Iron Hills Conference
{{short description|American scholastic athletic league}}
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The Iron Hills Conference was an athletic conference of twenty high schools located in Essex County, Morris County, and Union County in New Jersey, United States. The Iron division was often regarded as one of the most competitive in the state.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
The conference was split up at the end of the 2008–2009 sports season due to conference realignment changes made by the NJSIAA. The Essex County schools joined the Super Essex Conference, the Morris County schools joined the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, and the Union County schools joined the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference.
Member schools
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! School !! Location !! School District !! Mascot !! Division !! Colors | |||||
Chatham High School | Chatham | School District of the Chathams | Cougars | Hills | {{color box|#001F5B}} Navy and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |
Columbia High School | Maplewood | South Orange-Maplewood School District | Cougars | Iron | {{color box|#FF0000}} Red and {{color box|#000000}} Black |
Dover High School | Dover | Dover School District | Tigers | Hills | {{color box|#800000}} Maroon and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |
East Orange Campus High School | East Orange | East Orange School District | Jaguars | Iron | {{color box|#0033A0}} Blue and {{color box|#FF5E00}} Orange |
Hanover Park High School | East Hanover | Hanover Park Regional High School District | Hornets | Hills | {{color box|#000000}} Black and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |
Livingston High School | Livingston | Livingston Public Schools | Lancers | Iron | {{color box|#006400}} Green and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |
Morris Hills High School | Rockaway | Morris Hills Regional High School District | Scarlet Knights | Hills | {{color box|#B31B1B}} Scarlet and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |
Morris Knolls High School | Denville | Morris Hills Regional High School District | Golden Eagles | Iron | {{color box|#006400}} Green and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |
Morristown High School | Morristown | Morris School District | Colonials | Iron | {{color box|#800000}} Maroon and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |
Mount Olive High School | Mount Olive | Mount Olive Township School District | Marauders | Iron | {{color box|#800000}} Maroon and {{color box|#000000}} Black |
Parsippany High School | Parsippany | Parsippany-Troy Hills School District | Red Hawks | Hills | {{color box|#FF0000}} Red and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |
Parsippany Hills High School | Parsippany | Parsippany-Troy Hills School District | Vikings | Hills | {{color box|#000080}} Navy and {{color box|#C0C0C0}} Silver |
Randolph High School | Randolph | Randolph Township Schools | Rams | Iron | {{color box|#800000}} Maroon and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |
Roxbury High School | Succasunna | Roxbury School District | Gaels | Iron | {{color box|#002147}} Navy and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |
Seton Hall Preparatory School | West Orange | Private/Parochial | Pirates | Iron | {{color box|#0033A0}} Blue and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |
Summit High School | Summit | Summit Public Schools | Hilltoppers | Hills | {{color box|#800000}} Maroon and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |
Weequahic High School | Newark | Newark Public Schools | Indians | Hills | {{color box|#FF5E00}} Orange and {{color box|#5B3A29}} Brown |
West Essex High School | North Caldwell | West Essex Regional School District | Knights | Hills | {{color box|#FF0000}} Red and {{color box|#000000}} Black |
West Morris Central High School | Washington Township | West Morris Regional High School District | Highlanders/Wolfpack | Iron | {{color box|#003366}} Blue and {{color box|#D3D3D3}} Gray |
West Morris Mendham High School | Mendham | West Morris Regional High School District | Minutemen | Hills | {{color box|#FF0000}} Red, {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White, and {{color box|#0000FF}} Blue |
Notes
- East Orange Campus High School houses the upperclassmen; freshmen are housed at East Orange Campus 9 High School.
- Some of West Morris Central's teams go by "Wolfpack." However, the "Highlanders" nickname is retained out of respect for the school's alumni.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060424082515/http://www.ironhillsconference.com/ Iron Hills Conference website (archived)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170525203826/http://www.njsiaa.org/ NJSIAA Official Site (archived)]
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Category:Essex County, New Jersey
Category:Morris County, New Jersey