Illini Prairie Conference


















Illini Prairie Conference
Association
IHSA
Members
10
Region
Central Illinois

The Illini Prairie Conference is a high school athletic conference in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), based in Central Illinois. The conference consists of ten medium-sized and small high schools and is a merger of the Corn Belt Conference and the Okaw Valley Conference. Conference athletics will begin in the 2017-18 school year.[1]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Member schools


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History


Member schools of the Corn Belt Conference and the Okaw Valley Conference began discussing a merger after the announced departures of Eureka High School and Mahomet-Seymour High School from the Corn Belt Conference in 2014 and 2015.[2] Principals of the ten schools voted unanimously in February 2016 to begin plans to merge the conferences.[3] School boards of the ten schools approved the new conference in March and April 2016.[4] Student bodies of each school submitted favorite names for the conference to the principals. Illini Prairie was selected unanimously by the principals.[5][6]



Member schools





Illini Prairie Conference is located in Illinois

Central Catholic

Central Catholic



Illinois Valley Central

Illinois Valley Central



Monticello

Monticello



Olympia

Olympia



Pontiac

Pontiac



Prairie Central

Prairie Central



Rantoul

Rantoul



St. Joseph

St. Joseph



St. Thomas

St. Thomas



Unity

Unity




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School
Location
(Population)
Mascot
Colors
School type
2017-18 Enrollment

IHSA class
Year joined
Joined from
References

Central Catholic High School

Bloomington, Illinois
(76,610)
Saints

              
Private
319 / 526.35 (multiplied)
1A/2A/3A
2017
Corn Belt
[7]

Illinois Valley Central High School

Chillicothe, Illinois
(6,097)
Grey Ghosts

         
Public
639
4A
2017
Corn Belt

[7][8]

Monticello High School

Monticello, Illinois
(5,548)
Sages

         
Public
495
3A
2017
Okaw Valley


Olympia High School

Stanford, Illinois
(596)
Spartans

              
Public
530
3A
2017
Corn Belt
[7]

Pontiac Township High School

Pontiac, Illinois
(11,931)
Indians

         
Public
675
4A
2017
Corn Belt
[7]

Prairie Central High School

Fairbury, Illinois
(3,757)
Hawks

         
Public
569
4A
2017
Corn Belt
[7]

Rantoul Township High School

Rantoul, Illinois
(12,941)
Eagles

         
Public
788
4A
2017
Okaw Valley
[8]

St. Joseph-Ogden High School

St. Joseph, Illinois
(3,967)
Spartans

              
Public
468
3A
2017
Okaw Valley


St. Thomas More High School

Champaign, Illinois
(81,055)
Sabers

         
Private
295 / 486.75 (multiplied)
2A
2017
Okaw Valley


Unity High School

Tolono, Illinois
(3,447)
Rockets

         
Public
555
4A
2017
Okaw Valley



References





  1. ^ "Corn Belt Conference merger approved, Illini Prairie Conference created". Chillicothe Times-Bulletin. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Deacon, Joe (28 January 2016). "U High, CCHS hope to continue relationship, rivalry". The Pantagraph. Retrieved 31 May 2016.


  3. ^ Loveless, Matt (16 February 2016). "Okaw Valley, Corn Belt Conferences Approve Plans for Future Merger". WAND. Frankly Media. Retrieved 31 May 2016.


  4. ^ Zilis, Anthony (4 April 2016). "Okaw Valley, Corn Belt conferences will merge". The News-Gazette. Retrieved 31 May 2016.


  5. ^ "Pontiac, PC now part of Illini Prairie". Pontiac Daily Leader. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.


  6. ^ Zilis, Anthony (20 April 2016). ""Illini Prairie" selected as name for Okaw Valley-Corn Belt merger | News-Gazette.com". The News Gazette. Retrieved 1 June 2016.


  7. ^ abcde "Corn Belt - 2014-2015". http://www.ihsa.org. Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 10 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)


  8. ^ ab Kindred, Randy (7 February 2013). "Corn Belt Conference votes to add IVC". The Pantagraph. Retrieved 31 May 2016.




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