The Mid-Indiana Conference, or MIC, was a high school athletic conference which was located in northcentral
Indiana
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, USA. This conference served many high schools located in
Cass
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,
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
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,
Howard
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, and
Miami
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Counties. The conference dissolved at the end on the 2014-15 academic school year.
History
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
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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
The Hoosier Heartland Conference is an IHSAA-Sanctioned Athletic Conference in North Central Indiana. It comprises mainly single A and smaller AA schools. Lafayette Central Catholic joined the Hoosier Athletic Conference after the 2010–11 schoo ...
. Maconaquah and Peru are also leaving to join the
Three Rivers Conference, while the four remaining schools are off to the
Hoosier Athletic Conference
The Hoosier Athletic Conference is a ten-member IHSAA-Sanctioned conference located within Benton, Cass, Hamilton, Howard, Jasper, Tippecanoe, Tipton and White counties. The conference first began in 1947, and has been in constant competition e ...
.
Membership
Membership timeline
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2006-2007 Boys' Basketball
* 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
Eastern Comets
* 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
* Sierra Brown - 100M Hurdles (2013)
Lewis Cass Kings
* Basketball- 2A (2003)
* Softball- 2A (2006)
* Softball- 2A (2008)
Northwestern Tigers
* Basketball- 2A (2007)
Peru Tigers
* Tennis (1971)
Taylor Titans
* Baseball- 2A (2000)
Western Panthers
* 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 (2014)
* Marching Band (16 titles)
State Runner-Ups
Eastern Comets
* Tennis (Jorge Burmicky) (2004)
* Bethany Neeley - 800 Meters (2011)
* Girls' Basketball (2A) (2013)
Hamilton Heights Huskies
* Football (2012)
* Girls' Basketball (2013)
Lewis Cass
* Football (2008)
* Baseball (2008)
Northwestern Tigers
* Baseball (2005)
* Football (1992)
* Girls' Golf (1996)
Western Panthers
* Softball (1993)
* Softball (1994)
* Girls' Golf (2002)
* Kyle Walsh, 1600 meters (2004)
* Girls' Golf (2004)
Neighboring conferences
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North Central Conference
The North Central Conference (NCC), also known as North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, was a college athletic conference which operated in the north central United States. It participated in the NCAA's Division II.
History
The NCC ...
See also
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Hoosier Hysteria
Hoosier Hysteria is the state of excitement surrounding basketball in Indiana or, more specifically, the Indiana high school basketball tournament. In part, the enthusiasm stemmed from the one-class tournament, in which a small town's David migh ...
References
External links
Mid-Indiana Conference Website
{{Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)
Indiana high school athletic conferences
High school sports conferences and leagues in the United States