Midwest Athletic Conference (IHSAA)

Location of Midwest members in Indiana

The Midwest Athletic Conference was (and will be) a high school athletic conference in northwestern Indiana, United States. The Conference began in 1955 with eight schools located in Benton, Carroll, Cass, Newton, and White counties.^[1] The MAC had a tumultuous history of membership turnover for much of its history, but had stabilized since going to 10 members with West Central and Winimac joining in 1980 and 1981, respectively. The only changes since then were Rossville and Carroll joining the Hoosier Heartland Conference in 1989 and 1992, leaving a stable 8 school membership for 20 years. In 2013, Caston, Pioneer, and Winamac announced that they were leaving the Conference to join with 2 other schools from the Northern State Conference as well as Independent North Judson for the 2015-2016 school year.This touched off an exodus that ended the conference, as West Central joined Caston, Pioneer, and Winamac in the Hoosier North Athletic Conference, while Frontier and Tri-County joined the Hoosier Heartland Conference. South Newton joined the Sangamon Valley Conference of Illinois.^[2] North White was the only school that had not been accepted to another conference immediately, though they were accepted as a football-only member of the Hoosier Heartland. The Conference is set to reform in 2017, with six former schools rejoining.^[3]

Future Membership

School	Location	Mascot	# / County	Enrollment	Class FB Class	Year Joined	Previous Conference
Frontier	Chalmers	Falcons	91 White	227	1A 1A	1965 2018¹	none (new school) Hoosier Heartland
North Newton	Morocco	Spartans	56 Newton	452	2A 2A	1967 2018²	none (new school) Independents
North White	Monon	Vikings	91 White	264	1A 1A	1963 2018³	none (new school) Independents
South Newton	Kentland	Rebels	56 Newton	264	1A 1A	1966 2018⁴	none (new school) Sangamon Valley (IL)
Tri-County	Wolcott	Cavaliers	91 White¹	230	1A 1A	1971 2018¹	none (new school) Hoosier Heartland
West Central	Francesville	Trojans	66 Pulaski²	280	1A 1A	1967 1980 2018⁵	none (new school) NWHC HNAC

Played in the Hoosier Heartland Conference 2015-18.
Played in the NWHC 1975-98, as an Independent 1998-2007 and 2017-18, and in the GSSC 2007-17.
Played as an Independent (football played in Hoosier Heartland) 2015-18.
Played in the Sangamon Valley Conference (IL) 2015-18.
Played 1975-80 in the NWHC, and 2015-19 in the HNAC, playing 2018-19 in both conferences.

Membership

School	Location	Mascot	# / County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Brook	Brook	Aces	56 Newton	1955		1966	none (consolidated into South Newton)
Brookston	Brookston	Bombers	91 White	1955		1965	none (consolidated into Frontier)
Camden	Camden	Red Devils	08 Carroll	1955		1965	none (consolidated into Delphi
Fowler	Fowler	Bulldogs	04 Benton	1955	Benton County	1968	none (consolidated into Benton Central)
Kentland	Kentland	Blue Devils	56 Newton	1955		1966	none (consolidated into South Newton)
Monon	Monon	Railroaders	91 White	1955		1963	none (consolidated into North White)
Royal Center	Royal Center	Bulldogs	09 Cass	1955	Cass County	1963	none (consolidated into Pioneer)
Wolcott	Wolcott	Wildcats	91 White	1955		1971	none (consolidated into Tri-County)
Francesville	Francesville	Zebras	66 Pulaski	1957	Tippecanoe Valley	1965	none (consolidated into West Central)
Klondike	West Lafayette	Nuggets	79 Tippecanoe	1961	Tippecanoe County	1970	none (consolidated into Harrison)
Pioneer	Royal Center	Panthers	09 Cass	1963	none (new school)	2015	Hoosier North
DeMotte	DeMotte	Indians	37 Jasper	1967		1970	none (consolidated into Kankakee Valley)
Kankakee Valley	Wheatfield	Kougars	37 Jasper	1970	none (new school)	1972	Northwest Hoosier
Carroll	Flora	Cougars	08 Carroll	1977	Hoosier	1992	Hoosier Heartland
Rossville	Rossville	Hornets	12 Clinton	1977	Hoosier	1989	Hoosier Heartland
Caston	Fulton	Comets	25 Fulton	1978	Three Rivers	2015	Hoosier North
Winamac Community	Winamac	Warriors	66 Pulaski	1981	Northwest Hoosier	2015	Hoosier North

¹ Tri-County also has students living in Benton and Jasper Counties. ² West Central also has students living in Jasper County.

Membership timeline

State Champs

North White High School

Football (A) 1994

Pioneer High School

Football (A) 1997

Tri-County High School

Baseball (A) 1998

References

↑ "High Schools in Area Organize Midwest Conference". Logansport Pharos Tribune. 1955-01-25. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
↑ "South Newton Joining Illinois Conference". Newton County Times. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
↑ Hettinger, Paul. ""West Central Leaving HNAC"". Pulaski County Journal, Winamac, IN. Retrieved 2016-09-30.

Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)

Boys' sports	Baseball Basketball (Championship) Cross Country Football (Large School, Small School) Golf Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track and field Wrestling

Girls' sports	Basketball Cross Country Golf Gymnastics Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track and field Volleyball

Athletic Conferences	Allen County Big Eight Blue Chip Central Indiana Circle City Conference Indiana Duneland Eastern Indiana Great Lakes Greater South Shore Athletic Hoosier Hoosier Crossroads Hoosier Heartland Hoosier Heritage Hoosier Hills Hoosier North Indiana Crossroads Indianapolis Public Metropolitan Mid-Eastern Mid-Hoosier Mid-Indiana Football Mid-Southern Mid-State North Central Northeast Corner Northeast Eight Northern Indiana Northern Lakes Northwest Crossroads Northwestern Ohio River Valley Patoka Lake Pioneer Pocket Porter County Sagamore Southern Southern Indiana Southwestern Indiana Southwest Football Summit Three Rivers Tri-Eastern Wabash River Western Indiana IHSAA Independents

Disbanded Conferences	Adams Benton Boone Big Blue River Big 4 Blue River Calumet Athletic Capital District Cass Central Suburban Classic Decatur Delaware Dixie Dixie-Monon East Central Eastern Indiana (EIC) Eastern Wabash Valley Elkhart Fort Wayne City Fountain Fulton Hamilton Hancock Henry Howard Huntington Indiana H.S. Football Indiana Lake Shore Jay Johnson Kankakee Valley Kosciusko LaGrange Lake Athletic Lake-Porter Lake Suburban Laughery Valley Little 4 Little 7 Little 8 Lost River Marion Marshall Mid-Central Mid-Indiana Midland Midwest Mississinewa Valley Montgomery Noble Northeastern Indiana Northwest Hoosier Northern Indiana Valley Northern State Northland Olympic Patoka Valley Prairie Rangeline South Central South Lake Michigan Southeastern Indiana Southern Monon State Corner Steuben Tiny Ten Tippecanoe Tippecanoe Valley Tri-City League Tri-County (Northern) Tri-County (Southern) Tri-River Wayne Wells West Central Western Indiana Small High School White River Whitewater Valley Whitley

Conference rosters	List of high school athletic conferences in Indiana Detailed Lists Allen County – Metropolitan Mid-Eastern – Northwestern Ohio River Valley – Western Indiana Independent

City Championships	Evansville (SIAC) Fort Wayne (SAC) Gary Indianapolis South Bend (NIAC)

Cross-Conference tournaments	Christian Academy Tournament Columbus Christian Tournament Gibson County Toyota Teamwork Classic Indianapolis City Tournament Madison County Tournament Perry-Spencer County Classic Shawe Memorial Tournament Wabash Valley Classic

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