Members 8 Region Lake County, Illinois | Sports fielded 22 (11 boys/11 girls) | |
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The North Suburban Conference (NSC) 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 (IHSA).
Contents
From 1955-2016, 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.
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 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, Wacounda, Round Lake, Grant, and North Chicago. The new NSC will also welcome Waukegan during the 2016-17 season.