Heart of Illinois Conference

The Heart of Illinois Conference is a Central Illinois based high school athletic conference in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA).

History

The conference was formed in 2006 from members of the Midstate and Sangamon Valley conferences.^[1] Eureka High School joined the conference in 2016 from the Corn Belt Conference. The conference is divided into large and small divisions with Eureka, El Paso-Gridley, Fieldcrest, Deer Creek Mackinaw, Tri-Valley, and Ridgeview composing the large division and GCMS, Tremont, Heyworth, Le Roy, Fisher, and Flanagan-Cornell composing the small division.^[2]

Member schools

School	Community	Team Name	IHSA class	School type	Year joined	Previous conference
Le Roy High School	Le Roy	Panthers		Public	2006	Sangamon Valley
Tri-Valley High School	Downs	Vikings		Public	2006	Sangamon Valley
Blue Ridge High School	Farmer City	Knights		Public	2006	Sangamon Valley
Fisher High School	Fisher	Bunnies		Public	2006	Sangamon Valley
GCMS High School	Gibson City	Falcons		Public	2006	Sangamon Valley
El Paso-Gridley High School	El Paso	Titans		Public	2006	Midstate
Fieldcrest High School	Minonk	Knights		Public	2006	Midstate
Flanagan-Cornell High School	Flanagan	Falcons		Public	2006	Midstate
Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School	Mackinaw	Chiefs		Public	2006	Midstate
Lexington High School	Lexington	Minutemen		Public	2006	Midstate
Ridgeview High School	Colfax	Mustangs		Public	2006	Midstate
Heyworth High School	Heyworth	Hornets		Public	2006	Midstate
Tremont High School	Tremont	Turks		Public	2006	Midstate
Eureka High School	Eureka	Hornets	4A	Public	2016	Corn Belt

References

↑ Randy, Sharer (20 August 2006). "Schedulers take common sense approach; League tourneys to use 'McLean County' moniker". Pantagraph. Pantagraph Publishing Co. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
↑ Richey, Scott. "HOIC addition creates division". The News-Gazette. The News-Gazette, Inc. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

External links

Illinois High School Association
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