Little Ten Conference

The Little Ten Conference is the oldest continuous high school athletic conference in the state of Illinois. Founded in 1919, it was originally 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: Earlville, Hinckley-Big Rock, Indian Creek, Kirkland Hiawatha, LaMoille, Leland, Newark, Paw Paw, Serena, and Somonauk (Earlville and Leland Coop in athletics). Over the years, there have been a number of other area schools in the conference, including Malta.

Charter members consist of Earlville, Leland, Paw Paw, Somonauk, Hinckley (now combined into Hinckley-Big Rock), Shabbona, and Waterman (which have respectively merged to form Indian Creek).

Schools in the conference compete in Boys Soccer, Girls Volleyball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys Baseball and Girls Softball.

Junior High Conference

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

• Earlville (1919–2006, formed Co-Op with Leland)*
• Leland (1919–2006, formed Co-Op with Earlville)*
• Earlville-Leland Co-Op (2006-)
• Paw Paw (1919-)*
• 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 (1939-, formed out of merger with Harding and Sheridan schools)
• Hinckley (1919–1957)*
• Hinckley-Big Rock (1957-, school district merged with Big Rock)
• 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)*
• Star designates original conference members

Mascots and Colors

The schools are represented by the following team nicknames:

• Big Rock - Bobcats - blue & gold
• Earlville - Raiders - red & black
• Hinckley - Hawks - blue and gold
• Hinckley-Big Rock - Royals - blue & white
• 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

Boys Basketball Championships

2018 LTC Boys Basketball Tournament

Third Place Game - Hinckley-Big Rock 54, Leland-Earlville 47. Consolation - Somonauk 61, Serena 56.

2018 Boys Basketball Championship Game Box Score

Girls Basketball Championships

References

External links

• - A History of the Little Ten Conference Basketball Tournament
• - Documentation on those member schools that are now defunct