The Colonial Conference is an athletic conference consisting of public

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located in Camden County and Gloucester County,

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, United States. The Colonial Conference operates under the aegis of the

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. It was first established in

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, and today it is composed of two divisions: Patriot and Liberty.

History

For the 2020-21 school year, Overbrook High School returned to the Tri-County Conference, after being a member of the Colonial Conference from 2008 to 2020.

Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School Gloucester City High School is a comprehensive four-year community public high school that is based in Gloucester City, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school serves students from seventh through twelfth grade as the lo ...

left the Tri-County Conference and took the spot left vacant by Overbrook.Friedman, Josh
"Gloucester, a founding member of the Tri-County Conference, joins the Colonial Conference"
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'', June 19, 2020. Accessed November 18, 2020. "Gloucester High School is leaving the Tri-County Conference after nearly a century in the organization. Gloucester, a founding member of the TCC in 1928, has been accepted into the Colonial Conference, taking the place of Overbrook, which is moving back to the TCC after leaving in 2008.... The move wasn’t supposed to occur until 2021, but because Overbrook and Gloucester are essentially switching places, both conferences agreed it made more sense to expedite the process."

Participating schools

References

External links

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NJSIAASouth Jersey Sports high school list
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