Mid-Indiana Conference

The Mid-Indiana Conference within Indiana

The Mid-Indiana Conference, or MIC, was a high school athletic conference which was located in northcentral Indiana, USA. This conference served many high schools located in Cass, Hamilton, Howard, and Miami Counties. The conference dissolved at the end on the 2014-15 academic school year.

## History

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The Mid-Indiana Conference can trace its roots back to the late 1940s, when school consolidation reduced the Howard County Conference from nine schools to three in the matter of three years. These three remaining schools joined three nearby schools from Miami County and began the new Howard-Miami Conference. The conference renamed itself the Tri-County Conference in 1955, as two schools from Grant County joined. Further school consolidation reduced membership to four schools by 1965, forcing the conference to reach out of its footprint to find similar-sized schools. This expansion also brought with it the change to its current and final name.

Though only one member has consolidated since the MIC name has taken hold, geography, size differences, and competitiveness have all caused various roster changes through the years, with membership as many as nine schools and as few as six. However, membership stabilized after 2000, when Hamilton Heights joined from the folding Rangeline Conference. This ended in 2015, as Eastern and Taylor elected to join an expanding Hoosier Heartland Conference. Maconaquah and Peru are also leaving to join the Three Rivers Conference, while the four remaining schools are off to the Hoosier Athletic Conference.[1]

## Membership

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School  | Location  | Mascot  | Colors  | # / County  | Year joined  | Previous conference  | Year left  | Conference joined

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Eastern
(Greentown) | Greentown | Comets  |  | 34
Howard | 1965
1987  | Tri-County
Three Rivers | 1980
2015  | Three Rivers
Hoosier Heartland
Maconaquah | Bunker Hill | Braves  |  | 52
Miami | 1965  | Tri-County | 2015  | Three Rivers
Fairmount | Fairmount | Quakers  |  | 27
Grant | 1965  | Mississinewa Valley | 1970  | none (consolidated into Madison-Grant)
North
Miami | Denver | Warriors  |  | 52
Miami | 1965  | Independent
(new school 1961)  | 1972  | Three Rivers
Northwestern | Kokomo | Tigers  |  | 34
Howard | 1965  | Tri-County | 2015  | Hoosier
Oak Hill | Converse | Golden Eagles  |  | 27
Grant | 1965  | Tri-County | 1980  | Three Rivers
Southwood | Wabash | Knights  |  | 85
Wabash | 1965  | Independent
(new school 1962)  | 1976  | Three Rivers
Western | Russiaville | Panthers  |  | 34
Howard | 1965  | Hoosier | 2015  | Hoosier
Cass | Walton | Kings  |  | 09
Cass | 1968  | Independents
(new school 1963)  | 2015  | Hoosier
Taylor | Center | Titans  |  | 34
Howard | 1974  | Rangeline | 2015  | Hoosier Heartland
Eastbrook | Marion | Panthers  |  | 27
Grant | 1977  | Mississinewa Valley | 1998  | Central Indiana
Peru | Peru | Tigers  |  | 52
Miami | 1998  | Central Indiana | 2015  | Three Rivers
Hamilton
Heights | Arcadia | Huskies  |  | 29
Hamilton | 2000  | Rangeline | 2015  | Hoosier

### Membership timeline

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## 2006-2007 Boys' Basketball

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* Western, Frankfort Sectional 3A Champions
* Lewis Cass, Manchester Sectional 2A Champions
* Northwestern, Taylor Sectional 2A Champions, Blackford Regional 2A Champions, Warsaw Semi-State 2A Champions, 2A State Champions

## State titles

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### Eastern Comets

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* Softball- 1A (2003)
* Softball- 2A (2005)
* Boys' Golf (2001)
* Jeremy Ashcraft - Pole Vault (1994)
* Bethany Neeley - 1600 Meters (2012)
* Brittany Neeley - 800 Meters (2013)
* Bethany Neeley - 1600 Meters (2013)
* Jessica Sprinkles, Sarah Wagner, Brittany Neeley, Bethany Neeley - 4 x 800 Relay (2013)

### Hamilton Heights Huskies

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* Sierra Brown - 100M Hurdles (2013)

### Lewis Cass Kings

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

### Maconaquah Braves

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* Daron Pearce - 100Yd (1992–1993), 200Yd Freestyle (1993)

### Northwestern Tigers

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* Basketball- 2A (2007)

### Peru Tigers

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* Tennis (1971)

### Taylor Titans

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* Baseball- 2A (2000)

### Western Panthers

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* Joe Swartz, Wrestling, 98 lbs (1977)
* Ray Shepherd, Wrestling, 138 lbs (1984)
* Jeff Glick, Swimming, 200 Individual Medley (1985)
* Michelle Faulkner, Track & Field, 800 Meters (1988)
* Chad Shepherd, Wrestling, 135 lbs (1991)
* Kylee Wells, Diving, (2000)
* Ted Brown, Swimming, 200 Individual Medley, 500 Freestyle, Herman F. Keller Mental Attitude Award (2003)
* Brandon Youngdale, High Jump (2006)
* Girls' Golf (2001)
* Baseball-3A (2012)
* Girls'-3A Basketball

## State Runner-Ups

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### Eastern Comets

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* Tennis (Jorge Burmicky) (2004)
* Bethany Neeley - 800 Meters (2011)
* Girls' Basketball (2A) (2013)

### Hamilton Heights Huskies

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* Football (2012)
* Girls' Basketball (2013)

### Lewis Cass

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* Football (2008)
* Baseball (2008)

### Northwestern Tigers

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* Baseball (2005)
* Football (1992)
* Girls' Golf (1996)

### Western Panthers

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* Softball (1993)
* Softball (1994)
* Girls' Golf (2002)
* Kyle Walsh, 1600 meters (2004)
* Girls' Golf (2004)

## Neighboring conferences

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* North Central Conference

## See also

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* Hoosier Hysteria

## References

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1. ^ "Hoosier Conference to Add 4 Schools". Kokomo Tribune, Kokomo, IN. 2014-05-23. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.

## External links

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* Mid-Indiana Conference Website

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* Cass
* Eastern
* Hamilton Heights
* Maconaquah
* Northwestern
* Peru
* Taylor
* Western

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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
* Blue Chip
* Central Indiana
* Circle City
* Conference Indiana
* Duneland
* Eastern Indiana (Southern)
* Great Lakes
* Greater Indianapolis
* Greater South Shore
* Hoosier
* Hoosier Crossroads
* Hoosier Heartland
* Hoosier Heritage
* Hoosier Hills
* Hoosier North
* Hoosier Plains
* Indiana Crossroads
* Metropolitan
* Mid-Eastern
* Mid-Hoosier
* Mid-Indiana Football
* Mid-Southern
* Mid-State
* Midwest
* North Central
* Northeast Corner
* Northeast Eight
* Northern Indiana
* Northern Lakes
* Northwest Crossroads
* Ohio River Valley
* Patoka Lake
* Pioneer
* Pocket
* Porter County
* Sagamore
* Southern
* Southern Indiana
* Southern Roads
* Southwest Football
* Southwest Indiana
* Summit
* Three Rivers (Northern)
* Tri-Eastern
* Wabash River
* Western Indiana
* IHSAA Independents

Disbanded
conferences|

* Adams
* Bartholomew-Shelby County
* Benton
* Big Blue River
* Big 4
* Big Eight
* Blackford
* Blue River
* Boone
* Brown
* Calumet Athletic
* Capital District
* Carroll
* Cass
* Central Suburban
* Clark
* Classic
* Clay
* Clinton
* Daviess
* Dearborn
* Decatur
* DeKalb
* Delaware
* Dixie
* Dixie-Monon
* East Central
* Eastern Indiana (Northern)
* Eastern Wabash Valley
* Elkhart
* Fayette
* Fort Wayne City
* Fountain
* Franklin
* Fulton
* Gibson
* Grant
* Greene
* Hamilton
* Hancock
* Harrison
* Henry
* Howard
* Huntington
* Indiana H.S. Football
* Indiana Lake Shore
* Indianapolis Public
* Jackson
* Jasper
* Jay
* Jefferson
* Johnson
* Kankakee Valley
* Knox
* Kosciusko
* LaGrange
* Lake Athletic
* Lake-Porter
* Lake Suburban
* Laughery Valley
* Lawrence
* Little 4
* Little 7
* Little 8
* Lost River
* Marion
* Marshall
* Martin
* Miami
* Mid-Central
* Mid-Indiana
* Midland
* Mississinewa Valley
* Monroe
* Montgomery
* Morgan
* Newton
* Noble
* Northeastern Indiana
* Northern Indiana Valley
* Northern State
* Northland
* Northwest Hoosier
* Northwestern
* Olympic
* Orange
* Owen
* Parke
* Patoka Valley
* Perry
* Posey
* Prairie
* Putnam
* Randolph
* Rangeline
* Ripley
* Rush
* South Central
* South Lake Michigan
* Southeastern Indiana
* Southern Monon
* Spencer
* Starke
* State Corner
* Steuben
* Sullivan
* Three Rivers (Southern)
* Tiny Ten
* Tippecanoe
* Tippecanoe Valley
* Tipton
* Tri-City League
* Tri-County (Central)
* Tri-County (Northern)
* Tri-County (Southern)
* Tri-County (Western)
* Tri-River
* Union
* Vermillion
* Vigo
* Wabash
* Warren
* Warrick
* Washington
* Wayne
* Wells
* West Central
* Western Indiana Small High School
* White
* White River
* White River Valley
* 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

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