Hinckley-Big Rock61SomonaukNewark
1992Somonauk67Newark59SomonaukSomonauk
1991Shabbona57Somonauk47SomonaukShabbona
1990Somonauk62Shabbona48SomonaukShabbona, Somonauk
1989Leland75Malta58SomonaukSomonauk
1988Newark59Shabbona53SomonaukShabbona
1987Newark70Shabbona47SomonaukNewark
1986Newark86Shabbona60SomonaukNewark
1985Newark78Earlville46SomonaukNewark
1984Hinckley-Big Rock67Newark56SomonaukHinckley-Big Rock
1983Newark71Paw Paw56HinckleyNewark
1982Newark67Serena56SomonaukNewark
1981Serena58Newark52SomonaukSerena
1980Serena53Shabbona50ShabbonaShabbona
1979Shabbona61Leland55HinckleySomonauk
1978Newark58Serena56 (OT)WatermanLeland
1977Serena63Somonauk56SomonaukSerena
1976Hinckley-Big Rock63Serena60ShabbonaSerena
1975Shabbona70Serena66HinckleySerena
1974Somonauk52Newark44WatermanSomonauk
1973Somonauk47Serena42SomonaukShabbona
1972Shabbona55Waterman41ShabbonaShabbona
1971Newark48Waterman47HinckleyWaterman
1970Waterman75Shabbona52WatermanShabbona, Malta
1969Newark43Shabbona34ShabbonaShabbona
1968Newark64Shabbona49HinckleyShabbona
1967Hinckley-Big Rock65Waterman61WatermanHinckley-Big Rock
1966Serena52Earlville42PlanoSerena, Paw Paw
1965Serena60Shabbona56ShabbonaSerena
1964Serena88Leland64HickleySerena, Plano, Shabbona
1963Serena49Leland48WatermanLeland
1962Shabbona73Plano57PlanoShabbona
1961Serena51Hinckley-Big Rock49 (OT)SerenaWaterman
1960Shabbona79Serena70ShabbonaShabbona
1959Shabbona91Leland51HinckleyShabbona
1958Shabbona77Sandwich55EarlvilleShabbona
1957Serena55Earlville48SerenaShabbona, Leland
1956Earlville62Somonauk50LelandEarlville
1955Earlville58Somonauk56ShabbonaEarlville
1954Waterman64Paw Paw56EarlvilleWaterman
1953Serena58Waterman53SerenaWaterman
1952Hinckley47Somonauk43HinckleyHinckley, Somonauk
1951Serena58Hinckley57 (OT)LelandHinckley
1950Serena56Leland41EarlvilleSerena
1949Waterman57Plano41WatermanPlano, Waterman
1948Waterman39Serena35SomonaukWaterman
1947Plano31Somonauk30SerenaSerena
1946Plano38Paw Paw33SandwichSomonauk, Waterman
1945Somonauk54Waterman42PlanoSomonauk
1944Shabbona35Serena29HinckleyShabbona
1943Somonauk45Leland29WatermanSomonauk
1942Somonauk31Shabbona21SomonaukWaterman
1941Waterman38Earlville16SerenaEarlville
1940Waterman61Earlville28SandwichSerena
1939Waterman25Plano23 (OT)PlanoWaterman
1938Earlville25Sandwich18HinckleyEarlville
1937Waterman24Leland22 (OT)SomonaukSandwich
1936Shabbona25Leland17WatermanLeland
1935Waterman34Leland17SandwichWaterman
1934Waterman48Leland19PlanoWaterman
1933Waterman36Paw Paw18HinckleyWaterman
1932Waterman27Earlville13WatermanWaterman
1931Waterman29Sheridan14WatermanWaterman
1930Waterman20Hinckley1PlanoWaterman
1929Waterman29Rollo20HinckleyWaterman
1928Leland30Hinckley19SandwichLeland
1927Hinckley25Waterman20SandwichEarlville, Sandwich
1926Earlville32Hinckley11SandwichHinckley
1925Hinckley29Sandwich19WatermanEarlville
1924Sandwich19Hinckley17SandwichHinckley
1923Earlville33Rollo27SandwichEarlville
1922Earlville32Leland24EarlvilleEarlville
1921Earlville12Leland11LelandEarlville
1920Sandwich16Rollo9SandwichLeland

2020 Little Ten Conference Tournament
  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
February 6, 2020		 Championship Game
February 7, 2020
                                     
       
  1 Indian Creek 76  
    8 Hinckley Big Rock 38  
8 Hinckley Big Rock 63
9 Leland 26  
  1 Indian Creek 78  
  5 LaMoille-Ohio 38  
       
       
  4 Serena 62
    5 LaMoille-Ohio 64  
     
       
  1 Indian Creek 62
  6 Newark 33
       
       
  2 Somonauk 61
    7 Kirkland Hiawatha 36  
     
       
  2 Somonauk 51
  6 Newark 54  
       
       
  3 Earlville 41
    6 Newark 67  
      
Third-Place Game - Somonauk 63, LaMoille-Ohio 56.  Consolation - Earlville 62, Hinckley-Big Rock 48.

2020 Boys Basketball Championship Game Box Score
February 7, 2020
8:00 pm
(1) Indian Creek Timberwolves 62, (6) Newark Norsemen 33
Scoring by quarter: 10-10, 24-6 (34-16), 18-7, 10-10
Pts: Cooper Larsen 18, Drew Gaston 15, Cameron Russell 11 Pts: Jared Slivka 9
At Somonauk High School

Girls Basketball Championships
YearWinning TeamScoreLosing TeamScoreRegular Season Champ
2020Newark55Indian Creek45Newark, Serena
2019Newark55Serena24Newark
2018Serena48Newark45Newark
2017Serena39Newark21Newark
2016Indian Creek52Newark49Indian Creek
2015Indian Creek36Newark32Newark
2014Serena47Newark46Newark
2013Newark56Serena30Newark
2012Newark37Serena23Hinckley-Big Rock, Newark
2011Hinckley-Big Rock41Newark31Hinckley-Big Rock
2010Hinckley-Big Rock63Newark39Hinckley-Big Rock
2009Hinckley-Big Rock51Newark45Newark
2008Hinckley-Big Rock50Newark34Hinckley-Big Rock, Earlville-Leland
2007Hinckley-Big Rock50Newark38Hinckley-Big Rock
2006Newark38Somonauk32 (OT)Earlville-Leland
2005Serena49Newark36Hinckley-Big Rock
2004Newark64Indian Creek39Newark
2003Newark60Serena46Newark
2002Hinckley-Big Rock48Serena47LaMoille, Newark
2001Hinckley-Big Rock58Earlville-Leland30Hinckley-Big Rock, Newark
2000Hinckley-Big Rock67Serena50Serena
1999Newark51Earlville-Leland32Newark, Somonauk, Earlville-Leland
1998Hinckley-Big Rock46Leland42Hinckley-Big Rock
1997Hinckley-Big Rock62Serena53Hinckley-Big Rock
1996Hinckley-Big Rock61Serena55Hinckley-Big Rock
1995Somonauk61Serena46Serena
1994Somonauk58Indian Creek49Somonauk
1993Hinckley-Big Rock61Leland38Hinckley-Big Rock
1992Leland57Hinckley-Big Rock31Leland
1991Leland56Shabbona36Leland
1990Leland65Shabbona29Leland
1989Hinckley-Big Rock65Leland51Hinckley-Big Rock
1988Leland64Shabbona39Shabbona
1987Shabbona53Hinckley-Big Rock49Shabbona
1986Shabbona51Hinckley-Big Rock48Shabbona
1985Shabbona40Leland38Shabbona
1984Hinckley-Big Rock47Somonauk40Hinckley-Big Rock
1983Hinckley-Big Rock62Somonauk42Hinckley-Big Rock
1982Hinckley-Big Rock44Waterman21Hinckley-Big Rock

References
    • - A History of the Little Ten Conference Basketball Tournament
    • - Documentation on those member schools that are now defunct
    • - DePue Joining Little Ten Conference Article
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