West Central Conference (Illinois)
The West Central Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association. The conference comprises small public high schools with enrollments between 150-600 students in Adams, Bureau, Cass, Hancock, Henry, LaSalle, McDonough, Mercer, Pike, Rock Island, Schuyler, and Warren counties.
Current Membership
All Members
School | Base- ball | Basketball | Bass Fishing | Cheer- leading | Chess | Cross Country | Football | Golf | Gym- nastics | Indiv. Events | Music | Schol. Bowl | Soccer | Soft- ball | Swimming & Diving | Tennis | Track & Field | Volleyball | Wrestling |
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Central High School |
C SE | B, CG SE | X | BG | C SE | BG | X | X | C SE | C SE | G | C SE | |||||||
Griggsville-Perry High School |
B | BG | C pitts | C pitts | X | X | X | G | C pitts | G | B | ||||||||
Illini West High School |
B | BG | X | BG | B | BG | X | X | X | G | BG | G | B | ||||||
Hamilton High School |
C | C | C | C | C | X | X | C | C | C | C | ||||||||
Liberty High School |
B | BG | BG | BG | X | X | G | BG | G | B | |||||||||
Macomb High School | B | BG | G | BG | B | BG | X | X | X | BG | G | CB S-WP, G | BG | BG | G | B | |||
Monmouth-Roseville High School | B | BG | X | BG | B | BG | X | X | X | B | G | BG | BG | G | B | ||||
Orion High School | B | BG | BG | B | BG | X | X | C | G | BG | G | B | |||||||
Payson-Seymour High School | B | B, GC lib | C men un | BG | X | X | G | C lib | G | ||||||||||
Pittsfield High School |
B | BG | C G-P | C G-P | BG | X | X | X | G | BG | C G-P | G | C G-P | ||||||
Rockridge High School | B | BG | G | BG | B | BG | X | X | X | G | BG | G | B | ||||||
Sherrard High School | B | BG | G | BG | B | BG | G | X | X | C | G | G | G | BG | G | B | |||
Southeastern High School |
C CP-C | B, CG CP-C | BG | C CP-C | BG | X | X | X | C CP-C | C CP-C | G | C CP-C | |||||||
Unity High School |
B | BG | C P-S | BG | X | X | G | BG | G | ||||||||||
Warsaw High School |
C | C | X | C | C | C | X | X | C | C | C | C | |||||||
Western High School |
B | BG | G | C PH | Golf | X | X | G | BG | G | |||||||||
Sources:IHSA Conferences,[1] IHSA Coop Teams,[2] and IHSA Member Schools Directory[3]
North Division
School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Enrollment | IHSA Classes 2/3/4[4] | IHSA Music Class[5] | IHSA Football Class[6] | IHSA Cheerleading Class[7] |
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Central High School |
Camp Point, IL | Panthers | Black, Vegas Gold |
304 | A/1A/1A (Southeastern Coop - A/1A/2A) |
C | 1A (Southeastern Coop - 3A) |
Small squad |
Griggsville-Perry High School |
Griggsville, IL | Tornadoes | Maroon, White |
133 | A/1A/1A (Pittsfield Coop- A/1A/2A) |
D | 1A (Pittsfield Coop- 3A) |
Small squad |
Illini West High School |
Carthage, IL | Chargers | Navy Blue, Orange, White |
475 | A/1A/2A | B | 3A | Small squad |
Hamilton High School |
Hamilton, IL | Titans | Red, Black, White |
190 | A/1A/1A (Warsaw Coop- A/1A/2A) |
D | 1A (Warsaw Coop- 2A) |
Small squad |
Liberty High School |
Liberty, IL | Eagles | Red, White |
191 | A/1A/1A (Payson-Seymour Coop- A/1A/2A) |
C | Do not play | Small squad |
Macomb High School | Macomb, IL | Bombers | Orange, Black |
600 | A/1A/2A | B | 3A | Small squad |
Monmouth-Roseville High School | Monmouth, IL | Titans | Navy, Silver, White |
540 | A/1A/2A | B | 3A | Small squad |
Orion High School | Orion, IL | Chargers | Scarlet, Black |
338 | A/1A/1A | C | 2A | Small Squad |
Payson-Seymour High School | Payson, IL | Indians | Royal Blue, White |
183 | A/1A/1A (Liberty Coop- A/1A/2A) |
D | 1A (Unity Coop- 2A) |
Small Squad |
Pittsfield High School |
Pittsfield, IL | Saukees | Red, Black |
421 | A/1A/2A (Griggsville-Perry Coop- A/1A/2A) |
B | 2A (Griggsville-Perry Coop- 3A) |
Small squad |
Rockridge High School | Taylor Ridge, IL | Rockets | Maroon, White |
442 | A/1A/2A | B | 2A | Small squad |
Sherrard High School | Sherrard, IL | Tigers | Purple, Gold |
503 | A/1A/2A | B | 3A | Small squad |
Southeastern High School |
Augusta, IL | Suns | Royal Blue, Gold |
169 | A/1A/1A (Central Coop - A/1A/2A) |
D | 1A (Central Coop - 3A) |
Small squad |
Unity High School |
Mendon, IL | Mustangs | Maroon, White, Columbia Blue |
183 | A/1A/1A | D | 1A (Payson-Seymour Coop - 2A) |
Small squad |
Warsaw High School |
Warsaw, IL | Titans | Red, White, Black |
243 | A/1A/1A (Hamilton Coop- A/1A/2A) |
C | 1A (Hamilton Coop- 2A) |
Small squad |
Western High School |
Barry, IL | Wildcats | Red, Silver, Black |
173 | A/1A/1A | D | 1A (Pleasant Hill Coop- 1A) |
Small squad |
South Division
For many athletics and activities the conference is split into north and south divisions. For example, the 2010 basketball season's north division consists of 6 teams: Illini West, Macomb, Monmouth-Roseville, Orion, Rockridge, and Sherrard. The south division consists of 9 teams: Central (Camp Point), Griggsville-Perry, Liberty, Payson-Seymour, Pittsfield, Southeastern (Augusta), Unity (Mendon), West Hancock (co-op between Hamilton and Warsaw), and Western (Barry).[8]
Administration and Leadership
President: Don Bigley, Pittsfield High School
Contact: Joey Dion, Illini West High School
Cooperative Arrangements
- Hamilton+Warsaw=West Hancock coop (enrollment 433) for all sports
- Central and Southeastern coop (enrollment 473) for everything but boys basketball
- Griggsville-Perry and Pittsfield coop (enrollment 554) for cross country, football, track & field, and wrestling
- Liberty and Payson-Seymour coop (enrollment 374) for track and field and girls basketball
- Macomb and West Prairie (Lincoln Trail Conference) coop (enrollment 826) for boys swimming and diving
- Orion and Sherrard coop (enrollment 841) for soccer
- Payson-Seymour and Unity coop (enrollment 366) for boys football
- Western and Pleasant Hill (Pike County Conference) coop (enrollment 274) only for football
Specific Sport or Activity Members
The Payson-Seymour and Unity coop do not play football in the West Central Conference, they play in the Western Illinois Valley (North) Conference.[9] The Western and Pleasant Hill coop do not play football in the West Central Conference, they play in the Western Illinois Valley (South) Conference.[10] Liberty does not play football.[11]
New Members
Starting with the 2011-2012 school year, the WCC accepted three new football-only members from the now-dissolved North Central Illinois Conference (NCIC). They are Spring Valley (Hall), Mendota, and Princeton High Schools.[12]
Starting with the 2012-2013 school year, Chillicothe's Illinois Valley Central High School and Quincy Notre Dame High School, will join the conference.[13]
History
In 2010 Beardstown and Rushville-Industry left for the Prairieland Conference; and West Prairie left for the Lincoln Trial Conference. In 2010 Macomb, Monmouth-Roseville, Orion, Rockridge, and Sherrard joined from the Olympic Conference; Griggsville-Perry, Liberty,and Payson-Seymour joined from the Pike County Conference, the latter three schools (along with Pittsfield and Western) maintaining concurrent membership in both conferences.
School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Enrollment | IHSA Classes 2/3/4[14] | IHSA Music Class[15] | IHSA Football Class[16] | IHSA Cheerleading Class[17] |
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Beardstown High School | Beardstown, IL | Tigers | Black, Orange | 415 | A/1A/2A | B | 2A | Small squad |
Central High School | Camp Point, IL | Panthers | Black, Vegas Gold | 333 | A/1A/1A (Southeastern Coop - A/1A/2A) | C | 2A (Southeastern Coop - 3A) | Small squad |
Illini West High School | Carthage, IL | Chargers | Navy Blue, Orange, White | 482 | A/1A/2A | B | 3A | Small squad |
Hamilton High School | Hamilton, IL | Titans | Red, Black, White | 201 | A/1A/1A (Warsaw Coop- A/1A/2A) | C | 1A (Warsaw Coop- 3A) | Small squad |
Pittsfield High School | Pittsfield, IL | Saukees | Red, Black | 411 | A/1A/2A (Griggsville-Perry Coop- A/1A/2A) | B | 2A (Griggsville-Perry Coop- 3A) | Small squad |
Rushville-Industry High School | Rushville, IL | Rockets | Purple, Gold | 400 | A/1A/2A | B | 2A | Small squad |
Southeastern High School | Augusta, IL | Suns | Royal Blue, Gold | 164 | A/1A/1A (Central Coop - A/1A/2A) | D | 1A (Central Coop - 3A) | Small squad |
Unity High School | Mendon, IL | Mustangs | Maroon, White, Columbia Blue | 195 | A/1A/1A | C | 1A (Payson-Seymour Coop - 2A) | Small squad |
Warsaw High School | Warsaw, IL | Titans | Red, White, Black | 246 | A/1A/1A (Hamilton Coop- A/1A/2A) | C | 1A (Hamilton Coop- 3A) | Small squad |
Western High School | Barry, IL | Wildcats | Red, Silver, Black | 176 | A/1A/1A | D | 1A (Pleasant Hill Coop- 1A) | Small squad |
West Prairie High School | Sciota, IL | Cyclones | Black, Silver | 225 | A/1A/1A | C | 1A | Small squad |
Sources:IHSA Conferences,[18] IHSA Coop Teams,[19] and IHSA Member Schools Directory[20]
- Hamilton+Warsaw=West Hancock
- Beardstown and Brown County coop only for track and field
- Beardstown and Triopia coop only for wrestling
- Central and Southeastern do not coop for boys basketball
- Pittsfield and Griggsville-Perry only for cross country, football, track & field, and wrestling
- Unity and Payson-Seymour coop only for football
- Western and Pleasant Hill coop only for football
- West Prairie and Macomb coop only for boys swimming and diving
- West Prairie, Avon, and Bushnell-Prairie City coop only for track and field
Competitive Success
The West Central Conference has won 11 state championships in IHSA sponsored athletics and activities, 12 including championships my member school participating in the West Prairie Trail conference, at the conclusion of the 2008-2009 academic year.[21]
State Champions
Boys Basketball
- Pittsfield (1990-1991 A)
- Warsaw (1996-1997 A)
Boys Football
- Carthage (1995-1996 1A)
- Carthage (1998-1999 1A)
- Carthage (1999-2000 1A)
- Carthage (2000-2001 1A)
- Illini West (2008-2009 3A)*
- Illini West (2010-2011 3A)
*as member of West Prairie Trail Conference
Boys Golf
- Pittsfield (1982-1983 A)
Girls Basketball
- Carthage (1992-1993 A)
- Hancock Central (1991-1992 A)
- West Hancock (Hamilton-Warsaw) (2007-2008 2A)
Conference Shakeup
The makeup of the West Central Conference changed dramatically in 2010. Many member schools departed, many of them for the Prairieland Conference. In their place came the remaining members of the now-dissolved Olympic Conference. The conference then divided into north and south divisions for most athletics and activities.
References
- ↑ "IHSA Conferences and Leagues". Illinois High School Association. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ "Coop Teams". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/school/index.htm
- ↑ "School Enrollments (Alphabetical)". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ "How IHSA Enrollments and Classifications are Determined". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ "How the Football Playoff Pairings are Determined — 2010". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ "How IHSA Enrollments and Classifications are Determined". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ Duckett, Terry (17 November 2010). "Chargers look to keep standing tall in reconfigured WCC North boys' hoops race". Moline Dispatch Rock Island Argus. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ↑ "Football: Western Illinois Valley (North) — 2010-11". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ "Football: Western Illinois Valley (South) — 2010-11". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ "Liberty". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ↑ Hieronymus, Kevin (28 May 2010). "Princeton, Mendota approved by the West Central". Bureau County Republican. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ↑ Schwindenhammer, Lonnie (22 August 2012). "Mid-State 6: Richwoods still tall". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrolla.htm
- ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrollments.htm
- ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/activity/fb/2009-10/playoffs.htm
- ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrollments.htm
- ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/school/conf.htm
- ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/school/coop.htm
- ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/school/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.ihsa.org/
External links
- West Central Conference - Football
- Central High School
- Griggsville-Perry High School
- Hamilton High School
- Illini West High School
- Liberty High School
- Macomb High School
- Monmouth-Roseville High School
- Orion High School
- Payson-Seymour High School
- Pittsfield High School
- Rockridge High School
- Sherrard High School
- Southeastern High School
- Unity High School
- Warsaw High School
- Western High School