Suburban Christian Conference

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Suburban Christian Conference
Conference IHSA
No. of teams10
RegionChicago suburbs, Illinois

The Suburban Christian Conference was a system of Christian schools in Chicago's suburbs organized to compete against each other athletically.

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History

Formerly called the Suburban Catholic Conference, the conference changed its name to the Suburban Christian Conference in 2009 and include four new schools, three of which are from the disbanding Private School League.

During the 2013-2014, seven members decided to move to the Metro Suburban Conference, effective during the 2014-2015 academic year. The remaining five high schools moved to either the Chicago Catholic League or the East Suburban Catholic Conference, effectively ended the SCC's run as one of Illinois' premier non-public athletic conferences. [1]

Member schools

Former members

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References

  1. Narang, Bob (2 May 2013), "7 schools leaving Suburban Christian Conference for Metro Suburban", Chicago Tribune, retrieved 5 February 2015