Central Illinois Conference
The Central Illinois Conference or CIC, is a high school athletic conference in Central Illinois. The first year of existence was the 2014-15 school year. Its schools belong to the IHSA and compete in many sports and other activities.
History
The conference started in the 2014-15 school year and originally included Argenta-Oreana, Clinton, St. Teresa, Meridian, Central A&M, Sullivan, Shelbyville, Warrensburg-Latham, and Tuscola all schools from the Okaw Valley Conference. Before the actual forming of the CIC, Argenta-Oreana decided to join the Little Okaw Valley Conference, so this left the new conference with 8 schools.School | Years | Previous Conferences |
Central A&M | 2014–Present | 1997–2014 Okaw Valley Conference Meridian Conference |
Clinton | 2014–Present | 1990–2014 Okaw Valley Conference 1950–90 Corn Belt Conference |
Meridian | 2014–Present | 1995–2014 Okaw Valley Conference Meridian Conference |
Shelbyville | 2014–Present | 1999–2014 Okaw Valley Conference 1996-1999 Independent 1952–1996 Mid-State Conference |
St. Teresa | 2014–Present | 1971–2014 Okaw Valley Conference 1950–58 Central Conference |
Sullivan | 2014–Present | 1950–82, 1990–2014 Okaw Valley Conference 1982–90 Independent |
Tuscola | 2014–Present | 1950–83, 2006–2014 Okaw Valley Conference 1994–2006 Little Okaw Valley Conference |
Warrensburg-Latham | 2014–Present | 1971–82, 1990–2014 Okaw Valley Conference |
Member schools
There are 8 member schools in the Conference.
School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Affiliation | 2017 9–12 enrollment | Year Joined | Previous Conference | School website |
Central A & M High School | Moweaqua, Illinois | Raiders | Red,Black and White | Public | 246 | 2014-15 | Okaw Valley | https://www.camraiders.com |
Clinton High School | Clinton, Illinois | Maroons | Maroon and Gold | Public | 607 | 2014-15 | Okaw Valley | http://www.cusd15.org |
Meridian High School | Macon, Illinois | Hawks | Kelly Green, Silver and Black | Public | 269 | 2014-15 | Okaw Valley | http://www.meridianhawks.net |
Shelbyville High School | Shelbyville, Illinois | Rams | Purple and White | Public | 323 | 2014-15 | Okaw Valley | http://www.shelbyville.k12.il.us |
St. Teresa High School | Decatur, Illinois | Bulldogs | Orange and Blue | Private | 259 / 427.35 | 2014-15 | Okaw Valley | https://www.stteresa.org |
Sullivan High School | Sullivan, Illinois | Redskins | Red and Black | Public | 318 | 2014-15 | Okaw Valley | http://www.sullivan.k12.il.us |
Tuscola Community High School | Tuscola, Illinois | Warriors | Black and Gold | Public | 313 | 2014-15 | Okaw Valley | http://www.tuscola.k12.il.us/ |
Warrensburg-Latham High School | Warrensburg, Illinois | Cardinals | Red and Gold | Public | 289 | 2014-15 | Okaw Valley | http://www.wl.k12.il.us/ |
Sports
The conference offers the following sports:Boys sports
- Football, basketball, baseball, golf, track and field
- Cross-country
- Soccer
- Wrestling
- Swimming and diving
- Tennis
- Volleyball, basketball, softball, track and field
- Cross-country
- Golf
- Soccer
- Competitive cheering
- Tennis
- Swimming and diving
IHSA State Level Successes
- Central A&M- Boys Football: 2nd place 1992, 2nd place 1995, 2nd place 1996, 1st place 1997, 2nd place 2001 and 2nd place 2019. Girls Basketball: 3rd place 2007–08, 4th place 2013-14, 1st place 2014-15, 2nd place 2015-16. Girls Track: 2011-12 1st place, 2012-13 1st place
- Clinton: Boys Golf: 2nd place 1996–97. Boys Wrestling: 3rd place 1989–90, 2nd place 1992–93, 4th place 1993–94, 2nd place 1999–2000, 3rd place 2000–01
- Meridian- Boys Basketball: 1st place 2008–09. Boys Football: 2nd place 1999
- St. Teresa- Girls Cross Country won state in 2010. Girls tennis: 2nd in doubles in state in 2009,1A Runner up Football in 2016,Boys Soccer State 3rd place 2018, 2A Football Final Four 2018,2A Football Final Four 2019, Volleyball State Champions 2019
- Shelbyville- Boys Basketball: 1st place 1996, Competitive Cheering: 1st place 2005–06
- Sullivan- Boys Baseball: 2nd place 1997–98. Boys Golf: 3rd place 1979–80. Boys Track: 2nd place 1985–86. Girls Basketball: 1st place 1990–91, 2nd place 1991–92. Girls Track: 3rd place 2013–14, 2014–15. Scholastic Bowl: 4th place 1992–93 & 2000–01
- Tuscola- Boys Football: 1st place 2006–07 & 2009–10, 2nd place 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011-12. Boys Baseball: 4th place 2007–08. Boys Track: 3rd place 2007–08. Girls Softball: 4th place 2011-12
- Warrensburg-Latham- Boys Basketball: 3rd place 2002–03 & 2007–08. Girls Softball: 2nd place 2003–04. Scholastic Bowl: 1st place 2000–01, 3rd place 2008–09