The Mid-Indiana Conference, or MIC, was a high school athletic conference which was located in northcentral Indiana, USA. This conference served many high schools located in Cass, Hamilton, Howard, and Miami Counties. The conference dissolved at the end on the 2014–15 academic school year.
History The Mid-Indiana Conference can trace its roots back to the late 1940s, when school consolidation reduced the Howard County Conference from nine schools to three in the matter of three years. These three remaining schools joined three nearby schools from Miami County and began the new Howard-Miami Conference. The conference renamed itself the Tri-County Conference in 1955, as two schools from Grant County joined. Further school consolidation reduced membership to four schools by 1965, forcing the conference to reach out of its footprint to find similar-sized schools. This expansion also brought with it the change to its current and final name.
Though only one member has consolidated since the MIC name has taken hold, geography, size differences, and competitiveness have all caused various roster changes through the years, with membership as many as nine schools and as few as six. However, membership stabilized after 2000, when Hamilton Heights joined from the folding Rangeline Conference. This ended in 2015, as Eastern and Taylor elected to join an expanding Hoosier Heartland Conference. Maconaquah and Peru are also leaving to join the Three Rivers Conference, while the four remaining schools are off to the Hoosier Athletic Conference.
Membership School Location Mascot Colors # / County Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference joined Eastern (Greentown) Greentown Comets 34 Howard 19651987 Tri-CountyThree Rivers 19802015 Three RiversHoosier Heartland Maconaquah Bunker Hill Braves 52 Miami 1965 Tri-County 2015 Three Rivers Fairmount Fairmount Quakers 27 Grant 1965 Mississinewa Valley 1970 none (consolidated into Madison-Grant) North Miami Denver Warriors 52 Miami 1965 Independent(new school 1961) 1972 Three Rivers Northwestern Kokomo Tigers 34 Howard 1965 Tri-County 2015 Hoosier Oak Hill Converse Golden Eagles 27 Grant 1965 Tri-County 1980 Three Rivers Southwood Wabash Knights 85 Wabash 1965 Independent(new school 1962) 1976 Three Rivers Western Russiaville Panthers 34 Howard 1965 Hoosier 2015 Hoosier Cass Walton Kings 09 Cass 1968 Independents(new school 1963) 2015 Hoosier Taylor Center Titans 34 Howard 1974 Rangeline 2015 Hoosier Heartland Eastbrook Marion Panthers 27 Grant 1977 Mississinewa Valley 1998 Central Indiana Peru Peru Tigers 52 Miami 1998 Central Indiana 2015 Three Rivers Hamilton Heights Arcadia Huskies 29 Hamilton 2000 Rangeline 2015 Hoosier
Membership timeline
2006-2007 Boys' Basketball Western, Frankfort Sectional 3A Champions Lewis Cass, Manchester Sectional 2A Champions Northwestern, Taylor Sectional 2A Champions, Blackford Regional 2A Champions, Warsaw Semi-State 2A Champions, 2A State Champions
State titles Eastern Comets Softball- 1A (2003) Softball- 2A (2005) Boys' Golf (2001) Jeremy Ashcraft - Pole Vault (1994) Bethany Neeley - 1600 Meters (2012) Brittany Neeley - 800 Meters (2013) Bethany Neeley - 1600 Meters (2013) Jessica Sprinkles, Sarah Wagner, Brittany Neeley, Bethany Neeley - 4 x 800 Relay (2013)
Hamilton Heights Huskies Sierra Brown - 100M Hurdles (2013)
Lewis Cass Kings Basketball- 2A (2003) Softball- 2A (2006) Softball- 2A (2008)
Maconaquah Braves Daron Pearce - 100Yd (1992–1993), 200Yd Freestyle (1993)
Northwestern Tigers Basketball- 2A (2007)
Peru Tigers Tennis (1971)
Taylor Titans Baseball- 2A (2000)
Western Panthers Joe Swartz, Wrestling, 98 lbs (1977) Ray Shepherd, Wrestling, 138 lbs (1984) Jeff Glick, Swimming, 200 Individual Medley (1985) Michelle Faulkner, Track & Field, 800 Meters (1988) Chad Shepherd, Wrestling, 135 lbs (1991) Kylee Wells, Diving, (2000) Ted Brown, Swimming, 200 Individual Medley, 500 Freestyle, Herman F. Keller Mental Attitude Award (2003) Brandon Youngdale, High Jump (2006) Girls' Golf (2001) Baseball-3A (2012) Girls'-3A Basketball
State Runner-Ups Eastern Comets Tennis (Jorge Burmicky) (2004) Bethany Neeley - 800 Meters (2011) Girls' Basketball (2A) (2013)
Hamilton Heights Huskies Football (2012) Girls' Basketball (2013)
Lewis Cass Football (2008) Baseball (2008)
Northwestern Tigers Baseball (2005) Football (1992) Girls' Golf (1996)
Western Panthers Softball (1993) Softball (1994) Girls' Golf (2002) Kyle Walsh, 1600 meters (2004) Girls' Golf (2004)
Neighboring conferences North Central Conference
See also Hoosier Hysteria
References
External links Mid-Indiana Conference Website