Southwestern Conference (Illinois)

Southwestern Conference
Association IHSA
Members 8
Region St. Louis Metro East area, Illinois

The Southwestern Conference is a high school conference in the St. Louis Metro East area. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the IHSA Illinois High School Association. The conference comprises large public high schools in the Metro East region of suburban St. Louis.

Current Membership

The current group of schools have been together since O'Fallon joined in 2000. In 2018-19, Granite City will leave the conference for all sports while Collinsville will leave for only football.

School Location
(Population)		 Mascot Colors 2018-19 Enrollment IHSA Classes 2/3/4[1] IHSA Music Class[2] IHSA Football Class[3] IHSA Cheerleading Class[4]
Alton
High School		 Alton, IL
(27,865)		 Redbirds          
Red, Gray		 2,007 AA/3A/4A AA 7A Large squad
Belleville East
High School		 Belleville, IL
(44,478)		 Lancers          
Columbia Blue, Navy Blue		 2,474 AA/3A/4A AA 8A Large squad
Belleville West
High School		 Belleville, IL
(44,478)		 Maroons          
Maroon, White		 2,066 AA/3A/4A AA 7A Large squad
Collinsville
High School		 Collinsville, IL
(25,579)		 Kahoks          
Purple, White		 1,885 AA/3A/4A AA 7A Large squad
East St. Louis
Senior High School		 East St. Louis, IL
(27,006)		 Flyers/ Flyerettes          
Orange, Blue		 1,235 AA/3A/4A AA 6A* Large squad
Edwardsville
High School		 Edwardsville, IL
(24,293)		 Tigers          
Orange, Black		 2,366 AA/3A/4A AA 7A Large squad
Granite City
High School		 Granite City, IL
(29,849)		 Warriors               
Red, Black, White		 1,806 AA/3A/4A AA 6A Large squad
O'Fallon
High School		 O'Fallon, Illinois
(28,281)		 Panthers          
Blue, Gold		 2,409 AA/3A/4A AA 7A Large squad

Sources:IHSA Conferences,[5] IHSA Coop Teams,[6] and IHSA Member Schools Directory[7]

  • East St. Louis (Sr.) would normally fall into 6A, but elects to play up one class and thus competes in 7A.

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