Hoosier Athletic Conference

The Hoosier Athletic Conference in Indiana

The Hoosier Athletic Conference is an eleven-member IHSAA-Sanctioned conference located within Benton, Carroll, Cass, Hamilton, Howard, Jasper, Tippecanoe, Tipton and White counties. The conference first began in 1947, and has been in constant competition except for the 1997-98 school year, when membership dropped to three schools. The conference grew to its largest in 2015, as four schools were added from the folding Mid-Indiana Conference.

Membership

School	City	Team Name	Colors	Enrollment [1] 12-13	IHSAA Class [2]	IHSAA Class Football [3]	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference
Benton Central	Oxford	Bison		548	AAA	AA	04 Benton	1968	Prairie
Cass	Walton	Kings		502	AA	AA	09 Cass	2015	Mid-Indiana
Central Catholic1	Lafayette	Knights		233	A	AA	79 Tippecanoe	1970 2011	Independents Hoosier Heartland
Delphi2	Delphi	Oracles		524	AA	AA	08 Carroll	1947 1956 1998	Northern State Hoosier Heartland
Hamilton Heights	Arcadia	Huskies		714	AAA	AAA	29 Hamilton	2015	Mid-Indiana
Northwestern	Kokomo	Tigers		558	AAA	AAA	34 Howard	2015	Mid-Indiana
Rensselaer Central3	Rensselaer	Bombers		536	AA	AA	37 Jasper	1947 1998	Northwest Hoosier
Tipton	Tipton	Blue Devils		544	AA	AA	80 Tipton	2000	Rangeline
Twin Lakes	Monticello	Indians		760	AAA	AAA	91 White	1974	Northwest Hoosier
West Lafayette	West Lafayette	Red Devils		721	AAA	AAA	79 Tippecanoe	1947
Western4	Russiaville	Panthers		808	AAA	AAA	34 Howard	1958 2015	Tri-County Mid-Indiana

1. Central Catholic played from 1993 to 2011 in the HHC.
2. Delphi played from 1954 to 1956 in the old NSC before returning, then played from 1992 to 1998 in the HHC.
3. Rensselaer played from 1949 to 1954 and 1958 to 1968 as an independent, 1954 to 1958 in the old NSC, and 1968 to 1998 in the NWHC.
4. Western played from 1965 to 2015 in the MIC.

Divisions

East	West
Cass	Benton Central
Hamilton Heights	Central Catholic
Northwestern	Delphi
Tipton	Rensselaer Central
Western	Twin Lakes
	West Lafayette

Former Members

School	City	Team Name	Colors	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Attica1	Attica	Red Ramblers		23 Fountain	1947		1971	Wabash River
Flora	Flora	Badgers		08 Carroll	1947		1961	none (consolidated into Carroll
Rossville	Rossville	Hornets		12 Clinton	1947		1977	Midwest
Winamac	Winamac	Warriors		66 Pulaski	1947		1972	Northwest Hoosier
Sheridan2	Sheridan	Blackhawks		29 Hamilton	1948 2000	Hamilton County Rangeline	1965 2012	Mid-Capital Hoosier Heartland
Southwestern	Lafayette	Wildcats		79 Tippecanoe	1958	none (new school)	1966	Mid-Central Conference
Carroll3	Flora	Cougars		08 Carroll	1961	none (new school)	1977	Midwest
Clinton Prairie3	Frankfort	Gophers		12 Clinton	1961	none (new school)	1975	Rangeline
Harrison (West Lafayette)	West Lafayette	Raiders		79 Tippecanoe	1970	none (new school)	1997	Olympic
McCutcheon	Lafayette	Mavericks		79 Tippecanoe	1975	none (new school)	1997	Olympic

1. Attica played in both the HAC and WRC from 1966 until leaving the HAC in 1971.
2. Sheridan played in both the HCC and HAC throughout its tenure in the HAC.
3. Carroll and Clinton Prairie were also members of the Mid-Central Conference from 1966 until 1975.

Membership timeline

Conference Champions

Football

#	Team	Seasons
10	Harrison (WL)	1972*, 1975, 1986*, 1987, 1988*, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996*
9	West Lafayette	1972*, 1985, 1988*, 1991, 1993, 1996*, 1999*, 2008, 2009
7	Delphi	1973, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1988*, 1999*, 2000*
6	Rensselaer Central	2001*, 2002*, 2004, 2005*, 2010, 2014
4	Central Catholic	1972*, 2011, 2012, 2013
4	Twin Lakes	1986*, 1998, 2000*, 2003
3	Benton Central	2000*, 2001*, 2002*
3	Sheridan	2005*, 2006, 2007
1	McCutcheon	1994
1	Tipton	2001*
0	Carroll

• Football was first sponsored in 1972. Unlisted seasons between 1974 and 1984 are unverified. There was no champion in 1997.

Boys Basketball

#	Team	Seasons
9	West Lafayette	1950*, 1955*, 1960, 1962*, 1964, 2000*, 2006, 2007, 2014
7	Benton Central	1996*, 1999, 2000*, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
6	Rossville	1948, 1953, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974*
6	Tipton	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
4	Attica	1950*, 1961, 1962*, 1968
4	Sheridan	1951, 1952, 1955*, 1957
3	McCutcheon	1994, 1995*, 1996*
2	Harrison (WL)	1995*, 1997
2	Winamac	1956, 1962*
1	Flora	1954
1	Twin Lakes	2005
1	Western	1963
0	Carroll
0	Clinton Prairie
0	Delphi
0	Rensselaer Central
0	Southwestern (Tipp)

• The 1948-49, 1957–59, 1964–67, and 1971-93 champions are unverified. There was no champion in 1997-98.

Girls Basketball

#	Team	Seasons
9	Benton Central	2003, 2005*, 2006, 2007*, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014*
4	Twin Lakes	2001, 2002*, 2005*, 2008
3	West Lafayette	2004, 2005*, 2007*
2	Tipton	2002*, 2012
1	Central Catholic	2014*

• Seasons before 2000-01 are unverified.

State Champions

IHSAA State Champions

Cass Kings (3)

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

Central Catholic Knights (13)

• 1976 Football (A)
• 1998 Boy's Basketball (A)
• 1999 Football (A)
• 2000 Boy's Basketball (A)
• 2003 Boy's Basketball (A)
• 2004 Baseball (A)
• 2006 Girl's Basketball (A)
• 2007 Baseball (A)
• 2009 Baseball (A)
• 2009 Football (A)
• 2010 Baseball (A)
• 2010 Football (A)
• 2010 Volleyball (A)
• 2011 Baseball (A)

All championships before 2011-2012 school year as members of Hoosier Heartland Conference.

Northwestern Tigers (1)

• Basketball- 2A (2007)

Sheridan Blackhawks(9)

• 1980 Football (A)
• 1984 Football (A)
• 1987 Football (A)
• 1988 Football (A)
• 1992 Football (A)
• 1998 Football (A)
• 2005 Football (A)
• 2006 Football (A)
• 2007 Football (A)

Tipton Blue Devils (2)

• 1990 Softball
• 1994 Boys Golf

Twin Lakes Indians(1)

• 1989 Softball

West Lafayette Red Devils(4)

• 1964 Boys Cross Country
• 1993 Football (2A)
• 1998 Girls Basketball (3A)
• 2009 Football (3A)
• 2014 Boys Cross Country

Western Panthers (4)

• 1988 Michelle Faulkner, 800 Meters
• 2001 Girl's Golf
• 2006 Brandon Youngdale, High Jump
• 2012 Baseball, (3A)
• 2014 Girl's Basketball, (3A)

Rensselaer Bombers (1)

• 2014 Football (2A)

Resources

• IHSAA Conferences
• IHSAA Directory