Olympic Conference (New Jersey)

The Olympic Conference is an athletic conference consisting of public and private high schools located in Burlington County and Camden County, New Jersey. The Olympic Conference operates under the aegis of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. All schools that sponsor a football program are members of the West Jersey Football League.

For other uses, see Olympic Conference.

History

Timber Creek Regional High School announced in 2018 that they would leave the Olympic Conference and join the Tri-County Conference for the 2020-21 school year, which would have the benefit of having all three schools in the Black Horse Pike District competing in the same athletic conference.[1]

Both Washington Township High School and the Salem County Career and Technical High School announced in 2021 that they would leave the Olympic Conference for the Tri-County Conference.[2]

Participating schools
School Location School District Team Name Classification
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School Pennsauken Township Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden Crusaders Non-Public Parochial A
Camden High School Camden Camden City School District Golden Panthers Public Group II
Camden Catholic High School Cherry Hill Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden Fighting Irish Non-Public Parochial A
Cherokee High School Evesham Township Lenape Regional High School District Chiefs Public Group IV
Cherry Hill High School East Cherry Hill Cherry Hill Public Schools Cougars Public Group IV
Cherry Hill High School West Cherry Hill Cherry Hill Public Schools Lions Public Group IV
Eastern High School Voorhees Township Eastern Camden County Regional High School District Vikings Public Group IV
Gloucester Township Technical High School Winslow Township Camden County Technical Schools Warriors Public Group III
Lenape High School Medford Lenape Regional High School District Indians Public Group IV
Paul VI High School Haddonfield Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden Eagles Non-Public Parochial A
Pennsauken Technical High School[3] Pennsauken Township Camden County Technical Schools Tornadoes Public Group II
Seneca High School Tabernacle Township Lenape Regional High School District Golden Eagles Public Group III
Shawnee High School Medford Lenape Regional High School District Renegades Public Group IV
Woodrow Wilson High School Camden Camden City School District Mighty Tigers Public Group III
Winslow Township High School Winslow Township Winslow Township School District Eagles Public Group III

Notes
  1. Friedman, Josh. "Timber Creek hopes to join Tri-County Conference, leave Olympic", Courier-Post, February 21, 2018. Accessed November 18, 2020. "Timber Creek High School aims to join the Tri-County Conference for the fall of 2020. Frank Torcasio, athletic director for the Black Horse Pike Regional School District, which encompasses Timber Creek, Highland and Triton, said Wednesday the school has notified both the Olympic and Tri-County conferences of its intent."
  2. Friedman, Josh. "Washington Township joining Tri-County Conference after 56 years in the Olympic Conference". Courier-Post. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  3. "Home". ccts.tec.nj.us.
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