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Little Ten Conference
ConferenceIHSA
Founded1919
No. of teams11
RegionIllinois
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Locations of Current Little Ten Schools

The Little Ten Conference is the oldest continuous high school athletic conference in the state of Illinois. Founded in 1919, it comprised the following small high schools in northern Illinois: Earlville, Hinckley, Leland, Paw Paw, Plano, Rollo, Sandwich, Shabbona, Somonauk, and Waterman. The conference is still in operation and currently consists of the following members: DePue, Earlville, Hinckley-Big Rock, Indian Creek, Kirkland Hiawatha, LaMoille, Leland, Newark, Serena, Somonauk, and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA). Over the years, there have been a number of other area schools in the conference, including Malta.

Eight of the original ten schools are still members in some form. Charter members consist of Earlville, Leland, Somonauk, Hinckley (now combined into Hinckley Big Rock), and Paw Paw, Shabbona, Waterman, & Rollo (which have respectively merged to form Indian Creek.)

The Little Ten conference gets reported in many sources with the biggest being the Little 10 Network, on Instagram.

In February 2019, the Little Ten Conference held its 100th league boys basketball tournament.

Schools in the conference compete in 8-Man Football, Competitive Cheer, Competitive Dance, Music, Boys Soccer, Girls Volleyball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys Baseball and Girls Softball.[1]

Current Membership

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School Location County Mascot Colors Joined Enrollment[2] IHSA Classes 2/3/4[3] IHSA Music Class[4] IHSA Football Class[5] IHSA Cheer/Dance Class[4]
DePue High School DePue, Illinois Bureau Little Giants
Lady Giants 		   
Blue, Orange 		2020 122 A/1A/1A D NA NA
Earlville
High School 		Earlville, Illinois LaSalle Red Raiders      
Red, Black, White 		1919
2006♠ 		134 A/1A/1A D NA Small Squad
Hinckley Big Rock
High School 		Hinckley, Illinois DeKalb Royals
Lady Royals 		   
Blue, White 		1957 202 A/1A/1A C NA Small squad
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Aurora, Illinois Kane Titans    
Blue, Silver 		2021 836 - - - -
Indian Creek
High School 		Shabbona, Illinois DeKalb Timberwolves      
Red, White, Black 		1993♥ 211 A/1A/1A C NA NA
Kirkland-Hiawatha
High School 		Kirkland, Illinois DeKalb Hawks
Lady Hawks 		   
Navy Blue, Gold 		2006 167 A/1A/1A D 8-man NA
La Moille
High School 		La Moille, Illinois Bureau Lions
Lady Lions 		   
Red, White 		1996 84 A/1A/1A D NA NA
Leland
High School 		Leland, Illinois LaSalle Panthers
Lady Panthers 		   
Kelly Green, White 		1919
2006♠ 		79 A/1A/1A D NA NA
Newark
High School 		Newark, Illinois Kendall Norsemen
Lady Norsemen 		   
Royal Blue, White 		1967 165 A/1A/1A D NA NA
Serena
High School♦ 		Serena, Illinois LaSalle Huskers    
Purple, Gold 		1938♣ 225 A/1A/1A C NA NA
Somonauk
High School 		Somonauk, Illinois DeKalb Bobcats
Lady Bobcats 		   
Blue, Yellow 		1919 271 A/1A/1A C NA Small squad

♠ Earlville and Leland combined athletic programs in 2006 becoming Leland-Earlville but separated in 2018
♥ Shabbona and Waterman consolidated to form Indian Creek in 1993.
♦ Harding and Sheridan Schools consolidated with Serena creating the Serena CUSD in 1938.
♣ Harding and Sheridan merged with Serena, creating CUSD2 in 1938.
Sources:IHSA Conferences,[6] IHSA Coop Teams,[7] and IHSA Member Schools Directory[8]

Previous members

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School Location County Mascot Colors Joined Exited School Still Active Extra Information
Hinckley
High School 		Hinckley, Illinois DeKalb Hawks    
Blue, Gold 		1919 1957 No Consolidated with Big Rock High School
forming Hinckley Big Rock High School
Paw Paw
High School 		Paw Paw, Illinois Lee Bulldogs    
Purple, Gold 		1919 2018 Yes Still a conference member
Co-Op in sports with Indian Creek
Malta
High School 		Malta, Illinois DeKalb Mustangs    
Red, White 		1967 2000 No School Closed
Students now attend DeKalb High School
Plano
High School 		Plano, Illinois Kendall Reapers    
Purple, White 		1919 1967 Yes Joined the Northeast Conference
Rollo
High School 		Rollo, Illinois DeKalb Eagles    
Blue, Orange 		1919 1954♥ No Merged with Shabbona in 1954
Sandwich Community
High School 		Sandwich, Illinois DeKalb Indians
Lady Indians 		   
Black, Orange 		1919 1967 Yes Joined the Northeast Conference
Shabbona
High School 		Shabbona, Illinois DeKalb Indians    
Red, White 		1919 1993♥ No Consolidated with Waterman to form Indian Creek
Sheridan
High School 		Sheridan, Illinois LaSalle Cardinal    
Red, White 		1930 1939 No Consolidated with Harding and Serena
Waterman
High School 		Waterman, Illinois DeKalb Wolverines    
Red, Black 		1919 1993♥ No Consolidated with Shabbona to form Indian Creek

Junior High Conference

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The Junior High schools of the respective communities have a conference, comprising

  • Earlville
  • Leland
  • Somonauk
  • Indian Creek
  • Hinckley Big Rock
  • Paw Paw
  • Newark
  • Lisbon
  • Serena

High School Conference Members, Past and Present

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  • IMSA (2021-)
  • DePue (2020-)
  • Earlville (1919–2006, 2018-)*
  • Leland (1919–2006, 2018-)*
  • Paw Paw (1919-2018, Co-op in sports with Indian Creek)*
  • Malta (1967–2000, school was closed, students now attend DeKalb High School)
  • Kirkland Hiawatha (2006-)
  • Plano (1919–1967, Joined Northeast Conference, then Interstate Eight Conference in 1979-80 with Sandwich)*
  • Sandwich (1919–1967, Joined Northeast Conference, then Interstate Eight Conference in 1979-80 with Plano)*
  • Serena (1938-, formed out of merger with Harding and Sheridan schools)
  • Hinckley (1919–1957)*
  • Hinckley-Big Rock (1957-2019, school district merged with Big Rock)
  • Hinckley Big Rock (2019-, school district removed the dash from its name)
  • Shabbona (1919–1993)*
  • Waterman (1919–1993)*
  • Indian Creek (1993-, Shabbona/Waterman school districts merged)
  • Newark (1967-)
  • LaMoille-Ohio (1996-)
  • Somonauk (1919-)*
  • Sheridan (1930–1939), school closed and district merged with Serena; Elementary school still open, but part of a different conference.)
  • Rollo (1919–1954), school closed and district merged with Shabbona, and became part of Indian Creek)*

* Original conference members

Mascots and Colors

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The schools are represented by the following team nicknames:

  • Big Rock - Bobcats - blue & gold
  • DePue - Little Giants - blue & orange
  • Earlville - Raiders - red, black, & white
  • Hinckley - Hawks - blue and gold
  • Hinckley-Big Rock - Royals - blue & white
  • IMSA - Titans - columbia blue & silver
  • Indian Creek - Timberwolves - red, black, & white
  • Kirkland Hiawatha - Hawks - navy & gold
  • LaMoille - Lions - red and white
  • Leland - Panthers - kelly green & black
  • Malta - Mustangs - red and white
  • Newark - Norsemen - Royal Blue & White
  • Paw Paw - Bulldogs - purple & yellow
  • Plano - Reapers - purple & white
  • Rollo - Eagles - blue and orange
  • Serena - Huskers - purple and gold
  • Shabbona - Indians - red & white
  • Sheridan - Cardinals - red & white
  • Somonauk - Bobcats - blue & yellow
  • Waterman - Wolverines - red & black

Membership timeline

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Illinois Mathematics and Science AcademyDePue High SchoolKirkland Hiawatha High SchoolLaMoille High SchoolIndian Creek High School (Illinois)Newark High SchoolMalta High SchoolHinckley-Big Rock High School (Illinois)Serena High SchoolSheridan High SchoolWaterman High School (Illinois)Somonauk High SchoolSandwich Community High SchoolShabbona High SchoolRollo High School (Illinois)Plano High SchoolPaw Paw High SchoolLeland High SchoolHinckley High School (Illinois)Earlville High School (Earlville, Illinois)

Boys Basketball Tournament and Regular Season Championships

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Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Location Regular Season Champ
2024 Serena 51 Earlville 27 Somonauk Serena
2023 Serena 54 Hinckley-Big Rock 46 Somonauk Serena
2022 Somonauk 55 Newark 49 Somonauk Somonauk
2021 Indian Creek 83 Somonauk 73 Shabbona Indian Creek
2020 Indian Creek 62 Newark 33 Somonauk Indian Creek
2019 Newark 55 Indian Creek 44 Somonauk Newark
2018 Newark 71 Indian Creek 49 Somonauk Newark
2017 Newark 80 Indian Creek 73 (2-OT) Somonauk Newark
2016 Newark 63 Indian Creek 50 Somonauk Newark
2015 Newark 58 Hinckley-Big Rock 45 Somonauk Somonauk
2014 Somonauk 64 Newark 57 Somonauk Newark
2013 Hinckley-Big Rock 39 Indian Creek 30 Somonauk Hinckley-Big Rock, Paw Paw
2012 Hinckley-Big Rock 58 Somonauk 39 Somonauk Hinckley-Big Rock
2011 Newark 62 Indian Creek 57 Somonauk Newark
2010 Newark 66 Serena 43 Somonauk Newark
2009 Somonauk 61 Newark 52 Somonauk Hinckley-Big Rock, Somonauk, Newark
2008 Somonauk 62 Hinckley-Big Rock 48 Somonauk Somonauk, Newark
2007 Serena 73 Somonauk 58 Somonauk Hinckley-Big Rock
2006 Serena 56 Indian Creek 42 Somonauk Serena
2005 Serena 55 Somonauk 49 Somonauk Newark
2004 Newark 62 Hinckley-Big Rock 46 Somonauk Newark
2003 Somonauk 67 Hinckley-Big Rock 52 Somonauk Somonauk
2002 Newark 63 Hinckley-Big Rock 61 (OT) Somonauk Hinckley-Big Rock, Newark, Somonauk
2001 Hinckley-Big Rock 45 Serena 30 Somonauk Hinckley-Big Rock
2000 Serena 62 Hinckley-Big Rock 43 Somonauk Hinckley-Big Rock, Indian Creek
1999 Malta 76 Somonauk 47 Somonauk Malta
1998 Paw Paw 69 Indian Creek 54 Somonauk Paw Paw
1997 Paw Paw 47 Hinckley-Big Rock 43 Somonauk Earlville, Hinckley-Big Rock, Paw Paw, Indian Creek
1996 Hinckley-Big Rock 54 Indian Creek 43 Somonauk Somonauk, Indian Creek
1995 Newark 52 Hinckley-Big Rock 51 Somonauk Hinckley-Big Rock, Newark
1994 Newark 56 Hinckley-Big Rock 50 Somonauk Newark
1993 Newark 77 Hinckley-Big Rock 61 Somonauk Newark
1992 Somonauk 67 Newark 59 Somonauk Somonauk
1991 Shabbona 57 Somonauk 47 Somonauk Shabbona
1990 Somonauk 62 Shabbona 48 Somonauk Shabbona, Somonauk
1989 Leland 75 Malta 58 Somonauk Somonauk
1988 Newark 59 Shabbona 53 Somonauk Shabbona
1987 Newark 70 Shabbona 47 Somonauk Newark
1986 Newark 86 Shabbona 60 Somonauk Newark
1985 Newark 78 Earlville 46 Somonauk Newark
1984 Hinckley-Big Rock 67 Newark 56 Somonauk Hinckley-Big Rock
1983 Newark 71 Paw Paw 56 Hinckley Newark
1982 Newark 67 Serena 56 Somonauk Newark
1981 Serena 58 Newark 52 Somonauk Serena
1980 Serena 53 Shabbona 50 Shabbona Shabbona
1979 Shabbona 61 Leland 55 Hinckley Somonauk
1978 Newark 58 Serena 56 (OT) Waterman Leland
1977 Serena 63 Somonauk 56 Somonauk Serena
1976 Hinckley-Big Rock 63 Serena 60 Shabbona Serena
1975 Shabbona 70 Serena 66 Hinckley Serena
1974 Somonauk 52 Newark 44 Waterman Somonauk
1973 Somonauk 47 Serena 42 Somonauk Shabbona
1972 Shabbona 55 Waterman 41 Shabbona Shabbona
1971 Newark 48 Waterman 47 Hinckley Waterman
1970 Waterman 75 Shabbona 52 Waterman Shabbona, Malta
1969 Newark 43 Shabbona 34 Shabbona Shabbona
1968 Newark 64 Shabbona 49 Hinckley Shabbona
1967 Hinckley-Big Rock 65 Waterman 61 Waterman Hinckley-Big Rock
1966 Serena 52 Earlville 42 Plano Serena, Paw Paw
1965 Serena 60 Shabbona 56 Shabbona Serena
1964 Serena 88 Leland 64 Hickley Serena, Plano, Shabbona
1963 Serena 49 Leland 48 Waterman Leland
1962 Shabbona 73 Plano 57 Plano Shabbona
1961 Serena 51 Hinckley-Big Rock 49 (2-OT) Serena Waterman
1960 Shabbona 79 Serena 70 Shabbona Shabbona
1959 Shabbona 91 Leland 51 Hinckley Shabbona
1958 Shabbona 77 Sandwich 55 Earlville Shabbona
1957 Serena 55 Earlville 48 Serena Shabbona, Leland
1956 Earlville 62 Somonauk 50 Leland Earlville
1955 Earlville 58 Somonauk 56 Shabbona Earlville
1954 Waterman 64 Paw Paw 56 Earlville Waterman
1953 Serena 58 Waterman 53 Serena Waterman
1952 Hinckley 47 Somonauk 43 Hinckley Hinckley, Somonauk
1951 Serena 58 Hinckley 57 (OT) Leland Hinckley
1950 Serena 56 Leland 41 Earlville Serena
1949 Waterman 57 Plano 41 Waterman Plano, Waterman
1948 Waterman 39 Serena 35 Somonauk Waterman
1947 Plano 31 Somonauk 30 Serena Serena
1946 Plano 38 Paw Paw 33 Sandwich Somonauk, Waterman
1945 Somonauk 54 Waterman 42 Plano Somonauk
1944 Shabbona 35 Serena 29 Hinckley Shabbona
1943 Somonauk 45 Leland 29 Waterman Somonauk
1942 Somonauk 31 Shabbona 21 Somonauk Waterman
1941 Waterman 38 Earlville 16 Serena Earlville
1940 Waterman 61 Earlville 28 Sandwich Serena
1939 Waterman 25 Plano 23 (OT) Plano Waterman
1938 Earlville 25 Sandwich 18 Hinckley Earlville
1937 Waterman 24 Leland 22 (2-OT) Somonauk Sandwich
1936 Shabbona 25 Leland 17 Waterman Leland
1935 Waterman 34 Leland 17 Sandwich Waterman
1934 Waterman 48 Leland 19 Plano Waterman
1933 Waterman 36 Paw Paw 18 Hinckley Waterman
1932 Waterman 27 Earlville 13 Waterman Waterman
1931 Waterman 29 Sheridan 14 Waterman Waterman
1930 Waterman 20 Hinckley 1 Plano Waterman
1929 Waterman 29 Rollo 20 Hinckley Waterman
1928 Leland 30 Hinckley 19 Sandwich Leland
1927 Hinckley 25 Waterman 20 Sandwich Earlville, Sandwich
1926 Earlville 32 Hinckley 11 Sandwich Hinckley
1925 Hinckley 29 Sandwich 19 Waterman Earlville
1924 Sandwich 19 Hinckley 17 Sandwich Hinckley
1923 Earlville 33 Rollo 27 Sandwich Earlville
1922 Earlville 32 Leland 24 Earlville Earlville
1921 Earlville 12 Leland 11 Leland Earlville
1920 Sandwich 16 Rollo 9 Sandwich Leland

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Girls Basketball Championships

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Year Winning Team Score Losing Team Score Regular Season Champ
2024 Serena 47 Newark 32 Serena
2023 Serena 38 Newark 30 Serena
2022 Serena 56 Somonauk 23 Serena
2021 Newark 52 Somonauk 34 Serena
2020 Newark 55 Indian Creek 45 Newark, Serena
2019 Newark 55 Serena 24 Newark
2018 Serena 48 Newark 45 Newark
2017 Serena 39 Newark 21 Newark
2016 Indian Creek 52 Serena 49 Indian Creek
2015 Indian Creek 36 Newark 32 Newark
2014 Serena 47 Newark 46 Newark
2013 Newark 56 Serena 30 Newark
2012 Newark 37 Serena 23 Hinckley-Big Rock, Newark
2011 Hinckley-Big Rock 41 Newark 31 Hinckley-Big Rock
2010 Hinckley-Big Rock 63 Newark 39 Hinckley-Big Rock
2009 Hinckley-Big Rock 51 Newark 45 Newark
2008 Hinckley-Big Rock 50 Newark 34 Hinckley-Big Rock, Earlville-Leland
2007 Hinckley-Big Rock 50 Newark 38 Hinckley-Big Rock
2006 Newark 38 Somonauk 32 (OT) Earlville-Leland
2005 Serena 49 Newark 36 Hinckley-Big Rock
2004 Newark 64 Indian Creek 39 Newark
2003 Newark 60 Serena 46 Newark
2002 Hinckley-Big Rock 48 Serena 47 LaMoille, Newark
2001 Hinckley-Big Rock 58 Earlville-Leland 30 Hinckley-Big Rock, Newark
2000 Hinckley-Big Rock 67 Serena 50 Serena
1999 Newark 51 Earlville-Leland 32 Newark, Somonauk, Earlville-Leland
1998 Hinckley-Big Rock 46 Leland 42 Hinckley-Big Rock
1997 Hinckley-Big Rock 62 Serena 53 Hinckley-Big Rock
1996 Hinckley-Big Rock 61 Serena 55 Hinckley-Big Rock
1995 Somonauk 61 Serena 46 Serena
1994 Somonauk 58 Indian Creek 49 Somonauk
1993 Hinckley-Big Rock 61 Leland 38 Hinckley-Big Rock
1992 Leland 57 Hinckley-Big Rock 31 Leland
1991 Leland 56 Shabbona 36 Leland
1990 Leland 65 Shabbona 29 Leland
1989 Hinckley-Big Rock 65 Leland 51 Hinckley-Big Rock
1988 Leland 64 Shabbona 39 Shabbona
1987 Shabbona 53 Hinckley-Big Rock 49 Shabbona
1986 Shabbona 51 Hinckley-Big Rock 48 Shabbona
1985 Shabbona 40 Leland 38 Shabbona
1984 Hinckley-Big Rock 47 Somonauk 40 Hinckley-Big Rock
1983 Hinckley-Big Rock 62 Somonauk 42 Hinckley-Big Rock
1982 Hinckley-Big Rock 44 Waterman 21 Hinckley-Big Rock

References

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  1. ^ Shawlocal.com
  2. ^ "Numeric Enrollments | Enrollments & Classifications | Schools | IHSA".
  3. ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrolla.htm [bare URL]
  4. ^ a b http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrollments.htm [bare URL]
  5. ^ http://www.ihsa.org/activity/fb/2009-10/playoffs.htm [bare URL]
  6. ^ "Cooperative Teams | School Directory | Schools | IHSA".
  7. ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/coop.htm [bare URL]
  8. ^ "Schools | IHSA".
[edit]
  • [1] - A History of the Little Ten Conference Basketball Tournament
  • [2] - Documentation on those member schools that are now defunct
  • [3] - DePue Joining Little Ten Conference Article
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