Hoosier Athletic Conference

The Hoosier Athletic Conference in Indiana

The Hoosier Athletic Conference is an eleven-member IHSAA-Sanctioned conference located within Benton, Carroll, Cass, Hamilton, Howard, Jasper, Tippecanoe, Tipton and White counties. The conference first began in 1947,^[1] and has been in constant competition except for the 1997-98 school year, when membership dropped to three schools. The conference grew to its largest in 2015, as four schools were added from the folding Mid-Indiana Conference.^[2]

Membership

School	City	Team Name	Enrollment 12-13	IHSAA Class	IHSAA Class Football	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference
Benton Central	Oxford	Bison	548	AAA	AA	04 Benton	1968	Prairie
Cass	Walton	Kings	502	AA	AA	09 Cass	2015	Mid-Indiana
Central Catholic¹	Lafayette	Knights	233	A	AA	79 Tippecanoe	1970 2011	Independents Hoosier Heartland
Delphi²	Delphi	Oracles	524	AA	AA	08 Carroll	1947 1956 1998	Northern State Hoosier Heartland
Hamilton Heights	Arcadia	Huskies	714	AAA	AAA	29 Hamilton	2015	Mid-Indiana
Northwestern	Kokomo	Tigers	558	AAA	AAA	34 Howard	2015	Mid-Indiana
Rensselaer Central³	Rensselaer	Bombers	536	AA	AA	37 Jasper	1947 1998	Northwest Hoosier
Tipton	Tipton	Blue Devils	544	AA	AA	80 Tipton	2000	Rangeline
Twin Lakes	Monticello	Indians	760	AAA	AAA	91 White	1974	Northwest Hoosier
West Lafayette	West Lafayette	Red Devils	721	AAA	AAA	79 Tippecanoe	1947
Western⁴	Russiaville	Panthers	808	AAA	AAA	34 Howard	1958 2015	Tri-County Mid-Indiana

Central Catholic played from 1993 to 2011 in the HHC.
Delphi played from 1954 to 1956 in the old NSC before returning, then played from 1992 to 1998 in the HHC.
Rensselaer played from 1949 to 1954 and 1958 to 1968 as an independent, 1954 to 1958 in the old NSC, and 1968 to 1998 in the NWHC.
Western played from 1965 to 2015 in the MIC.

Divisions

East	West
Cass	Benton Central
Hamilton Heights	Central Catholic
Northwestern	Delphi
Tipton	Rensselaer Central
Western	Twin Lakes
	West Lafayette

Former Members

School	City	Team Name	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Attica¹	Attica	Red Ramblers	23 Fountain	1947		1971	Wabash River
Flora	Flora	Badgers	08 Carroll	1947		1961	none (consolidated into Carroll
Rossville	Rossville	Hornets	12 Clinton	1947		1977	Midwest
Winamac²	Winamac	Warriors	66 Pulaski	1947		1972	Northwest Hoosier
Sheridan³	Sheridan	Blackhawks	29 Hamilton	1948 2000	Hamilton County Rangeline	1965 2012	Mid-Capital Hoosier Heartland
Southwestern	Lafayette	Wildcats	79 Tippecanoe	1958	none (new school)	1966	Mid-Central Conference
Carroll⁴	Flora	Cougars	08 Carroll	1961	none (new school)	1977	Midwest
Clinton Prairie⁴	Frankfort	Gophers	12 Clinton	1961	none (new school)	1975	Rangeline
Harrison (West Lafayette)	West Lafayette	Raiders	79 Tippecanoe	1970	none (new school)	1997	Olympic
McCutcheon	Lafayette	Mavericks	79 Tippecanoe	1975	none (new school)	1997	Olympic

Attica played in both the HAC and WRC from 1966 until leaving the HAC in 1971.
Winamac played in both the HAC and NWHC from 1968 to 1972.
Sheridan played in both the HCC and HAC throughout its tenure in the HAC.
Carroll and Clinton Prairie were also members of the Mid-Central Conference from 1966 until 1975.

Membership timeline

Conference Champions

Football

#	Team	Seasons
10	Harrison (WL)	1972, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996
9	West Lafayette	1972, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2008, 2009
7	Delphi	1973, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1999, 2000*
6	Rensselaer Central	2001, 2002, 2004, 2005*, 2010, 2014
4	Central Catholic	1972*, 2011, 2012, 2013
4	Twin Lakes	1986, 1998, 2000, 2003
3	Benton Central	2000, 2001, 2002*
3	Sheridan	2005*, 2006, 2007
1	McCutcheon	1994
1	Tipton	2001*
0	Carroll

Football was first sponsored in 1972. Unlisted seasons between 1974 and 1984 are unverified. There was no champion in 1997.

Boys Basketball

#	Team	Seasons
9	West Lafayette	1950, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1964, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2014
7	Benton Central	1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
6	Rossville	1948, 1953, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974*
6	Tipton	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
4	Attica	1950, 1961, 1962, 1968
4	Sheridan	1951, 1952, 1955*, 1957
3	McCutcheon	1994, 1995, 1996
2	Harrison (WL)	1995*, 1997
2	Winamac	1956, 1962*
1	Flora	1954
1	Twin Lakes	2005
1	Western	1963
0	Carroll
0	Clinton Prairie
0	Delphi
0	Rensselaer Central
0	Southwestern (Tipp)

The 1948-49, 1957–59, 1964–67, and 1971-93 champions are unverified. There was no champion in 1997-98.

Girls Basketball

#	Team	Seasons
9	Benton Central	2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014*
4	Twin Lakes	2001, 2002, 2005, 2008
3	West Lafayette	2004, 2005, 2007
2	Tipton	2002*, 2012
1	Central Catholic	2014*

Seasons before 2000-01 are unverified.

State Champions

IHSAA State Champions

Cass Kings (3)

Basketball- 2A (2003)
Softball- 2A (2006)
Softball- 2A (2008)

Central Catholic Knights (13)

1976 Football (A)
1998 Boy's Basketball (A)
1999 Football (A)
2000 Boy's Basketball (A)
2003 Boy's Basketball (A)
2004 Baseball (A)
2006 Girl's Basketball (A)
2007 Baseball (A)
2009 Baseball (A)
2009 Football (A)
2010 Baseball (A)
2010 Football (A)
2010 Volleyball (A)
2011 Baseball (A)

All championships before 2011-2012 school year as members of Hoosier Heartland Conference.

Northwestern Tigers (1)

Basketball- 2A (2007)

Sheridan Blackhawks(9)

1980 Football (A)
1984 Football (A)
1987 Football (A)
1988 Football (A)
1992 Football (A)
1998 Football (A)
2005 Football (A)
2006 Football (A)
2007 Football (A)

Tipton Blue Devils (2)

1990 Softball
1994 Boys Golf

Twin Lakes Indians(1)

1989 Softball

West Lafayette Red Devils(4)

1964 Boys Cross Country
1993 Football (2A)
1998 Girls Basketball (3A)
2009 Football (3A)
2014 Boys Cross Country

Western Panthers (4)

1988 Michelle Faulkner, 800 Meters
2001 Girl's Golf
2006 Brandon Youngdale, High Jump
2012 Baseball, (3A)
2014 Girl's Basketball, (3A)

Rensselaer Bombers (1)

2014 Football (2A)

References

↑ "Sideline Glances". Logansport Pharos Tribune. 1947-11-14. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
↑ "Hoosier Conference to Add 4 Schools". Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, IN. 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2014-05-26.

Resources

Hoosier Athletic Conference

Central Catholic Benton Central Delphi Rensselaer Tipton Twin Lakes West Lafayette

Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)

Boys' sports	Baseball Basketball (Championship) Cross Country Football (Large School, Small School) Golf Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track and field Wrestling

Girls' 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 Indiana Crossroads Indianapolis Public Metropolitan Mid-Eastern Mid-Hoosier Mid-Indiana Football Mid-Southern Mid-State North Central Northeast Corner Northeast Eight Northern Indiana Northern Lakes 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 Western Indiana IHSAA Independents

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

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, February 10, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.