Greater Egyptian Conference Explained

Greater Egyptian Conference
Conference:IHSA
Founded:1948-49
Teams:8
Sports:5 (boys: 2; girls: 3)
Region:Southern Illinois

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.

The conference offers championships for girls in basketball, softball, and volleyball. In boys' sports, the GEC offers championships in baseball and basketball.

Current members

School[2] Location
(Population)
NicknameColorsEnrollment
(2021-2022)
[3]
Years MemberAdditional Information
Carrier Mills-Stonefort High SchoolCarrier Mills, Illinois
(1,655)
Wildcats Purple
Gold
127??-Present
Crab Orchard High SchoolCrab Orchard, Illinois
(333)
Trojans Orange
Black
140?-Present
Galatia High SchoolGalatia, Illinois
(801)
Bearcats Red
White
1161948-Present
Gallatin County High SchoolJunction, Illinois
(129)
Hawks Navy Orange

White

2021987-Present
Hardin County High SchoolElizabethtown, Illinois
(299)
Cougars Blue
Red
1671980-Present
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High SchoolNorris City, Illinois
(1,275)
Fighting Cardinals Red
White
201??-1983, 2007-Present
Pope County High SchoolGolconda, Illinois
(688)
Pirates Maroon
White
146??-Present
Thompsonville Community High SchoolThompsonville, Illinois
(543)
Tigers Blue
White
106?-1983,2007-Present

Former Members

SchoolLocation

(Population)

NicknameColorsYears MemberAdditional Information
Cave-In-Rock High SchoolCave-In-Rock, IllinoisEagles Red
White Blue
??-1980Consolidated to Hardin County in 1980
Rosiclare High SchoolRosiclare, IllinoisBears Navy
Orange White
1948 -1977Consolidated to Hardin County
Shawneetown High SchoolShawneetown, IllinoisIndians Orange
Black
??-1987Consolidated to Gallatin County
Ridgway High SchoolRidgway, IllinoisEagles Blue
Gold
??-1987Consolidated to Gallatin County
Equality High SchoolEquality, IllinoisCardinals Red
White
??-1987Consolidated to Norris City-Omaha-Enfield
Norris City High SchoolNorris City, IllinoisCardinals Red
White
??-??Consolidated to Norris City-Omaha-Enfield
Marion High SchoolMarion, Illinois(17,193)Wildcats Navy Gold??-1939Joined the South Seven Conference in 1939

References

  1. Web site: Conferences . www.ihsa.org . 2010-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090430112910/http://www.ihsa.org/school/conf.htm . 2009-04-30.
  2. Web site: Greater Egyptian Conference - 2010-11 Varsity Schedules . 2011-02-21 . 2011-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707072717/http://www.abaselineview.com/abvschedulesgec.html . dead .
  3. Web site: School Enrollments (Alphabetical) . https://web.archive.org/web/20090219211228/http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrolla.htm . 2009-02-19.

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