The Founders League is an American athletic league comprising a number of college preparatory schools. 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. The League is one of eleven in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council.
Members
SchoolMascotLocationFoundedGradesEnrollmentColorsVarsity TeamsRivals 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) 716 29 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, water polo, and wrestling. By and large, member schools compete for the Founders League Championship in each of the aforementioned sports for which a team is fielded. In some cases, Founders League teams collectively participate in regional leagues or tournaments, including the New Englands. The Founders League is recognized by the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council.
References
External links Founders League