Western Indiana Conference

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The Western Indiana Conference.

The Western Indiana Conference is the name of two IHSAA-sanctioned conferences based in West Central Indiana. The first formed as an eight-team league that formed as a basketball league in 1944 as the West Central Conference.^[1] The league started expanding in 1945 and changed its name to the WIC. With consolidation forcing many membership changes in the 1970s (including all of its Terre Haute public schools), the conference dwindled to four members in 1977, and folded in 1983.

The second incarnation started in 1999, including four previous members (or their current incarnations) from the old conference, and three other schools from South Central Indiana. Its only changes in membership were in football, where South Vermillion played independently for the 2007 and 2008 seasons before rejoining the conference.

Current Membership

School	Location	Mascot	Enrollment	IHSAA Class FB	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference
Brown County	Nashville	Eagles	755	AAA AAA	7 Brown	1999	Mid-Hoosier
Edgewood	Ellettsville	Mustangs	833	AAA AAA	53 Monroe	1999	West Central
Northview	Brazil	Knights	1,142	AAAA AAAA	11 Clay	1999	independent
Owen Valley	Spencer	Patriots	908	AAA AAA	60 Owen	1999	West Central
South Vermillion	Clinton	Wildcats	583	AAA AA	83 Vermillion	1999	Wabash River
Sullivan	Sullivan	Golden Arrows	543	AA AA	77 Sullivan	1999	Tri-River
West Vigo	West Terre Haute	Vikings	640	AAA AAA	84 Vigo	1999	independent

Old Conference Membership

School	Location	Mascot	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Brazil	Brazil	Red Devils	11 Clay	1944	Wabash Valley	1982	Independent
Garfield	Terre Haute	Purple Eagles	84 Vigo	1944	Wabash Valley	1971	none (consolidated into Terre Haute North)
Gerstmeyer Tech	Terre Haute	Black Cats	84 Vigo	1944	Wabash Valley	1971	none (consolidated into Terre Haute North)
Linton-Stockton*	Linton	Miners	28 Greene	1944	Southern Indiana/ Wabash Valley	1974	Independents
State Lab*	Terre Haute	Little Sycamores	84 Vigo	1944	Wabash Valley	1978	none (school closed)
South Vermillion*	Clinton	Wildcats	83 Vermillion	1944	Wabash Valley	1982	Wabash River
Sullivan*	Sullivan	Golden Arrows	77 Sullivan	1944	Southern Indiana/ Wabash Valley	1982	Independents
Wiley	Terre Haute	Red Streaks	84 Vigo	1944	Wabash Valley	1971	none (consolidated into Terre Haute South)
Honey Creek	Allendale	Honey Bees	84 Vigo	1945	Wabash Valley	1971	none (consolidated into Terre Haute South)
Jasonville	Jasonville	Yellow Jackets	28 Greene	1949		1963	none (consolidated into Shakamak)
Dugger	Dugger	Bulldogs	77 Sullivan	1950		1958
Lebanon	Lebanon	Tigers	06 Boone	<1951		1967	Sagamore
Schulte*	Terre Haute	Golden Bears	84 Vigo	1953	none (new school)	1977	none (school closed)
West Vigo	West Terre Haute	Vikings	84 Vigo	1960	none (new school)	1982	Independent
Shakamak	Jasonville	Lakers	28 Greene	1963	none (new school)	1964	Tri-River
North Knox	Bicknell	Warriors	42 Knox	1977	Blue Chip	1981	Independents

Notes: South Vermillion was known as Clinton until 1977. Linton-Stockton and Sullivan played in the SIAC and WIC at the same time. Linton-Stockton left the SIAC entirely in 1951, and Sullivan followed suit in 1962. Schulte and State played in the WIC and Tri-River concurrently from 1964 until their closures in 1977 and 1978, respectively.

References

↑ "8 Schools Join Wabash League". Hammond Times, Hammond, IN. 1944-11-19. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

Resources

v t e Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)

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Girl's Sports	Basketball Cross Country Golf Gymnastics Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track and field Volleyball

Athletic Conferences	Allen County Big Eight Blue Chip Central Indiana Conference Indiana Duneland Eastern Indiana Great Lakes Greater South Shore Athletic Hoosier Hoosier Crossroads Hoosier Heartland Hoosier Heritage Hoosier Hills Hoosier North (2015) Indiana Crossroads Indianapolis Public Metropolitan Mid-Eastern Mid-Hoosier Mid-Indiana Mid-Indiana Football Mid-Southern Mid-State Midwest North Central Northeast Corner Northeast Hoosier Northern Indiana Northern Lakes Northern State Northwest Crossroads Northwestern Ohio River Valley Patoka Lake Pioneer Pocket Porter County Sagamore Southern Southern Indiana Southwestern Indiana Southwest Football Summit Three Rivers Tri-Eastern Wabash River West Central Western Indiana IHSAA Independents

Disbanded Conferences	Big Blue River Blue River Calumet Athletic Capital District Cass Central Suburban Classic Decatur Delaware Dixie Dixie-Monon East Central Fort Wayne City Fulton Hamilton Hancock Henry Howard Huntington Indiana H.S. Football Indiana Lake Shore Jay Kankakee Valley Kosciusko LaGrange Lake Athletic Lake Suburban Laughery Valley Little Seven Lost River Midland Mississinewa Valley Noble Northeastern Indiana Northwest Hoosier Northern Indiana Valley Northland Olympic Patoka Valley Prairie Rangeline South Central South Lake Michigan Southeastern Indiana Southern Monon Steuben Tiny Ten Tippecanoe Valley Tri-City League Tri-County (Northern) Tri-County (Southern) Tri-River Wayne Western Indiana Small High School White River Whitewater Valley

Conference Rosters	List of high school athletic conferences in Indiana Detailed Lists Allen County – Metropolitan Mid-Eastern – Northwestern Ohio River Valley – Western Indiana Independent

City Championships	Evansville (SIAC) Fort Wayne (SAC) Gary Indianapolis South Bend (NIAC)

Cross-Conference Tournaments	Christian Academy Tournament Columbus Christian Tournament Gibson County Toyota Teamwork Classic Indianapolis City Tournament Madison County Tournament Perry-Spencer County Classic Shawe Memorial Tournament Wabash Valley Classic

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