Indiana County Athletic Conferences

There were numerous Indiana High School Athletic Conferences that were made up of schools based entirely in one county. These County Conferences often also contained schools from neighboring counties that were either geographically closer or smaller than the other schools in their home county. These conferences would fold when schools would consolidate and seek out other, more expansive conferences that included similar-sized schools.

Adams County Conference

This conference predates the end of World War II, and most of its members shared membership with the Eastern Indiana Conference (EIC). The last non-EIC member closed in 1956, and this county league folded the next year.

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Year Left	Conference Joined
Berne¹	Berne	Bears	pre-1945	1957	Eastern Indiana (EIC)
Geneva¹	Geneva	Cardinals	pre-1945	1957	Eastern Indiana (EIC)
Hartford Township¹	Linn Grove	Gorillas	pre-1945	1957	Eastern Indiana (EIC)
Jefferson Township	Jay City	Warriors	pre-1945	1956	none (consolidated into Geneva)
Kirkland Township	Peterson	Kangaroos	pre-1945	1949	none (consolidated into Adams Central)
Monmouth¹	Monmouth	Eagles	pre-1945	1957	Eastern Indiana (EIC)
Monroe Township	Monroe	Bearkatz	pre-1945	1949	none (consolidated into Adams Central)
Pleasant Mills	Pleasant Mills	Spartans	pre-1945	1949	none (consolidated into Adams Central)
Adams Central²	Monroe	Flying Jets	1949	1957	Eastern Indiana (EIC)

Concurrent in ACC and EIC from 1953 to 1957.
Concurrent in ACC and EIC from 1954 to 1957.

Cass County Conference

All schools were located in Cass County, Indiana. Conference folded in 1963.

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Galveston	Galveston	Cardinals	pre-1949		1963	none (consolidated into Cass)
Lucerne	Lucerne	Lions	pre-1949		1963	none (consolidated into Pioneer)
Metea	Metea	Hornets	pre-1949		1961	none (consolidated into South Caston)
New Waverly	New Waverly	Scarlets	pre-1949		1959	none (consolidated into Washington Township)
Onward	Onward	Red Coats	pre-1949		1953	none (consolidated into Tipton Township)
Royal Center	Royal Center	Bulldogs	pre-1949		1955	Midwest
Twelve Mile	Twelve Mile	Milers	pre-1949		1961	none (consolidated into South Caston)
Walton	Walton	Warriors	pre-1949		1953	none (consolidated into Tipton Township)
Washington Township	Anoka	Hatchets	pre-1949		1963	none (consolidated into Cass)
Tipton Township	Walton	Warriors	1953	none (new school)	1963	none (consolidated into Cass)
South Caston	Metea	Comets	1961	none (new school)	1963	Independents (consolidated into Caston 1964)

Decatur County Conference

All schools were located in Decatur County, Conference folded in 1968 as all schools consolidated into either North Decatur or South Decatur high schools.

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Year Left	Conference Joined
Burney	Burney	Panthers	pre-1945	1968	none (consolidated into South Decatur)
Clarksburg	Clarksburg	Knights	pre-1945	1968	none (consolidated into North Decatur)
Jackson Township	Sardinia	Tigers	pre-1945	1968	none (consolidated into South Decatur)
New Point	New Point	Little Giants	pre-1945	1968	none (consolidated into North Decatur)
St. Paul	St. Paul	Blasters	pre-1945	1968	none (consolidated into North Decatur)
Sand Creek	Westport	Indians	pre-1945	1968	none (consolidated into South Decatur)
Sandusky	Sandusky	Blackhawks	pre-1945	1963	none (consolidated into Clarksburg)

Delaware County Conference

All schools were located in Delaware County. The conference is one of the oldest confirmed, having competed since at least 1931, if not earlier.^[1] The conference folded in 1968 as the remaining five schools in the league consolidated into two.

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Year Left	Conference Joined
Albany¹	Albany	Wildcats	pre-1931	1968	none (consolidated into Delta)
Center	Center	Spartans	pre-1931	1968	none (consolidated into Wapahani)
Cowan	Muncie	Blackhawks	pre-1931	1964	Mid-Eastern
Daleville	Daleville	Broncos	pre-1931	1964	Mid-Eastern
DeSoto	DeSoto	Panthers	pre-1931	1968	none (consolidated into Delta)
Eaton	Eaton	Norsemen	pre-1931	1968	none (consolidated into Delta)
Gaston	Gaston	Bulldogs	pre-1931	1966	none (consolidated into Wes-Del)
Harrison Township	Bethel	Cardinals	pre-1931	1966	none (consolidated into Wes-Del)
Royerton	Royerton	Redbirds	pre-1931	1952	Mississinewa Valley
Selma	Selma	Bluebirds	pre-1931	1968	none (consolidated into Wapahani)
Yorktown	Yorktown	Tigers	pre-1931	1963	White River

Albany played concurrently in the DCC and the Eastern Indiana Conference 1953-68.

Fulton County Conference

School	Location	Mascot	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Akron	Akron	Flyers	25 Fulton	pre-1945		1971	Kosciusko
Beaver Dam	Beaver Dam	Beavers	43 Kosciusko	pre-1945		1962	none (consolidated into Akron)
Fulton	Fulton	Bulldogs	25 Fulton	pre-1945		1961	none (consolidated into North Caston)
Grass Creek	Grass Creek	Panthers	25 Fulton	pre-1945		1955	Tippecanoe Valley
Kewanna	Kewanna	Indians	25 Fulton	pre-1945		1955	Tippecanoe Valley
Leiters Ford	Leiters Ford	Tigers	25 Fulton	pre-1945		1951	none (consolidated into Aubbeenaubbee Township)
Richland Center	Richland Center	Wildcats	25 Fulton	pre-1945		1963	Tippecanoe Valley
Talma	Talma	Tigers	25 Fulton	pre-1945		1963	none (consolidated into Akron)
Aubbeenaubbee Township	Leiters Ford	Braves	25 Fulton	1951	none (new school)	1955	Tippecanoe Valley
North Caston	Fulton	Comets	25 Fulton	1961	none (new school)	1963	Independents (consolidated into Caston 1964)

Hamilton County Conference

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Arcadia	Arcadia	Dragons	pre-1930		1943	none (consolidated into Hamilton Heights)
Arcadia	Atlanta	Cardinals	pre-1930		1943	none (consolidated into Hamilton Heights)
Sheridan	Sheridan	Boxers	pre-1930		1932	none (consolidated into Sheridan)
Carmel	Carmel	Greyhounds	pre-1930		1952	Capital District
Arcadia	Arcadia	Red Devils	pre-1930		1943	none (expanded into Hamilton Heights)
Fishers	Fishers	Tigers	pre-1930		1965	Mid-Capital
Noblesville	Noblesville	Millers	pre-1930 1939	Central Indiana	1932 1965	Central Indiana Independents
Sheridan	Sheridan	Blackhawks	pre-1930		1948	Hoosier
Walnut Grove	Walnut Grove	Wolves	pre-1930		1965	none (consolidated into Hamilton Heights)
Westfield	Westfield	Shamrocks	pre-1930		1965	Mid-Capital
Hamilton Heights	Arcadia	Eagles	1943	none (new school)	1965	none (consolidated into Hamilton Heights)

Hancock County Conference

The Hancock County Conference is one of the few conferences that had an abundance of competitive members when it folded, as it was merged with the East Central Conference and the Hoosier Heritage Conference (IHSAA) in 1962.

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Charlottesville	Charlottesville	Eagles	pre-1945		1962	East Central
Eden	Eden	Flyers	pre-1945		1955	none (consolidated into Greenfield Central)
Fortville	Fortville	Demons	pre-1945		1959	none (consolidated into Mt.Vernon (Hancock))
Greenfield	Greenfield	Tigers	pre-1945 1948	East Central	1947 1953	East Central Capital District
Maxwell	Maxwell	Lions	pre-1945		1955	none (consolidated into Greenfield Central)
McCordsville	McCordsville	Pirates	pre-1945		1959	none (consolidated into Mt. Vernon (Hancock))
Mount Comfort	Mount Comfort	Buccaneers	pre-1945		1962	East Central
New Palestine	New Palestine	Dragons	pre-1945		1962	East Central
Westland	Westland	Bears	pre-1945		1947	none (consolidated into Charlottesville)
Wilkinson	Wilkinson	Bulldogs	pre-1945		1962	East Central
Hancock Central	Maxwell	Panthers	1955	none (new school)	1962	East Central
Vernon Township	Fortville	Vikings	1959	none (new school)	1962	East Central

Henry County Conference

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Year Left	Conference Joined
Cadiz	Cadiz	Spaniards	pre-1942	1966	Independents (consolidated into Shenandoah 1967)
Kennard	Kennard	Leopardcats	pre-1942	1957	none (consolidated into Knightstown)
Knightstown	Knightstown	Falcons	pre-1942	1947	East Central
Lewisville	Lewisville	Bears	pre-1942	1966	Independents (consolidated into Tri 1968)
Middletown	Middletown	Cossacks	pre-1942	1952	East Central
Mooreland	Mooreland	Bobcats	pre-1942	1964	none (consolidated into Blue River Valley)
Mt. Summit	Mt. Summit	Eagles	pre-1942	1964	none (consolidated into Blue River Valley)
New Lisbon	New Lisbon	Tigers	pre-1942	1957	none (consolidated into Straughn)
Spiceland	Spiceland	Stingers	pre-1942	1947	East Central
Straughn	Straughn	Indians	pre-1942	1966	Whitewater Valley Conference
Sulphur Springs	Sulphur Springs	Blue Jays	pre-1942	1966	Independents (consolidated into Shenandoah 1967)

Howard County Conference

Howard County was one of the first of the modern County Conferences to fold, as it was down to three schools by 1950 (Kokomo played in the North Central, and Taylor had not been created by that point). These schools joined with schools from Miami County to form the Howard-Miami Conference.

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Clay Township	Kokomo	Brickies	pre-1940		1948	none (consolidated into Northwestern)
Ervin Township	Judson	Eagles	pre-1940		1948	none (consolidated into Northwestern)
Greentown	Greentown	Beavers	pre-1940		1950	none (consolidated into Eastern)
Howard Township	Cassville	Hornets	pre-1940		1948	none (consolidated into Northwestern)
Jackson Township	Sycamore	Stonewalls	pre-1940		1950	none (consolidated into Eastern)
New London	New London	Quakers	pre-1940		1949	none (consolidated into Western)
Russiaville	Russiaville	Cossacks	pre-1940		1949	none (consolidated into Western)
Union Township	Jerome	Cardinals	pre-1940		1950	none (consolidated into Eastern)
West Middleton	West Middleton	Broncos	pre-1940		1949	none (consolidated into Western)
Northwestern	Kokomo	Wildcats	1948	none (new school)	1950	Tri-County
Western	Russiaville	Panthers	1949	none (new school)	1950	Tri-County

Huntington County Conference

The Huntington County league ended in 1966, as all the public high schools in the county consolidated with Huntington to become Huntington North.

School	Location	Mascot	County	Year Joined	Year Left	Conference Joined
Andrews	Andrews	Cardinals	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into Huntington North)
Banquo	Banquo	Ghosts	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1955	none (consolidated into Andrews)
Bippus	Bippus	Tigers	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1958	none (consolidated into Clear Creek)
Clear Creek	Clear Creek	Bulldogs	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into Huntington North)
Huntington Catholic	Huntington	Ramblers	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1966	independent (Midland Conference (IHSAA)MLC 1971)
Huntington Township	Huntington	Bearcats	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into Huntington North)
Jefferson Township	Pleasant Plain	Spartans	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1965	none (consolidated into Huntington)
Lancaster Center	Huntington	Lancers	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into Huntington North)
Markle	Markle	Eagles	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1956	none (consolidated into Rock Creek)
Monument City	Monument City	Greyhounds	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1953	none (consolidated into Lancaster Center)
Roanoke	Roanoke	Stonewalls	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into Huntington North)
Rock Creek	Plum Tree	Aces	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into Huntington North)
Union Township	Bowerstown	Sharpshooters	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into Huntington North)
Warren	Warren	Lightning Five	35 Huntington	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into Huntington North)

Jay County Conference

Jay County's schools were largely self-contained in this league, except for Portland. The league shrank to four members by 1967, and the conference folded into the Eastern Indiana Conference.

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Year Left	Conference Joined
Bryant¹	Bryant	Owls	pre-1945	1967	Eastern Indiana (EIC)
Dunkirk	Dunkirk	Speedcats	pre-1945	1967	Eastern Indiana (EIC)
Gray	Gray	Redbirds	pre-1945	1965	none (consolidated into Redkey)
Madison Township	Salamonia	Tomcats	pre-1945	1967	none (consolidated into Portland)
Pennville¹	Pennville	Bulldogs	pre-1945	1967	Eastern Indiana (EIC)
Poling	Poling	Yellowjackets	pre-1945	1963	none (consolidated into Portland)
Portland	Portland	Panthers	pre-1945	1954	Mississinewa Valley
Redkey¹	Redkey	Wolves	pre-1945	1967	Eastern Indiana (EIC)

Schools played in both EIC and JCC from 1953 until 1967.

Kosciusko County Conference

Kosciusko County's league was notable for the fact it had schools from two other counties, Fulton (Akron), and Whitley (Larwill and South Whitley). These schools would eventually consolidate with schools in the county to form new school districts.

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Atwood	Atwood	Greyhounds	pre-1945		1962	none (consolidated into Warsaw)
Burket	Burket	Hawks	pre-1945		1955	none (consolidated into Milford)
Claypool	Claypool	Knights	pre-1945		1966	none (consolidated into Warsaw)
Etna Township	Etna Green	Cubs	pre-1945		1963	none (consolidated into Triton)
Leesburg	Leesburg	Blue Blazers	pre-1945		1966	none (consolidated into Warsaw)
Mentone	Mentone	Bulldogs	pre-1945		1971	Independents (consolidated into Tippecanoe Valley 1974)
Milford	Milford	Trojans	pre-1945		1968	none (consolidated into Wawasee)
North Webster	North Webster	Trojans	pre-1945		1968	none (consolidated into Wawasee)
Pierceton	Pierceton	Cubs	pre-1945		1971	none (consolidated into Whitko)
Sidney	Sidney	Wildcats	pre-1945		1964	none (consolidated into South Whitley)
Silver Lake	Silver Lake	Ramblers	pre-1945		1966	none (consolidated into Warsaw)
Syracuse	Syracuse	Yellow Jackets	pre-1945		1968	none (consolidated into Wawasee)
Larwill	Larwill	Trojans	1958	Whitley County	1971	none (consolidated into Whitko)
South Whitley	South Whitley	Bulldogs	1958	Whitley County	1971	none (consolidated into Whitko)
Akron	Akron	Flyers	1963	Fulton	1971	Independents (consolidated into Tippecanoe Valley 1974)

LaGrange County Conference

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Brighton	Brighton	Wildcats	pre-1935		1964	none (consolidated into Lakeland)
Brushy Prairie	Brushy Prairie	Panthers	pre-1935		1964	none (consolidated into Prairie Heights)
Lagrange¹	Lagrange	Lions	pre-1935		1964	none (consolidated into Lakeland)
Lima	Lima	Orioles	pre-1935		1964	none (consolidated into Lakeland)
Scott	Scott	Bulldogs	pre-1935		1955	none (consolidated into Shipshewana-Scott)
Shipshewana	Shipshewana	Indians	pre-1935		1955	none (consolidated into Shipshewana-Scott)
Springfield Township	Mongo	Dragons	pre-1935		1964	none (consolidated into Prairie Heights)
Topeka	Topeka	Bears	pre-1935		1964	Bi-County
Wolcottville²	Wolcottville	Bulldogs	pre-1935		1964	none (consolidated into Lakeland)
Shipshewana-Scott	Shipshewana	Indians	1955	none (new school)	1964	Bi-County

Concurrent with the State Corner Conference from 1935 to 1941.
Concurrent with the State Corner Conference from 1941 until closing.

Noble County Conference

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Year Left	Conference Joined
Albion¹	Albion	Trojans	pre-1945	1966	Northeast Corner
Avilla²	Avilla	Panthers	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into East Noble)
Cromwell	Cromwell	Spartans	pre-1945	1966	Northeast Corner
Ligonier	Ligonier	Red Raiders	pre-1945	1966	Northeast Corner
Rome City	Rome City	Romans	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into Kendallville)
Wawaka	Wawaka	Warriors	pre-1945	1966	Northeast Corner
Wolf Lake	Wolf Lake	Wolverines	pre-1945	1966	Northeast Corner

Concurrent with the State Corner Conference from 1935 to 1941.
Concurrent with the State Corner Conference from 1935 until closing.

Steuben County Conference

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Year Left	Conference Joined
Angola¹	Angola	Hornets	pre-1945	1959	Northeastern Indiana
Flint	Flint	Arrows	pre-1945	1959	none (consolidated into Orland)
Fremont²	Fremont	Eagles	pre-1945	1964	Bi-County
Hamilton²	Hamilton	Marines	pre-1945	1964	Bi-County
Metz	Metz	Mohawks	pre-1945	1957	none (consolidated into Angola)
Orland	Orland	Tigers	pre-1945	1964	none (consolidated into Prairie Heights)
Pleasant Lake	Pleasant Lake	Spartans	pre-1945	1958	none (consolidated into Angola)
Salem Center	Salem Center	Cardinals	pre-1945	1964	none (consolidated into Prairie Heights)
Scott Center	Scott Center	Bulldogs	pre-1945	1955	none (consolidated into Angola)

Concurrent with State Corner Conference from 1935 to 1941.
Concurrent with State Corner Conference from 1941 until 1964.

Wayne County Conference

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference joined
Boston	Boston	Terriers	pre-1941		1963	none (consolidated into Richmond)
Cambridge City	Cambridge City	Wampus Cats	pre-1941		1947	East Central
Centerville	Centerville	Bulldogs	pre-1941		1947	East Central
Economy	Economy	Cardinals	pre-1941		1962	none (consolidated into Hagerstown)
Fountain City	Fountain City	Little Giants	pre-1941		1964	Mid-Eastern (as Whitewater-Fountain City)
Greensfork	Greensfork	Black Demons	pre-1941		1962	none (consolidated into Hagerstown)
Hagerstown	Hagerstown	Tigers	pre-1941		1947	East Central
Milton	Milton	Sharpshooters	pre-1941		1962	Whitewater Valley
Webster	Webster	Pirates	pre-1941		1964	Whitewater Valley (as Webster-Williamsburg)
Whitewater	Whitewater	Bears	pre-1941		1964	none (consolidated into Whitewater-Fountain City)
Williamsburg	Williamsburg	Yellow Jackets	pre-1941 1948	East Central	1948 1964	East Central none (consolidated into Webster-Williamsburg)

Wells County Conference

School	Location	Mascot	Year Joined	Year Left	Conference joined
Chester Center	Keystone	Indians	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into Southern Wells)
Jackson Center	Mount Zion	Jaguars	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into Southern Wells)
Lancaster Central¹	Ossian	Knights	pre-1945	1966	Eastern Indiana (EIC)
Liberty Center	Liberty Center	Lions	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into Southern Wells)
Ossian	Ossian	Bears	pre-1945	1959	Eastern Wabash Valley
Petroleum	Petroleum	Panthers	pre-1945	1966	none (consolidated into Southern Wells)
Rockcreek Center	Rockford	Dodgers	pre-1945	1964	none (consolidated into Ossian)
Union Center	Uniondale	Badgers	pre-1945	1962	none (consolidated into Ossian)

Lancaster Central played concurrently in the EIC and WCC from 1954 to 1959, then in the EWVC and WCC until both folded in 1966.

References

↑ "Daleville Beats Royerton". Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, IN. 1931-12-12. Retrieved 2014-06-16.

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