- National Trail Conference
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The National Trail Conference is an historic high school conference in east central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The conference comprises ten public high schools and one private high school with small enrollments in portions of Effingham, Fayette, Shelby, Cumberland and Jasper counties.
Founded in 1935, the National Trail Conference was named after the National Road, which runs through the heart of the conference in Effingham and Fayette Counties and coincides with U.S. Route 40.
While none of the schools in the NTC (as it is informally known) sponsor football, the conference is well-recognized around the state for having strong boys and girls basketball teams. The Teutopolis Lady Shoes have won five state titles, the second-most of any team in Illinois[1], while the Teutopolis boys have won one state title (in 1986)[2] and numerous regional and sectional crowns. Effingham St. Anthony and St. Elmo have also made appearances at the Illinois high school boys basketball championship, while Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (a co-op between two member schools in girls basketball) has made an appearance in the girls final four.
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Current Membership
School Location Mascot Colors Enrollment IHSA Classes 2/3/4[3] IHSA Music Class[4] IHSA Cheerleading Class[5] Altamont High School Altamont, IL Indians 260 A/1A/1A D Small squad Beecher City High School Beecher City, IL Eagles 138 A/1A/1A D Small squad Brownstown High School Brownstown, IL Bombers 121 A/1A/1A D Small squad Cowden-Herrick High School Cowden, IL Hornets 145 A/1A/1A D Small Squad Dieterich High School Dieterich, IL Movin Maroons 139 A/1A/1A D Small squad Neoga High School Neoga, IL Indians 249 A/1A/1A D Small squad St. Anthony High School Effingham, IL Bulldogs 218 (353.1 with multiplier) A/1A/2A D Small squad St. Elmo High School St. Elmo, IL Eagles 156 A/1A/1A D Small squad Stewardson-Strasburg High School Strasburg, IL Comets 151 A/1A/1A D Small squad Teutopolis High School Teutopolis, IL Wooden Shoes 419 A/1A/2A C Small squad. Windsor High School Windsor, IL Blue Devils 156 A/1A/1A C Small squad Sources:IHSA Conferences[6] and IHSA Member Schools Directory[7]
History
The National Trail Conference (NTC) was established in 1935. Ten of the eleven schools — all except Dieterich — have been members since the conference's founding.[8] The conference lost Herrick High School when it was consolidated with Cowden High School in 1971 the merged school is considered a brand-new school district.[9] Stewardson High School and Strasburg High School were also consolidated into one district, in 1951.[10]
After the consolidation of Cowden and Herrick, the conference's membership stayed stable until the 2009 season, when the Dieterich Movin' Maroons became full time members after leaving the Midland Trail Conference.
The conference has invited South Central High School, located in Farina, to join beginning in the 2012-13 school year.[11]
Teutopolis will leave the NTC following the 2011-2012 school year and became an independent.
Competitive Success
National Trail Conference teams have won 16 state championships in IHSA sponsored athletics and activities, most recently the 2011 Class 2A state baseball championship, won by Teutopolis. The Wooden Shoes have won 9 state titles in four different sports (boys and girls basketball, baseball and track and field). NTC teams have won numerous regional and sectional titles and most have competed in the final four at least once in either boys or girls basketball.
Cooperative Arrangements
Girls basketball in academic years 2009-2010 and 2010–2011
- Cowden-Herrick and Beecher City
- Brownstown and St. Elmo
- Shelbyville and Windsor and Stewardson-Strasburg
References
- ^ http://www.ihsa.org/activity/bkg/records/mult.htm
- ^ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-03-09/sports/8601180052_1_wooden-shoes-ohio-tiny-school
- ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrolla.htm
- ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrollments.htm
- ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrollments.htm
- ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/conf.htm
- ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/index.htm
- ^ http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com/id349.html The Great Conferences, Illinois High School Glory Days, Accessed February 15, 2011
- ^ http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com/id373.html Cowden High School, Illinois High School Glory Days, Accessed February 15, 2011
- ^ http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com/id425.html Stewardson High School, Illinois High School Glory Days, Accessed February 15, 2011
- ^ http://www.thexradio.com/premier/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9169:national-trail-conference-adds-south-central-turns-down-nokomis&catid=8:local-sports&Itemid=2 National Trail Conference Adds South Central, Turns Down Nokomis, The X Radio News, Accessed Feb. 27, 2011
External links
- National Trail Conference
- Altamont
- Beecher City
- Brownstown
- Cowden-Herrick
- Dieterich
- Neoga
- St. Anthony
- St. Elmo
- Stewardson-Strasburg
- Teutopolis
- Windsor
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