Black Diamond Conference
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The Black Diamond Athletic Conference (BDC) is a high school
athletic conference
represented by 13 schools in the southern portion of Illinois
. The conference currently offers championships for girls in Basketball
, Cross Country, Golf
, Softball
, Track & Field, and Volleyball
. In boy's sports, the BDC offers championships in Baseball
, Basketball, Cross Country, Football
, Golf, and Track & Field.
for other sports.
The original conference schools were Carterville, Christopher, Elkville, Sesser, and Zeigler.
In 1956, the Black Diamond added Boys Basketball and the conference became full-time.
Carbondale University High, a charter member of the Coal Belt Conference, joined the conference in 1963 and remained a member until 1968, when the school closed.
In 1962, Elkville High School Consolidated with Vergennes HS to become Elverado High School and Zeigler High School consolidated with Royalton High School to become Zeigler-Royalton High School. (Zeigler-Royalton was known as West Franklin High School when the current campus was built in the late 60's. After confusion with West Frankfort, the school went back to being called Zeigler-Royalton.)
In 1963, Sesser High School Consolidated with Valier High School to become Sesser-Valier High School.
Carterville and Christopher left the BDC to join the Southern Illini Conference after the 1973 season for and returned in 1975. There was no football race in 1974 and no basketball races in 1974-75 and 1975-76.
Johnston City joined the conference in 1975.
McLeansboro (Now Hamilton Co.) joined for football only in 1990 when Christopher and Zeigler-Royalton combined their football programs.
Cairo and Eldorado joined in 1992 for football only.
Eldorado would later join for Girls Basketball and both Boys and Girls Track & Field in 1992 and Girls Volleyball in 1995
McLeansboro joined the BDC for Baseball and Boys and Girls Track & Field in 1992 and Girls Volleyball in 1995.
and former member Trico rejoined the conference. Cairo, Eldorado, and Hamilton County became full time members by joining the conference for all sports.
The conference was divided into two divisions, East and West. The West Division consisted of the original five members Carterville, Christopher, Elverado, Sesser-Valier, and Zeigler-Royalton and new member Trico. The East consisted of five new members Cairo, Carmi-White County, Eldorado, Fairfield, and Hamilton County and current member Johnston City.
The conference also began to crown a champion from each division in Basketball and Volleyball. All other sports have one champion. The Diamond Duels in Basketball puts the 6 teams in each division against each other for Bragging Rights. The Duels have no outcome on Conference Champions.
Carterville left the BDC at the conclusion of the 2009-2010 school year to the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference
. Chester High School took their place in the BDC.
With Carterville leaving the conference, the Black Diamond has dropped Wrestling as a Conference sport as only 3 schools now have wrestling programs.
Goreville High School joined the BDC for the 2011-2012 school year as a member of the BDC West Division.
Currently there are 10 BDC football programs. 7 schools compete individually and 3 pairs, Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton, Elverado-Trico, and Vienna-Goreville, compete as co-op programs.
The BDC currently has a 9-game biennial rotating schedule with all programs playing each other once. Week 5, known as rivals week, however, does not rotate and has the same match-ups each year. These match-ups are as follows.
BDC schools have also had moderate success at the state level winning two state titles, Zeigler-Royalton in 1982 and Carterville in 1996.
High school
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athletic conference
Athletic conference
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represented by 13 schools in the southern portion of Illinois
Illinois
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. The conference currently offers championships for girls in Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, Cross Country, Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, Softball
Softball
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, Track & Field, and Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
. In boy's sports, the BDC offers championships in Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, Basketball, Cross Country, Football
American football
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, Golf, and Track & Field.
Early History 1949-1968
The Black Diamond Conference was created first as a football-only conference in 1949. The original schools were members of the Coal Belt ConferenceCoal Belt Conference
The Coal Belt Conference was an Illinois high school athletic conference in existence from 1946-1956. The conference dissolved when 5 of its 7 members joined the Black Diamond Conference full time.-Members:...
for other sports.
The original conference schools were Carterville, Christopher, Elkville, Sesser, and Zeigler.
In 1956, the Black Diamond added Boys Basketball and the conference became full-time.
Carbondale University High, a charter member of the Coal Belt Conference, joined the conference in 1963 and remained a member until 1968, when the school closed.
In 1962, Elkville High School Consolidated with Vergennes HS to become Elverado High School and Zeigler High School consolidated with Royalton High School to become Zeigler-Royalton High School. (Zeigler-Royalton was known as West Franklin High School when the current campus was built in the late 60's. After confusion with West Frankfort, the school went back to being called Zeigler-Royalton.)
In 1963, Sesser High School Consolidated with Valier High School to become Sesser-Valier High School.
1968-2003
Trico (Campbell Hill) joined the Black Diamond in 1968 -69 season and won three consecutive BDC Basketball Titles. They left the BDC after the 1970-71 season after failing to start a football program.Carterville and Christopher left the BDC to join the Southern Illini Conference after the 1973 season for and returned in 1975. There was no football race in 1974 and no basketball races in 1974-75 and 1975-76.
Johnston City joined the conference in 1975.
McLeansboro (Now Hamilton Co.) joined for football only in 1990 when Christopher and Zeigler-Royalton combined their football programs.
Cairo and Eldorado joined in 1992 for football only.
Eldorado would later join for Girls Basketball and both Boys and Girls Track & Field in 1992 and Girls Volleyball in 1995
McLeansboro joined the BDC for Baseball and Boys and Girls Track & Field in 1992 and Girls Volleyball in 1995.
2003 Expansion
The 2003-2004 school year saw the largest single expansion in conference history. Carmi-White County and Fairfield joined from the defunct North Egypt ConferenceNorth Egypt Conference
The North Egypt Conference was an Illinois high school athletic conference in existence from 1929 to 2003-Members:-State Titles:...
and former member Trico rejoined the conference. Cairo, Eldorado, and Hamilton County became full time members by joining the conference for all sports.
The conference was divided into two divisions, East and West. The West Division consisted of the original five members Carterville, Christopher, Elverado, Sesser-Valier, and Zeigler-Royalton and new member Trico. The East consisted of five new members Cairo, Carmi-White County, Eldorado, Fairfield, and Hamilton County and current member Johnston City.
The conference also began to crown a champion from each division in Basketball and Volleyball. All other sports have one champion. The Diamond Duels in Basketball puts the 6 teams in each division against each other for Bragging Rights. The Duels have no outcome on Conference Champions.
Recent Years 2004-Present
Cairo High School left the conference at the end of the 2007-2008 school year and Vienna High School joined the conference in the 2008-2009 school year.Carterville left the BDC at the conclusion of the 2009-2010 school year to the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference
Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference
The Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference is a high school athletic conference represented by 12 schools in southern Illinois. The conference is divided into two divisions. While technically in the same conference each division crowns its own champion, and each winner is regarded as the...
. Chester High School took their place in the BDC.
With Carterville leaving the conference, the Black Diamond has dropped Wrestling as a Conference sport as only 3 schools now have wrestling programs.
Goreville High School joined the BDC for the 2011-2012 school year as a member of the BDC West Division.
Current Members
| School | Location (Population) |
Nickname(s) | Colors | Years Member | Enrollment (2011/12) |
Additional Information | |
| Eastern Division | |||||||
| Carmi-White County High School Carmi-White County High School Carmi-White County High School is a public high school in Carmi, Illinois, United States.-Notable Alumni:* Josh Elder - comic book creator... |
Carmi, Illinois Carmi, Illinois Carmi is a city in White County, Illinois, along the Little Wabash River. The population was 5,240 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of White County.-Demographics:... (5,240) |
Bulldogs Lady Bulldogs |
Maroon White |
2003–Present | 385 | ||
| Eldorado High School | Eldorado, Illinois Eldorado, Illinois Eldorado is a city in Saline County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,122 at the 2010 census, with a 1925 peak of 8,000. Although the city's name is spelled as if it were Spanish, the name was originally "Elder-Reado" -- a combination of the last names of the town's two founders,... (4,122) |
Eagles | Purple Gold |
1992-2003 (affiliate) 2003–Present |
340 | ||
| Fairfield Community High School | Fairfield, Illinois Fairfield, Illinois Fairfield is the county seat of Wayne County, Illinois, United States, the site of Frontier Community College, , , and Airtex; an auto parts manufacturing facility... (5,154) |
Mules Lady Mules |
Red Black |
2003–Present | 422 | ||
| Hamilton County Senior High School | McLeansboro, Illinois McLeansboro, Illinois McLeansboro is a city in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,883 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Hamilton County. Located in Southern Illinois, the town was named for Dr. William B. McLean, who donated the land for its founding... (2,883) |
Foxes Lady Foxes |
Kelly Green White |
1990-2003 (affiliate) 2003–Present |
374 | Named McLeansboro High School prior to opening of current campus in 2001. | |
| Johnston City High School | Johnston City, Illinois Johnston City, Illinois Johnston City is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,557 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Johnston City is located at .... (3,543) |
Indians Lady Indians |
Red Black |
1975–Present | 353 | ||
| Vienna High School | Vienna, Illinois Vienna, Illinois Vienna is a city in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,434 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County, and the site of two well-known state penitentiaries. Heron Pond - Little Black Slough Nature Preserve, a National Natural Landmark, is nearby. The... (1,434) |
Eagles Lady Eagles |
Royal Blue Orange |
2008–Present | 353 | ||
| Western Division | |||||||
| Chester High School Chester High School (Chester, Illinois) Chester High School is a public high school in Chester, Illinois, United States.- References :Chester High School Summit Yearbook 2009www.chester139.com/chs- Dance and Drill :... |
Chester, Illinois Chester, Illinois Chester is a city located on the bluffs of the Mississippi River Valley in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,400 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randolph County and is located south of St. Louis, Missouri.-History:... (8,400) |
Yellow Jackets Lady Yellow Jackets |
Orange Black |
2010–Present | 337 | ||
| Christopher High School | Christopher, Illinois Christopher, Illinois Christopher is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,382 at the 2010 census. It was the site of an early-morning railroad freight train derailment on Monday, December 4, 2006, involving two locomotives and 21 cars of an 83-car Union Pacific train; an unknown... (2,382) |
Bearcats Lady Cats |
Blue Orange |
1949-1973 1975–Present |
253 | ||
| Elverado High School | Elkville, Illinois Elkville, Illinois Elkville is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,001 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Elkville is located at .... (1,001) |
Falcons Lady Falcons |
Blue Gold |
1962–Present | 161 | Name stands for Elkville, Vergennes, and Dowell. | |
| Goreville High School | Goreville, Illinois Goreville, Illinois Goreville is a village in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 938 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Goreville is located at .... (938) |
Blackcats | Gold Black |
2011-Present | 184 | ||
| Sesser-Valier High School | Sesser, Illinois Sesser, Illinois Sesser is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,128 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sesser is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.... (2,128) |
Red Devils | Maroon White |
1963–Present | 207 | Co-ops with Waltonville in Baseball and Golf, but competes outside of conference play. | |
| Trico High School | Campbell Hill, Illinois Campbell Hill, Illinois Campbell Hill is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 333 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Campbell Hill has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:... (333) |
Pioneers Lady Pioneers |
Blue Gold |
1968-1971 2003–Present |
283 | ||
| Zeigler-Royalton High School | Zeigler, Illinois Zeigler, Illinois Zeigler is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1801 at the 2010 census. The current mayor is Dennis Mitchell.-Geography:Zeigler is located at .... (1,801) |
Tornadoes Lady Tornadoes |
Navy Blue White |
1962–Present | 191 | ||
Cooperative Programs
| Team Name | Schools | Sports | Host | Nickname(s) | Colors | Enrollment (2011/12) |
| Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton | Christopher Zeigler-Royalton |
Football, Track & Field | Christopher | Bearcats Lady Cats |
Blue Orange |
528 |
| Eldorado-Galatia | Eldorado Galatia Galatia, Illinois Galatia is a village in Saline County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 933.-Geography:Galatia is located at .... |
Football, Cross Country, Golf, Track & Field | Eldorado | Eagles | Purple Gold |
449 |
| Elverado-Trico | Elverado Trico |
Football | Elverado | Falcons | Blue Gold |
444 |
| Fairfield-Cisne | Cisne Cisne, Illinois Cisne is a village in Wayne County, Illinois, United States. The population was 673 at the 2000 census. Cisne was named in 1870 in honor of Levi Cisne on the suggestion of Charles A. Beecher, who was influential in building the railroad and the station around which the village of Cisne... Fairfield |
Track & Field | Fairfield | Mules Lady Mules |
Red Black |
535 |
| Sesser-Valier-Waltonville | Sesser-Valier Waltonville Waltonville, Illinois Waltonville is a village in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 422 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Waltonville is located at .... |
Girl's Basketball, Track & Field, Volleyball | Sesser-Valier | Red Devils | Maroon White |
313 |
| Sesser-Valier-Waltonville-Woodlawn | Sesser-Valier Waltonville Woodlawn Woodlawn, Jefferson County, Illinois Woodlawn is a village in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 698 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
Football | Sesser-Valier | Red Devils | Maroon White |
496 |
| Vienna-Goreville | Goreville Vienna |
Football | Vienna | Eagles | Royal Blue Orange |
537 |
| Zeigler-Royalton-Christopher | Christopher Zeigler-Royalton |
Baseball, Girl's Basketball, Softball | Zeigler-Royalton | Tornadoes | Navy Blue White |
528 |
Former Members
| School | Location | Nickname(s) | Colors | Years Member | Additional Information |
| Cairo High School | Cairo, Illinois Cairo, Illinois Cairo is the southernmost city in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the county seat of Alexander County. Cairo is located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The rivers converge at Fort Defiance State Park, an American Civil War fort that was commanded by General Ulysses S. Grant... |
Pilots Co-Pilots |
Blue White |
1992-2003 (affiliate) 2003-2008 |
|
| Carbondale University High School | Carbondale, Illinois Carbondale, Illinois Carbondale is a city in Jackson County, in the state of Illinois, within the Southern Illinois region. It is located at the junction of Illinois Route 13 and U.S. Route 51, southeast of St. Louis, Missouri, on the northern edge of the Shawnee National Forest... |
Lynxes | Maroon Gray |
1963–1968 | Closed in 1968. |
| Carterville High School Carterville High School Carterville High School is a public high school in Carterville, Illinois, United States.- History :Carterville High School is part of the Carterville Community Unit #5 School District in Illinois. It has an enrollment of approximately 550 students, but is continuing to grow every year... |
Carterville, Illinois Carterville, Illinois Carterville is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, in the United States, and is geographically situated between Carbondale, Illinois and Marion, Illinois. The city is located next to Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge's of land and water contain a wide diversity of flora and... |
Lions Lady Lions |
Navy Blue Orange |
1949-1973 1975-2010 |
Current member of the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference The Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference is a high school athletic conference represented by 12 schools in southern Illinois. The conference is divided into two divisions. While technically in the same conference each division crowns its own champion, and each winner is regarded as the... . |
| Elkville High School | Elkville, Illinois Elkville, Illinois Elkville is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,001 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Elkville is located at .... |
Bluebirds | Blue White |
1949-1962 | Consolidated with Vergennes Vergennes, Illinois Vergennes is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 491 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Vergennes is located at .... and Dowell Dowell, Illinois Dowell is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 441 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dowell is located at .... to form Elverado. |
| Sesser High School | Sesser, Illinois Sesser, Illinois Sesser is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,128 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sesser is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.... |
Red Devils | Maroon White |
1949-1963 | Consolidated with Valier Valier, Illinois Valier is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 662 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Valier is located at .... to form Sesser-Valier. |
| Zeigler High School | Zeigler, Illinois Zeigler, Illinois Zeigler is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1801 at the 2010 census. The current mayor is Dennis Mitchell.-Geography:Zeigler is located at .... |
Purple Tornadoes | Purple White |
1949-1962 | Consolidated with Royalton Royalton, Illinois Royalton is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,130 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Royalton is located at .... to form Ziegler-Royalton. |
Cross Country
Cross Country has been a BDC sport since the 2003 expansion. The conference champion is determined by the winner of the conference tournament.Football
The BDC was founded as a football-only conference and a title has been awarded in all but two years, 1974 and 75, since.Currently there are 10 BDC football programs. 7 schools compete individually and 3 pairs, Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton, Elverado-Trico, and Vienna-Goreville, compete as co-op programs.
The BDC currently has a 9-game biennial rotating schedule with all programs playing each other once. Week 5, known as rivals week, however, does not rotate and has the same match-ups each year. These match-ups are as follows.
| Rivals Week | |
| Carmi-White County | Fairfield |
| Chester | Johnston City |
| Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton | Sesser-Valier |
| Eldorado | Hamilton County |
| Elverado-Trico | Vienna-Goreville |
BDC schools have also had moderate success at the state level winning two state titles, Zeigler-Royalton in 1982 and Carterville in 1996.
Golf
Golf was added after the 2003 expansion. The title is awarded to the winner of the conference tournament at season's end.Volleyball
The BDC began awarding a volleyball championship during the 1994 season. Since 2003 each division has had separate champion determined by regular season conference records. Between 2003 and 2006 each champion would play each other in a Diamond Dual however this had no effect on the conference championship.Wrestling
Wrestling began as conference sport after the 2003 expansion and remained until after the 2009/10 season. Only 4 BDC schools, Carmi-White County, Carterville, Fairfield, and Johnston City, competed for the title with Carmi-White County winning all 7. 6 of the 7 conference titles were awarded to the winner of the conference tournament held on the final weekend of the regular season. the 2010 title was awarded based on conference head to head records due to the tournament being canceled due to weather. Wrestling was removed as a conference sport after Carterville left the conference in 2010.Champions
| Cross Country | Chester (1) | Chester (2) | Eldorado (4) | ||
| Football | Johnston City (10) | Carmi-White County (3) | Carterville (19) | ||
| Golf | Hamilton County (2) | Hamilton County (3) | Carterville (3) Hamilton County (3) |
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| Basketball | East | Fairfield (2) | Sesser-Valier (16) | ||
| West | Trico (7) | ||||
| Baseball | Trico (2) | Carterville (12) | |||
| Track & Field | Carmi-White County (1) | Carterville (27) | |||
| Cross Country | Chester (1) | Chester (2) | Hamilton County (5) | ||
| Golf | Carmi-White County (2) | Eldorado (2) | Carterville (3) | ||
| Volleyball | East | Fairfield (7) Hamilton County (5) |
Hamilton County (6) | Fairfield (7) | |
| West | Christopher (1) | Trico (4) | |||
| Basketball | East | Vienna (2) | Sesser-Valier (13) | ||
| West | Zeigler-Royalton-Christopher (Co-op) (3) | ||||
| Softball | Carmi-White County (3) Johnston City (22) Vienna (1) |
Johnston City (22) | |||
| Track & Field | Chester (1) | Carterville (25) | |||
Former Championships
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Wrestling | 2003/04-2009/10 | Carmi-White County | Carmi-White County (7) |
Championships by School
| School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country | Football | Golf | Softball | Track & Field | Volleyball | Wrestling | Totals | ||||||
| Boy's | Girl's | Boy's | Girl's | Boy's | Girl's | Boy's | Girl's | Boy's | Girl's | Overall | ||||||
| Carmi-White County | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7* | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| Chester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | † | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | † | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Christopher | 0‡ | 5 | 1‡ | † | † | 13‡ | † | † | 1‡ | 20‡ | 0‡ | 1 | † | 38 | 3 | 41 |
| Eldorado | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | † | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Elverado | 3 | 5 | 4 | † | † | 6‡ | † | † | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | † | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| Fairfield | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0* | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Goreville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | †‡ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | † | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton County | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | † | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Johnston City | 2 | 8 | 2 | † | † | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| Sesser-Valier | 0* | 16 | 13 | † | † | 8 | † | † | 0* | 1 | 0 | 6 | † | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| Trico | 2 | 7 | 1 | † | † | †‡ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | † | 4 | † | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Vienna | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | †‡ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | † | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Zeigler-Royalton | 0‡ | 11 | 3‡ | † | † | 7‡ | 0 | 0 | 7‡ | 1‡ | 2‡ | 0 | † | 19 | 12 | 31 |
| Christopher-Z-R | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | |||||||
| Elverado-Trico | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Vienna-Goreville | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Cairo | 0 | 1 | 0 | † | † | 0 | † | † | 0 | 0 | 0 | † | † | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carbondale University | † | 2 | † | † | † | 2 | † | † | † | 0 | † | † | † | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Carterville | 12 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 44 | 116 |
- Championships won by Elkville, Sesser, and Ziegler are combined with Elverado, Sesser-Valier, and Zeigler-Royalton, respectively.
- *Does not currently compete in conference sanctioned play.
- †Has never competed in conference sanctioned play.
- ‡Currently co-ops with another BDC school in conference sanctioned play.
State Titles
| School | Sport | Titles | Years | Total |
| Carmi-White County | Boy's Golf | 5 | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 | 5 |
| Eldorado | Boy's Track and Field | 1 | 1925 | 1 |
| Hamilton County | Boy's Basketball | 1 | 1984 | 1 |
| Johnston City | Boy's Basketball | 1 | 1929 | 1 |
| Zeigler-Royalton | Football | 1 | 1982 | 1 |
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| Cairo | Boy's Track and Field | 5 | 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992 | 5 |
| Carterville | Football | 1 | 1996 | |
| Softball | 1 | 2008 | ||