Founders League

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Founders League
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Conference NEPSAC
Sports fielded
  • 18
DivisionNew England Prep School Class A Division 1
No. of teams11
RegionNew England
Official website thefoundersleague.org

The Founders League is an American athletic league comprising a number of college preparatory schools. [1] Founded in 1984, it consists of ten schools in Connecticut and one from eastern New York. All of the schools in the Conference are founding members. [2] The League is one of eleven in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council. [3]

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Members

SchoolMascotLocationFoundedGradesEnrollmentColorsVarsity TeamsRivals
Avon Old Farms School Winged Beavers Avon, CT 19279-12(PG)408 Boys  15Westminster
Choate Rosemary Hall Wild Boars Wallingford, CT 18909-12(PG)865  32 Deerfield
The Ethel Walker School Wild Cats Simsbury, CT 19116-12258 Girls  13Miss Porters
The Hotchkiss School Bearcats Lakeville, CT 18919-12(PG)599  17Taft
Kent School Lions Kent, CT 19069-12(PG)570  23Loomis Chaffee
Kingswood Oxford School Wyverns West Hartford, CT 19096-12499  26None
Loomis Chaffee School Pelicans Windsor, CT 18749-12(PG)716  29Kent
Miss Porter's School Daisies Farmington, CT 18439-12(PG)333 Girls  18Ethel Walker
The Taft School Rhinos Watertown, CT 18909-12(PG)595  27Hotchkiss
Trinity-Pawling School Pride (of Lions) Pawling, NY 19077-12(PG)325 Boys  13Avon Old Farms
Westminster School Martlets Simsbury, CT 18889-12(PG)390  16Avon Old Farms

Competition

Founders League competition takes place in the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. [4] By and large, member schools compete for the Founders League Championship in each of the aforementioned sports for which a team is fielded. [5] [6] In some cases, Founders League teams collectively participate in regional leagues or tournaments, including the New Englands. [7] The Founders League is recognized by the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Founders League". www.thefoundersleague.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  2. ↑ "GameTimeCT".
  3. ↑ "Founders League - NEPSAC".
  4. ↑ "History - Founders League". www.thefoundersleague.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  5. ↑ "History - Founders League". www.thefoundersleague.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  6. ↑ "League Awards - Founders League". www.thefoundersleague.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  7. ↑ "History - Founders League". www.thefoundersleague.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  8. ↑ "History - Founders League". www.thefoundersleague.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.

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