Sangamon Valley Conference
High school athletic conference in Illinois, US
Conference | IHSA |
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Founded | 1948 |
Ceased | 2021 |
No. of teams | 7 |
Region | North-eastern Illinois |
The Sangamon Valley Conference was an IHSA-sanctioned conference in northeastern Illinois established in 1948.[1] The conference hosts primarily 1A-2A schools. It was the first Illinois conference to host an Indiana high school, as South Newton of Kentland, Indiana played from 2015 to 2018 to rejoin the Midwest Athletic Conference.[2] Following the 2020-21 school year the conference disbanded.
Final members
School | Location | Mascot | Colors | County | 2017-18 Enrollment | Class | Year Joined | Previous Conference | Conference Joined |
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Central High School | Clifton, Illinois | Comets | Iroquois | 334 | 2A | 1997 | River Valley | River Valley Conference | |
Cissna Park High School1 | Cissna Park, Illinois | Timberwolves | Iroquois | 99 | 1A | 1999 | Iroquois | Vermilion Valley Conference | |
Dwight High School | Dwight, Illinois | Trojans | Livingston | 258 | 1A | 2014 | Interstate Eight | Tri-County Conference | |
Iroquois West High School | Gilman, Illinois | Raiders | Iroquois | 281 | 1A | 1993 | Iroquois | Vermilion Valley Conference | |
Momence High School | Momence, Illinois | Redskins | Kankakee | 339 | 2A | 2006 | River Valley | River Valley Conference | |
Watseka Community High School | Watseka, Illinois | Warriors | Iroquois | 348 | 2A | 1997 | River Valley | Vermilion Valley Conference |
- was called Crescent-Iroquois-Cissna Park as the host in a co-op with Crescent-Iroquois (based in Crescent City until Crescent City-Iroquois consolidated into Cissna Park in 2009.
Former Members
School | Location | Mascot | Colors | County | Year Joined | Previous Conference | Year Left | Conference Joined |
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Argenta-Oreana High School | Argenta, Illinois | Bombers | Macon | 1971 | 1983 | |||
Armstrong High School | Armstrong, Illinois | Trojans | Vermilion | 1999 | 2004 | Vermilion Valley | ||
Bellflower High School | Bellflower, Illinois | Dragons | McLean | 1948 | Tri-Valley | 1985 | none (consolidated into Blue Ridge | |
Blue Ridge High School | Farmer City, Illinois | Knights | DeWitt | 1985 | none (new school) | 2006 | Heart of Illinois | |
DeLand-Weldon High School1 | De Land, Illinois | Eagles | Piatt | 1948 | 1983 | Kickapoo | ||
Fairbury-Cropsey High School | Fairbury, Illinois | Tartars | Livingston | 1971 | Mid State | 1985 | none (consolidated into Prairie Central | |
Farmer City High School | Farmer City, Illinois | Farmers | DeWitt | 1948 | 1971 | none (consolidated into Farmer City-Mansfield) | ||
Farmer City-Mansfield High School | Farmer City, Illinois | Blue Devils | DeWitt | 1971 | none (new school) | 1985 | none (consolidated into Blue Ridge) | |
Fisher High School | Fisher, Illinois | Bunnies | Champaign | 1949 | 2006 | Heart of Illinois | ||
Ford Central High School | Piper City, Illinois | Cougars | Livingston | 1989 | Vermilion Valley | 1992 | none (consolidated into Tri-Point) | |
Forrest-Strawn-Wing High School | Forrest, Illinois | Eskimos | Livingston | 1983 | Vermilion Valley | 1985 | none (consolidated into Prairie Central | |
Gibson City High School | Gibson City, Illinois | Greyhounds | Ford | 1990 | Wauseca | 1993 | none (consolidated into Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley) | |
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School | Gibson City, Illinois | Falcons | Ford | 1993 | none (new school) | 2006 | Heart of Illinois | |
Heyworth High School | Heyworth, Illinois | Hornets | McLean | 1955 | 1997 | Mid State | ||
Hoopeston Area High School | Hoopeston, Illinois | Cornjerkers | Vermilion | 1997 | 2004 | Vermilion Valley | ||
LeRoy High School | LeRoy, Illinois | Panthers | McLean | 1948 | 2006 | Heart of Illinois | ||
Mahomet-Seymour High School | Mahomet, Illinois | Bulldogs | Champaign | 1948 | 1976 | Okaw Valley | ||
Mansfield High School | Mansfield, Illinois | Cardinals | Piatt | 1948 | 1971 | none (consolidated into Farmer City-Mansfield) | ||
Milford High School | Milford, Illinois | Bearcats | Iroquois | 1997 | 2006 | Vermilion Valley | ||
Octavia High School | Colfax, Illinois | Rockets | McLean | 1955 | Kickapoo | 1989 | none (consolidated into Ridgeview) | |
Ridgeview High School | Colfax, Illinois | Mustangs | McLean | 1989 | none (new school) | 1997 | Mid State | |
Rossville-Alvin High School | Rossville, Illinois | Bobcats | Vermilion | 1997 | 2005 | none (consolidated into Hoopeston) | ||
St. Joseph-Ogden High School | St. Joseph, Illinois | Spartans | Champaign | 2006 | 2014 | Okaw Valley | ||
St. Thomas More High School | Champaign, Illinois | Sabers | Champaign | 2004 | 2014 | Okaw Valley | ||
Saybrook-Arrowsmith High School | Saybrook, Illinois | Comanches | McLean | 1955 | Kickapoo | 1976 | Kickapoo | |
South Newton High School | Kentland, Indiana | Rebels | Newton (IN) | 2015 | Midwest (IN) | 2018 | Midwest (IN) | |
Tri-Point High School | Cullom, Illinois | Chargers | Livingston | 2006 | Mid State | 2011 | River Valley | |
Tri-Valley High School | Downs, Illinois | Vikings | McLean | 1983 | 2006 | Heart of Illinois | ||
University High School | Urbana, Illinois | Illineks | Champaign | 1997 | 2003 | East Central Illini | ||
Wapella High School | Wapella, Illinois | Wildcats | DeWitt | 1949 | 1955 | Kickapoo | ||
Weldon High School | Weldon, Illinois | Wildcats | DeWitt | 1948 | 1949 | none (consolidated into DeLand-Weldon) | ||
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School | Paxton, Illinois | Panthers | Ford | 1990 | Wauseca | 2021 | Illini Prairie |
- DeLand-Weldon was known as DeLand before 1949.
References
- ^ Sangamon Valley Conference Constitution & By-Laws Archived 2014-02-09 at archive.today
- ^ "South Newton Joining Illinois Conference". Newton County Times. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
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