Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference

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Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference
Association MSHSAA
RegionGreater Kansas City, Missouri
Official website gkcscathletics.org

The Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference (GKCSC) is a high school athletic conference comprising large to mid-size high schools located in the greater Kansas City, Missouri metro area. The conference members are located in Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties.

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The GKCSC is divided into sub-conferences, based on school size, and is re-structured on a regular basis to account for changes in enrollment. As of the 2023-24 school year, there are five conferences, with gold being the largest schools, and silver,red, white and blue conferences in descending order of enrollment [1]

Gold Conference

School NameMascotColorsCityCountySchool Type
Blue SpringsWildcats   Blue Springs Jackson Public
Blue Springs SouthJaguars   Blue Springs Jackson Public
Lee's Summit WestTitans   Lee's Summit Jackson Public
Raymore-PeculiarPanthers   Peculiar Cass Public
Liberty NorthEagles   Liberty Clay Public

Silver Conference

School NameMascotColorsCityCountySchool Type
Lee's SummitTigers   Lee's Summit Jackson Public
Lee's Summit NorthBroncos   Lee's Summit Jackson Public
LibertyBlue Jays   Liberty Clay Public
Park HillTrojans   Kansas City Platte Public
Park Hill SouthPanthers   Riverside Platte Public
StaleyFalcons   Kansas City Clay Public

Red Conference

School NameMascotColorsCityCountySchool Type
Fort Osage Indians   Independence Jackson Public
North Kansas City Hornets   North Kansas City Clay Public
Oak Park Northmen   Kansas City Clay Public
Central Indians   St. Joseph Buchanan Public
TrumanPatriots   Independence Jackson Public

White Conference

School NameMascotColorsCityCountySchool Type
Belton Pirates   Belton Jackson Public
Grain Valley Eagles   Grain Valley Jackson Public
Platte County Pirates   Platte City Platte Public
Raytown Blue Jays   Raytown Jackson Public
William ChrismanBears   Independence Jackson Public

Blue Conference

School NameMascotColorsCityCountySchool Type
KearneyBulldogs   Kearney Clay Public
Raytown SouthCardinals   Raytown Jackson Public
SmithvilleWarriors   Smithville Clay Public
WinnetonkaGriffins   Kansas City Clay Public
GrandviewBulldogs   Grandview Jackson Public
RuskinGolden Eagles   Kansas City Jackson Public
Excelsior SpringsTigers   Excelsior Springs Clay Public

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