- Olympic Conference (Indiana)
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For other uses, see Olympic Conference.
The Olympic Conference was an IHSAA-sanctioned conference located within Delaware, Fayette, Jay, and Madison counties. The conference was formed in 1971 by second (and third) high schools from Anderson, Kokomo, and Muncie, and also included suburban Indianapolis schools that grew too large for their conferences at the time. Many suburban schools ended up outgrowing the Olympic as well, with former members now in the Metropolitan and Hoosier Crossroads "superconferences," as the two contain many of the largest schools in the state.
While hosting ten schools in two divisions at its largest, the conference spent the 2000's with five members, then four after Huntington North joined the North Central Conference. With the closing of Anderson Highland after the 2009-2010 school year, as well as the possibility that Muncie Southside will close and be consolidated into Muncie Central in 2011, the conference decided to disband. The still-extant Southside and Jay County are independents, Connersville will join the Eastern Indiana Conference in 2013-14.
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Conference Divisions, 1997-2000
Eastern Western Connersville Brownsburg Anderson Highland Hamilton Southeastern Huntington North West Lafayette Harrison Jay County McCutcheon Muncie Southside Noblesville Membership at time of folding
School Location Mascot Colors County Year joined Previous Conference Year Left Conference joined Anderson Highland Anderson Scots 48
Madison1985 Classic 2010 none (school closed) Connersville Connersville Spartans 21
Fayette1991 South Central 2010 independent Jay County Portland Patriots 38
Jay1985 Classic 2010 independent Muncie Southside Muncie Rebels 18
Delaware1971 independent 2010 independent Former Members
School Location Mascot Colors County Year joined Previous Conference Year Left Conference joined Huntington
NorthHuntington Vikings 35
Huntington1974 Central Indiana 2003 North Central Brownsburg Brownsburg Bulldogs 32
Hendricks1997 independent 2000 Hoosier Crossroads Hamilton
SoutheasternFishers Royals 29
Hamilton1997 Hoosier Heritage 2000 Hoosier Crossroads Harrison
(West Lafayette)West Lafayette Raiders 79
Tippecanoe1997 Hoosier 2000 Hoosier Crossroads McCutcheon Lafayette Mavericks 79
Tippecanoe1997 Hoosier 2000 Hoosier Crossroads Noblesville Noblesville Millers 29
Hamilton1985 Central Suburban 2000 Hoosier Crossroads Madison Heights Anderson Pirates 48
Madison1971 independent 1997 none (school closed) Carmel Carmel Greyhounds 29
Hamilton1974 Sagamore 1998 Metro Muncie North Side Muncie Titans 18
Delaware1971 none (new school) 1986 none (school closed) Kokomo Haworth Kokomo Huskies 34
Howard1971 independent 1984 none (school closed) Membership timeline
Resources
Categories:- Indiana school stubs
- Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)
- Indiana high school athletic conferences
- High school sports conferences and leagues in the United States
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