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{{Infobox sports league
| name            = Upstate Eight Conference
| color           = black
| font_color      = white
| title           = 
| logo            = Upstate8ConferenceLogo.png
| founded         = 1963
| conference      = [[Illinois High School Association|IHSA]]
| teams           = 14
| sports          = 25 (13 boys, 12 girls)
| region          = [[Chicago area]], [[Illinois]] ([[DuPage County, Illinois|DuPage]], [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]], [[Kane County, Illinois|Kane]] counties)
| division        = '''West''' (larger) & '''East''' (smaller)
}}
The '''Upstate Eight Conference''' (''UEC'', ''U8C'', or ''Upstate 8'') is an organization of fourteen high schools in northeastern [[Illinois]], representing ten communities in [[Chicago]]'s suburbs.  These high schools are all members of the [[Illinois High School Association]].

The high schools of the Upstate Eight Conference are located in [[Kane County, Illinois|Kane County]], [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]], and [[DuPage County, Illinois|DuPage County]].  Originally, the conference had eight member schools, but over time the membership has varied from six to as many as sixteen schools without any change of name.

==History==
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Formed in 1963 its charter members were [[DeKalb High School (Illinois)|DeKalb High School]], [[East Aurora High School]], [[Elgin High School (Illinois)|Elgin High School]], [[Larkin High School]], [[Glenbard East High School]], [[Naperville Central High School|Naperville Community]], [[West Aurora High School]] and [[Wheaton Warrenville South High School|Wheaton Community]] high schools. That next year Wheaton Community was renamed Wheaton Central when the district split.  In 1965 Glenbard East left to join the Des Plaines Valley League and was replaced by [[St. Charles East High School|St. Charles High School]]. Naperville Community and Wheaton Central left in 1975 to join the newly formed [[DuPage Valley Conference]]. [[Lake Park High School]] and newly opened [[Streamwood High School]] were added in 1979, which led to a stable lineup for the next 12 years.

[[Waubonsie Valley High School]], located in [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]], joined in 1991. [[West Aurora High School]] left in 1997 to join the [[DuPage Valley Conference]]. Newly opened schools [[Bartlett High School (Bartlett, Illinois)|Bartlett High School]] and [[Neuqua Valley High School]] located in [[Naperville]] joined in 1998. St. Charles High School split into St. Charles East and [[St. Charles North High School|St. Charles North]] in 2000, with St. Charles North joining in 2001. [[South Elgin High School]] joined upon opening in 2005, preemptively taking DeKalb's place, as they left in 2006. [[Batavia High School (Batavia, Illinois)|Batavia High School]] and [[Geneva High School (Illinois)|Geneva High School]] joined in 2010 following the dissolution of the [[Western Sun Conference]], and joined newly opened [[Metea Valley High School]] in Aurora to bring conference membership to 14 schools.
[[Lake Park High School|Lake Park]] left the conference to join the DuPage Valley Conference for the 2013–2014 season and was replaced by [[Community High School (West Chicago)|West Chicago]]. [[Glenbard East High School]] and [[West Aurora High School]] will return to the Upstate Eight Conference for the 2014-2015 athletic season, leaving the [[DuPage Valley Conference]]. For the 2015-2016 athletic season, [[Metea Valley High School]], [[Neuqua Valley High School]], and [[Waubonsie Valley High School]] leave the Upstate Eight conference for the [[DuPage Valley Conference]]. Starting in the 2018–2019 school year, [[St. Charles North]], [[St. Charles East]], [[Batavia, Illinois|Batavia]], and [[Geneva]] will leave for the newly formed DuKane Conference along with [[Wheaton North High School|Wheaton North]], [[Wheaton Warrenville South High School|Wheaton Warrenville South]], [[Glenbard North High School|Glenbard North]], and [[Lake Park High School|Lake Park]] from the [[DuPage Valley Conference]] while new member, [[Glenbard South High School]] joins in and the River and Valley Divisions became eliminated.

In 2019–20 school year, [[Fenton High School (Illinois)|Fenton]] will replace [[West Aurora High School|West Aurora]] when accepting to leave the conference for the [[Southwest Prairie Conference]].

In the year of 2024–25, three former [[Metro Suburban Conference]], [[Ridgewood High School (Illinois)|Ridgewood]], [[Elmwood Park High School (Illinois)|Elmwood Park]] and [[Riverside-Brookfield High School|Riverside-Brookfield]]<ref>{{cite web | title = RBHS sports teams moving to Upstate 8 Conference -   | publisher = Riverside Brookfield Landmark| url = https://www.rblandmark.com/2023/07/03/rbhs-sports-teams-moving-to-upstate-8-conference| access-date = 3 July 2023}}</ref> and West Aurora High School<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oesterle |first1=Rob |title=Bolingbrook to join Southwest Prairie Conference in 2024 |url=https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2023/07/07/bolingbrook-to-join-southwest-prairie-conference-in-2024/ |access-date=August 24, 2023 |work=Shaw Local |date=July 7, 2023}}</ref> have joined the conference.

==Membership==

===West===
{| class="wikitable"
! School || Town || Team Name || Colors || IHSA Classification || Reference
|-
| [[Bartlett High School (Bartlett, Illinois)|Bartlett High School]] || [[Bartlett, Illinois|Bartlett]] || [[Hawk]]s || {{color box|#013220|border=silver}} {{color box|#000080|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} || 3A/4A || <ref>{{Cite web| title = Bartlett| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 5 May 2010| url = http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/0248.htm| access-date = 5 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[East Aurora High School]] || [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]] || [[Cat|Tomcats]] || {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}} || 3A/4A || <ref>{{Cite web| title = Aurora (East)| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 5 May 2010| url = http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/0130.htm| access-date = 5 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Elgin High School (Illinois)|Elgin High School]] || [[Elgin, Illinois|Elgin]] || [[Maroon (color)|Maroons]] || {{color box|#800000|border=silver}} {{color box|#FFFDD0|border=silver}} || 3A/4A || <ref>{{Cite web| title = Elgin (H.S.)| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 5 May 2010| url = http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/0516.htm| access-date = 5 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Larkin High School]]|| Elgin || [[Royal family|Royals]]|| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} || 3A/4A || <ref>{{Cite web| title = Elgin (Larkin)| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 5 May 2010| url = http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/0517.htm| access-date = 5 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[South Elgin High School]] || [[South Elgin, Illinois|South Elgin]] || [[Storm]] || {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|#000080|border=silver}} {{color box|#C0C0C0|border=silver}} || 3A/4A || <ref>{{Cite web| title = South Elgin| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 5 May 2010| url = http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1953.htm| access-date = 5 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Streamwood High School]] || [[Streamwood, Illinois|Streamwood]] || [[Sabre]]s || {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|#c5b358|border=silver}} || 3A/4A || <ref>{{Cite web| title = Streamwood| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 5 May 2010| url = http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1945.htm| access-date = 5 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[West Aurora High School]] || Aurora || [[Black Hawk (Sauk leader)|Blackhawks]] || {{color box|#000080|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}} || 3A/4A ||  <ref>{{Cite web| title = Aurora (West Aurora)| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 5 May 2010| url = https://www.ihsa.org/data/school/schools/0135.htm| access-date = 5 May 2010}}</ref>
|}

===East===
{| class="wikitable"
! School || Town || Team Name || Colors || IHSA Classification || Reference
|-
| [[Elmwood Park High School (Illinois)|Elmwood Park High School]] || [[Elmwood Park, Illinois|Elmwood Park]] || [[Tiger]]s || {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|#FFDF00|border=silver}} || 2A/3A ||  <ref>{{Cite web| title = Aurora (West Aurora)| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 5 May 2010| url = https://www.ihsa.org/data/school/schools/0135.htm| access-date = 5 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Fenton High School (Illinois)|Fenton High School]]|| [[Bensenville, Illinois|Bensenville]]|| [[Bison]]|| {{Color box|orange|border=silver}} {{Color box|#002366|border=silver}} || 2A/3A || <ref>{{Cite web| title = Bensenville (Fenton)| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 5 May 2010| url =https://www.ihsa.org/data/school/schools/0214.htm| access-date = 5 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Glenbard East High School]]|| [[Lombard, Illinois|Lombard]]|| [[Bighorn sheep|Rams]]|| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}|| 3A/4A || <ref>{{Cite web| title = Lombard (Glenbard East)| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 5 May 2010| url = http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/0130.htm| access-date = 5 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Glenbard South High School]]|| [[Glen Ellyn, Illinois|Glen Ellyn]]||  Raiders || {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} {{color box|blue|border=silver}} || 2A/3A || <ref>{{Cite web| title = Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 1 April 2010| url = https://www.ihsa.org/data/school/schools/0715.htm| access-date = 1 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ridgewood High School (Illinois)|Ridgewood High School]] || [[Norridge, Illinois|Norridge]] || Rebels ||{{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} || 2A/3A ||  <ref>{{Cite web| title = Norridge (Ridgewood)| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 5 May 2010| url = https://www.ihsa.org/data/school/schools/1423.htm| access-date = 5 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Riverside Brookfield High School|Riverside-Brookfield High School]] || [[Riverside, Illinois|Riverside]] || [[Bulldog]]s ||{{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} || 3A/4A ||  <ref>{{Cite web| title = Riverside (R.-Brookfield)| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 5 May 2010| url = https://www.ihsa.org/data/school/schools/1810.htm| access-date = 5 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[West Chicago High School]] || [[West Chicago, Illinois|West Chicago]] || [[Bobcat|Wildcats]] || {{color box|#000080|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}} || 3A/4A || <ref>{{Cite web| title = West Chicago (H.S.)| publisher = Illinois High School Association (IHSA)| date = 1 April 2010| url = http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/2314.htm| access-date = 11 April 2010}}</ref>
|}

===Former members===
{| class="wikitable"
! School || Town || Team Name || Years in conference
|-
|'''[[DeKalb High School (Illinois)|DeKalb High School]]'''||[[DeKalb, Illinois|DeKalb]]||[[Barbed wire|Barbs]]||1963—2006 <ref>http://www.newser.com/archive-headline-news/1G1-132132899/dekalb-officially-notifies-uec-its-leaving-leaguesports.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
|-
|'''[[Lake Park High School]]'''||[[Roselle, Illinois|Roselle]]||Lancers||1979—2013
|-
|'''[[Metea Valley High School]]'''||[[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]]||Mustangs||2010—2015
|-
|'''[[Naperville Central High School|Naperville Community High School]]'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>||[[Naperville, Illinois|Naperville]]||Redskins||1963—1975
|-
|'''[[Neuqua Valley High School]]'''||Naperville||Wildcats||1998—2015
|-
|'''[[Waubonsie Valley High School]]'''||Aurora||Warriors||1991—2015
|-
|'''[[Wheaton Warrenville South High School|Wheaton Central High School]]'''<nowiki>**</nowiki>||[[Wheaton, Illinois|Wheaton]]||Tigers||1963—1975
|-
|'''[[St. Charles East High School|St. Charles High School]]'''<nowiki>***</nowiki>||[[St. Charles, Illinois|St. Charles]]||Fighting Saints||1965—2018
|-
|'''[[St. Charles North High School]]'''||St. Charles||North Stars||2001—2018
|-
|'''[[Batavia High School (Illinois)|Batavia High School]]'''||[[Batavia, Illinois|Batavia]]||Bulldogs||2010—2018
|-
|'''[[Geneva High School (Illinois)|Geneva High School]]'''||[[Geneva, Illinois|Geneva]]||Vikings||2010—2018
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Naperville Community HS split into Naperville Central HS and [[Naperville North High School|Naperville North HS]] (which had no connection with the conference) in 1970.<br>
<nowiki>**</nowiki> School renamed Wheaton Warrenville South HS in 1992.<br>
<nowiki>***</nowiki> In 2000, St. Charles HS renamed St. Charles East when St. Charles North opened in 2001.

===Timeline===
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 bar:7 color:red from:2014 till:2019
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 bar:15 color:red from:1998 till:end text:[[Bartlett High School (Bartlett, Illinois)|Bartlett]] (1998-present)
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==Sports==
The conference currently oversees a total of 18 sports.  Young men and women may compete in [[basketball]], [[bowling]], [[Dance]], [[cheerleading]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[chess]], [[esports]], [[golf]], [[gymnastics]], [[soccer]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] & [[Diving (sport)|diving]], [[tennis]], [[track & field]], [[speech]], and [[volleyball]].  Young men may compete in [[baseball]], football, and [[Scholastic wrestling|wrestling]], while young women may compete in [[badminton]] and [[softball]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Upstate 8 Sport Guidelines   | publisher = Upstate Eight Conference| url = http://www.athletics2000.com/upstate8/SportGuidelines.aspx| access-date = 7 August 2009}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.athletics2000.com/upstate8/Index.aspx Upstate Eight Conference]
* [http://www.ihsa.org/ Illinois High School Association, Official Site]

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