Corn Belt Conference
The Corn Belt Conference is a high school athletic conference in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), based in Central Illinois. The conference consists of seven medium-sized and small high schools.[1]
Eureka High School left the Corn Belt Conference for the Heart of Illinois Conference after the 2015-2016 school year. U-High and Mahomet-Seymour will depart for the Central State Eight Conference and Apollo Conference respectively in the 2017-18 school year.[2][3] In April 2016, school boards of the remaining five schools and the school boards of the five schools in the Okaw Valley Conference voted unanimously to merge into a new Illini Prairie Conference beginning in the 2017-18 school year.[4]
History
The Corn Belt Conference was originally formed in 1950 by Clinton, Normal Community, Pontiac Township, Trinity (later Central Catholic), and University High Schools. The conference was incorporated into the Heart of Illinois Conference in 1972 but was reformed in 1978.[5]
Member schools
The following lists are not complete.
1950–1972
- Clinton High School
- Normal Community High School
- Pontiac Township High School
- Trinity High School (Central Catholic)
- University High School
1978–2017
| School | Community | Team Name | Colors | IHSA class | School type | Year joined | Joined from | Year departed | Departed for | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Catholic High School | Bloomington | Saints | 1A/2A/3A | Private | 1978-79 | Heart of Illinois | 2017-18 | Illini Prairie | [6] | |
| Eureka High School | Eureka | Hornets | 4A | Public | 2016-17 | Heart of Illinois | [6] | |||
| Illinois Valley Central High School | Chillicothe | Grey Ghosts | 4A | Public | 2014-15 | Mid-State 6, North Central Illinois | 2017-18 | Illini Prairie | [6][1] | |
| Mahomet-Seymour High School | Mahomet | Bulldogs | 4A | Public | 2017-18 | Apollo | [6] | |||
| Olympia High School | Stanford | Spartans | 3A | Public | 2017-18 | Illini Prairie | [6] | |||
| Pontiac Township High School | Pontiac | Indians | 4A | Public | 1978-79 | Heart of Illinois | 2017-18 | Illini Prairie | [6] | |
| Prairie Central High School | Fairbury | Hawks | 4A | Public | 2017-18 | Illini Prairie | [6] | |||
| Rantoul Township High School | Rantoul | Eagles | 4A | Public | Big Twelve | 2014-15 | Okaw Valley | [1] | ||
| University High School | Normal | Pioneers | 5A | Public lab school | 1978-79 | Heart of Illinois | 2017-18 | Central State Eight | [6] |
References
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