The Northern State Conference (currently known as the Indiana Northern State Conference) is a high school athletic conference in Indiana that had previously disbanded in 2015, before being revived in 2024.
In 2013, Culver and Knox announced that they would be leaving the conference after the 2014–2015 school year in order to join the Hoosier North Athletic Conference with three schools from the Midwest Conference and Independent North Judson. LaVille and Triton decided to join the HNAC at the same time. The remaining four schools joined the Northern Indiana Athletic Conference, ending the conference at the time.
This conference was later revived in 2024 as the Indiana Northern State Conference; including 5 schools from the previous iteration of the conference (Bremen, Jimtown, John Glenn, Knox, and LaVille) and adding Tippecanoe Valley of the Three Rivers Conference.
Current Members School (IHSAA ID#) Location Mascot Colors # / County Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference JoinedBremenBremenLions 50 Marshall1958 1989
2024Northern Lakes Northern Indiana1962 2015Northern IndianaGlennWalkertonFalcons 71 St. Joseph1966 2024none (new school) Northern Indiana2015Northern IndianaJimtownElkhartJimmies 20 Elkhart1958 1966
2024Elkhart County Northern Indiana1963 2015Northern IndianaKnoxKnoxRedskins 75 Starke1982 2024Northwest Hoosier Hoosier North2015Hoosier NorthLaVilleLakevilleLancers 71 St. Joseph1966 2024Marshall County Hoosier North2015Hoosier NorthTippecanoe ValleyAkronVikings 43 Kosciusko2024Three RiversN/AN/A
Former Members School (IHSAA ID#) Location Mascot Colors # / County Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference JoinedDelphiDelphiOracles 08 Carroll1954Hoosier1956Hoosier Glenn Walkerton Falcons 71 St. Joseph 1966 none (new school) 2015 Northern Indiana Jimtown Elkhart Jimmies 20 Elkhart 1958 1966 Elkhart County 1963 2015 Northern Indiana LaVille Lakeville Lancers 71 St. Joseph 1966 Marshall County 2015 Hoosier North New Carlisle New Carlisle Tigers 71 St. Joseph 1966 St. Joseph County 1968 none (consolidated into New Prairie) North Liberty North Liberty Shamrocks 71 St. Joseph 1966 St. Joseph County 1981 none (consolidated into Glenn) New Prairie New Carlisle Cougars 46 LaPorte71 St. Joseph 1968 none (new school) 2015 Northern Indiana Fairfield Goshen Falcons 20 Elkhart 1969 Elkhart County 1980 Northeast Corner Culver Culver Cavaliers 50 Marshall 1977 Independents(TRC 1976) 2015 Hoosier North Triton Bourbon Trojans 50 Marshall 1980 Three Rivers 2015 Hoosier North Knox Knox Redskins 75 Starke 1982 Northwest Hoosier 2015 Hoosier North Bremen Bremen Lions 50 Marshall 1958 1989 Northern Lakes 1962 2015 Northern IndianaKnoxKnoxRedskins 75 Starke1954Independents(SCC 1948)1963Independents(NWHC 1968)MoroccoMoroccoBeavers 56 Newton1954Kankakee Valley1958Kankakee ValleyNorth JudsonNorth JudsonBlue Jays75 Starke1954Independents(SCC 1948)1963Independents(NWHC 1968)Rensselaer CentralRensselaerBombers 37 Jasper1954Independents (HAC 1949)1958Independents(NWHC 1968)Washington- ClaySouth BendColonials 71 St. Joseph1958St. Joseph County1963St. Joseph County
Jimtown was known as Baugo Township until 1961.
State championships
Bremen (2)
1989 Football (A) 1994 Football (2A)
Culver Community (0)
Glenn (0)
Jimtown (6)
1974 Boys Gymnastics 1991 Football (A) 1997 Football (2A) 1998 Football (2A) 2004 Boys Basketball (2A) 2005 Football (2A)
Knox Community (0)
New Prairie (0)
Triton (4)
2000 Girls Basketball (A) 2001 Girls Basketball (A) 2001 Baseball (A) 2008 Boys Basketball (A)
Resources IHSAA Conferences IHSAA Directory
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