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Northwest Hoosier Conference
The Northwest Hoosier Conference was an Indiana High School Athletic Association, IHSAA-sanctioned conference based in northwestern Indiana. The conference was started by five schools in 1968, and faced numerous membership changes during its span. The far-flung conference folded in 1998, when four of its members joined other leagues, and the other three schools were unable to find suitable replacements. Membership List * Lake Station was known as East Gary until 1977 External links John Harrell's Indiana Boys Basketball {{Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Indiana high school athletic conferences High school sports conferences and leagues in the United States Indiana High School Athletic Association disestablished conferences 1968 establishments in Indiana 1998 disestablishments in Indiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana High School Athletic Association
The Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana. It monitors a system that divides athletically-competing high schools in Indiana based on the school's enrollment. The divisions, known as classes, are intended to foster fair competition among schools of similar sizes. A school ranked 3A is larger than a school ranked 1A, but not as large as a 6A-ranked school. Only football has 6 classes. Boys' basketball, girls' basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball are divided into four classes. Boys' and girls' soccer have featured three classes since the 2017–18 school year. All other sports compete in a single class. Structure The IHSAA is divided into three board of director districts: northern, central, and southern. For the state tournament, there are two divisions. The northern district is composed of 21 of Indiana's counties consisting the northern third of Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulaski County, Indiana
Pulaski County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2010 U.S. census, the population was 13,402. The county seat is Winamac. History Pulaski County was organized in 1835. Geography According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of , of which (or 99.80%) is land and (or 0.20%) is water. Major highways * U.S. Route 35 * U.S. Route 421 * Indiana State Road 14 * Indiana State Road 39 * Indiana State Road 114 * Indiana State Road 119 * Indiana State Road 143 Railroads * CSX Transportation Adjacent counties * Starke County (north) * Marshall County (northeast) * Fulton County (east) * Cass County (southeast) * White County (south) * Jasper County (west) Municipalities Towns The municipalities in Pulaski County, and their populations as of the 2010 Census, are: * Francesville – 879 * Medaryville – 614 * Monterey – 218 * Winamac – 2,490 Census-designated places * Star City – 377 Other unin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesville, Indiana
Francesville is a town in Salem Township, Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 852 at the 2020 census. The motto for Francesville is “A small town with a big heart.” History Francesville was founded in 1853 when the railroad was extended to that point. The town was named for Frances Brooks, the daughter of a railroad official. A post office has been in operation at Francesville since 1853. Mallon Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Geography According to the 2010 census, Francesville has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 879 people, 353 households, and 259 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 384 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.0% White, 0.2% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Central High School (Indiana)
West Central High School is a public high school located near Francesville, Indiana, U.S. See also * List of high schools in Indiana This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana. A Adams County Allen County B Bartholomew County Benton County Blackford County Boone County Brown County C Carroll County Cass County Clark County Clay Count ... References External links Official Website Public high schools in Indiana Schools in Pulaski County, Indiana {{Indiana-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater South Shore Athletic Conference (IHSAA)
The Greater South Shore Conference is a nine-member Indiana High School Athletic Association athletic conference spanning Lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ... and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana. Two other members, Boone Grove and South Central, participate only in football, otherwise participating in the Porter County Conference. Hanover Central High School joined the conference in 2013, Griffith High School joined the conference in 2017, and Illiana Christian High School joined the conference in 2021. Marquette Catholic High School and North Newton High School left the conference concurrent with Griffith joining, with Marquette becoming an independent and North Newton joining the Midwest Conference. The conference has two divisions for football, with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton County, Indiana
Newton County is a county located near the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 14,244. This county is part of Northwest Indiana as well as the Chicago metropolitan area. The county seat is Kentland. The county is divided into 10 townships which provide local services. History The original Newton County was formed by statute on February 7, 1835, and was a roughly square area some 30 miles on a side, encompassing what is now the northern half of the county, the northern half of Jasper County, and a large section to the north. The northern border was cut back to the Kankakee River on February 1, 1836, with all land north of the Kankakee River going to Lake and Porter counties. The county was abolished and combined with Jasper County in 1839. On December 8, 1859, the county was re-created and the borders were redrawn to essentially their current state. Newton County is named after Sgt. John Newton, who served under Gen. Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morocco, Indiana
Morocco is a town in Beaver Township, Newton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,129 at the 2010 census. History Morocco was laid out in 1851. The town was named either after Morocco, in North Africa or a traveler's Moroccan red boots. A post office has been in operation at the town since 1859. The Scott-Lucas House and Seller's Standard Station and Pullman Diner are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Morocco is located at (40.975650, -87.423193). According to the 2010 census, Morocco has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,129 people, 463 households, and 299 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 526 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 99.1% White, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Newton High School
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek '' boreas'' "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of ''Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake County, Indiana
Lake County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2020, its population was 498,700, making it Indiana's List of counties in Indiana, second-most populous county. The county seat is Crown Point, Indiana, Crown Point. The county is part of Northwest Indiana and the Chicago metropolitan area, and contains a mix of urban, suburban and rural areas. It is bordered on the north by Lake Michigan and contains a portion of the Indiana Dunes. It includes Marktown, Clayton Mark's planned worker community in East Chicago. History Early settlement Originally inhabited by the Potawatomi and generations of indigenous ancestors, Lake County was established by European Americans on February 16, 1837. From 1832 to 1836 the area that was to become Lake County was part of La Porte County.Kenneth J. Schoon (2003). ''Calumet Beginnings: Ancient Shorelines and Settlements at the South End of Lake Michigan''. Indiana: Indiana University Press. pps. 20-23. From 1836 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Station, Indiana
Lake Station is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,572 at the 2010 census. History Initially, the site of modern Lake Station was the starting point of two Amerind trails leading to Fort Dearborn.Workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Project Administration, 1939. ''The Calumet Region Historical Guide'', p.117. Later it became an early stagecoach depot stop, as the Fort Dearborn-Detroit Stagecoach Route passed through the site during the wet season. The location became known as Lake Station as far back as 1851 when it began to serve as a depot, the western terminus of the Michigan Central Railroad (on what would later become its Detroit to Chicago line). This was the first train station in Lake County. The Michigan Central Railroad built a park and railroad shops around its two-story depot. A year later, in April 1852, George Earle mapped out and platted a town of about on the site, continuing its name of Lake Station. Being a bedroom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edison Junior-Senior High School
Edison School District 54JT is a school district headquartered in Yoder, an unincorporated area in El Paso County, Colorado. The district serves a portion of Pueblo County Pueblo County ( or ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,162. The county seat is Pueblo. The county was named for the historic city of Pueblo which took its name from the Spanish la .... " U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Its schools include; * Edison Elementary School * Edison Middle School and High School (a.k.a. Edison Secondary) * Alternativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Athletic Conference
The Lake Athletic Conference (LAC) was a high school athletic conference serving members of the Indiana High School Athletic Association. The LAC existed in multiple guises from the fall of 1969 through the spring of 2007, at which time it comprised sixteen member high schools. The conference took its name from all its early members being located in Lake County, Indiana, in addition to the predecessing Lake 10 Conference, of which many schools were members before expansion increased the number of schools in the conference. History The Lake Athletic Conference began as the Tri-City Conference in 1968, changing its name to the Indiana Lake Shore Conference the next year. The conference was formed by the non- Gary schools in the Northwestern Conference at that point. The eight founding schools were: Clark, Gavit, Hammond, Morton, and Tech from Hammond, Roosevelt and Washington from East Chicago East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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