Founders League

US college preparatory athletic league

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Founders League

Conference| NEPSAC
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Division| New England Prep School Class A Division 1
No. of teams| 11
Region| New England
Official website| thefoundersleague.org

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

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School  | Mascot  | Location  | Founded  | Grades  | Enrollment  | Colors  | Varsity Teams  | Rivals

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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

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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.[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

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1. ^ "Founders League". www.thefoundersleague.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
2. ^ "GameTimeCT".
3. ^ "Founders League - NEPSAC".
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.

## External links

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http://www.thefoundersleague.org

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Founders League

* Avon Old Farms
* Choate Rosemary Hall
* Ethel Walker School
* Hotchkiss School
* Kent School
* Kingswood-Oxford School
* Loomis Chaffee School
* Miss Porter's School
* Taft School
* Trinity-Pawling School
* Westminster School

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