North Suburban Conference (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]

For the Minnesota high school conference, see North Suburban Conference (Minnesota).
North Suburban Conference
AssociationIHSA
Members8
Sports fielded
  • 22 (11 boys; 11 girls)
RegionLake County Illinois

From 2006-07, 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 until 2016-17 it eliminates the divisions.

Schools
SchoolTownTeam NameColorsIHSA ClassesReference
Lake Forest High SchoolLake ForestScouts   AA/3A/4A/6A[2]
Lake Zurich High SchoolLake ZurichBears   AA/3A/4A/7A[3]
Libertyville High SchoolLibertyvilleWildcats   AA/3A/4A/7A[4]
Mundelein High SchoolMundeleinMustangs   AA/3A/4A/7A[5]
Adlai E. Stevenson High SchoolLincolnshirePatriots   AA/3A/4A/8A[6]
Warren Township High SchoolGurneeBlue Devils   AA/3A/4A/8A[7]
Waukegan High SchoolWaukeganBulldogs     AA/3A/4A/8A[8]
Zion-Benton Township High SchoolZionZee-Bees   AA/3A/4A/8A[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 dance,cheer, 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, Waucounda, Round Lake, Grant, and North Chicago, While Vernon Hills also left the conference to join the Central Suburban League. The new NSC will also welcome Waukegan during the 2016-17 season.

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 25 April 2010.
  9. "Zion (Z.-Benton)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  10. "North Suburban Conference: Sports Guidelines". North Suburban Conference. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
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