Lincoln Prairie Conference
The Lincoln Prairie Conference or LPC, is a high school athletic conference in Central Illinois. The first year of existence was the 2019-20 school year. Its schools belong to the IHSA and compete in many sports and other activities.
History
The conference started in the 2019-20 school year and originally included Arcola, Argenta-Oreana, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond, Bement, Blue Ridge, Cerro Gordo, Cumberland, Unity Christian, Heritage, Kansas, Oakland, Okaw Valley, Sangamon Valley, Shiloh, and Villa Grove all who left the Little Okaw Valley Conference. The 15 member schools left the Little Okaw Valley Conference due to far travel time and left out Martinsville, Hutsonville, Palestine and Oblong. On December 13, 2021 Sullivan High School accepted an invitation to join the Lincoln Prairie Conference beginning in the 2023-24 school year. In March of 2024, Cumberland announced its move to the National Trail Conference starting in the 2025-26 school year, but would remain in the LPC for football-only. In June of 2025, Fisher High School accepted an invitation to join the Lincoln Prairie Conference beginning in the 2026-27 school year.Member Schools
There are 17 member schools in the Conference.
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Affiliation | 2025-26 9–12 enrollment | Year Joined | Previous Conference | School website |
| Arcola High School | Arcola, Illinois | Purple Riders | Purple and White | Public | 194 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | http://www.arcola.k12.il.us/ |
| Argenta-Oreana High School | Argenta, Illinois | Bombers | Orange and Blue | Public | 258 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | https://www.argenta-oreana.org/ |
| Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High School | Arthur, Illinois | Knights | Red and Gold | Public | 296 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | http://www.cusd305.org/ |
| Bement High School | Bement, Illinois | Bulldogs | Purple and White | Public | 82 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | https://www.bement.k12.il.us/ |
| Blue Ridge High School | Farmer City, Illinois | Knights | Blue and Silver | Public | 154 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | https://www.blueridge18.org/ |
| Cerro Gordo High School | Cerro Gordo, Illinois | Broncos | Navy and Orange | Public | 114 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | http://www.cgbroncos.org/?template=m |
| Cumberland High School | Toledo, Illinois | Pirates | Blue and Gold | Public | 292 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | http://www.cumberland.k12.il.us/ |
| Fisher High School | Fisher, Illinois | Bunnies | Orange and Black | Public | 195 | 2026-27 | Heart of Illinois | https://www.fisherk12.org/ |
| Heritage High School | Broadlands, Illinois | Hawks | Navy, Silver and Red | Public | 120 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | https://heritage8.org/schools/heritage-high-school/ |
| Kansas High School | Kansas, Illinois | Titans | Purple, Orange and Blue | Public | 51 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | https://kansascusd3.com/ |
| Oakland High School | Oakland, Illinois | Titans | Purple, Orange and Blue | Public | 59 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | https://www.oakland5.org/?template=m |
| Okaw Valley High School | Bethany, Illinois | Timberwolves | Blue, Black and Silver | Public | 155 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | https://www.okawvalley.org/ |
| Sangamon Valley High School | Niantic, Illinois | Storm | Navy and Silver | Public | 195 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | https://www.sangamonvalley.org/ |
| Shiloh High School | Hume, Illinois | Titans | Purple, Orange and Blue | Public | 109 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | http://www.shiloh1.us/ |
| Sullivan High School | Sullivan, Illinois | Redskins | Red and Black | Public | 310 | 2023-24 | Central Illinois | http://www.sullivan.k12.il.us/ |
| Unity Christian School | Decatur, Illinois | Lions | Red, White and Black | Private | 128 / 211.20 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | http://www.unitydecatur.org/ |
| Villa Grove High School | Villa Grove, Illinois | Blue Devils | Blue and Gold | Public | 189 | 2019-20 | Little Okaw Valley | http://www.vg302.org/ |
- Kansas, Oakland and Shiloh co-op to form the Tri-County Titans
- *Cerro Gordo and Bement co-op to form the Cerro Gordo-Bement Broncos
Membership timeline
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