Western Big 6 Conference

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The Western Big 6 Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). The conference comprises public high schools with large enrollments, as well a private school, in the Illinois Quad Cities, Galesburg, Illinois, and Quincy, Illinois.

Current membership

Sources:IHSA Conferences and IHSA Member Schools Directory

History

The Western Big 6 Conference was established in 1969. The conference consisted of four schools from the Quad Cities area, one from Quincy, and one from Galesburg. The charter members were Moline High School, Rock Island High School, Rock Island Alleman High School, United Township High School (East Moline), Quincy Senior High School, and Galesburg High School. Enrollments have ranged from over 2000 students, to Alleman, the league's only private school, with about 300. Prior to the advent of the Western Big 6 Conference, the schools of the present day conference are known to have participated in several other conferences:

Competitive success

The present-day Western Big 6 Conference has won 38 state championships in IHSA-sponsored athletics and activities:

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