Little Ten Conference
The Little Ten Conference is the oldest continuous high school athletic conference in the state of Illinois. Founded in 1919, it comprised the following small high schools in northern Illinois: Earlville, Hinckley, Leland, Paw Paw, Plano, Rollo, Sandwich, Shabbona, Somonauk, and Waterman. The conference is still in operation and currently consists of the following members: DePue, Earlville, Hinckley-Big Rock, Indian Creek, Kirkland Hiawatha, LaMoille, Leland, Newark, Serena, and Somonauk. Over the years, there have been a number of other area schools in the conference, including Malta.
Eight of the original ten schools are still members in some form. Charter members consist of Earlville, Leland, Somonauk, Hinckley, and Paw Paw, Shabbona, Waterman, & Rollo
In February 2019, the Little Ten Conference held its 100th league tournament.
Schools in the conference compete in Boys Soccer, Girls Volleyball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys Baseball and Girls Softball.The Junior High schools of the respective communities have a conference, comprising
- Earlville
- Leland
- Somonauk
- Indian Creek
- Hinckley Big Rock
- Paw Paw
- Newark
- Lisbon
- Serena
- DePue
- Earlville *
- Leland *
- Paw Paw *
- Malta
- Kirkland Hiawatha
- Plano *
- Sandwich *
- Serena
- Hinckley *
- Hinckley-Big Rock
- Hinckley Big Rock
- Shabbona *
- Waterman *
- Indian Creek
- Newark
- LaMoille-Ohio
- Somonauk *
- Sheridan
- Rollo *
* Original conference membersMascots and Colors
The schools are represented by the following team nicknames:
- Big Rock - Bobcats - blue & gold
- DePue - Little Giants - blue & orange
- Earlville - Raiders - red & black
- Hinckley - Hawks - blue and gold
- Hinckley-Big Rock - Royals - blue & white
- Indian Creek - Timberwolves - red, black, & white
- Kirkland Hiawatha - Hawks - navy & gold
- LaMoille - Lions - red and white
- Leland - Panthers - kelly green & black
- Malta - Mustangs - red and white
- Newark - Norsemen - Royal Blue & White
- Paw Paw - Bulldogs - purple & yellow
- Plano - Reapers - purple & white
- Rollo - Eagles - blue and orange
- Serena - Huskers - purple and gold
- Shabbona - Indians - red & white
- Sheridan - Cardinals - red & white
- Somonauk - Bobcats - blue & yellow
- Waterman - Wolverines - red & black
Membership timeline
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Boys Basketball Championships
2020 Little Ten Conference Tournament
Third-Place Game - Somonauk 63, LaMoille-Ohio 56. Consolation - Earlville 62, Hinckley-Big Rock 48.Girls Basketball Championships
