Founders League


The Founders League is an American athletic league comprising a number of college preparatory schools. Founded in 1984, it consists of ten schools in Connecticut and one from eastern New York. All of the schools in the Conference are founding members.. The League is one of eleven in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council.

Members

SchoolMascotLocationFoundedGradesEnrollmentColorsVarsity TeamsRivals
Avon Old Farms SchoolWinged BeaversAvon, CT19279-12408 Boys15Westminster
Choate Rosemary HallWild BoarsWallingford, CT18909-1286532Deerfield
The Ethel Walker SchoolWild CatsSimsbury, CT19116-12258 Girls13Miss Porters
The Hotchkiss SchoolBearcatsLakeville, CT18919-1259917Taft
Kent SchoolLionsKent, CT19069-1257023Loomis Chaffee
Kingswood Oxford SchoolWyvernsWest Hartford, CT19096-1249926-
Loomis Chaffee SchoolPelicansWindsor, CT18749-1265022Kent
Miss Porter's SchoolDaisiesFarmington, CT18439-12333 Girls18Ethel Walker
The Taft SchoolRhinosWatertown, CT18909-1259527Hotchkiss
Trinity-Pawling SchoolPride Pawling, NY19077-12325 Boys13Avon Old Farms
Westminster SchoolMartletsSimsbury, CT18889-1239016Avon Old Farms

Competition

Founders League competition takes place in the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. By and large, member schools compete for the Founders League Championship in each of the aforementioned sports for which a team is fielded. In some cases, Founders League teams collectively participate in regional leagues or tournaments, including the New Englands. The Founders League is recognized by the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council.