Midland Conference (IHSAA)

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The Midland Conference in Indiana

The Midland Conference was an IHSAA-sanctioned conference located in North Central and Northeast Indiana. A hiatus between 1981 and 1984 notwithstanding, the conference stayed between four and six members through its lifetime. The conference consisted mostly of private schools, with one public school and one military academy holding membership at some point.

History

The conference was formed in 1971 with 6 schools: Bethany Christian, Divine Heart, Huntington Catholic, Kewanna, Wawasee Prep, and White's. Divine Child left after the first year, and was replaced by Marion Bennett in 1973-74. Wawassee Prep closed in 1975, leaving the conference at 5 until 1981. That year, Kewanna was consolidated into Caston Jr.-Sr. High School, and Bethany Christian became independent. The remaining schools (Huntington Catholic, Marion Bennett, and White's) put the conference on hiatus until 1984-85, when Fort Wayne Christian (later Fort Wayne Keystone) and Howe Military joined. This only lasted one season, as Fort Wayne Canterbury replaced the closing Huntington Catholic. Bethany Christian joined for the 1987-88 school year, and were replaced by Lakeview Christian in 1988. Once Marion Bennett closed in 1993, the conference entered its most stable lineup, not changing until Lakewood Park Christian joined in 2000. Canterbury left in 2002, followed by Lakewood Park leaving in 2009, leaving four schools. Keystone closed after the 2009-10 school year, and with Howe, Lakeview, and White's unable to find replacement schools, the conference disbanded after that season.

Membership

Members at folding

School	Location	Mascot	IHSAA Class	County	Year Joined	Year Left	Conference Joined
Howe School	Howe	Wildcats	A	44 La Grange	1984	2010	independent
Fort Wayne Keystone	Fort Wayne	Eagles	A	02 Allen	1984	2010	closed 2010
Lakeview Christian	Marion	Lions	A	27 Grant	1988	2010	independent
White's	Wabash	Warriors	A	85 Wabash	1971 1984	1981 2010	independent (left IHSAA 2011)

Former Members

School	Location	Mascot	IHSAA Class	County	Year Joined	Year Left	Conference Joined
Bethany Christian	Goshen	Bruins	N/A	20 Elkhart	1971 1987	1981 1988	independent
Divine Heart	Donaldson	Chargers	N/A	50 Marshall	1971	1972	independent (closed 1979)
Fort Wayne Canterbury	Fort Wayne	Cavaliers	A	2 Allen	1985	2002	independent
Huntington Catholic	Huntington	Ramblers	N/A	35 Huntington	1971 1984	1981 1985	independent closed 1985
Kewanna	Kewanna	Indians	N/A	25 Fulton	1971	1981	merged into Caston
Lakewood Park Christian	Auburn	Panthers	A	17 Dekalb	2000	2009	independent
Marion Bennett	Marion	Trojans	N/A	27 Grant	1973 1984	1981 1993	independent closed 1993
Wawassee Prep	Syracuse	Lakers	N/A	50 Marshall	1971	1975	closed 1975

Membership Timeline

Membership timeline

Resources

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