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Greater Egyptian Conference
ConferenceIHSA
Founded1948-49
Sports fielded
  • 5 (boys: 2; girls: 3)
No. of teams8
RegionSouthern Illinois

The Greater Egyptian Conference[1] is a high school athletic conference represented by 8 schools in the south-eastern portion of Illinois, US. It is a member of the Illinois High School Association.

The conference offers championships for girls in basketball, softball, and volleyball. In boys' sports, the GEC offers championships in baseball and basketball.

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Locations of Greater Egyptian Schools

Current members

School[2] Location
(Population) 		Nickname Colors Enrollment
(2021-2022)[3] 		Years Member Additional Information
Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School Carrier Mills, Illinois
(1,655) 		Wildcats   Purple
  Gold 		127 ??-Present
Crab Orchard High School Crab Orchard, Illinois
(333) 		Trojans   Orange
  Black 		140 ?-Present
Galatia High School Galatia, Illinois
(801) 		Bearcats   Red
  White 		116 1948-Present
Gallatin County High School Junction, Illinois
(129) 		Hawks   Navy

  Orange

  White

202 1987-Present
Hardin County High School Elizabethtown, Illinois
(299) 		Cougars   Blue
  Red 		167 1980-Present
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School Norris City, Illinois
(1,275) 		Fighting Cardinals   Red
  White 		201 ??-1983, 2007-Present
Pope County High School Golconda, Illinois
(688) 		Pirates   Maroon
  White 		146 ??-Present
Thompsonville Community High School Thompsonville, Illinois
(543) 		Tigers   Blue
  White 		106 ?-1983,2007-Present

Former Members

School Location

(Population)

Nickname Colors Years Member Additional Information
Cave-In-Rock High School Cave-In-Rock, Illinois Eagles   Red
  White

  Blue

??-1980 Consolidated to Hardin County in 1980
Rosiclare High School Rosiclare, Illinois Bears   Navy
  Orange

  White

1948 -1977 Consolidated to Hardin County
Shawneetown High School Shawneetown, Illinois Indians   Orange
  Black 		??-1987 Consolidated to Gallatin County
Ridgway High School Ridgway, Illinois Eagles   Blue
  Gold 		??-1987 Consolidated to Gallatin County
Equality High School Equality, Illinois Cardinals   Red
  White 		??-1987 Consolidated to Norris City-Omaha-Enfield
Norris City High School Norris City, Illinois Cardinals   Red
  White 		??-?? Consolidated to Norris City-Omaha-Enfield
Marion High School Marion, Illinois

(17,193)

Wildcats   Navy

  Gold

??-1939 Joined the South Seven Conference in 1939

References

  1. ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/conf.htm . IHSA. Retrieved on 2010-11-06.
  2. ^ "Greater Egyptian Conference - 2010-11 Varsity Schedules". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  3. ^ http://www.ihsa.org/school/enrolla.htm[bare URL]


External links

Illinois High School Association
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