Sagamore Conference is a four-member IHSAA sanctioned athletic conference comprising 3A- and 4A-sized schools in Tippecanoe, Boone, and Hendricks Counties throughout Indiana.
The Sagamore Conference was founded in 1966 in Lebanon, Indiana, with a meeting between school officials from Brownsburg, Carmel, Crawfordsville, Frankfort, Lebanon, and Noblesville. The founders selected the name "Sagamore" after the Abnaki Indian tribe's name for "chief". The conference remained stable until Carmel withdrew in 1973 to establish themselves with other schools in then-class AAA and Noblesville followed suit in 1979. This did not stop the Sagamore, however, as North Montgomery was added in 1975, Western Boone in 1981, and Southmont in 1984. Brownsburg departed in 1985.
In 1995, the Sagamore executive council considered expansion. Several schools were mentioned but only two submitted written applications for membership. Starting in 1998, the Sagamore was engaged in discussions with Danville to become the seventh member of the conference and Tri-West was contacted joined the Sagamore to bring the league to eight members. Formally announced in the winter of 1998–1999, the Sagamore conference expanded to eight members. Since then, the conference membership remained stable despite conference realignment around the west central Indiana region the witnessed the formation and disbandment of many different conferences.
In 2023, serious discussions took place among the Sagamore schools outside of the Indianapolis metropolitan loop about forming a new athletic conference. Montgomery County schools had been in contact with Putnam County schools Cloverdale, Greencastle, North Putnam, and South Putnam about the formation of a new league. On May 10, 2023, citing enrollment and competitive balance, five Sagamore schools in Crawfordsville, Frankfort, North Montgomery, Southmont, and Western Boone notified the Sagamore Conference of their intent to separate from the Sagamore and form a new conference with a sixth member school to start as early as the 2024–2025 academic year but no later than the 2026–2027 academic year. Danville, Lebanon, and Tri-West will retain the Sagamore Conference name and history and will leave the conference with three member schools.
In early 2024, it was announced that both Harrison and McCutcheon would join the three remaining Sagamore schools, bringing conference membership to 5. This represents a dramatic shift in conference demographics, as both of the new schools are larger than the three remainders. It also represents a change in conference geography, as both Harrison and McCutcheon are located in West Lafayette, Indiana.
In late 2024, it was announced that both Terre Haute North and Terre Haute South will be joining the Sagamore Athletic Conference in 2026, bringing the member count to 6 teams. In addition to this, Tri-West will be departing from the conference in 2025.
In June 2025, the Vigo County School Corporation announced plans for the eventual merger of Terre Haute North and Terre Haute South. It is currently unknown how this will affect conference membership, nor how large the consolidated school will be as West Vigo High School is expected to take on new students. Any timeline for the consolidation is yet to be reported.
On December 9, 2025, it was announced that Lebanon will depart the Sagamore Conference and join the Hoosier Heritage Conference effective in the 2027–28 academic year.
Membership
School departing for the Hoosier Heritage Conference in 2027.
School Location Mascot Colors Enrollment 2023–24 IHSAA Class County Year joined Previous conference Danville Danville Warriors 820 3A 32 Hendricks 1999 West CentralWest Lafayette HarrisonWest LafayetteRaiders 2,1694A79 Tippecanoe2025Independent Lebanon Lebanon Tigers 1,033 4A 06 Boone 1967 Western IndianaMcCutcheonLafayetteMavericks 1,7864A79 Tippecanoe2025Independent
Future members School Location Mascot Colors County Year joining Previous conference Terre Haute North Terre Haute Patriots 84 Vigo 2026 Conference Indiana Terre Haute South Terre Haute Braves 84 Vigo 2026 Conference Indiana
Former members School Location Mascot Colors County Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference joined Brownsburg Brownsburg Bulldogs 32 Hendricks 1967 Mid-State 1985 Central Suburban Carmel Carmel Greyhounds 29 Hamilton 1967 Capital District 1974 OlympicCrawfordsvilleCrawfordsvilleAthenians 54 Montgomery19672025 Monon Athletic ConferenceFrankfortFrankfortHot Dogs 12 Clinton1967North Central2025 Monon Athletic Conference Noblesville Noblesville Millers 29 Hamilton 1967 Independents(HCC 1965) 1980 Central SuburbanNorth MontgomeryCrawfordsvilleChargers 54 Montgomery1974Wabash River2025 Monon Athletic ConferenceSouthmontNew MarketMounties 54 Montgomery1985Wabash River2025 Monon Athletic ConferenceTri-WestLiztonBruins 32 Hendricks1999West Central2025 Hoosier Legends ConferenceWestern BooneThorntownStars 06 Boone19832025 Monon Athletic Conference
Membership timeline
Conference championships
Football # Team Seasons 11 Danville 1999, 2000*, 2001, 2002, 2005*, 2007, 2012*, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2024 10 Western Boone 1987*, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2012*, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022* 9 Tri-West 2003, 2004, 2005*, 2012*, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022*, 2023 7 Crawfordsville 1968, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1985*, 1989, 1991 7 Noblesville 1969, 1970*, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 6 Lebanon 1976, 1983*, 1985*, 1992, 1993, 2006 6 North Montgomery 1986, 1987*, 1994, 1995*, 1996, 2008 5 Brownsburg 1973, 1980, 1981, 1983*, 1984 4 Frankfort 1970*, 1987*, 1995*, 2000* 3 Southmont 2009, 2010, 2011 1 Carmel 1970*
Boys basketball # Team Seasons 30 Lebanon 1970, 1974*, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985*, 1986, 1987*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 1991, 1992, 1997*, 1998, 1999, 2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016*, 2022*, 2023 14 Danville 2002*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2008, 2009*, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016*, 2017*, 2020, 2021, 2024 13 Frankfort 1971, 1974*, 1977, 1979, 1985*, 1990*, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997*, 2000, 2001*, 2009* 5 Crawfordsville 1968*, 1973, 1974*, 1987*, 2019* 5 Tri-West 2016*, 2017*, 2018, 2019*, 2025 4 North Montgomery 1990*, 2006, 2007, 2009* 3 Carmel 1968*, 1969, 1972 1 Brownsburg 1981 1 Noblesville 1980 1 Southmont 2022* 1 Western Boone 1993
Girls basketball # Team Seasons 16 Lebanon 1981*, 1989*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001*, 2003*, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014*, 2015, 2016 9 Danville 2003*, 2004, 2017*, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025 9 Frankfort 1985*, 1989*, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2001*, 2002 6 North Montgomery 1979, 1980, 1981*, 1985*, 1988, 1989* 5 Western Boone 1986*, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2014* 3 Brownsburg 1982, 1983, 1984 3 Crawfordsville 1987, 2008, 2009 3 Tri-West 2017*, 2021, 2022 2 Southmont 1986*, 1994 0 Noblesville
State championships
Crawfordsville (7) 1911 Boys Basketball 1919 Boys Track 1954 Boys Golf 1956 Boys Golf 1975 Girls Tennis 2008 Baseball (3A) 2011 Baseball (3A)
Frankfort (4) 1925 Boys Basketball 1929 Boys Basketball 1936 Boys Basketball 1939 Boys Basketball
Lebanon (4) 1912 Boys Basketball 1917 Boys Basketball 1918 Boys Basketball 2016 Softball (3A)
North Montgomery (2) 1995 Football (2A) 1996 Football (2A)
Tri-West Hendricks (5) 1996 Football (A) 2003 Football (2A) 2004 Football (2A) 2013 Softball (3A) 2014 Football (3A)
Western Boone (4) 1988 Football (2A) 2018 Football (2A) 2019 Football (2A) 2020 Football (2A)
References
External links Sagamore Conference website IHSAA Conferences IHSAA Directory Sagamore Conference Handbook