Central Suburban League
The Central Suburban League or CSL is a long established competitive league consisting of 12 large high schools in the north suburbs of Chicago. All of these schools are eligible to compete in the "large school" class (Class AA) of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), though Niles North has not entered the IHSA State Series for many years.
Membership
| School | Town | Head Coach (07-08) |
|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Warriors | Deerfield | Martin Esgar |
| Evanston Township Wildkits | Evanston | Bruce Munro |
| Glenbrook North Spartans | Northbrook | John Krickl |
| Glenbrook South Titans | Glenview | Scott Field |
| Highland Park Giants | Highland Park | Michael Rosenzweig |
| Maine East Demons | Park Ridge | Stacey Bratek |
| Maine South Hawks | Park Ridge | Jason Dutmers |
| Maine West Warriors | Des Plaines | Brian Kay |
| New Trier Trevians | Winnetka | David Reinstein |
| Niles North Vikings | Skokie | John Kretsos |
| Niles West Wolves | Skokie | Howie Swider |
| Vernon Hills Cougars | Vernon Hills | Shawn Healey |
- Glenbrook North did not join the League until 2006-07, and did not play a full schedule until 2007-08.
- Maine South withdrew from league play after the 2002-03 season, and did not return until after the 2006-07 season.
- Waukegan left the Central Suburban League after the 2015-16 school year. Vernon Hills joined the league starting with the 2016-17 school year.
League Play
Varsity questions are NAQT's Illinois set, which is a modification of two IS sets into one conference set that nearly reflects the IHSA distribution. Bryce Avery has been the frosh/soph question source for more than a decade.
Each team plays each other team once at both the varsity and frosh-soph levels. There is a tournament held at the end of the year, which has traditionally been single-elimination, but this may change for the 2010-11 season.
Champions
| Year | Varsity Season | Tournament | F/S Season | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Niles West | Niles West | ||
| 1991 | Niles West | Maine East | ||
| 1992 | Niles West | Niles West | Maine East | |
| 1993 | Maine East | Maine East | Maine East | |
| 1994 | Evanston | Maine East | New Trier | Maine East |
| 1995 | New Trier | New Trier | New Trier | New Trier |
| 1996 | Glenbrook South | Highland Park | New Trier | New Trier |
| 1997 | New Trier | Maine East | New Trier | Glenbrook South |
| 1998 | Maine East | Glenbrook South | Evanston | New Trier |
| 1999 | New Trier | New Trier | Glenbrook South | New Trier |
| 2000 | New Trier | Evanston | New Trier | New Trier |
| 2001 | New Trier | Evanston | New Trier | New Trier |
| 2002 | New Trier | New Trier | New Trier | Deerfield |
| 2003 | New Trier | New Trier | New Trier | New Trier |
| 2004 | Evanston | Deerfield | New Trier | Maine East |
| 2005 | Deerfield | New Trier | Deerfield | Deerfield |
| 2006 | Maine East | Deerfield | New Trier | New Trier |
| 2007 | New Trier | New Trier | New Trier | New Trier |
| 2008 | New Trier | New Trier | New Trier | Deerfield |
| 2009 | New Trier | New Trier | Deerfield | |
| 2010 | New Trier | New Trier | Evanston | |
| 2011 | New Trier | New Trier | Niles West | |
| 2012 | New Trier | New Trier | Maine South | |
| 2013 | Deerfield | Maine South | New Trier | |
| 2014 | Evanston | Evanston | Deerfield | |
| 2015 | New Trier | Niles North | Highland Park | |
| 2016 | Niles North | Niles North | Evanston | |
| 2017 | Evanston | Evanston | Vernon Hills | |
| 2018 | Evanston | Evanston | Evanston |
| Place | School (year) |
|---|---|
| Champion | New Trier (2007) |
| Runner-Up | New Trier (1995) |
| Third Place | New Trier (1999, 2003) |
| Fourth Place | Evanston (1991*); Niles West (1992); Maine East (1995); Deerfield (2005) |
- *Evanston finished as a semifinalist in 1991, and is listed in fourth place because of its loss to the eventual state runner-up.
- In 1995, Highland Park, Maine East, and New Trier all qualified for the State Championship Tournament. It may be the only time three teams from one conference qualified, and the only time two team from the same conference fnished in the top 4 in the same Tournament.