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In 1903, the school formed an athletic association for the fall football season, which is considered the official beginning of Western Illinois football by the school. [4] The team adopted its nickname in 1927 when coach Ray Hanson, a decorated officer in the United States Marine Corps, asked the U.S. Navy for permission to use the Corps ...
The following is a list of Illinois High School Association member conferences. Schools that belong to these conferences compete with each other on a local level in athletics and non-athletic activities. As of the 2023-24 school year, there are 70 conferences within the IHSA.
Neuqua Valley High School: Naperville: Wildcats: 1998—2015 Waubonsie Valley High School: Aurora: Warriors: 1991—2015 Wheaton Central High School** Wheaton: Tigers: 1963—1975 St. Charles High School*** St. Charles: Fighting Saints: 1965—2018 St. Charles North High School: St. Charles: North Stars: 2001—2018 Batavia High School: Batavia ...
The 2023 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Myers Hendrickson. The Leathernecks played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.
In late 2016, four members of the DVC, Glenbard North High School, Lake Park High School, Wheaton North High School, and Wheaton Warrenville South High School announced that they would be leaving the conference effective at the end of the 2017–18 school year to form a new athletic conference with current Upstate Eight (River Division) members ...
In four years at Wheaton High School, [note 1] Grange earned 16 varsity letters in football, baseball, basketball, and track; [5] he scored 75 touchdowns and 532 points for the football team. [5] As a high school junior, Grange scored 36 touchdowns and led Wheaton High School to an undefeated season. In his senior year, his team won every game ...
In the 2022–23 school year, the school's fledgling esports team had a successful season, winning first and second place in the Illinois High School Esports Association's individual Fortnite season. The following competitive activities have finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet: [ 34 ]
Harold (Red) Grange (1984) was a football player at Wheaton High School. [87] Bart Conner (1986) was a gymnast at Niles West High School. [87] John L. Griffith (1986) was the first commissioner of the Big Ten Conference, and a contributor to high school athletics. [87] Quinn Buckner (1989) was a basketball player at Thornridge High School. [87]