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Founders League
AssociationNEPSAC
Sports fielded
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DivisionNew England Prep School Class A [Division 1]
RegionNew England

The Founders League is an American athletic league comprising a number of college preparatory schools.[1] Founded in 1984, it consists of ten schools in Connecticut and one from eastern New York. All of the schools in the Conference are founding members.[2] The League is one of eleven in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council.[3]

Members

School Mascot Location Founded Grades Enrollment Colors Varsity Teams Rivals
Avon Old Farms School Winged Beavers Avon, CT 1927 9-12(PG) 408 Boys    15 Westminster
Choate Rosemary Hall Wild Boars Wallingford, CT 1890 9-12(PG) 865    32 Deerfield
The Ethel Walker School Wild Cats Simsbury, CT 1911 6-12 258 Girls    13 Miss Porters
The Hotchkiss School Bearcats Lakeville, CT 1891 9-12(PG) 599    17 Taft
Kent School Lions Kent, CT 1906 9-12(PG) 570    23 Loomis Chaffee
Kingswood Oxford School Wyverns West Hartford, CT 1909 6-12 499    26 None
Loomis Chaffee School Pelicans Windsor, CT 1874 9-12(PG) 650    22 Kent
Miss Porter's School Daisies Farmington, CT 1843 9-12(PG) 333 Girls    18 Ethel Walker
The Taft School Rhinos Watertown, CT 1890 9-12(PG) 595    27 Hotchkiss
Trinity-Pawling School Pride (of Lions) Pawling, NY 1907 7-12(PG) 325 Boys    13 Avon Old Farms
Westminster School Martlets Simsbury, CT 1888 9-12(PG) 390    16 Avon Old Farms

Competition

Founders League competition takes place in the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.[4] By and large, member schools compete for the Founders League Championship in each of the aforementioned sports for which a team is fielded.[5][6] In some cases, Founders League teams collectively participate in regional leagues or tournaments, including the New Englands.[7] The Founders League is recognized by the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Founders League". www.thefoundersleague.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  2. ^ https://www.gametimect.com/school-conferences/founders/
  3. ^ https://www.nepsac.org/page/2859
  4. ^ "History - Founders League". www.thefoundersleague.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  5. ^ "History - Founders League". www.thefoundersleague.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  6. ^ "League Awards - Founders League". www.thefoundersleague.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  7. ^ "History - Founders League". www.thefoundersleague.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  8. ^ "History - Founders League". www.thefoundersleague.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.

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