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The Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference is a high school athletic conference with twelve high schools in northern Illinois. The conference is divided into two divisions—East and West.
EAST:
DeKalb, Kaneland, Morris, Rochelle, Sycamore, Yorkville
WEST:
Dixon, Geneseo, LaSalle-Peru, Ottawa, Sterling, Streator
Recent news about the NIB-12
MyWebtimes.com: Duchesses record 1st NIB 12 win at Streator's expense
STREATOR — Streator’s Lady Bulldogs didn’t exactly get outslugged Tuesday afternoon under overcast, spitting skies here at the STHS Athletic Fields’ JV diamond. The Dixon Duchesses did, however, bloop, Texas league and seeing-eye single the Lady ‘Dogs to defeat. Streator softball fell 8-6 at home, allowing Dixon softball to earn its first Northern Illinois Big 12 West softball victory since the league’s formation in 2011. The Lady Bulldogs led early and then rallied late get the potential tying run to the plate in the seventh inning, but the Duchesses’ 16-hit attack — started off with two solo homers followed by 14 singles — proved to be too much.Read More »MyWebTimes.com: Severe flooding buries OTHS fields, leaves home events in question
One of the worst spring sports seasons in recent memory hit its nadir with this week’s rain. While it pales in comparison to the loss of property suffered by many households around the Illinois Valley, sports fields around the area have been left drenched following severe flooding conditions. Some schools have been hit harder than others.Read More »Daily-Chronicle.com: Kaneland's Markuson refuses to lower bar
MAPLE PARK – Alex Markuson begins his pole vault approaches 20 to 25 feet closer than his Kaneland boys track and field teammates. Sure, Markuson exudes eagerness, but he also takes fewer steps out of necessity. There’s little other alternative for a pole vaulter with cerebral palsy. Markuson’s calves, hamstrings and glutes tightened as his condition developed at birth. He walks with a limp, often on his toes, and can admittedly lumber down the runway at times. When he propels himself in the air, that hardly matters. A pole vault coach with three decades’ experience says he finds more thrill in watching Markuson clear 10 feet than elite vaulters going 16-plus.Read More »NewsTrib.com: L-P softball tops Morris
The La Salle-Peru softball team topped Morris 8-5 in a Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference crossover Thursday in Morris. L-P took a 3-0 lead, let Morris tie the game and then scored three runs in the top of the fourth inning to take back control before adding insurance runs in the fifth and sixth innings.Read More »ElburnHerald.com:
With Dukes, Bulldogs out, conference braintrust elects for smaller divisions by Mike Slodki KANELAND—Within the last decade of Kaneland athletics, the Knights have called several landscapes home.Read More »BeaconNews.SunTimes.com: Kaneland loaded for repeat success
Can they top it? It looks like the Kaneland softball team faces a tall order after posting a 31-7 record and claiming Northern Illinois Big 12 East and regional championships last season. Especially considering team leadoff hitter/No. 1 pitcher Delani Vest, she of the .448 batting average and 20-3 record in the pitching circle, has graduated.Read More »MyWebTimes.com: Singles set, OTHS looks for doubles teams to form
Ottawa boys tennis coach Matt Gross knows he’s got a good group on his hands this spring, but outside of the two singles positions, he’s at a bit of a loss as to who will play where in doubles. The good news is he has enough quality players vying for those spots that the competition should bring out the best in all of them.Read More »QCOnline.com: NIB12 changes mean division shifting
With membership being reduced by two after next school year ends, the Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference remains proactive in ensuring stability. According to Rochelle principal and league president Travis McGuire, the NIB12 will move forward with 10 teams and alter its divisional format. The decision made last Friday has Rochelle moving from the east to west division starting next year.Read More »
