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The Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10) is a high school athletic conference consisting of nine high public schools and one Catholic school in Illinois' Boone, Stephenson, and Winnebago Counties. Member schools are also full members of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), and are among the larger schools in that area, all competing in Class AA (in the two class system) of IHSA competitions.
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Members
School Town Team Name Colors IHSA Classes (2/3/4) Reference Auburn High School Rockford Knights AA/3A/4A [1] Belvidere High School Belvidere Bucs AA/2A/3A [2] Belvidere North High School Belvidere Blue Thunder AA/2A/3A [3] Boylan Catholic High School Rockford Titans AA/3A/4A [4] East High School Rockford E-Rabs AA/2A/3A [5] Freeport High School Freeport Pretzels AA/2A/3A [6] Guilford High School Rockford Vikings AA/3A/4A [7] Harlem High School Machesney Park Huskies AA/3A/4A [8] Hononegah High School Rockton Indians AA/3A/4A [9] Jefferson High School Rockford J-Hawks AA/3A/4A [10] * Depending on the sport/activity, schools compete in a two class, three class, or four class system. The classes are listed in that order in this table.
History
The conference was originally founded as the Big 7 in 1919 and included Freeport, Rockford Central High School, Joliet High School, Elgin, DeKalb High School, Aurora East High School, and Aurora West. DeKalb left in 1929, and was replaced by LaSalle-Peru High School. In 1940, Rockford High School became Rockford West High School, with the opening of Rockford East High School (and the conference naturally became the Big 8). In 1960, Joliet High School left and newly constructed Auburn High School replaced them. In 1963, Aurora East, Aurora West, and Elgin High School departed, and were immediately replaced by Harlem High School, Belvidere High School, and the newly opened Guilford High School. 1964 saw LaSalle-Peru leave and Boylan Catholic High School join. The addition of Jefferson High School in 1971 forced the conference to change their name to the Big 9.
In 1982, Hononegah High School joined the conference, and the conference was renamed the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC-10). When Rockford West High School was closed after the 1988–89 school year, the conference became the NIC-9, returning to the NIC-10 when Belvidere North opened in 2007.[11]
State championships
49 IHSA State Championships have been earned by the conference membership:
- Basketball (boys): Joliet Township (1936–37); Elgin (1923–24, 24–25); Rockford High School (1938–39); Rockford West (1954–55, 55–56); Freeport (1925–26, 50–51)[12]
- Bowling (boys): Jefferson (2002–03); Freeport (2007–08); Guilford (2010-11)[13]
- Bowling (girls): Harlem (1999–2000, 00–01, 01–02, 04–05, 10-11); Rockford East (1996–97); Jefferson (2007–08)[14]
- Chess: Auburn (1991–92, 92–93); Jefferson (1990–91)[15]
- Cross Country (boys): Belvidere North (2009–10, 10-11)[16]
- Cross Country (girls): Guilford (1981–82)[17]
- Field Hockey (girls): Rockford West (1975–76)[18]
- Football: Belvidere (1993–94, 94–95); Rockford East (1974–75, 85–86); Guilford (1982–83); Boylan (2010-11)[19]
- Golf (boys): Rockford East (1941–42, 42–43, 43–44, 44–45, 46–47, 56–57); Rockford West (1940–41); Guilford (1974–75, 75–76, 83–84, 85–86); Boylan (2002-03)[20]
- Golf (girls): Guilford (1994–95)[21]
- Journalism: Jefferson (2006-07)
- Scholastic Bowl: Auburn (2007–08)[22]
- Soccer (boys): Boylan (2010-11)
- Softball: Harlem (1979–80, 98–99)[23]
- Swimming & Diving (boys): Rockford High School (1932–33)[24]
- Track & Field (boys): Rockford High School (1926–27, 32–33, 34–35)[25]
References
- ^ "Rockford (Auburn)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1819.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Belvidere (H.S.)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/0212.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Belvidere (North)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/0251.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Rockford (Boylan)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1820.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Rockford (East)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1822.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Freeport (H.S.)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/0619.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Rockford (Guilford)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1823.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Machesney Park (Harlem)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1301.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Rockton (Hononegah)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1826.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Rockford (Jefferson)". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). 1 April 2010. http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1824.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Big 7". Illinois High School Glory Days. http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com/id349.html. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Boys Basketball Championship Games". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/bkb/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Boys Bowling Team Champions and Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/bwb/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Girls Bowling Team Champions and Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/bwl/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Chess Team Champions and Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/ct/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Boys Cross Country Team Champions and Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/ccb/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Girls Cross Country Team Champions and Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/ccg/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Girls Field Hockey Champions and Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/fhg/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Boys Football Champions and Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/fb/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Boys Golf Team Champions and Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/gob/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Girls Golf Team Champions and Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/gog/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Scholastic Bowl Champions and Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/scb/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Girls Softball Champions and Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/sbg/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Boys Swimming & Diving Team Champions and Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/swb/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ "Boys Track & Field Team Champions and Runners-Up". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). http://www.ihsa.org/activity/trb/records/team1-2.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
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