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Indiana High School Athletic Association
The Indiana High School Athletic Association is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the State of Indiana. It monitors a system that divides athletically-competing high schools in Indiana based on the school's enrollment. The divisions, known as...
-sanctioned conference located within Delaware, Fayette, Jay, and Madison
Madison County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 133,358 people, 53,052 households, and 36,234 families residing in the county. The population density was 295 people per square mile . There were 56,939 housing units at an average density of 126 per square mile...
counties. The conference was formed in 1971 by second (and third) high schools from Anderson
Anderson, Indiana
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is...
, Kokomo
Kokomo, Indiana
Kokomo is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States, Indiana's 13th largest city. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard and Tipton counties....
, and Muncie
Muncie, Indiana
Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. It is the principal city of the Muncie, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,769...
, and also included suburban Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
schools that grew too large for their conferences at the time. Many suburban schools ended up outgrowing the Olympic as well, with former members now in the Metropolitan
Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference
The Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference or MIC is an interscholastic secondary high school athletic conference based in Central and West Central Indiana...
and Hoosier Crossroads
Hoosier Crossroads Conference
The Hoosier Crossroads Conference is a member conference of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Teams first competed in the conference in the 2000-2001 school year...
"superconferences," as the two contain many of the largest schools in the state.
While hosting ten schools in two divisions at its largest, the conference spent the 2000's with five members, then four after Huntington North joined the North Central Conference
North Central Conference (IHSAA)
An Indiana High School Athletic Association-sanctioned athletic conference serving eight large high schools in the eight counties of Cass, Delaware, Grant, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Madison, and Wayne Counties across mainly east central Indiana. Most of these schools are in large 35,000+...
. With the closing of Anderson Highland
Highland High School (Anderson, Indiana)
Highland High school will become Highland Junior High school after the year of 09-10. Grades 7-9 will attend. Registration starts August 16, and classes start August 23....
after the 2009-2010 school year, as well as the possibility that Muncie Southside
Muncie Southside High School
Muncie Southside High School in Muncie, Indiana, is a public high school which had an enrollment of 1,075 during the 2007/2008 school year. The school is part of the Muncie Community Schools Corp. It opened on September 6, 1962...
will close and be consolidated into Muncie Central
Muncie Central High School
Muncie Central High School in Muncie, Indiana, is a public high school which had an enrollment of 899 at the end of the 2010/2011 school year. The school is part of the Muncie Community Schools Corp. It opened in 1868.-History:...
in 2011, the conference decided to disband. The still-extant Southside and Jay County are independents, Connersville will join the Eastern Indiana Conference
Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference
A six-member IHSAA-sanctioned Conference located within Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, and Ripley Counties. The 2013-14 school year will welcome two new members, as Rushville and Connersville join.- Membership :...
in 2013-14.
Conference Divisions, 1997-2000
| Eastern | Western |
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| Connersville | Brownsburg |
| Anderson Highland | Hamilton Southeastern |
| Huntington North | West Lafayette Harrison |
| Jay County | McCutcheon |
| Muncie Southside | Noblesville |
Membership at time of folding
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | County | Year joined | Previous Conference | Year Left | Conference joined |
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| Anderson Highland Highland High School (Anderson, Indiana) Highland High school will become Highland Junior High school after the year of 09-10. Grades 7-9 will attend. Registration starts August 16, and classes start August 23.... |
Anderson Anderson, Indiana Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is... |
Scots | 48 Madison |
1985 | Classic | 2010 | none (school closed) | |
| Connersville | Connersville Connersville, Indiana At the 2000 census, there were 15,411 people, 6,382 households and 4,135 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,894.5 per square mile . There were 6,974 housing units at an average density of 857.3 per square mile... |
Spartans | 21 Fayette |
1991 | South Central South Central Conference (IHSAA) The South Central Conference was an IHSAA-sanctioned conference from 1936 to 1997. The conference began as a collection of schools in mid-sized and large cities in South Central and Southeast Indiana, expanding into both suburban Indianapolis and far Southern Indiana... |
2010 | independent | |
| Jay County Jay County High School Jay County High School is a public high school located on the outskirts of Portland, Indiana. Their nickname is the Patriots. They are a member of the Olympic Athletic Conference.-Jay County Varsity Sports:* American Football* Volleyball* Boys Golf... |
Portland Portland, Indiana -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,437 people, 2,739 households, and 1,750 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,566.8 people per square mile . There were 2,928 housing units at an average density of 712.7 per square mile... |
Patriots | 38 Jay |
1985 | Classic | 2010 | independent | |
| Muncie Southside Muncie Southside High School Muncie Southside High School in Muncie, Indiana, is a public high school which had an enrollment of 1,075 during the 2007/2008 school year. The school is part of the Muncie Community Schools Corp. It opened on September 6, 1962... |
Muncie Muncie, Indiana Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. It is the principal city of the Muncie, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,769... |
Rebels | 18 Delaware |
1971 | independent | 2010 | independent |
Former Members
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | County | Year joined | Previous Conference | Year Left | Conference joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington North Huntington North High School Huntington North High School is a large public secondary school serving all of Huntington County, Indiana. Enrollment is approximately 2,000 students. The school is operated by the Huntington County Community School Corporation and is located at 450 MacGahan Street in Huntington, Indiana... |
Huntington | Vikings | 35 Huntington |
1974 | Central Indiana Central Indiana Athletic Conference Central Indiana Athletic Conference is an eight-member IHSAA Conference spanning Blackford, Grant, and Madison Counties.-Membership:-Sponsored Sports:-Alexandria Monroe Tigers:1998 Boys 2A State Basketball Champions... |
2003 | North Central North Central Conference (IHSAA) An Indiana High School Athletic Association-sanctioned athletic conference serving eight large high schools in the eight counties of Cass, Delaware, Grant, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Madison, and Wayne Counties across mainly east central Indiana. Most of these schools are in large 35,000+... |
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| Brownsburg Brownsburg High School Brownsburg High School is a public high school in Brownsburg, Indiana, United States within the Brownsburg Community School Corporation. The student count for the 2010-2011 school year is 2,204.-Sports teams' state championship games:In year order... |
Brownsburg Brownsburg, Indiana As of the census of 2000, there were 14,520 people, and 5,366 households residing in the town. The population density was 1,983.5 people per square mile . There were 5,574 housing units at an average density of 761.4 per square mile... |
Bulldogs | 32 Hendricks Hendricks County, Indiana - Towns :*Amo*Avon*Brownsburg*Clayton*Coatesville*Danville*Lizton*North Salem*Pittsboro*Plainfield*Stilesville-Townships:*Brown*Center*Clay*Eel River*Franklin*Guilford*Liberty*Lincoln*Marion*Middle*Union*Washington-Further reading:... |
1997 | independent | 2000 | Hoosier Crossroads Hoosier Crossroads Conference The Hoosier Crossroads Conference is a member conference of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Teams first competed in the conference in the 2000-2001 school year... |
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| Hamilton Southeastern Hamilton Southeastern High School Hamilton Southeastern High School is a four-star, Blue Ribbon public high school in Fishers, Indiana, a town north of Indianapolis. It is a part of the Hamilton Southeastern School District... |
Fishers Fishers, Indiana Fishers is a town located in Fall Creek and Delaware townships, Hamilton County, Indiana, with a population of 76,794, according to the 2010 census. A suburb of Indianapolis, Fishers has grown rapidly in recent decades: about 350 people lived there in 1963, 2,000 in 1980, and only 7,200 as recently... |
Royals | 29 Hamilton Hamilton County, Indiana Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Census 2010 recorded a population of 274,569. The county seat is Noblesville.... |
1997 | Hoosier Heritage Hoosier Heritage Conference The Hoosier Heritage Conference is an athletic and extra/co-curricular activity conference of Indiana high schools. The conference formed in 1995.-Current Members:-Former Members:... |
2000 | Hoosier Crossroads Hoosier Crossroads Conference The Hoosier Crossroads Conference is a member conference of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Teams first competed in the conference in the 2000-2001 school year... |
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| Harrison (West Lafayette) |
West Lafayette West Lafayette, Indiana As of the census of 2010, there were 29,596 people, 12,591 households, and 3,588 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,381.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 74.3% White, 17.3% Asian, 2.7% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.03% Pacific... |
Raiders | 79 Tippecanoe Tippecanoe County, Indiana Tippecanoe County is a county located in the northwest quadrant of the U.S. state of Indiana. It was created in 1826 from Wabash County. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
1997 | Hoosier Hoosier Athletic Conference A seven-member IHSAA-Sanctioned conference located within Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Hamilton, Tippecanoe, Tipton and White Counties. Sheridan, the conference's Hamilton County representative, will leave for the Hoosier Heartland Conference after the 2011-2012 school year.- Membership :-State... |
2000 | Hoosier Crossroads Hoosier Crossroads Conference The Hoosier Crossroads Conference is a member conference of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Teams first competed in the conference in the 2000-2001 school year... |
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| McCutcheon McCutcheon High School McCutcheon High School is located in Lafayette, Indiana, off Old 231 South. It is active in the Hoosier Crossroads Conferences. For the 2005-06, McCutcheon had 1900 students enrolled.... |
Lafayette Lafayette, Indiana Lafayette is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 67,140. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, which has a large impact on... |
Mavericks | 79 Tippecanoe Tippecanoe County, Indiana Tippecanoe County is a county located in the northwest quadrant of the U.S. state of Indiana. It was created in 1826 from Wabash County. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
1997 | Hoosier Hoosier Athletic Conference A seven-member IHSAA-Sanctioned conference located within Benton, Carroll, Jasper, Hamilton, Tippecanoe, Tipton and White Counties. Sheridan, the conference's Hamilton County representative, will leave for the Hoosier Heartland Conference after the 2011-2012 school year.- Membership :-State... |
2000 | Hoosier Crossroads Hoosier Crossroads Conference The Hoosier Crossroads Conference is a member conference of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Teams first competed in the conference in the 2000-2001 school year... |
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| Noblesville Noblesville High School thumb|rightNoblesville High School is a public high school in Noblesville, Indiana, United States. Opened in 1996, the school is the third for the city. The first two are still in use today for the city with the last high school becoming Noblesville Middle School. The school has approximately... |
Noblesville Noblesville, Indiana Noblesville is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Indiana, United States, located just north of Indianapolis. The population was 51,969 at the 2010 census making it the 14th largest city/town in the state, up from 19th in 2007... |
Millers | 29 Hamilton Hamilton County, Indiana Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Census 2010 recorded a population of 274,569. The county seat is Noblesville.... |
1985 | Central Suburban | 2000 | Hoosier Crossroads Hoosier Crossroads Conference The Hoosier Crossroads Conference is a member conference of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Teams first competed in the conference in the 2000-2001 school year... |
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| Madison Heights | Anderson Anderson, Indiana Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is... |
Pirates | 48 Madison Madison County, Indiana As of the census of 2000, there were 133,358 people, 53,052 households, and 36,234 families residing in the county. The population density was 295 people per square mile . There were 56,939 housing units at an average density of 126 per square mile... |
1971 | independent | 1997 | none (school closed) | |
| Carmel Carmel High School (Carmel, Indiana) Carmel High School is a public high school in Carmel, Indiana whose name is commonly abbreviated to CHS. It is part of the Carmel Clay School District and has an enrollment of around 4,600 students, making it the largest high school in the state of Indiana by number of students.- History :Carmel... |
Carmel Carmel, Indiana Carmel is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States located immediately north of Indianapolis, Indiana. The population was 79,191 at the 2010 census, and is one of the most affluent communities in the Midwest.... |
Greyhounds | 29 Hamilton |
1974 | Sagamore Sagamore Conference (IHSAA) Sagamore Conference is an eight member IHSAA sanctioned athletic conference comprising 3A and 4A sized schools in Clinton, Boone, Hendricks, and Montgomery Counties in Central Indiana.-Membership:- External links :* * *... |
1998 | Metro Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference The Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference or MIC is an interscholastic secondary high school athletic conference based in Central and West Central Indiana... |
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| Muncie North Side Muncie Central High School Muncie Central High School in Muncie, Indiana, is a public high school which had an enrollment of 899 at the end of the 2010/2011 school year. The school is part of the Muncie Community Schools Corp. It opened in 1868.-History:... |
Muncie Muncie, Indiana Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. It is the principal city of the Muncie, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,769... |
Titans | 18 Delaware Delaware County, Indiana As of the census of 2000, there were 118,769 people, 47,131 households, and 29,692 families residing in the county. The population density was 302 people per square mile . There were 51,032 housing units at an average density of 130 per square mile... |
1971 | none (new school) | 1986 | none (school closed) | |
| Kokomo Haworth Kokomo High School Kokomo High SchoolPrincipalMr. RemalyFounded1872School typePublic school Religious affiliationNoneLocationKokomo, Indiana, United StatesEnrollment2,137 studentsCampus surroundingsSuburbsMascotWildkatSchool colors... |
Kokomo Kokomo, Indiana Kokomo is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States, Indiana's 13th largest city. It is the principal city of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Howard and Tipton counties.... |
Huskies | 34 Howard Howard County, Indiana Howard County is one of 92 counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Howard and Tipton counties. Originally named Richardville County, it was rechristened in 1844 to commemorate General Tilghman Ashurst Howard. As of... |
1971 | independent | 1984 | none (school closed) |