North Suburban Conference (Illinois)


The North Suburban Conference is an extra-curricular conference of eight high schools located in Lake County, Illinois, in the northern suburbs of Chicago. All of the schools are members of the Illinois High School Association.
From 2006-2016, The conference is split up into two divisions for all interscholastic activities. The primary criteria for the separate divisions is school size, with the schools in the Lake Division being larger than the schools in the Prairie Division.

Schools

SchoolTownTeam NameColorsIHSA ClassesReference
Lake Forest High SchoolLake ForestScouts AA/3A/4A/6A
Lake Zurich High SchoolLake ZurichBears AA/3A/4A/7A
Libertyville High SchoolLibertyvilleWildcats AA/3A/4A/7A
Mundelein High SchoolMundeleinMustangs AA/3A/4A/7A
Adlai E. Stevenson High SchoolLincolnshirePatriots AA/3A/4A/8A
Warren Township High SchoolGurneeBlue Devils AA/3A/4A/8A
Waukegan High SchoolWaukeganBulldogs AA/3A/4A/8A
Zion-Benton Township High SchoolZionZee-Bees AA/3A/4A/8A

Sports

The NSC sponsors competition for teams of young men and women in: basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, volleyball, and track & field. There is also sponsorship for young men to compete in baseball, football, and wrestling, while there is sponsorship for young women in dance,cheer, badminton, bowling, and softball.

Changes

Beginning in the 2016-17 athletic season, the NSC will reduce in size as the members of the Prairie Division elected to leave the conference to form the Northern Lake County Conference. This conference will consist of Antioch, Lakes, Grayslake Central, Grayslake North, Waucounda, Round Lake, Grant, and North Chicago, While Vernon Hills also left the conference to join the Central Suburban League. The new NSC will also welcome Waukegan during the 2016-17 season.