North Suburban Conference (Minnesota) Explained

The North Suburban Conference was a Minnesota State High School League recognized high school extracurricular conference including 11 schools located in the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities.^[1] The conference disbanded following the 2013-14 school year, after Chisago Lakes, St. Francis, and North Branch announced they would join the Mississippi 8 Conference and Robbinsdale Cooper and St. Louis Park left for the Metro West Conference.^[2]

Schools as of 2013-14

Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights - Benilde-St. Margaret's School
Chisago Lakes Wildcats - Chisago Lakes High School
Columbia Heights Hylanders - Columbia Heights High School
Fridley Tigers - Fridley High School
Irondale Knights - Irondale High School
North Branch Vikings - North Branch Area High School
Robbinsdale Cooper Hawks - Robbinsdale Cooper High School
Spring Lake Park Panthers - Spring Lake Park High School
St. Francis Fighting Saints - St. Francis High School
St. Louis Park Orioles - Saint Louis Park High School
Totino-Grace Eagles - Totino-Grace High School

Former members

Buffalo Bison - Buffalo High School
Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets - Cambridge-Isanti High School
Centennial Cougars - Centennial High School
Monticello Magic - Monticello High School
Coon Rapids Cardinal - Coon Rapids High School
Anoka Tornadoes - Anoka High School
Blaine Bengals - Blaine High School
Ramsey Rams - Alexander Ramsey High School (closed in 1986)?
Kellogg Lancers - Frank B. Kellogg High School (closed in 1986)
Roseville Raiders - Roseville Area High School
Mounds View Mustangs- Mounds View High School
Elk River Elks- Elk River High School

References

Web site: North Suburban Conference . dead . http://web.archive.org/web/20221025043559/https://www.nsconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=15 . 2022-10-25 . 2024-02-11 . North Suburban Conference.
Web site: Wetmore . Derek . 2013-03-26 . North Suburban Conference to dissolve after next year . subscription . 2024-02-11 . Star Tribune.