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The Northeast Corner Conference in Indiana

The Northeast Corner Conference is a twelve-member Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)-sanctioned conference based in Northeast Indiana.[1] Its schools are located within DeKalb, Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, and Whitley counties.[2][3][4]

## History

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The conference was formed as the Bi-County Conference in 1964, as the formations of Lakeland and Prairie Heights left Lagrange and Steuben Counties with only seven schools total. Angola already competed in the Northeastern Indiana Athletic Conference, and Lakeland decided to compete independently. The five remaining schools started the conference, though Shipshewanna-Scott and Topeka were due to consolidate by 1966, while Fremont and Hamilton also participated in the State Corner Conference, while staying with their other Steuben County schools. Meanwhile, at that point the five remaining Noble County schools were set to consolidate into two schools themselves, and were also needing new conference affiliation. They joined with the Bi-County Conference teams, and changed their name to the current NECC. Howe Military also joined that year.

Other schools to join since then were Lakeland in 1974, Fairfield in 1980, Garrett in 1981, Eastside in 1983, and Angola and Churubusco in 1989. Howe Military left in 1980, and Garrett followed in 2005 (before rejoining in 2014).

On January 16, 2024, it was announced that Hamilton Community High School, a founding member of the Northeast Corner Conference, would be joining the Hoosier Plains Conference in the fall of 2024.

## Membership

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School  | Location  | Mascot  | Colors  | Enrollment [1]
24-25  | IHSAA Class
BB/FB | # / County  | Year joined  | Previous conference

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Angola | Angola | Hornets  |  | 741  | 3A/3A  | 76
Steuben | 1989  | Northeastern Indiana
Central
Noble | Albion | Cougars  |  | 385  | 2A/2A  | 57
Noble | 1968  | none (new school)
Churubusco | Churubusco | Eagles  |  | 378  | 2A/2A  | 92
Whitley | 1989  | Allen County
Eastside | Butler | Blazer  |  | 384  | 2A/2A  | 17
DeKalb | 1983  | Allen County
Fairfield | Goshen | Falcons  |  | 570  | 3A/3A  | 20
Elkhart | 1980  | Northern State
Fremont1 | Fremont | Eagles  |  | 283  | 1A/1A  | 76
Steuben | 1964  | Steuben County
Garrett2 | Garrett | Railroaders  |  | 556  | 3A/3A  | 17
DeKalb | 1981
2014  | Northeastern Indiana
Allen County
Lakeland | LaGrange | Lakers  |  | 540  | 2A/3A  | 44
LaGrange | 1973  | Independents
Prairie
Heights | LaGrange | Panthers  |  | 421  | 2A/2A  | 44
LaGrange | 1964  | none (new school)
West
Noble | Ligonier | Chargers  |  | 718  | 3A/3A  | 57
Noble | 1967  | none (new school)
Westview | Topeka | Warriors  |  | 343  | 2A/N/A  | 44
LaGrange | 1966  | none (new school)

1. Fremont was concurrent members of the Bi-County and State Corner conferences from 1964 to 1967.
2. Garrett was a member of the Allen County Athletic Conference from 2005 to 2014.

## Former members

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

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Shipshewanna-Scott | Shipshewanna | Indians  |  | 44
LaGrange | 1964  | LaGrange County | 1966  | none (consolidated
into Westview)
Topeka | Topeka | Bears  |  | 44
LaGrange | 1964  | LaGrange County | 1966  | none (consolidated
into Westview)
Albion | Albion | Trojans  |  | 57
Noble | 1966  | Noble County | 1968  | none (consolidated into
Central Noble)
Cromwell | Cromwell | Spartans  |  | 57
Noble | 1966  | Noble County | 1967  | none (consolidated
into West Noble)
Howe Military | Howe | Cadets  |  | 44
La Grange | 1966  | Independents  | 1980  | Independents
(MLC 1984)
Ligonier | Ligonier | Red Raiders  |  | 57
Noble | 1966  | Noble County | 1967  | none (consolidated
into West Noble)
Wawaka | Wawaka | Chargers  |  | 57
Noble | 1966  | Noble County | 1967  | none (consolidated
into West Noble)
Wolf Lake | Wolf Lake | Wolves  |  | 57
Noble | 1966  | Noble County | 1968  | none (consolidated into
Central Noble)
Hamilton | Hamilton | Marines  |  | 76
Steuben | 1964  | Steuben County | 2023  | Hoosier Plains Conference

### Football divisions

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With Garrett returning to the conference, football will return to the divisional format used between 1989 and 2005. The divisions have always been labeled as Division I (small school) and Division II (large school).

1989-2005  | 2014-

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I  | II  | I  | II
Central Noble  | Angola  | Central Noble  | Angola
Churubusco  | Garrett  | Churubusco  | Fairfield
Eastside  | Lakeland  | Eastside  | Garrett
Fairfield  | Prairie Heights  | Fremont  | Lakeland
Fremont  | West Noble  | Prairie Heights  | West Noble

## Conference champions

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(Note) These are LEAGUE champs from 1966–present

### Football

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Titles | School | Years

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16 | West Noble | 1968*, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985*, 1989 (II), 1999 (II), 2000 (II), 2002 (II)*, 2005, 2014 (II),2019(II) ,2023(II)
18 | Eastside | 1988, 1989 (I), 1990 (I), 1991 (I), 1994 (I), 1995 (I)*, 1999 (I), 2002 (I)*, 2004 (I), 2014 (I), 2015 (I), 2016 (I), 2017* (I), 2019 (I), 2020 (I), 2021(I),2022(I), 2023(I)
11 | Lakeland | 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990 (II)*, 1991 (II)*, 1993 (II)*, 1994 (II), 1995 (II), 1996 (II), 2009*, 2013*
10 | Churubusco | 1992 (I), 1993 (I), 1995 (I)*, 2002 (I)*, 2009*, 2010*, 2011, 2012, 2017* (I), 2018 (I)
10 | Angola | 1992 (II), 1993 (II)*, 1997 (II), 1998 (II), 2001 (II), 2002 (II)*, 2010*, 2017 (II), 2018 (II) , 2022 (II)
8 | Garrett | 1990 (II)*, 1991 (II)*, 1993 (II)*, 2002 (II)*, 2003 (II), 2004 (II), 2015 (II)*, 2016 (II)
8 | Prairie Heights | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973*, 1976, 1977, 1985*
9 | Fairfield | 1996 (I), 1997 (I)*, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013*, 2015* (II), 2020 (II),2021(II)
6 | Central Noble | 1980, 2000 (I), 2001 (I), 2002 (I)*, 2003 (I), 2017* (I)
4 | Fremont | 1968*, 1987, 1997 (I)*, 1998 (I)
1 | Hamilton | 1973*
0 | Howe |

Howe (then Howe Military) left in 1980. Hamilton dropped football in 1986.

### Boys basketball

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Titles | School | Years

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29 | Westview | 1973*, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1980*, 1985, 1986*, 1987*, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997*, 1998*,
1999, 2000, 2007*, 2008, 2010*, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017*, 2018*, 2019, 2020*, 2021*
12 | Lakeland | 1975, 1978, 1980*, 1986*, 1992*, 2001, 2003*, 2004*, 2005, 2006*, 2009, 2010*
7 | Fairfield | 1981, 1982, 1995, 1998*, 2007*, 2018*
6 | Angola | 1996, 1997*, 2002, 2003*, 2006*, 2016
5 | West Noble | 1969*, 1971, 1972, 1973*, 1986*
5 | Central Noble | 1970, 1974, 1977*, 1998*, 2021*
4 | Garrett | 1984, 1986*, 2003*, 2004*
2 | Fremont | 1992*, 2011
2 | Eastside | 1983, 2017*
2 | Prairie Heights | 1987*, 2013*
2 | Hamilton | 1969*,1992*
2 | Wolf Lake | 1967, 1968
2 | Churubusco | 2015, 2020*

### Girls basketball

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Titles | School | Years

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13 | Prairie Heights | 1979, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992*, 1993, 1995*, 1996, 1997
9 | Angola | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010*, 2012, 2017, 2020
9 | Westview | 1976, 1977, 2005*, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
7 | Lakeland | 1980*, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995*,1998
5 | Garrett | 1994,1999, 2004, 2005*, 2021
3 | Fairfield | 2010*, 2011, 2018
2 | West Noble | 1978, 2009
1 | Hamilton | 1980*
1 | Eastside | 1992*
1 | Central Noble | 2019
0 | Churubusco |
0 | Fremont |

### Boys Baseball

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Titles | School | Years

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11 | Westview | 1970*, 1977*, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984*, 2006, 2007*, 2008, 2016*, 2017
10 | Churubusco | 1992*, 1993, 2000*, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005*, 2014, 2015, 2016*
7 | Angola | 1997, 2004, 2007*, 2012*, 2013, 2016*, 2018*
7 | Hamilton | 1968*, 1974, 1979, 1984*, 1986, 1994*, 2000*
6 | Eastside | 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991*, 2016*, 2019
6 | Lakeland | 1975, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1998, 2018*
6 | Fairfield | 1996, 2007*, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012*
6 | West Noble | 1967, 1968*, 1980, 1994*, 1995, 1999
5 | Prairie Heights | 1969, 1970*, 1971, 1972, 1973
4 | Garrett | 1987, 1988, 1991*
2 | Central Noble | 1998, 2005*
1 | Fremont | 1992*

No champion was crowned in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

### Softball

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Titles | School | Years

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14 | Eastside | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2016
8 | Garrett | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999
5 | Angola | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
3 | Churubusco | 1996, 2004, 2006
2 | Central Noble | 2017, 2018
1 | Lakeland | 2012
1 | Fairfield | 2007
1 | Prairie Heights | 2005
1 | Fremont | 2019
0 | West Noble |
0 | Hamilton |
0 | Westview |

No champion was crowned in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic

### Volleyball

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Titles | School | Years

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14 | Fairfield | 1981, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
7 | Angola | 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2017, 2018, 2019
6 | Prairie Heights | 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2005
6 | Westview | 1978, 1980, 1982, 2013, 2014, 2015
6 | West Noble | 1984, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2016
5 | Fremont | 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1995
5 | Lakeland | 1978, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2020
3 | Garrett | 1992, 1993, 2015
1 | Central Noble | 2004
1 | Eastside | 1983
0 | Churubusco |
0 | Hamilton |

### Boys Tennis

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Titles | School | Years

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17 | Fairfield | 1980, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995*, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
10 | Westview | 1991, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2018, 2019, 2020
7 | Lakeland | 1979*, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996*
6 | Angola | 1989, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017
4 | West Noble | 1983, 1984, 1995*, 1996*
1 | Howe Military | 1979*
1 | Central Noble | 1979*
0 | Churubusco |
0 | Prairie Heights |
0 | Fremont |
0 | Hamilton |
0 | Eastside |
0 | Garrett |

### Girls Tennis

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Titles | School | Years

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21 | Fairfield | 1991, 1993*, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
6 | Westview | 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2017
4 | West Noble | 1988, 1989, 1990, 2019*
2 | Angola | 1987, 2019*
1 | Lakeland | 1992
1 | Central Noble | 1993*
1 | Eastside | 1986
0 | Churubusco |
0 | Prairie Heights |
0 | Fremont |
0 | Hamilton |
0 | Garrett |

No champion was crowned in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic

Wrestling West noble 2006, 2007

External links

## Resources

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* IHSAA Conferences
* IHSAA Directory
* E.T. Pearl's Basketball Corner Data Catalogue

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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

## References

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1. ^ "Northeast Corner Conference". Northeast Corner Conference. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
2. ^ "NECC-Northeast Corner Conference". www.northeastcornerconference.org. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
3. ^ "Around the NorthEast Corner". Around the NorthEast Corner. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
4. ^ "All-NECC". outsidethehuddle.net. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

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