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Northwest Upstate Illini Conference
ConferenceIHSA
Founded2001
No. of teams21
RegionNorthwest and North-central Illinois (Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago counties)
Official websiteNUIC Football
Locations
The Northwest Upstate Illini Conference within IllinoisThe Northwest Upstate Illini Conference within Illinois
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Morrison
Fulton
West Carroll
Warren
Stockton
Scales Mound
River Ridge
Polo
Pecatonica
Pearl City
Orangeville
Milledgeville
Lena-Winslow
Forreston
Eastland
East Dubuque
Durand
Dakota
AFC
Aquin
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Amboy
Locations of NUIC Schools

The Northwest Upstate Illini Conference is a high school conference in northwest and north central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association. The conference comprises 21 small public high schools with enrollments between 60-340 students in Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago counties.

History

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In 1996 the Northwestern Illinois Conference (NWIC) and Upstate Illini Conference (UIC) merged under the Upstate Illini banner. Initially three divisions were formed for all team sports except football: West - Dakota, East Dubuque, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, River Ridge, Stockton, and Warren East - Ashton-Franklin Center, Durand, Kirkland-Hiawatha, North Boone, Pecatonica, Rockford Lutheran and South Beloit, and South - Forreston, Freeport Aquin, Fulton Unity Christian, Eastland, Pearl City, Milledgeville, Mt. Carroll and Polo. In 1999 Savanna was added to the South Division and Rockford Christian Life to the East Division for a total of 24 teams. In 2000, after six schools (Ashton-Franklin Center, Durand, Kirkland-Hiawatha, North Boone, Pecatonica and South Beloit) left to form the Four Rivers Conference, the two remaining schools from the East, Rockford Christian Life and Rockford Lutheran, also left the conference looking for competition within closer proximity.

Based on all of these changes, the remaining schools realigned under the new moniker '"Northwest Upstate Illini"' starting with the 2001 school year. The 18 remaining schools maintained divisional balance in all sports for 4 years, however, during the 2004-05 school year, the school districts of Savanna, Mt. Carroll and Thomson consolidated into the West Carroll School District, becoming the largest high school in the conference. This consolidation reduced the teams in the Northwest Division of football to 6 and also created a scheduling issue due to an odd number of teams within the conference. To correct this, prior to the 2005-06 school year, four schools, Ashton-Franklin Center, Durand, Pecatonica, and South Beloit, joined the conference. These four schools were previously members of the Four Rivers Conference and raised the number of schools from 17 to its highest total of 21. Fulton Unity left the conference to join the Northern Illinois Christian Conference after the 2007 school year, reducing the conference to a total of 20.

South Beloit left the NUIC after the 2015-16 season. The Sobos joined the Northeastern Athletic Conference to compete against schools from Chicago, Rockford, Aurora, Arlington Heights, Elgin, Hebron, Crystal Lake, Ottawa, Mooseheart and Kirkland.[1] To replace the exiting team, the NUIC added Amboy High School, formerly a member of the Three Rivers Conference. The Clippers began competition in the NUIC during the 2016-17 school year.[2]

Between 2019 and 2020, seven teams within the conference announced that they would begin playing 8-man football. This change, as well as several schools cooping, reduced the number of 11-man football teams to nine. In order to maintain competitive balance, Fulton High School joined the NUIC for the 2021-22 school year from the Three Rivers Conference. A member of the Three Rivers Conference since the league's inception in 1975, Fulton made the move to the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference prior to the 2021-22 school year. The addition of Fulton brought the total number of schools back to 21.[3] The Morrison Mustangs joined the NUIC starting in 2024, also leaving the Three Rivers Conference. This addition reunites Fulton and Morrison in the Battle for the Wooden Shoe, a rivalry game that began in 1977 and was halted in 2021 after Fulton left the conference.[4][5][6] The addition of Morrison took the total number of schools in the conference to its highest total, 22. However, due to drastic decline in enrollment, Aquin Catholic High School closed in May 2024 reverting the total number of schools back to 21.

NUIC Sportsmanship Creed

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Prior to every varsity sporting event, the following creed is read to everyone in attendance.

Current Membership

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The Northwest Upstate Illini Conference comprises 21 high schools, grades 9-12. There are 20 public and 1 private high school within the conference.

School Location County Mascot Colors Joined Enrollment[7] IHSA Classes 2/3/4[8] IHSA Music Class[9] IHSA Football Class[10] Team Division Previous Conference
Amboy High School Amboy, IL Lee Clippers      
Red, White, Black 		2017 216 A/1A/1A
(LaMoille Coop- A/1A/2A) 		C 8-man South Three Rivers
Ashton-Franklin Center
High School 		Ashton, IL Lee Raiders      
Black, Gold, White 		2005 163 A/1A/1A C 8-man South Four Rivers
Dakota
High School 		Dakota, IL Stephenson Indians    
Maroon, White 		2001 250 A/1A/1A C 1A North Upstate Illini
Durand
High School 		Durand, IL Winnebago Bulldogs    
Royal Blue, White 		2005 172 A/1A/1A C 3A (Coop) North Four Rivers
East Dubuque
High School 		East Dubuque, IL Jo Daviess Warriors    
Royal Blue, White 		2001 221 A/1A/1A C WI (Coop) West Upstate Illini
Eastland
High School 		Lanark, IL Carroll Cougars    
Royal Blue, Orange 		2001 202 A/1A/1A C 2A (Coop) South Upstate Illini
Forreston
High School 		Forreston, IL Ogle Cardinals      
Red, White, Black 		2001 246 A/1A/1A C 1A North Upstate Illini
Fulton
High School 		Fulton, IL Whiteside Steamers    
Red, Black 		2021 289 A/1A/2A C 1A South Three Rivers
Galena
High School 		Galena, IL Jo Daviess Pirates    
Royal Blue, White 		2001 243 A/1A/1A C 1A West Upstate Illini
Lena-Winslow
High School 		Lena, IL Stephenson Panthers    
Black, Gold 		2001 236 A/1A/1A C 1A North Upstate Illini
Milledgeville
High School 		Milledgeville, IL Carroll Missiles    
Orange, Black 		2001 160 A/1A/1A D 8-man South Upstate Illini
Morrison
High School 		Morrison, IL Whiteside Mustangs/
Fillies 		   
Red, White 		2024 286 A/1A/1A C 1A South Three Rivers
Orangeville
High School 		Orangeville, IL Stephenson Broncos    
Purple, Gold 		2001 102 A/1A/1A D 8-man North Upstate Illini
Pearl City
High School 		Pearl City, IL Stephenson Wolves      
Red, White, Black 		2001 135 A/1A/1A D 2A (Coop) North Upstate Illini
Pecatonica
High School 		Pecatonica, IL Winnebago Indians    
Purple, Vegas Gold 		2005 256 A/1A/1A C 3A (Coop) North Four Rivers
Polo Community
High School 		Polo, IL Ogle Marcos    
Blue, Gold 		2001 160 A/1A/1A C 8-man South Upstate Illini
River Ridge
High School 		Hanover, IL Jo Daviess Wildcats    
Navy Blue, Grey 		2001 142 A/1A/1A D 8-man West Upstate Illini
Scales Mound
High School 		Scales Mound, IL Jo Daviess Hornets    
Kelly Green, White 		2001 63 A/1A/1A D WI (Coop) West Upstate Illini
Stockton
High School 		Stockton, IL Jo Daviess Blackhawks    
Maroon, Gold 		2001 180 A/1A/1A D 1A West Upstate Illini
Warren
High School 		Warren, IL Jo Daviess Warriors    
Orange, Black 		2001 110 A/1A/1A D WI (Coop) West Upstate Illini
West Carroll
High School 		Savanna, IL Carroll Thunder      
Black, White, Forest Green 		2001 340 A/1A/2A B 2A West Upstate Illini


Previous members

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School Location County Mascot Colors Joined Exited Enrollment[7] IHSA Classes 2/3/4[8] IHSA Music Class[9] IHSA Football Class[10] New
Conference
Aquin Catholic
High School 		Freeport, IL Stephenson Bulldogs    
Navy Blue, Gold 		2001 2024 107 A/1A/1A D 8-man School Closed
South Beloit
High School 		South Beloit, IL Winnebago Sobos    
Scarlet Red, White 		2005 2016 248 A/1A/1A C 1A NEAC
Unity Christian
High School 		Fulton, IL Whiteside Knights    
Blue & Gray 		2001 2007 34 A/1A/1A D -- NICC

Divisions and alignments

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Basketball divisions

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In 2001, as the conference realigned under its new label, the divisions were broken into 2; nine team divisions.

Those groups were:

  • North - Dakota, East Dubuque, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, and Warren
  • South - Aquin, Eastland, Forreston, Fulton Unity, Milledgeville, Pearl City, Polo, Savanna, Mt. Carroll

Starting in 2005, after the addition of the teams from the Four Rivers Conference and the unification of Savanna, Mt. Carroll and Thomson into West Carroll, the league broke into three divisions for basketball. Each division had 7 teams, however, for girls basketball, River Ridge and Scales Mound formed a coop that would keep the West with only 6 teams.

Those groups were:

  • North - Aquin, Dakota, Durand, Orangeville, Pearl City, Pecatonica and South Beloit.
  • South - Ashton-Franklin Center, Eastland, Forreston, Fulton Unity, Milledgeville, Polo, and West Carroll.
  • West - East Dubuque, Galena, Lena-Winslow, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, and Warren.

This three division system lasted only for two years when Fulton Unity Christian joined the North Illinois Christian Conference for basketball prior to the start of in 2007-2008 school year. The league realigned back into two divisions with each having 10 teams. These divisions remained constant with the only change occurring in 2016 when Amboy was added to the East to replace South Beloit after their departure.

These groups were:

  • East - Amboy, Aquin, Ashton-Franklin Center, Dakota, Durand, Forreston, Milledgeville, Orangeville, Pecatonica, and Polo.
  • West - East Dubuque, Eastland, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Pearl City, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, Warren and West Carroll.

Prior to the 2019-2020 school year, the conference realigned back to three divisions. The divisions would be labeled North, South and West and would be unbalanced with two divisions having 7 teams and one having 6. Fulton joined the conference for the 2021-22 season and were placed in the South Division, giving each division 7 teams. Prior to the 2023-24 season, Orangeville and Aquin boys basketball began a coop, reducing the number of teams in the North to 6.[11][12]

These divisions were:

  • North - Dakota, Durand, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville/Aquin (coop), Pearl City, and Pecatonica
  • South - Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, Eastland, Forreston, Fulton, Milledgeville, and Polo
  • West - East Dubuque, Galena, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, Warren, and West Carroll

2024 Realignment:

Morrison's entrance into the league and Aquin's departure created an imbalance that required an adjustment in order to maintain equal numbers for each division. In the North, the Orangeville/Aquin coop was eliminated and Forreston was moved from the South to put the total number of teams at 7. The addition of Morrison to the South division kept the total number of teams at 7 with the West being untouched and also keeping 7 teams total.

These divisions are:

  • North - Dakota, Durand, Forreston, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, Pearl City, and Pecatonica
  • South - Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, Eastland, Fulton, Milledgeville, Morrison, and Polo
  • West - East Dubuque, Galena, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, Warren, and West Carroll

Football alignment

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Initially in 2001, the Northwest Upstate Illini was divided into two football divisions, each having 7 total teams. These divisions were:

  • Northwest - Dakota, Eastland-Pearl City (coop), Forreston, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Mt. Carroll and Savanna
  • Upstate - Aquin, East Dubuque, Milledgeville, Orangeville, Polo, Warren-River Ridge (coop), and Stockton

In 2005, Mt. Carroll and Savanna consolidated with Thomson to become West Carroll. During the same year, four teams from the Four Rivers Conference (Ashton-Franklin Center, Durand, Pecatonica, South Beloit) were accepted to join the conference. Durand, Pecatonica and South Beloit joined the Northwest Division and Ashton-Franklin Center entered the Upstate. In 2016, upon the departure of South Beloit, Amboy took their position in the Northwest division.

The final alignment of these divisions were:

  • Northwest - Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio (coop), Dakota, Durand-Pecatonica (coop), East Dubuque, Eastland-Pearl City (coop), Forreston, Galena, Lena-Winslow, West Carroll
  • Upstate - Aquin, Ashton-Franklin Center, Milledgeville, Orangeville, Polo, River Ridge, Stockton, and Warren

Starting in 2019, Polo and River Ridge ceased playing traditional 11-man football and began playing 8-man.[13] This change, along with Warren forming a coop with Black Hawk High School in South Wayne, Wisconsin, has created a conference realignment specifically for football. The conference split geographically into North and South divisions with seven schools on each side. Crossover games between schools in different divisions were scheduled based on enrollment.

These divisions were:

  • North Division - Dakota, Durand-Pecatonica (coop), East Dubuque, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, Stockton
  • South Division - AFC, Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio (coop), Aquin, Eastland-Pearl City (coop), Forreston, Milledgeville, and West Carroll

In 2021, five more teams from the conference transitioned to 8-man football.[14] These teams include Ashton-Franklin Center, and Milledgeville as well as the 1984 (2A) state champion Amboy, the 1989 (1A) state championship team Orangeville, and Freeport Aquin, who claimed the (1A) state championship in 1981, 1986 and 2005. However, with the 2022 addition of Fulton High School, the conference has a net loss of only four teams. These changes will reduce the number of 11-man teams to 10 teams and eliminate the need for divisional play. The 2022 season included:

  • 11-Man Football - Dakota, Durand-Pecatonica (coop), East Dubuque, Eastland-Pearl City (coop), Forreston, Fulton, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Stockton and West Carroll
  • 8-Man Football - Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio (coop), Ashton-Franklin Center, Aquin, Milledgeville, Orangeville, Polo, and River Ridge

On November 18, 2021, the East Dubuque board of education voted 5 to 1 in favor of joining Southwestern High School (Wisconsin) for football, leaving the NUIC and bringing the total number of teams competing in 11-man football down to nine.[15] This reduction causes each team in the conference the need to seek a non-conference game each season. The 2023 season included the following alignment:

  • 11-Man Football - Dakota, Durand-Pecatonica (coop), Eastland-Pearl City (coop), Forreston, Fulton, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Stockton and West Carroll
  • 8-Man Football - • North 1 Division: Ashton-Franklin Center •North 2 Division: Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio (coop), Aquin, Milledgeville, Orangeville, Polo, and River Ridge

The 2024 season creates a change in the structure of NUIC football. Regarding 11-man, Morrison joins the league with 2A state championships in 2009 and 2011. The total number of 11-man schools, however, remain at 9 due to the fact that West Carroll converts to 8-man. An additional change in 8-man includes Aquin closing and no longer competing.

The 2024 season included the following alignment:

  • 11-Man Football - Dakota, Durand-Pecatonica (coop), Eastland-Pearl City (coop), Forreston, Fulton, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Morrison, and Stockton
  • 8-Man Football - • North Division: Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio (coop), Ashton-Franklin Center Milledgeville, Orangeville, Polo, River Ridge, and West Carroll

Volleyball alignment

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In 2001, the conference utilized the same concept of North and South divisions for girls volleyball.

Those groups were:

  • North - Dakota, East Dubuque, Eastland, Galena, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, and Warren
  • South - Aquin, Forreston, Fulton Unity, Milledgeville, Mt. Carroll, Pearl City, Polo and Savanna

Similar to basketball, when the league expanded in 2005, some teams shifted and the arrangements moved to the following 3 division system:

  • North - Aquin, Dakota, Durand, Orangeville, Pearl City, Pecatonica and South Beloit.
  • South - Ashton-Franklin Center, Eastland, Forreston, Fulton Unity, Milledgeville, Polo, and West Carroll.
  • West - East Dubuque, Galena, Lena-Winslow, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, and Warren.

In 2014, the conference eliminated divisions and created a single volleyball conference with all 20 teams and South Beloit was replaced with Amboy after they left the conference in 2016.

Prior to the 2019-2020 school year, the conference realigned back to three divisions. The divisions would once again be labeled North, South and West and would be unbalanced with two divisions having 7 teams and one having 6, however, this alignment changed for the 2021-22 season as Fulton joinied the South Division, giving each division 7 teams.

These divisions were:

  • North - Aquin, Dakota, Durand, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, Pearl City, and Pecatonica
  • South - Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, Eastland, Forreston, Fulton, Milledgeville, and Polo
  • West - East Dubuque, Galena, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, and Warren, and West Carroll

2024 Realignment:

Morrison's entrance into the league and Aquin's departure created an imbalance that required an adjustment in order to maintain equal numbers for each division. In the North, Forreston was moved from the South to put the total number of teams at 7. The addition of Morrison to the South division kept the total number of teams at 7 with the West being untouched and also keeping 7 teams total.

These divisions are:

  • North - Dakota, Durand, Forreston, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, Pearl City, and Pecatonica
  • South - Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, Eastland, Fulton, Milledgeville, Morrison, and Polo
  • West - East Dubuque, Galena, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, Warren, and West Carroll

Membership timeline

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Full members
Full members (Football Coop)
Full members (8-man football)
Full members (Wisconsin Football Coop)
Full members (Basketball Coop)
Partial member (listed sports)
Upstate Illini Conference
Other Conference (Listed)

Cooperative Arrangements

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note: Highlighted school is the host[16]

  • Amboy, and Ohio High Schools co-operate for boys basketball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Amboy, and Ohio High Schools co-operate for girls basketball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for boys cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for girls cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Amboy, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for boys football. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for boys golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for girls golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for boys track & field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Amboy, Ashton-Franklin Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for girls track & field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Amboy, Ashton Franklin-Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for boys wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Amboy, Ashton Franklin-Center, La Moille and Ohio High Schools co-operate for girls wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Amboy, and Ohio High Schools co-operate for girls volleyball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Ashton (A.-Franklin Center) and Byron co-operate for boys swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Ashton (A.-Franklin Center) and Byron co-operate for girls swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Dakota and Orangeville High Schools co-operate for boys wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Dakota and Orangeville High Schools co-operate for girls wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Durand and Pecatonica High Schools co-operate for boys cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Durand and Pecatonica High Schools co-operate for girls cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Durand and Pecatonica High Schools co-operate for football. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Durand and Pecatonica High Schools co-operate for boys wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Durand and Pecatonica High Schools co-operate for girls wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • East Dubuque and Hanover (River Ridge) High Schools co-operate for boys cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • East Dubuque and Hanover (River Ridge) High Schools co-operate for girls cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Durand and Pecatonica High Schools co-operate for girls cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Eastland and Milledgville City High Schools co-operate for boys golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Eastland and Milledgville City High Schools co-operate for girls golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Eastland and Pearl City High Schools co-operate for football.[17] (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Forreston and Polo High Schools co-operate for boys track & field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Forreston and Polo High Schools co-operate for girls track & field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Forreston and Byron High Schools co-operate for boys swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Forreston and Byron High Schools co-operate for girls swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Hanover (River Ridge) and Scales Mound High Schools co-operate for boys baseball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Hanover (River Ridge) and Scales Mound High Schools co-operate for boys golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Hanover (River Ridge) and Scales Mound High Schools co-operate for girls golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Hanover (River Ridge) and Scales Mound High Schools co-operate for girls basketball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Lena-Winslow and Stockton High Schools co-operate for boys wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Lena-Winslow and Stockton High Schools co-operate for girls wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Lena-Winslow and Pearl City High Schools co-operate for girls track. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Morrison and Erie High Schools co-operate for girls swimming and diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Orangeville and Freeport Aquin High Schools co-operate for boys baseball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Orangeville and Freeport Aquin High Schools co-operate for girls softball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Orangeville and Freeport Aquin High Schools co-operate for boys basketball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Pearl City and Lena-Winslow High Schools co-operate for boys golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Pearl City and Lena-Winslow High Schools co-operate for girls golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Pearl City and Eastland High Schools co-operate for Speech Individual Events. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Pecatonica and Durand High Schools co-operate for boys baseball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Pecatonica and Durand High Schools co-operate for boys golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Pecatonica and Durand High Schools co-operate for girls golf. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Pecatonica, Dakota and Durand High Schools co-operate for boys soccer. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Pecatonica, Dakota and Durand High Schools co-operate for girls soccer. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Pecatonica and Byron High Schools co-operate for boys swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Pecatonica and Byron High Schools co-operate for girls swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Pecatonica and Durand High Schools co-operate for boys track & field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Pecatonica and Durand High Schools co-operate for girls track & field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Polo and Byron High Schools co-operate for boys swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Polo and Byron High Schools co-operate for girls swimming & diving. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Polo, Forreston, Eastland and Milledgeville High Schools co-operate for boys wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Polo, Forreston, Eastland and Milledgeville High Schools co-operate for girls wrestling. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Scales Mound and River Ridge High Schools co-operate for girls softball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Scales Mound High School co-operates with Benton High School (WI) in Benton, Wisconsin, for football, therefore they do not participate in the IHSA football playoffs.
  • Stockton, Lena-Winslow, and Warren High Schools co-operate for speech individual events. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Stockton and Lena-Winslow High Schools co-operate for boys cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Stockton and Lena-Winslow High Schools co-operate for girls cross country. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Stockton and Warren High Schools co-operate for boys track and field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Stockton and Warren High Schools co-operate for girls track and field. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Stockton and Warren High Schools co-operate for girls softball. (Co-Op ends 2025)
  • Warren and Stockton High Schools co-operate for boys baseball. (Co-Op ends 2023)
  • Warren High School co-operates with Black Hawk High School (WI) in South Wayne, Wisconsin, for football, therefore they do not participate in the IHSA football playoffs.

Competitive Success

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Teams currently competing in the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference have won 97 team state championships in IHSA sponsored athletics and activities. This includes championships won prior to entering the league.[18][19][20][21] [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] The conference also has produced 146 individual championships, including golf,[22] public speaking,[32] track & field,[23][29] and wrestling.[33] Josh Alber and Seth Milks from Dakota are the only individual 4-time state champions in the history of the conference. As a wrestler, Alber finished his 4 years of competition undefeated with a final record of 182 wins and 0 losses. Alber also became the first four-time state champion in IHSA history to complete high school competition without a loss or tie.

State Champions

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Note: Championships listed here also include championships won by current member schools prior to any respective consolidations, as well as prior to the formation of the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference.

Team

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School Sport/Activity Gender Year Class
Fulton Football Boys 1976-77 2A
Stockton Football Boys 1978-79 2A
Aquin Central Catholic Football Boys 1981-82 1A
Amboy Football Boys 1984-85 2A
Aquin Central Catholic Football Boys 1986-87 1A
Orangeville Football Boys 1989-90 1A
Stockton Football Boys 1991-92 1A
Fulton Football Boys 1991-92 2A
Galena Football Boys 1997-98 1A
Galena Football Boys 2003-04 1A
Aquin Central Catholic Football Boys 2005-06 1A
Dakota Football Boys 2005-06 2A
Dakota Football Boys 2007-08 2A
Galena Football Boys 2007-08 1A
Morrison Football Boys 2009-10 2A
Lena-Winslow Football Boys 2010-11 1A
Dakota Football Boys 2011-12 1A
Morrison Football Boys 2011-12 2A
Lena-Winslow Football Boys 2013-14 1A
Forreston Football Boys 2014-15 1A
Pearl City (coop w. Eastland) Football Boys 2014-15 2A
Forreston Football Boys 2016-17 1A
Lena-Winslow Football Boys 2017-18 1A
Forreston Football Boys 2018-19 1A
Lena-Winslow Football Boys 2019-20 1A
Polo 8-Man Football Boys 2019-20 8-Man*[34]
Polo 8-Man Football Boys 2021-22 8-Man
Lena-Winslow Football Boys 2021-22 1A
Lena-Winslow Football Boys 2022-23 1A
Amboy 8-Man Football Boys 2023-24 8-Man
Amboy 8-Man Football Boys 2024-25 8-Man
Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling Boys 1973-74 A
Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling Boys 1974-75 A
Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling Boys 1976-77 A
Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling Boys 1978-79 A
Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling Boys 1979-80 A
Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling Boys 1981-82 A
Dakota Wrestling Boys 2005-06 A
Dakota Wrestling Boys 2012-13 A
Dakota Wrestling Boys 2013-14 A
Dakota Wrestling Boys 2014-15 A
Dakota Wrestling Boys 2015-16 A
Lena-Winslow Wrestling Boys 2016-17 A
Lena-Winslow Wrestling Boys 2018-19 A
Dakota Wrestling Boys 2019-20 A
Eastland Volleyball Girls 2008-09 1A
Eastland Volleyball Girls 2009-10 1A
Dakota Volleyball Girls 2011-12 1A
Eastland Volleyball Girls 2015-16 1A
Aquin Central Catholic Volleyball Girls 2022-23 1A
Galena Volleyball Girls 2023-24 1A
Aquin Central Catholic Basketball Girls 2011-12 1A
Aquin Central Catholic Basketball Girls 2012-13 1A
Eastland Basketball Girls 2019-20 1A
Morrison Softball Girls 2010-11 2A
Milledgeville Softball Girls 2012-13 1A
West Carroll Music Sweepstakes COED 2009-10 B
West Carroll Music Sweepstakes COED 2010-11 B
West Carroll Music Sweepstakes COED 2011-12 B
West Carroll Music Sweepstakes COED 2012-13 B
Forreston Music Sweepstakes COED 1992-93 C
Milledgeville Music Sweepstakes COED 1998-99 C
Forreston Music Sweepstakes COED 1999-00 C
Forreston Music Sweepstakes COED 2000-01 C
Forreston Music Sweepstakes COED 2001-02 C
Forreston Music Sweepstakes COED 2002-03 C
Forreston Music Sweepstakes COED 2003-04 C
Forreston Music Sweepstakes COED 2004-05 C
Forreston Music Sweepstakes COED 2005-06 C
Forreston Music Sweepstakes COED 2006-07 C
Eastland Music Sweepstakes COED 2007-08 C
Eastland Music Sweepstakes COED 2008-09 C
Forreston Music Sweepstakes COED 2010-11 C
Forreston Music Sweepstakes COED 2011-12 C
Forreston Music Sweepstakes COED 2012-13 C
West Carroll Music Sweepstakes COED 2016-17 C
Leaf River (now Forreston) Music Sweepstakes COED 1974-75 D
Leaf River (now Forreston) Music Sweepstakes COED 1975-76 D
Elizabeth (now River Ridge) Music Sweepstakes COED 1982-83 D
Elizabeth (now River Ridge) Music Sweepstakes COED 1983-84 D
Orangeville Music Sweepstakes COED 2003-04 D
Orangeville Music Sweepstakes COED 2005-06 D
Orangeville Music Sweepstakes COED 2006-07 D
Orangeville Music Sweepstakes COED 2007-08 D
Orangeville Music Sweepstakes COED 2008-09 D
Stockton Music Sweepstakes COED 2011-12[35] D
Stockton Music Sweepstakes COED 2012-13 D
Stockton Music Sweepstakes COED 2013-14 D
Stockton Music Sweepstakes COED 2014-15 D
Stockton Music Sweepstakes COED 2015-16 D
Stockton Music Sweepstakes COED 2016-17 D
River Ridge Music Sweepstakes COED 2017-18 D
Stockton Music Sweepstakes COED 2018-19 D
Milledgeville Music Sweepstakes COED 2019-20 D
Stockton Music Sweepstakes COED 2020-21 C
Milledgeville Music Sweepstakes COED 2020-21 D
Stockton Music Sweepstakes COED 2021-22 D
Stockton Music Sweepstakes COED 2022-23 D

*Polo's championship in 8-man football is in a non-sanctioned IHSA activity.

Individual

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Female Athlete(s) School Sport/Activity Event/Level Gender Year Class
Barb Fogel Mt. Carroll (now West Carroll) Track & Field 400m Dash Girls 1980-81 A
Amy Snyder Fulton Track & Field 400m Dash Girls 1992-93 A
Loni Goeke Dakota Track & Field Discus Girls 1997-98 A
Loni Goeke Dakota Track & Field Discus Girls 1998-99 A
Emily Offenheiser Stockton Track & Field Discus Girls 2017-18 A
Jody Rendon Stockton Track & Field Shot Put Girls 1998-99 A
Jody Rendon Stockton Track & Field Shot Put Girls 1999-2000 A
Chloe Lindeman Fulton Track & Field Shot Put Girls 2017-18 1A
Chloe Lindeman Fulton Track & Field Shot Put Girls 2018-19 1A
Brittany Houghton Dakota Track & Field Triple Jump Girls 2005-06 A
Daekota Knott Fulton Track & Field Triple Jump Girls 2018-19 1A
Abby Redmon Galena Track & Field 300m Low Hurdles Girls 2000-01 A
Rhiannon Coffey Polo Track & Field 300m Low Hurdles Girls 2003-04 A
Toni Logemann Stockton Track & Field 800m Run Girls 1994-95 A
Rachel Knapp Pecatonica Track & Field 1600m Run Girls 1989-90 A
Carmen DeVries Lena-Winslow Track & Field 400m Dash Girls 2017-18 A
Jamie Pickens
Serena Shepard
Amy Snyder
Angie Snyder 		Fulton Track & Field 800m Medley Relay Girls 1992-93 A
Tammy Adkins
Emily Borchers
Roxi DeVries
Jessica Gagliardi 		Forreston Track & Field 4x400m Relay Girls 1991-92 A
Danelle Buttel
Marissa Ludewig
Jennifer Mennenga
Mandy Scheffner 		Forreston Track & Field 4x400m Relay Girls 1994-95 A
Jennifer Birkholz
Danelle Buttel
Marissa Ludewig
Mandy Scheffner 		Forreston Track & Field 4x400m Relay Girls 1995-96 A
Courtney Kuehl
Chrissy Lehmann
Tammy Schurch
Kelli Wessels 		Lena-Winslow Track & Field 4x400m Relay Girls 1997-98 A
Male Athlete(s) School Sport/Activity Event/Level Gender Year Class
Dave Melhus Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 98 lbs Boys 1974-75 A
Jerry Raab Stockton Wrestling 98 lbs Boys 1975-76 A
Brad Anderson Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 98 lbs Boys 1979-80 A
Pete Alber Dakota Wrestling 98 lbs Boys 1980-81 A
Dave Seward Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 103 lbs Boys 1961-62 -
Patrick Hamilton Morrison Wrestling 103 lbs Boys 1995-96 A
Seth Milks Dakota Wrestling 103 lbs Boys 2005-06 A
Josh Alber Dakota Wrestling 103 lbs Boys 2010-11 1A
Butch Wingett Fulton Wrestling 105 lbs Boys 1974-75 A
Jerry Raab Stockton Wrestling 105 lbs Boys 1976-77 A
Mike Lizer Dakota Wrestling 105 lbs Boys 1978-79 A
Tony Alber Dakota Wrestling 105 lbs Boys 1979-80 A
Tyler Fleetwood Fulton Wrestling 106 lbs Boys 2015-16 1A
Mark Massery Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 112 lbs Boys 1967-68 -
Dennis Lizer Dakota Wrestling 112 lbs Boys 1976-77 A
Paul Evans Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 112 lbs Boys 1977-78 A
Matt Jacobs Dakota Wrestling 112 lbs Boys 1997-98 A
Seth Milks Dakota Wrestling 112 lbs Boys 2006-07 A
Alec Henze Dakota Wrestling 113 lbs Boys 2014-15 1A
Alec Henze Dakota Wrestling 113 lbs Boys 2015-16 1A
Pat Johnson Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 119 lbs Boys 1976-77 A
Dan Anderson Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 119 lbs Boys 1980-81 A
Randy Stubbe Dakota Wrestling 119 lbs Boys 1997-98 A
Seth Milks Dakota Wrestling 119 lbs Boys 2007-08 A
Mark Massey Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 120 lbs Boys 1968-69 -
Josh Alber Dakota Wrestling 120 lbs Boys 2011-12 1A
Josh Alber Dakota Wrestling 120 lbs Boys 2012-13 1A
Tyler Fleetwood Fulton Wrestling 120 lbs Boys 2016-17 1A
Phoenix Blakely Dakota Wrestling 120 lbs Boys 2019-20 1A
Phoenix Blakely Dakota Wrestling 120 lbs Boys 2021-22 1A
Matt Jacobs Dakota Wrestling 125 lbs Boys 1998-99 A
Cort Lawton Polo Wrestling 125 lbs Boys 2005-06 A
Vince Alber Dakota Wrestling 125 lbs Boys 2006-07 A
Steve Webster Dakota Wrestling 126 lbs Boys 1973-74 A
Dave Melhus Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 126 lbs Boys 1976-77 A
Robert McKnight Amboy Wrestling 126 lbs Boys 1977-78 A
Jack Nickels Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 126 lbs Boys 1978-79 A
Greg Alber Dakota Wrestling 126 lbs Boys 1987-88 A
Printice Walls Dakota Wrestling 126 lbs Boys 2014-15 1A
Ethan Doty West Carroll Wrestling 126 lbs Boys 2018-19 1A
TJ Silva Dakota Wrestling 126 lbs Boys 2022-23 1A
Andy Reeter Dakota Wrestling 130 lbs Boys 1998-99 A
Seth Milks Dakota Wrestling 130 lbs Boys 2008-09 1A
Paul Engaldo Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 132 lbs Boys 1974-75 A
Josh Alber Dakota Wrestling 132 lbs Boys 2013-14 1A
Phoenix Blakely Dakota Wrestling 132 lbs Boys 2022-23 1A
Carver James Dakota Wrestling 138 lbs Boys 2012-13 1A
J.J. Wolfe Dakota Wrestling 138 lbs Boys 2013-14 1A
Nate Olsen Dakota Wrestling 138 lbs Boys 2014-15 1A
Joe Eads Morrison Wrestling 138 lbs Boys 2016-17 1A
Jesse Milks Dakota Wrestling 140 lbs Boys 2005-06 A
Mark McDonnell Morrison Wrestling 140 lbs Boys 2010-11 A
Lonnie Robinson Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 145 lbs Boys 1974-75 A
Dave Lloyd Ashton (now AFC) Wrestling 145 lbs Boys 1981-82 A
Ryan Castro Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 145 lbs Boys 1996-97 A
Darren Olsen Dakota Wrestling 145 lbs Boys 2004-05 A
Mark McDonnell Morrison Wrestling 145 lbs Boys 2011-12 A
Quincy Kalkbrenner Lena-Winslow Wrestling 145 lbs Boys 2012-13 1A
J.J. Wolfe Dakota Wrestling 145 lbs Boys 2014-15 1A
Greg Krulas Dakota Wrestling 145 lbs Boys 2015-16 1A
Carver James Dakota Wrestling 152 lbs Boys 2013-14 1A
Greg Krulas Dakota Wrestling 152 lbs Boys 2014-15 1A
Joe Fosdick Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 155 lbs Boys 1973-74 A
Jim Kurth Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 155 lbs Boys 1981-82 A
Mike Kurth Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 155 lbs Boys 1982-83 A
Matt Wenger Dakota Wrestling 160 lbs Boys 2003-04 A
Caleb Kraft Dakota Wrestling 160 lbs Boys 2006-07 A
Quincy Kalkbrenner Lena-Winslow Wrestling 160 lbs Boys 2013-14 1A
Nathan Olsen Dakota Wrestling 160 lbs Boys 2015-16 1A
Joe Fosdick Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 167 lbs Boys 1975-76 A
Mike Lindeman Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 167 lbs Boys 1979-80 A
Brian Woodley Dakota Wrestling 167 lbs Boys 1993-94 A
Matthew Wenger Dakota Wrestling 167 lbs Boys 2004-05 A
Matthew Wenger Dakota Wrestling 167 lbs Boys 2005-06 A
Carl Bonvillain Lena-Winslow Wrestling 167 lbs Boys 2006-07 A
Trey Griffin Lena-Winslow Wrestling 167 lbs Boys 2009-10 1A
Jake Apple Dakota Wrestling 167 lbs Boys 2010-11 1A
Carver James Dakota Wrestling 170 lbs Boys 2014-15 1A
Andrew Wenzel Dakota Wrestling 170 lbs Boys 2018-19 1A
Logan Staver Lena-Winslow Wrestling 182 lbs Boys 2012-13 1A
Griffin Luke Lena-Winslow Wrestling 182 lbs Boys 2022-23 1A
Jeff Eastlick Stockton Wrestling 185 lbs Boys 1977-78 A
Chuck Haas Savanna (now West Carroll) Wrestling 185 lbs Boys 1978-79 A
Andy McPeek Lena-Winslow Wrestling 189 lbs Boys 1992-93 A
Wes Folk Dakota Wrestling 189 lbs Boys 1994-95 A
Mitch Alberstett Durand Wrestling 189 lbs Boys 2007-08 A
Mitch Alberstett Durand Wrestling 189 lbs Boys 2008-09 1A
Trey Griffin Lena-Winslow Wrestling 189 lbs Boys 2010-11 1A
Matt McDonnell Morrison Wrestling 195 lbs Boys 2011-12 A
Ty Harmston Lena-Winslow Wrestling 195 lbs Boys 2012-13 1A
Matt Kuebel Fulton Wrestling 215 lbs Boys 1997-98 A
Scott Nicholas Dakota Wrestling 215 lbs Boys 2005-06 A
Ty Harmston Lena-Winslow Wrestling 220 lbs Boys 2013-14 1A
Eli Pannell Fulton Wrestling 220 lbs Boys 2018-19 1A
Noah Wenzel Dakota Wrestling 220 lbs Boys 2022-23 1A
Jake Peterson Polo Wrestling 285 lbs Boys 2009-10 1A
Ian Kuehl Lena-Winslow Wrestling 285 lbs Boys 2017-18 1A
Jamin Soria Ashton (now AFC) Wrestling HWT Boys 1992-93 A
Jamin Soria Ashton (now AFC) Wrestling 275 lbs Boys 1994-95 A
George Pulford Savanna (now West Carroll) Track & Field 880yd Walk Boys 1896-97 -
Floyd "Bud" Smith Mt. Carroll (now West Carroll) Track & Field High Jump Boys 1952-53 -
Carl Colby Pecatonica Track & Field Pole Vault Boys 1900-01 -
Aaron Ruter Forreston Track & Field Discus Boys 2003-04 A
Steve Brondyke Fulton Track & Field Shot Put Boys 1977-78 A
Steve Brondyke Fulton Track & Field Shot Put Boys 1978-79 A
Dave Eaton Galena Track & Field 100m Dash Boys 1986-87 A
Sammy Biggs Morrison Track & Field 100m Dash Boys 2005-06 A
Troy Piper Durand Track & Field 400m Dash Boys 1981-82 A
Gary Medendorp Fulton Track & Field 400m Dash Boys 1982-83 A
Sammy Biggs Morrison Track & Field 400m Dash Boys 2005-06 A
Kevin Glastetter Milledgeville Track & Field 400m Dash Boys 2010-11 1A
Scott Bartelt Polo Track & Field 880yd Dash Boys 1975-76 A
Jerry Funk Forreston Track & Field 800m Run Boys 1984-85 A
Allen Berkstresser Mt. Carroll (now West Carroll) Track & Field 1 Mile Boys 1905-06 -
Jeremy Daughenbaugh
Kurt Kramer
Jayson Lietzen
Jeremy Spencer 		Lena-Winslow Track & Field 4x100m Relay Boys 1992-93 A
De'Angelo Fernandez
McKeon Crase
Noah Dewey
Michael Taylor 		Forreston Track & Field 4x100m Relay Boys 2022-23 A
Nick Allen
Keegan Anderson
Koby Brackemeyer
Nathan Mickle 		Morrison Track & Field 4x800m Relay Boys 2017-18 A
Keegan Anderson
Koby Brackemeyer
Nathan Mickle
Hunter Newman 		Morrison Track & Field 4x800m Relay Boys 2018-19 A
Mason Wright Forreston Track & Field Triple Jump Boys 2016-17 1A
Max Milbrath Pecatonica Track & Field Triple Jump Boys 2022-23 1A
A.J. Christensen Forreston Track & Field 110m High Hurdles Boys 2017-18 1A
A.J. Christensen Forreston Track & Field 300m Intermediate Hurdles Boys 2017-18 1A
Doug Althaus
Brian Ely
Dennis Ely
Doug Ely 		Amboy Track & Field 4x400m Relay Boys 1983-84 A
Trey Timpe Stockton Golf - Boys 2013-14 1A
Alec Mackenzie Savanna (now West Carroll) Individual Events Extemporaneous Speaking CoEd 1940-41 -
Alec Mackenzie Savanna (now West Carroll) Individual Events Original Oratory CoEd 1940-41 -
Stephen Baldridge Savanna (now West Carroll) Individual Events Prose Reading CoEd 1966-67 -

Championship totals

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School Team Individual Combined
Amboy 3** 2 5
AFC 0 3 3
Aquin 6 0 6
Dakota 10 50 60
Durand 0 3 3
East Dubuque 0 0 0
Eastland 6 0 5
Forreston 17 9 26
Fulton 1 13 14
Galena 4 2 6
Lena-Winslow 8 14 22
Milledgeville 4 1 5
Morrison 3 9 12
Orangeville 6 0 6
Pearl City 1* 0 1
Pecatonica 0 3 3
Polo 2** 4 6
River Ridge 3 0 3
Scales Mound 0 0 0
Stockton 12 8 20
Warren 0 0 0
West Carroll 11 25 36
Totals 96 146 242

*Pearl City was the host school for the football coop with Eastland in the 2014 championship.
**Championships in 8-man football are considered a non-sanctioned IHSA activity.

References

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  1. ^ The Times, Ottawa, IL [permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ SaukValley.com
  3. ^ QCOnline.com
  4. ^ WIFR.com
  5. ^ ShawLocal.com
  6. ^ ClintonHerald.com
  7. ^ a b "Numeric Enrollments | Enrollments & Classifications | Schools | IHSA".
  8. ^ a b http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrolla.htm [bare URL]
  9. ^ a b http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrollments.htm [bare URL]
  10. ^ a b http://www.ihsa.org/activity/fb/2009-10/playoffs.htm [bare URL]
  11. ^ MyStateline.com
  12. ^ WIFR.com
  13. ^ IHSA.org 8-man football
  14. ^ Quad City Times Jun 19, 2020
  15. ^ KDTH Radio
  16. ^ IHSA list of coops
  17. ^ Season Stats
  18. ^ IHSA Baseball Records
  19. ^ IHSA Boys Basketball Records
  20. ^ IHSA Boys Cross Country Records
  21. ^ IHSA Football Records
  22. ^ a b IHSA Boys Golf Records
  23. ^ a b IHSA Boys Track & Field Records
  24. ^ IHSA Girls Basketball Records
  25. ^ IHSA Girls Cross Country Records
  26. ^ IHSA Girls Golf Records
  27. ^ IHSA Girls Soccer Records
  28. ^ IHSA Softball Records
  29. ^ a b IHSA Girls Track & Field Records
  30. ^ IHSA Girls Volleyball Records
  31. ^ IHSA Music Sweepstakes Records
  32. ^ IHSA Public Speaking Records
  33. ^ IHSA Wrestling Records
  34. ^ I8FA.org
  35. ^ TourneyWire.com
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