New England Preparatory School Athletic Council

The New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) is an organization that serves as the governing body for sports in preparatory schools and leagues in New England. The organization has 169 full member schools as well as 24 associate member schools. The associate member schools are from New England as well as outside the region, including Indiana, New Jersey, New York, and Ontario. The organization is headquartered in Hudson, Massachusetts.

New England Preparatory School Athletic Council
AbbreviationNEPSAC
Formation1942 (1942)
HeadquartersHudson, Massachusetts, U.S.
Region served
New England
Membership
169 members; 24 associate members
President
Martha Brousseau
Websitenepsac.org

History

Although the relationships and rivalries between many of these schools began long before the 20th century, the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council was officially founded in 1942 as an organization of athletic directors from preparatory schools in New England also with two members from Lower Canada.

School representatives met at the Harvard Club of Boston to discuss the future of preparatory school athletics due to government regulations were imposed due to World War II.[1]

Member schools

The following schools are members of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council:[2]

Associate member schools

Leagues

The following leagues are composed of members of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council:[3]

  • Eastern Independent League (EIL)
  • Fairchester Athletic Association
  • Founders League (FL)
  • Girls Independent League (GIL)
  • Housatonic Valley Athletic League (HVAL)
  • Hudson Valley Athletic League (HVAL)
  • Independent Girls Conference (IGC)
  • Independent School League (ISL)
  • Lakes Region League (LRL)
  • Maine Association of Independent School Athletic Directors (MAISAD)
  • Massachusetts Bay Independent League (MBIL)
  • Southeastern New England Independent Schools Athletic Association (SENEISAA)

References
  1. "HOW NEPSAC BEGAN" (PDF). www.nepsac.org. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. "Member Schools". NEPSAC. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  3. "NEPSAC Leagues". NEPSAC. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
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