Greater Egyptian Conference
Encyclopedia
The Greater Egyptian Conference is a high school athletic conference
represented by 8 schools in the south-eastern portion of Illinois
. 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.
Athletic conference
An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels...
represented by 8 schools in the south-eastern portion of Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. It is a member of the Illinois High School Association
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
.
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 | Location (Population) |
Nickname | Colors | Enrollment (2010-2011) |
Years Member | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School | Carrier Mills, Illinois Carrier Mills, Illinois Carrier Mills, formerly Carriers Mills and Morrilsville, also known as Catskin, is a village in Saline County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,886 at the 2000 census. Carrier Mills was named after George Washington Carrier and his saw and grist mill, and was one of the early Cairo... |
Wildcats | Purple Gold |
?-Present | ||
| Crab Orchard High School | Crab Orchard, Illinois Crab Orchard, Illinois Crab Orchard is an unincorporated census-designated place east of Marion in Williamson County, Illinois located along an old route of Illinois Route 13 now designated Crab Orchard Road. The upper branches of Crab Orchard Creek which eventually feed into Crab Orchard Lake flow nearby and gave the... |
Trojans | Orange Black |
?-Present | ||
| Galatia High School | Galatia, Illinois Galatia, Illinois Galatia is a village in Saline County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 933.-Geography:Galatia is located at .... |
Bearcats | Red White |
?-Present | ||
| Gallatin County High School | Junction, Illinois Junction, Illinois Junction is a village in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 139 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Junction is located at .... |
Hawks | Navy Blue Orange |
?-Present | ||
| Hardin County High School | Elizabethtown, Illinois Elizabethtown, Illinois Elizabethtown is a village in Hardin County, Illinois, along the Ohio River. The population was 348 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hardin County. It the location of the Rose Hotel, an Illinois state historic site built about 1830. The village of Elizabethtown was founded around... |
Cougars | Blue Red |
?-Present | ||
| Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School | Norris City, Illinois Norris City, Illinois Norris City is a village in White County, Illinois. The population was 1,057 at the 2000 census.Norris City was incorporated in 1901.-Geography:Norris City is located at .... |
Fighting Cardinals | Red White |
??-83,07-Present | ||
| Pope County High School | Golconda, Illinois Golconda, Illinois Golconda is a city in, and the county seat of, Pope County, located along the Ohio River. The population was 726 at the 2000 census. The entire city has been designated a state Historic District.-Geography:Golconda is located at .... |
Pirates | Maroon White |
?-Present | ||
| Thompsonville Community High School | Thompsonville, Illinois Thompsonville, Illinois Thompsonville is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 571 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Thompsonville is located at .... |
Tigers | Blue White |
?-83,07-Present |
External links
- http://www.ihsa.org/school/conf.htm. Illinois High School Association (Illinois High School Association)