Interstate Eight Conference

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| name = Interstate Eight Conference

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| founded = 1979

| title = Interstate Eight Conference

| conference = IHSA

| teams = 6

| region = Northern Illinois

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The Interstate Eight Conference (Interstate 8 or I–8) is an athletic conference of Illinois high schools that are members of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The conference currently has six member schools throughout Northern Illinois that compete in 12 different sports (boys' basketball, girls' basketball, girls' volleyball, boys' golf, girls' golf, football, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, wrestling, baseball, softball, cross country, and track and field).

The Interstate Eight began in 1979 and originally had eight schools—Coal City, Dwight, Marseilles, Plano, Reed-Custer, Seneca, Wilmington, and Yorkville. Sandwich soon entered the I-8 when Marseilles dropped out.Original document, "1980 Interstate Eight All Conference Softball Team", which included conference softball standings. Wilmington and Yorkville did not have softball teams in 1980. In 1991, Yorkville was replaced by Lisle. In 2006 Herscher, Manteno, Peotone, and Westmont joined the conference. Despite the conference growing from eight to 12 teams, the conference name remained Interstate 8. Dwight left the conference prior to the 2014–15 season while Streator joined the conference.{{Cite web|url=http://suntimeshighschoolsports.com/2014/08/26/streator-gets-interstate-8-invite/|title=Streator gets Interstate-8 invite|date=2014-08-26|website=Sun-Times High School Sports|access-date=2016-09-01}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.daily-journal.com/sports/high-school-streator-s-arrival-to-interstate-eight-adds-mileage/article_ade64c26-e77e-51cd-801b-6e1f35eb8c6d.html|title=High school: Streator's arrival to Interstate Eight adds mileage|first=Kyle|last=Garmes|access-date=2016-09-01}} In 2019–20, Reed-Custer, Manteno, Peotone, Herscher, Wilmington, Seneca, Streator, Coal City, Westmont and Lisle left the conference leaving only Plano and Sandwich in the conference. That year, the conference added six schools from the soon to be defunct Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference. These included Kaneland, LaSalle-Peru, Morris, Ottawa, Rochelle, and Sycamore. These moves left Plano as the only remaining founding member of the conference.

In 2022, Sandwich High School and Plano High School announcing to leave the conference to join Kishwaukee River Conference starting in 2023–24 season. Plano was the final remaining original I8C member, completing nearly 45 seasons. This left the Interstate Eight with, ironically, only six schools. All of which are the former NI-Big 12 schools.

Most of the member schools are/were in rural/smaller towns. Former members Westmont and Lisle are suburbs of Chicago but enrollments are small in size. Westmont's population is divided between the varying schools in the area, including high schools in Darien, Woodridge, Hinsdale, Bolingbrook, Naperville, Lisle, Lombard, and Glen Ellyn. Lisle's enrollment is small, due to Lisle's relatively small size as a city, as well as being located east of Naperville, which has at least four high schools in the immediate vicinity, as well as the Glenbard schools and Wheaton-Warrenville South all being within a close proximity to the high school.

The Conference is divided into Large and Small divisions during football season and teams only play members of their division for the conference schedule. Baseball and softball are also divided into North and South divisions. In all other sports, the conference is undivided.

Members

There are six current members of the conference

= Current members =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
High Schools ! Town ! County ! Team Name ! Colors !Joined !IHSA Classification
Kaneland High School \| Maple Park \| Kane \| Knights \| {{color box\|black\|border=silver}} {{color box\|silver\|border=silver}} \|2019 \|2A/3A
LaSalle-Peru High School \| LaSalle \| LaSalle \| Cavaliers \| {{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|green\|border=silver}} \|2019 \|2A/3A
Morris Community High School \| Morris \| Grundy \| None \| {{color box\|#800000\|border=silver}} {{color box\|#c5b358\|border=silver}} \|2019 \|2A/3A
Ottawa Township High School \| Ottawa \| LaSalle \| Pirates \| {{color box\|Crimson\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|2019 \|2A/3A
Rochelle Township High School \| Rochelle \| Ogle \| Hubs \| {{color box\|#800080\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|2019 \|2A/3A
Sycamore High School \| Sycamore \| DeKalb \| Spartans \| {{color box\|black\|border=silver}} {{color box\|#c5b358\|border=silver}} \|2019 \|2A/3A

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

High Schools

! Town

! County

! Team Name

! Colors

!Joined

!IHSA

Classification

Kaneland High School

| Maple Park

| Kane

| Knights

| {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|silver|border=silver}}

|2019

|2A/3A

LaSalle-Peru High School

| LaSalle

| Cavaliers

| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|green|border=silver}}

|2019

|2A/3A

Morris Community High School

| Morris

| Grundy

| None

| {{color box|#800000|border=silver}} {{color box|#c5b358|border=silver}}

|2019

|2A/3A

Ottawa Township High School

| Ottawa

| LaSalle

| Pirates

| {{color box|Crimson|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|2019

|2A/3A

Rochelle Township High School

| Rochelle

| Ogle

| Hubs

| {{color box|#800080|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|2019

|2A/3A

Sycamore High School

| Sycamore

| DeKalb

| Spartans

| {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|#c5b358|border=silver}}

|2019

|2A/3A

= Former Members =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
High Schools ! Town ! County ! Team Name ! Colors !Joined !Left !Current Conference
Coal City High School \| Coal City \| Grundy \| Coalers \| {{color box\|green\|border=silver}} {{color box\|gold\|border=silver}} \|1979 \|2019 \|Illinois Central Eight
Dwight High School \| Dwight \| Livingston \| Trojans \| {{color box\|green\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|1979 \|2014 \|Tri-County
Herscher High School \| Herscher \| Kankakee \| Tigers \| {{color box\|gold\|border=silver}} {{color box\|black\|border=silver}} \|2006 \|2019 \|Illinois Central Eight
Lisle High School \| Lisle \| DuPage \| Lions \| {{color box\|navy\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|1991 \|2019 \|Illinois Central Eight
Manteno High School \| Manteno \| Kankakee \| Panthers \| {{color box\|purple\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|2002 \|2019 \|Illinois Central Eight
Marseilles High School \| Marseilles \| LaSalle \| Panthers \| {{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|black\|border=silver}} \|1979 \|1985 \|None (Closed in 1990)
Peotone High School \|Peotone \|Will \|Blue Devils \|{{color box\|blue\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|2002 \|2019 \|Illinois Central Eight
Plano High School \|Plano \|Kendall \|Reapers \|{{color box\|purple\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|1979 \|2023 \|Kishwaukee River
Reed-Custer High School \|Braidwood \|Will \|Comets \|{{color box\|gold\|border=silver}} {{color box\|black\|border=silver}} \|1979 \|2019 \|Illinois Central Eight
Sandwich High School \|Sandwich \|DeKalb \|Indians \|{{color box\|orange\|border=silver}} {{color box\|black\|border=silver}} \|1985 \|2023 \|Kishwaukee River
Seneca High School \|Seneca \|LaSalle \|Fighting Irish \|{{color box\|green\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|1979 \|2018 \|Tri-County
Streator Township High School \|Streator \|LaSalle \|Bulldogs \|{{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|2014 \|2019 \|Illinois Central Eight
Westmont High School \|Westmont \|DuPage \|Sentinels \|{{color box\|#800020\|border=silver}} {{color box\|gold\|border=silver}} \|2006 \|2019 \|Independent
Wilmington High School \|Wilmington \|Will \|Wildcats \|{{color box\|purple\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|1979 \|2019 \|Illinois Central Eight
Yorkville High School \|Yorkville \|Kendall \|Foxes \|{{color box\|red\|border=silver}} {{color box\|white\|border=silver}} \|1979 \|1991 \|Southwest Prairie

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High Schools

! Town

! County

! Team Name

! Colors

!Joined

!Left

!Current Conference

Coal City High School

| Coal City

| Grundy

| Coalers

| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}

|1979

|2019

|Illinois Central Eight

Dwight High School

| Dwight

| Livingston

| Trojans

| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|1979

|2014

| Tigers

| {{color box|gold|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}

|2006

|2019

|Illinois Central Eight

Lisle High School

| Lisle

| DuPage

| Lions

| {{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|1991

|2019

|Illinois Central Eight

Manteno High School

| Manteno

| Kankakee

| Panthers

| {{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|2002

|2019

|Illinois Central Eight

Marseilles High School

| Marseilles

| LaSalle

| Panthers

| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}

|1979

|1985

|None (Closed in 1990)

|{{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|2002

|2019

|Illinois Central Eight

Plano High School

|Plano

|Kendall

|Reapers

|{{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|1979

|2023

|Kishwaukee River

Reed-Custer High School

|Braidwood

|Will

|Comets

|{{color box|gold|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}

|1979

|2019

|Illinois Central Eight

|{{color box|orange|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}

|1985

|2023

|Kishwaukee River

Seneca High School

|Seneca

|LaSalle

|Fighting Irish

|{{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|1979

|2018

|Tri-County

Streator Township High School

|Streator

|LaSalle

|Bulldogs

|{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|2014

|2019

|Illinois Central Eight

Westmont High School

|Westmont

|DuPage

|Sentinels

|{{color box|#800020|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}

|2006

|2019

|Independent

Wilmington High School

|Wilmington

|Will

|Wildcats

|{{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|1979

|2019

|Illinois Central Eight

Yorkville High School

|Yorkville

|Kendall

|Foxes

|{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

|1979

|1991

|Southwest Prairie

= Membership Timeline =

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bar:3 color:Full from:1979 till:1985 text:Marseilles (1979-1985)

bar:4 color:Full from:1979 till:2023 text:Plano (1979-2023)

bar:5 color:Full from:1979 till:2019 text:Reed-Custer (1979-2019)

bar:6 color:Full from:1979 till:2018 text:Seneca (1979-2018)

bar:7 color:Full from:1979 till:2019 text:Wilmington (1979-2019)

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bar:9 color:Full from:1985 till:2023 text:Sandwich (1985-2023)

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State titles

=Football=

Football is based on an 8 class system since 2001.

Plano (2006 3A, 2007 3A)
Coal City (1993 2A)
Seneca (1990 2A)
Wilmington (2014 3A)

=Boys baseball=

Lisle (2013 2A)
Wilmington (2003, 2005)
Reed-Custer (1985) (2016)
Herscher (1999) (2015)

=Wrestling=

Wilmington (2007, 2008, 2009)
Sandwich (1991, 1997, 1999, 2001)
Reed-Custer (2010,2012)

=Boys basketball=

Seneca (2005–06 A)

=Boys golf=

Dwight (1980)

=Boys soccer=

Lisle (2010 1A)

=Girls soccer=

Manteno (2009 1A)
Manteno (2014 1A)

=Competitive cheerleading=

Dwight (2013)
Wilmington(2016)

=Competitive Dance Team=

Peotone (2012 1A)

=Boys cross country=

Cross Country is based on a 3 class system since 2007.

Seneca (1989 A)
Kaneland (2019 AA)

=Girls cross country=

Cross Country is based on a 3 class system since 2007.

Herscher (1991 A, 1992 A, 1996 A)

=Girls track and field=

Herscher (1996)

=Girls softball=

Coal City (2010)

=Girls volleyball=

Lisle (1985)

=Scholastic Bowl=

Lisle (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 wins)

References

External links

[http://www.interstate8.org/ Interstate 8 Conference]

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