The Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference (SWIAC), is an eight-member IHSAA-sanctioned athletic conference located within Clay, Daviess, Greene and Sullivan Counties in Southwest and West Central Indiana. North Central (Farmersburg) joined in 2010 with the folding of the Tri-River Conference. Prior to that time, Clay City, Linton Stockton, Shakamak, and Union (Dugger) also participated in the Tri-River Conference concurrently while playing in the SWIAC. The conference was originally formed in 1939, but information on early membership between then and 1958 is incomplete.
Membership School Location Mascot Colors Enrollment IHSAA Class County Year joined Previous conference Bloomfield1 Bloomfield Cardinals 358 AA 28 Greene 1939 White River Valley Clay City2 Clay City Eels 278 A 11 Clay 1992 Tri-River Eastern Greene Bloomfield Thunderbirds 440 AA 28 Greene 1962 none (new school) Linton Stockton2 Linton Miners 404 AA 28 Greene 1974 Western Indiana North Central (Farmersburg) Farmersburg Thunderbirds 303 A 77 Sullivan 2010 Tri-River North Daviess Elnora Cougars 321 A 14 Daviess 1986 Blue Chip Conference Shakamak2 Jasonville Lakers 256 A 28 Greene 1968 Tri-River White River Valley Switz City Wolverines 273 A 28 Greene 1990 none (new school) Bloomfield played concurrently in the SWIAC and Blue Chip Conference from 1968 to 1985. Clay City and Shakamak were both concurrently in the SWIAC and TRC from joining the SWIAC until the TRC's demise in 2010. Linton-Stockton joined the TRC in 1991 while playing simultaneously in both leagues until 2010.
Former members School Location Mascot Colors County Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference joined Barr Township Montgomery Vikings 14 Daviess 1939 Daviess County 1954 Daviess County Ellettsville Ellettsville Golden Eagles 53 Monroe 1939 Tri-County (Central) 1964 none (consolidated into Edgewood) French Lick French Lick Red Devils 59 Orange 1939 Southeastern Indiana/Orange County 1954 Independents (consolidated into Springs Valley 1957) Loogootee1 Loogootee Lions 51 Martin 1939 Martin County 1970 Blue Chip Oolitic Oolitic Bearcats 47 Lawrence 1939 Southeastern Indiana 1974 none (consolidated into Bedford-North Lawrence) Plainville Plainville Midgets 14 Daviess 1939 Daviess County 1940 Daviess County Shoals1, 2 Shoals Jug Rox 51 Martin 1939 1962 Martin County Independents 1955 1979 Independents Blue Chip West Baden West Baden Sprudels 59 Orange 1939 Orange County 1954 Independents (consolidated into Springs Valley 1957) Solsberry Solsberry Hornets 59 Greene 1939 Greene County 1960 Independents (consolidated into Eastern Greene 1960) Spencer Spencer Cops 60 Owen 1940 White River Valley 1970 none (consolidated into Owen Valley) Needmore Needmore Hilltoppers 47 Lawrence pre-1948 Lawrence County 1974 none (consolidated into Bedford-North Lawrence) Shawswick Shawswick Farmers 47 Lawrence pre-1948 Lawrence County 1974 none (consolidated into Bedford-North Lawrence) Odon Odon Bulldogs 14 Daviess 1954 Daviess County 1968 none (consolidated into North Daviess) Central (Switz City) Switz City Tigers 28 Greene 1956 Greene County 1990 none (consolidated into White River Valley) Worthington Worthington Ramblers 28 Greene 1956 Greene County 1990 none (consolidated into White River Valley) Edgewood Ellettsville Mustangs 53 Monroe 1964 none (new school) 1970 West Central L & M Marco Braves 28 Greene 1968 Independents(TCC (Western) 1977) 1990 none (consolidated into White River Valley) Union (Dugger)2 Dugger Bulldogs 77 Sullivan 1974 Tri-River 2014 none (consolidated intoNorth Central (F'burg)3)
Loogootee and Shoals played concurrently in the SWIAC and MCC 1939–43. Shoals played concurrently in the SWIAC and Lost River Conference from 1971 to 1974, and in the SWIAC and BCC from 1977 to 1979. Union played in the SWIAC and TRC concurrently from 1974 to 2010. Union was closed as a public school in 2014, however, a charter school was formed the same year carrying the history of the school. The new Union played as a non-IHSAA independent until 2018, when it joined the Southern Roads Conference.
State Championships
Bloomfield (1) 1998 Girls Basketball
Clay City (0)
Eastern Greene (0)
Linton Stockton (4) 1910 Track and Field 2016 Football 2020 Girls Basketball 2021 Girls Basketball
North Central (1) 2015 Softball
North Daviess (1) 2022 Boys Basketball
Shakamak (2)
2008 Baseball 2014 Baseball
White River Valley (0)
References
Resources IHSAA Conferences IHSAA Directory IHSAA State Championship History