Northern Lake County Conference


The Northern Lake County Conference is an organization of eight high schools in northern Illinois. These high schools are members of the Illinois High School Association.
The conference was established in 2016 with six former members of the North Suburban Conference and two former members of the Fox Valley Conference. As the name implies, all members of the conference are located in Lake County.

Membership

The conference's current members, as of 2021–22:
SchoolTownTeam NameColorsEnrollmentIHSA Classes 2/3/4
Antioch Community High SchoolAntiochSequoits 1335AA/2A/3A
Grant Community High SchoolFox LakeBulldogs 1784AA/3A/4A
Grayslake Central High SchoolGrayslakeRams 1347AA/2A/3A
Grayslake North High SchoolGrayslakeKnights 1431AA/2A/3A
Lakes Community High SchoolLake VillaEagles 1311.5AA/2A/3A
North Chicago Community High SchoolNorth ChicagoWarhawks 742.5A/2A/3A
Round Lake High SchoolRound LakePanthers 2211.5AA/3A/4A
Wauconda High SchoolWaucondaBulldogs 1371AA/2A/3A

Membership timeline


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State championships

Seven IHSA State Championships have been earned by members of the NLCC.

Competitive Cheerleading

Cross Country (boys)

Cross Country (girls)

  • Grayslake Central
  • * 2021-22 2A
  • * 2022-23 2A

Track & Field (boys)

Wrestling (boys)

  • North Chicago
  • * 1969-70