Little Ten Conference
The Little Ten Conference is the oldest continuous high school athletic conference in the state of Illinois. Founded in 1919, it was originally comprised the following small high schools in northern Illinois: Earlville, Hinckley, Leland, Paw Paw, Plano, Rollo, Sandwich, Shabbona, Somonauk, and Waterman. The conference is still in operation and currently consists of the following members: Earlville, Hinckley-Big Rock, Indian Creek, Kirkland Hiawatha, LaMoille, Leland, Newark, Paw Paw, Serena, and Somonauk (Earlville and Leland Coop in athletics). Over the years, there have been a number of other area schools in the conference, including Malta.
Charter members consist of Earlville, Leland, Paw Paw, Somonauk, Hinckley (now combined into Hinckley-Big Rock), Shabbona, and Waterman (which have respectively merged to form Indian Creek).
Schools in the conference compete in Boys Soccer, Girls Volleyball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys Baseball and Girls Softball.
Junior High Conference
The Junior High schools of the respective communities have a conference, comprising
- Earlville
- Leland
- Somonauk
- Indian Creek
- Hinckley-Big Rock
- Paw Paw
High School Conference Members, Past and Present
- Earlville (1919–2006, formed Co-Op with Leland)*
- Leland (1919–2006, formed Co-Op with Earlville)*
- Earlville-Leland Co-Op (2006-)
- Paw Paw (1919-)*
- Malta (1967–2000, school was closed, students now attend DeKalb High School)
- Kirkland-Hiawatha (2006-)
- Plano (1919–1967, Joined Northeast Conference, then Interstate Eight Conference in 1979-80 with Sandwich)*
- Sandwich (1919–1967, Joined Northeast Conference, then Interstate Eight Conference in 1979-80 with Plano)*
- Serena (1939-)
- Hinckley (1919–1957)*
- Hinckley-Big Rock (1957-, school district merged with Big Rock)
- Shabbona (1919–1993)*
- Waterman (1919–1993)*
- Indian Creek (1993-, Shabbona/Waterman school districts merged)
- Newark (1967-)
- LaMoille-Ohio (1996-)
- Somonauk (1919-)*
- Sheridan (1930–1939), school closed and district merged with Serena)
- Rollo (1919–1954), school closed and district merged with Shabbona, and became part of Indian Creek)*
- Star designates original conference members
Mascots and Colors
The schools are represented by the following team nicknames:
- Big Rock - Bobcats - blue & gold
- Earlville - Raiders - red & black
- Hinckley - Hawks - blue and gold
- Hinckley-Big Rock - Royals - blue & white
- Indian Creek - Timberwolves - red, black, & white
- Kirkland Hiawatha - Hawks - navy & gold
- LaMoille - Lions - red and white
- Leland - Panthers - kelly green & black
- Malta - Mustangs - red and white
- Newark - Norsemen - Royal Blue & White
- Paw Paw - Bulldogs - purple & yellow
- Plano - Reapers - purple & white
- Rollo - Eagles - blue and orange
- Serena - Huskers - purple and gold
- Shabbona - Indians - red & white
- Sheridan - Vikings - orange and black
- Somonauk - Bobcats - blue & yellow
- Waterman - Wolverines - red & black
Membership timeline
Boys Basketball Championships
Year | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score | Location | Regular Season Champ |
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2015 | Newark | 58 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 45 | Somonauk | Somonauk |
2014 | Somonauk | 64 | Newark | 57 | Somonauk | Newark |
2013 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 39 | Indian Creek | 30 | Somonauk | Hinckley-Big Rock, Paw Paw |
2012 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 58 | Somonauk | 39 | Somonauk | Hinckley-Big Rock |
2011 | Newark | 62 | Indian Creek | 57 | Somonauk | Newark |
2010 | Newark | 66 | Serena | 42 | Somonauk | Newark |
2009 | Somonauk | 61 | Newark | 52 | Somonauk | Hinckley-Big Rock, Somonauk, Newark |
2008 | Somonauk | 62 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 48 | Somonauk | Somonauk, Newark |
2007 | Serena | 73 | Somonauk | 58 | Somonauk | Hinckley-Big Rock |
2006 | Serena | 56 | Indian Creek | 42 | Somonauk | Serena |
2005 | Serena | 55 | Somonauk | 49 | Somonauk | Newark |
2004 | Newark | 62 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 46 | Somonauk | Newark |
2003 | Somonauk | 67 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 52 | Somonauk | Somonauk |
2002 | Newark | 63 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 61 (ot) | Somonauk | Hinckley-Big Rock, Newark, Somonauk |
2001 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 45 | Serena | 30 | Somonauk | Hinckley-Big Rock |
2000 | Serena | 62 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 43 | Somonauk | Hinckley-Big Rock, Indian Creek |
1999 | Malta | 76 | Somonauk | 47 | Somonauk | Malta |
1998 | Paw Paw | 69 | Indian Creek | 54 | Somonauk | Paw Paw |
1997 | Paw Paw | 47 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 43 | Somonauk | Earlville, Hinckley-Big Rock, Paw Paw, Indian Creek |
1996 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 54 | Indian Creek | 43 | Somonauk | Somonauk, Indian Creek |
1995 | Newark | 52 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 51 | Somonauk | Hinckley-Big Rock, Newark |
1994 | Newark | 56 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 50 | Somonauk | Newark |
1993 | Newark | 77 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 61 | Somonauk | Newark |
1992 | Somonauk | 67 | Newark | 59 | Somonauk | Somonauk |
1991 | Shabbona | 57 | Somonauk | 47 | Somonauk | Shabbona |
1990 | Somonauk | 62 | Shabbona | 48 | Somonauk | Shabbona, Somonauk |
1989 | Leland | 75 | Malta | 58 | Somonauk | Somonauk |
1988 | Newark | 59 | Shabbona | 53 | Somonauk | Shabbona |
1987 | Newark | 70 | Shabbona | 47 | Somonauk | Newark |
1986 | Newark | 86 | Shabbona | 60 | Somonauk | Newark |
1985 | Newark | 78 | Earlville | 46 | Somonauk | Newark |
1984 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 67 | Newark | 56 | Somonauk | Hinckley-Big Rock |
1983 | Newark | 71 | Paw Paw | 56 | Hinckley | Newark |
1982 | Newark | 67 | Serena | 56 | Somonauk | Newark |
1981 | Serena | 58 | Newark | 52 | Somonauk | Serena |
1980 | Serena | 53 | Shabbona | 50 | Shabbona | Shabbona |
1979 | Shabbona | 61 | Leland | 55 | Hinckley | Somonauk |
1978 | Newark | 58 | Serena | 56 (ot) | Waterman | Leland |
1977 | Serena | 63 | Somonauk | 56 | Somonauk | Serena |
1976 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 63 | Serena | 60 | Shabbona | Serena |
1975 | Shabbona | 70 | Serena | 66 | Hinckley | Serena |
1974 | Somonauk | 52 | Newark | 44 | Waterman | Somonauk |
1973 | Somonauk | 47 | Serena | 42 | Somonauk | Shabbona |
1972 | Shabbona | 55 | Waterman | 41 | Shabbona | Shabbona |
1971 | Newark | 48 | Waterman | 47 | Hinckley | Waterman |
1970 | Waterman | 75 | Shabbona | 52 | Waterman | Shabbona, Malta |
1969 | Newark | 43 | Shabbona | 34 | Shabbona | Shabbona |
1968 | Newark | 64 | Shabbona | 49 | Hinckley | Shabbona |
1967 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 65 | Waterman | 61 | Waterman | Hinckley-Big Rock |
1966 | Serena | 52 | Earlville | 42 | Plano | Serena, Paw Paw |
1965 | Serena | 60 | Shabbona | 56 | Shabbona | Serena |
1964 | Serena | 88 | Leland | 64 | Hickley | Serena, Plano, Shabbona |
1963 | Serena | 49 | Leland | 48 | Waterman | Leland |
1962 | Shabbona | 73 | Plano | 57 | Plano | Shabbona |
1961 | Serena | 51 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 49 (ot) | Serena | Waterman |
1960 | Shabbona | 79 | Serena | 70 | Shabbona | Shabbona |
1959 | Shabbona | 91 | Leland | 51 | Hinckley | Shabbona |
1958 | Shabbona | 77 | Sandwich | 55 | Earlville | Shabbona |
1957 | Serena | 55 | Earlville | 48 | Serena | Shabbona, Leland |
1956 | Earlville | 62 | Somonauk | 50 | Leland | Earlville |
1955 | Earlville | 58 | Somonauk | 56 | Shabbona | Earlville |
1954 | Waterman | 64 | Paw Paw | 56 | Earlville | Waterman |
1953 | Serena | 58 | Waterman | 53 | Serena | Waterman |
1952 | Hinckley | 47 | Somonauk | 43 | Hinckley | Hinckley, Somonauk |
1951 | Serena | 58 | Hinckley | 57 (ot) | Leland | Hinckley |
1950 | Serena | 56 | Leland | 41 | Earlville | Serena |
1949 | Waterman | 57 | Plano | 41 | Waterman | Plano, Waterman |
1948 | Waterman | 39 | Serena | 35 | Somonauk | Waterman |
1947 | Plano | 31 | Somonauk | 30 | Serena | Serena |
1946 | Plano | 38 | Paw Paw | 33 | Sandwich | Somonauk, Waterman |
1945 | Somonauk | 54 | Waterman | 42 | Plano | Somonauk |
1944 | Shabbona | 35 | Serena | 29 | Hinckley | Shabbona |
1943 | Somonauk | 45 | Leland | 29 | Waterman | Somonauk |
1942 | Somonauk | 31 | Shabbona | 21 | Somonauk | Waterman |
1941 | Waterman | 38 | Earlville | 16 | Serena | Earlville |
1940 | Waterman | 61 | Earlville | 28 | Sandwich | Serena |
1939 | Waterman | 25 | Plano | 23 (ot) | Plano | Waterman |
1938 | Earlville | 25 | Sandwich | 18 | Hinckley | Earlville |
1937 | Waterman | 24 | Leland | 22 (ot) | Somonauk | Sandwich |
1936 | Shabbona | 25 | Leland | 17 | Waterman | Leland |
1935 | Waterman | 34 | Leland | 17 | Sandwich | Waterman |
1934 | Waterman | 48 | Leland | 19 | Plano | Waterman |
1933 | Waterman | 36 | Paw Paw | 18 | Hinckley | Waterman |
1932 | Waterman | 27 | Earlville | 13 | Waterman | Waterman |
1931 | Waterman | 29 | Sheridan | 14 | Waterman | Waterman |
1930 | Waterman | 20 | Hinckley | 1 | Plano | Waterman |
1929 | Waterman | 29 | Rollo | 20 | Hinckley | Waterman |
1928 | Leland | 30 | Hinckley | 19 | Sandwich | Leland |
1927 | Hinckley | 25 | Waterman | 20 | Sandwich | Earlville, Sandwich |
1926 | Earlville | 32 | Hinckley | 11 | Sandwich | Hinckley |
1925 | Hinckley | 29 | Sandwich | 19 | Waterman | Earlville |
1924 | Sandwich | 19 | Hinckley | 17 | Sandwich | Hinckley |
1923 | Earlville | 33 | Rollo | 27 | Sandwich | Earlville |
1922 | Earlville | 32 | Leland | 24 | Earlville | Earlville |
1921 | Earlville | 12 | Leland | 11 | Leland | Earlville |
1920 | Sandwich | 16 | Rollo | 9 | Sandwich | Leland |
2015 LTC Boys Basketball Tournament
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals February 5, 2015 |
Championship Game February 6, 2015 |
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1 | Somonauk | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Serena | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Serena | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Kirkland Hiawatha | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Somonauk | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Indian Creek | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Newark | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Newark | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | LaMoille-Ohio | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Newark | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Leland-Earlville | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Leland-Earlville | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Paw Paw | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
Third Place Game - Somonauk 66, Leland-Earlville 49. Consolation - Indian Creek 44, LaMoille-Ohio 36.
2015 Boys Basketball Championship Game Box Score
February 6, 2015 8:00 pm |
Newark Norsemen 58, Hinckley-Big Rock Royals 45 | ||||
Scoring by quarter: 10-12, 15-11 (25-23), 19-6 (44-29), 14-16 (58-45) | ||||
Pts: Evan Schomer 22 Rebs: Evan Schomer 9 Asts: Will Clausel 6 |
Pts: Eric Phillips 15 Rebs: Jack Bullard 8 Asts: Eric Phillips 2 |
At Somonauk High School |
Girls Basketball Championships
Year | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score | Regular Season Champ |
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2015 | Indian Creek | 36 | Newark | 32 | Newark |
2014 | Serena | 47 | Newark | 46 | Newark |
2013 | Newark | 56 | Serena | 30 | Newark |
2012 | Newark | 37 | Serena | 23 | Hinckley-Big Rock, Newark |
2011 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 41 | Newark | 31 | Hinckley-Big Rock |
2010 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 63 | Newark | 39 | Hinckley-Big Rock |
2009 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 51 | Newark | 45 | Newark |
2008 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 50 | Newark | 34 | Hinckley-Big Rock, Earlville-Leland |
2007 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 50 | Newark | 38 | Hinckley-Big Rock |
2006 | Newark | 38 | Somonauk | 32 (ot) | Earlville-Leland |
2005 | Serena | 49 | Newark | 36 | Hinckley-Big Rock |
2004 | Newark | 64 | Indian Creek | 39 | Newark |
2003 | Newark | 60 | Serena | 46 | Newark |
2002 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 48 | Serena | 47 | LaMoille, Newark |
2001 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 58 | Earlville-Leland | 30 | Hinckley-Big Rock, Newark |
2000 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 67 | Serena | 50 | Serena |
1999 | Newark | 51 | Earlville-Leland | 32 | Newark, Somonauk, Earlville-Leland |
1998 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 46 | Leland | 42 | Hinckley-Big Rock |
1997 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 62 | Serena | 53 | Hinckley-Big Rock |
1996 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 61 | Serena | 55 | Hinckley-Big Rock |
1995 | Somonauk | 61 | Serena | 46 | Serena |
1994 | Somonauk | 58 | Indian Creek | 49 | Somonauk |
1993 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 61 | Leland | 38 | Hinckley-Big Rock |
1992 | Leland | 57 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 31 | Leland |
1991 | Leland | 56 | Shabbona | 36 | Leland |
1990 | Leland | 65 | Shabbona | 29 | Leland |
1989 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 65 | Leland | 51 | Hinckley-Big Rock |
1988 | Leland | 64 | Shabbona | 39 | Shabbona |
1987 | Shabbona | 53 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 49 | Shabbona |
1986 | Shabbona | 51 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 48 | Shabbona |
1985 | Shabbona | 40 | Leland | 38 | Shabbona |
1984 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 47 | Somonauk | 40 | Hinckley-Big Rock |
1983 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 62 | Somonauk | 42 | Hinckley-Big Rock |
1982 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 44 | Waterman | 21 | Hinckley-Big Rock |
2015 LTC Girls Basketball Tournament
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals January 22, 2015 |
Championship Game January 23, 2015 |
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1 | Newark | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Earlville-Leland | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Earlville-Leland | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Kirkland Hiawatha | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Newark | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Somonauk | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Somonauk | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | LaMoille-Ohio | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Newark | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Indian Creek | 36 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Indian Creek | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Paw Paw | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Indian Creek | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Serena | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Serena | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Hinckley-Big Rock | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
Third Place Game - Somonauk 54, Serena 46. Consolation - Hinckley-Big Rock 42, LaMoille-Ohio 37.
2015 Girls Basketball Championship Game Box Score
January 23, 2015 8:00 pm |
Indian Creek Lady Timberwolves 36, Newark Lady Norsemen 32 | ||||
Scoring by quarter: 12-11, 9-7 (21-18), 7-3 (28-21), 8-11 (36-32) | ||||
Pts: Josie Diehl 19 Rebs: Josie Diehl 12 Asts: MaKayli Vann 3 |
Pts: Jasmine Mitchell 12 Rebs: Moezelle Kempiak & Jasmine Mitchell 6 Asts: Moezelle Kempiak 3 |
At Indian Creek High School |
References
External links
- - A History of the Little Ten Conference Basketball Tournament
- - Documentation on those member schools that are now defunct
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