Sangamon Valley Conference Explained
Sangamon Valley Conference |
Color: | black |
Font Color: | white |
Founded: | 1948 |
Dissolved: | 2021 |
Conference: | IHSA |
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
- 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.
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.pblunit10.com/jeo/const.htm Sangamon Valley Conference Constitution & By-Laws
- Web site: South Newton Joining Illinois Conference . Newton County Times . 2014-01-28 . 2014-02-07.