The Pioneer Conference is an IHSAA-sanctioned athletic conference formed in 2009. It is made up of ten small private, military, laboratory, and/or charter schools from Delaware, Hamilton, Johnson, Madison, Marion, and Wayne counties. All schools are Class 1A or 2A IHSAA members, aside from the much larger Indianapolis Shortridge Charter School, which is a 4A member.
Members School Location Mascot Colors County Size 20–21 IHSAA Class Year joined Previous conference affiliation Anderson Prep Anderson Jets 48Madison 241 A 2015 Independents Bethesda Christian Brownsburg Patriots 31Hendricks 107 A 2018 Independents Herron Indianapolis Achaeans 49 Marion 998 AAA 2025 Independents IndianapolisShortridge Indianapolis Blue Devils 49 Marion 1,025 AAA 2010 none (reopened 2009) International Indianapolis Gryphons 49 Marion 138 A 2009 Independent Liberty Christian Anderson Lions 48 Madison 126 A 2009 Independent Muncie Burris Muncie Owls 18 Delaware 423 AA 2015 Independents(MEC 2014) Indianapolis Park Tudor Indianapolis Panthers 49 Marion 378 AA 2019 Indiana Crossroads Seton Catholic Richmond Cardinals 89 Wayne 78 A 2015 Independents University Carmel Trailblazers 29 Hamilton 343 AA 2015 Independents
Former members School City Mascot Colors County Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference joined Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Indianapolis Tigers 49 Marion 2009 Indianapolis 2018 Independents Central Christian Indianapolis Chargers 49 Marion 2009 Central Indiana Christian Conference 2021 Greater IndianapolisGreenwood ChristianGreenwoodCougars 41 Johnson20092025Indiana Crossroads
History The conference was formed in 2009, with four Indianapolis-area private schools (Baptist, Greenwood Christian, International, Liberty Christian) joining with recently reopened IPS school Attucks, whose medical focus causes the school to be smaller than its public counterparts. The 2010–11 school year also brought another small IPS school into the fold, Shortridge. The Conference expanded outside of the immediate Indianapolis area in 2015, adding three Independent schools (Anderson Prep, Seton Catholic, and University), as well as Muncie Burris, who had been voted out of the Mid-Eastern Conference the year before. Indianapolis Attucks left in 2018, and was replaced by Bethesda Christian. Park Tudor would also join the conference in 2019. In 2025 Herron joined the conference as its 10th member.
Membership timeline
Conference championships
Boys basketball # Team Seasons 3 Greenwood Christian 2011, 2012, 2014* 2 Attucks 2015, 2017 2 Liberty Christian 2013*, 2016 2 Shortridge 2013*, 2014* 1 Baptist 2010 4 University 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 0 Anderson Prep 0 Burris 0 International 0 Seton Catholic
Girls basketball # Team Seasons 4 Attucks 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017 (W) 3 Shortridge 2012, 2013, 2014 2 Greenwood Christian 2010 2021 1 Liberty Christian 2017 (E) 0 Baptist 0 International 0 Anderson Prep 0 Burris 0 Seton Catholic 2 University 2019 2020 - 1 Bethesda Christian 2018
Baseball #TeamSeasons1Greenwood Christian2016*1Seton Catholic2016*3University2016* 2018 20191Liberty Christian 20171Park Tudor 2021
Boys' Tennis # Team Seasons 2 University 2016, 2025 0 Shortridge 0 Baptist 0 Liberty Christian 0 Attucks 0 International
All-Conference Teams
Baseball 2016 NameClassSchoolTristan WilliamsFr.Anderson PrepKrae SparksSr.Greenwood ChristianJoel StinnettSo.Greenwood ChristianNate WeemsSr.Greenwood ChristianIsaiah BreesSo.Liberty ChristianPeyton QuinnJr.Liberty ChristianMatt ArmstrongSr.Muncie BurrisCliff DickmanSr.Seton CatholicNick MatthewsSeton CatholicVince MoseyJr.Seton CatholicColten PippengerSr.Seton CatholicHudson BeboSo.UniversityDawson EstepFr.UniversityJohn LawickiJr.UniversityZach NerneySr.University
References
External links Conference Membership IHSAA