West Suburban Conference
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| West Suburban Conference | |
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| Established | 1942 |
| Members | 14 |
| Sports fielded | 26 (13 men's, 13 women's) |
| Region | Chicagoland |
| Past names | West Suburban Pioneer League |
| Headquarters | Illinois |
| Division | West Suburban Silver Division, West Suburban (Gold) Division |
The West Suburban Conference is an athletic conference in DuPage County and Cook County in the state of Illinois. The West Suburban Conference is one of the strongest and most successful organizations of secondary schools in the state of Illinois in both the academic and athletic arenas. From its inception in 1924, the league has maintained a high degree of respect from its opponents because of its outstanding competitive nature.
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[edit] Member Schools
all of the schools are also members of the Illinois High School Association
[edit] Athletics
[edit] History
The West Suburban Conference is the fourth oldest Illinois League that is in existence today. Its roots go far beyond the period of formation of the original high school leagues at the turn of the century. The start of the conference is listed as January, 1924, with six charter members competing on only two conference-sponsored sports during that initial year.The biggest change in the history of WSC occurred in the spring of 1985 with a major re-alignment. This took place between the conference and the Des Plaines Valley League with a vote of the Superintendents from the Inter-Suburban Association. This action combined the two leagues under one umbrella conference. Each Division would have seven teams, with one division named the Gold, and the other the Silver. Initial competition for the newly structured West Suburban Conference began in the fall of 1986. According to WSC folklore, the division names were finalized after many hours of deliberation, arguing and negotiation. There final names were not arrived at with the intention of ranking one ahead of the other, but came from the color of hair of the athletic directors in each division. The Silver Division's athletic directors were primarily distinguished gray-haired professionals who all happened to have "silver hair locks", thus securing the name.
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| West Suburban Conference |
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| Silver Division: Hinsdale Central • York• Proviso West • Oak Park River Forest • Lyons Township • Glenbard West • Downers Grove North
Gold Division: Addison Trail • Hinsdale South • Morton • Downers Grove South • East Leyden • Proviso East • Willowbrook |
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