Wabash River Conference

The Wabash Conference in Indiana

The Wabash River Conference is an eight-member Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)-sanctioned conference located within Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, and Warren Counties in West Central Indiana. All of the participating schools are either 1A, 2A, or 3A (South Vermillion) institutions in rural counties. The conference began in 1964 with nine schools who had outgrown their county conferences or had them fold, and has had that number stay relatively consistent since. The only change since was the consolidation of two members, Turkey Run and Rockville, into Parke Heritage High School in 2018 reducing the number of members to 8.[1]

## Membership

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School  | Location  | Mascot  | Colors  | Enrollment  | IHSAA
Class  | County  | Year Joined or Year Joining  | Previous conference

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Attica1 | Attica | Red Ramblers  |     | 170  | 1A  | 23
Fountain | 1966  | Hoosier
Covington2 | Covington | Trojans  |     | 294  | 2A  | 23
Fountain | 1964  | Fountain County
Fountain
Central | Veedersburg | Mustangs  |     | 275  | 1A  | 23
Fountain | 1965  | none (new school)
North
Vermillion | Cayuga | Falcons  |     | 213  | 1A  | 83
Vermillion | 1964  | none (new school)
Parke Heritage | Rockville | Wolves  |       | 368  | 2A  | 61
Parke | 2018  | none (new school)
Riverton
Parke | Montezuma | Panthers  |       | 311  | 2A  | 61
Parke | 1986  | none (new school)
Seeger3 | West Lebanon | Patriots  |       | 387  | 2A  | 86
Warren | 1964  | Warren County
South Vermillion4 | Clinton | Wildcats  |       | 510  | 3A  | 83
Vermillion | 1982
2016  | Western Indiana
Western Indiana

Source:[2]

1. Played concurrently in the WRC and HAC 1966-71.
2. Played concurrently in the WRC and FCAA 1964-65.
3. Played concurrently in the WRC and WCC 1964-73.
4. Played in WIC 1999-2015.

### Former members

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

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Coal Creek Central | New Richmond | Bearcats  |     | 54
Montgomery | 1964  | Montgomery County | 1971  | none (consolidated
into North Montgomery)
Ladoga | Ladoga | Canners  |     | 54
Montgomery | 1964  | Big 4 | 1971  | none (consolidated
into Southmont)
New Market | New Market | Purple Flyers  |     | 54
Montgomery | 1964  | Big 4 | 1971  | none (consolidated
into Southmont)
Rockville | Rockville | Rox  |     | 61
Parke | 1964  | Parke County | 2018  | none (consolidated
into Parke Heritage)
Turkey
Run | Marshall | Warriors  |       | 61
Parke | 1964  | Parke County | 2018  | none (consolidated
into Parke Heritage)
Veedersburg1 | Veedersburg | Green Devils  |     | 23
Fountain | 1964  | Fountain County | 1965  | none (consolidated
into Fountain Central)
North
Montgomery | Linden | Chargers  |     | 54
Montgomery | 1971  | none (new school)  | 1974  | Sagamore
Southmont | New Market | Mounties  |     | 54
Montgomery | 1971  | none (new school)  | 1985  | Sagamore

1. Played concurrently in the WRC and FCAA 1964-65.

## Facilities

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School  | Football Stadium  | Capacity  | Basketball arena  | Capacity

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Attica | Lewis Bruce Field  | 800  | Lambert Memorial Gym  | 2,360
Covington | Trojan Complex  | 1,000  | Covington Gym  | 2,100
Fountain
Central | Mustang Stadium  | 1,000  | Mustang Gym  | 2,500
North
Vermillion | Gibson Field  | 2,000  | Kirk Gentrup Memorial Gymnasium  | 2,200
South Vermillion | Brent Anderson Memorial Stadium  | 7,000  | South Vermillion Arena  | 3,500
Parke Heritage1 | Rock Fields  | 780  | Wolf Den  | 257
Riverton
Parke | Ciolli Field  | 800  | Panther Arena  | 1,837
Seeger | Patriot Field  | 1,000  | Williamsport Gym  | 2,500

1. Facilities may be renamed after consolidation.

## Football Champions

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Split championships are denoted with asterisks.[3]

Titles | School | Years

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14 | Fountain Central | 1965, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1996, 1997*, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016*, 2017*
13 | North Vermillion | 1967, 1986*, 1987, 1989*, 1992, 1993, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016*, 2018, 2019
12 | Seeger | 1988*, 1989*, 1994, 1995*, 1997*, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
8 | Rockville1 | 1968, 1984, 1988*, 1989*, 1991*, 1997*, 2007, 2008
7 | Covington | 1964, 1970*, 1972*, 1974*, 1985, 1986*, 1991*
7 | Southmont1 | 1971, 1972*, 1974*, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982
3 | Attica | 1990, 1999, 2000
2 | North Montgomery1 | 1972*, 1973
2 | Turkey Run1 | 1970*, 1995*
1 | Coal Creek Central1 | 1969
1 | South Vermillion | 2017*
0 | Ladoga1 |
0 | New Market1 |
1 | Parke Heritage | 2021
0 | Riverton-Parke |
0 | Veedersburg1 |

1. No longer plays in WRC.
2. *Shared Title

## State championships

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### Attica (1)

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* 2001 Boys Basketball (A)

### Fountain Central (1)

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* 1983 Boys Football (A)

### North Vermillion (2)

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* 2002 Girls Basketball (A)
* 2014 Boys Football (A)

### Riverton Parke (1)

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* 2010 Girls Softball (A)

### Seeger (1)

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* 2004 Boys Football (A)

### Covington (0)

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### South Vermillion (0)

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* N/A

### Parke Heritage (0)

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• N/A

## Resources

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* IHSAA Conferences Archived October 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
* IHSAA Directory Archived June 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

## References

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1. ^ Stultz, Max (February 2, 1964). "Shooting Stars". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
2. ^ "IHSAA Member School Enrollments for 2015-16 and 2016-17" (PDF). ihsaa.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
3. ^ "AlmanacSports.com - Football - Wabash River Conference Standings". www.almanacsports.com.

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Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)

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Girls' sports|

* Basketball
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* Gymnastics
* Soccer
* Softball
* Swimming & diving
* Tennis
* Track and field
* Volleyball

Athletic
conferences|

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conferences|

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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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