The Greater Egyptian Conference[1] is a high school athletic conference represented by 8 schools in the south-eastern portion of Illinois, US. It is a member of the Illinois High School Association.
| Conference | IHSA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1948-49 |
| Sports fielded |
|
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Region | Southern Illinois |
The conference offers championships for girls in basketball, softball, and volleyball. In boys' sports, the GEC offers championships in baseball and basketball.
Current members edit
| School[2] | Location (Population) |
Nickname | Colors | Enrollment (2021-2022)[3] |
Years Member | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School | Carrier Mills, Illinois (1,655) |
Wildcats | Purple Gold |
127 | ??-Present | |
| Crab Orchard High School | Crab Orchard, Illinois (333) |
Trojans | Orange Black |
140 | ?-Present | |
| Galatia High School | Galatia, Illinois (801) |
Bearcats | Red White |
116 | 1948-Present | |
| Gallatin County High School | Junction, Illinois (129) |
Hawks | Navy
Orange White |
202 | 1987-Present | |
| Hardin County High School | Elizabethtown, Illinois (299) |
Cougars | Blue Red |
167 | 1980-Present | |
| Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School | Norris City, Illinois (1,275) |
Fighting Cardinals | Red White |
201 | ??-1983, 2007-Present | |
| Pope County High School | Golconda, Illinois (688) |
Pirates | Maroon White |
146 | ??-Present | |
| Thompsonville Community High School | Thompsonville, Illinois (543) |
Tigers | Blue White |
106 | ?-1983,2007-Present |
Former Members edit
| School | Location
(Population) |
Nickname | Colors | Years Member | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave-In-Rock High School | Cave-In-Rock, Illinois | Eagles | Red White Blue |
??-1980 | Consolidated to Hardin County in 1980 |
| Rosiclare High School | Rosiclare, Illinois | Bears | Navy Orange White |
1948 -1977 | Consolidated to Hardin County |
| Shawneetown High School | Shawneetown, Illinois | Indians | Orange Black |
??-1987 | Consolidated to Gallatin County |
| Ridgway High School | Ridgway, Illinois | Eagles | Blue Gold |
??-1987 | Consolidated to Gallatin County |
| Equality High School | Equality, Illinois | Cardinals | Red White |
??-1987 | Consolidated to Norris City-Omaha-Enfield |
| Norris City High School | Norris City, Illinois | Cardinals | Red White |
??-?? | Consolidated to Norris City-Omaha-Enfield |
| Marion High School | Marion, Illinois
(17,193) |
Wildcats | Navy
Gold |
??-1939 | Joined the South Seven Conference in 1939 |
References edit
- ^ "Conferences". www.ihsa.org. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ^ "Greater Egyptian Conference - 2010-11 Varsity Schedules". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ^ "School Enrollments (Alphabetical)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-19.
External links edit
- [1]. Illinois High School Association (Illinois High School Association)