2 – 9 9 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : E du c ational ▁institutions ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁Category : E du c ational ▁institutions ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁Category : Ang lic an ▁sem in aries ▁and ▁the ological ▁colleg es ▁Category : Form er ▁the ological ▁colleg es ▁in ▁England ▁Category : E ducation ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Is ling ton <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Western ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference ▁( W NC AC ), ▁is ▁a ▁North ▁Carolina ▁High ▁School ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁conference ▁which ▁has ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁region ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁since ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Athlet ic ▁Conference . ▁However , ▁a ▁name ▁change ▁was ▁forced ▁when ▁the ▁N CH S AA ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁copy right ▁claim ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Athletics ▁( NA IA ) ▁which ▁oper ates ▁a ▁colleg iate ▁conference ▁using ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁conference ▁currently ▁consists ▁of ▁five ▁ 3 A ▁schools ▁and ▁three ▁ 2 A ▁schools . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁play offs , ▁these ▁schools ▁comp ete ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁N CH S AA ▁class ifications . ▁The ▁current ▁line up ▁will ▁run ▁through ▁at ▁least ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Member ▁schools ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : T us cola -