Northwestern Conference (IHSAA)

Northwestern Conference (IHSAA)

A three-member IHSAA-sanctioned athletic conference involving schools from Gary, Indiana.

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History

The conference was formed in 1963, after the West Division of the Northern Indiana Conference split. At this time, the conference encompassed most of the schools in Gary (except for Edison, Roosevelt, and Wirt; Edison would close in 1968, the other two would join later), Hammond (except for Gavit and Morton, who would join in 1966), and East Chicago schools, as well as the schools from Valparaiso and Whiting.

The conference expanded to 16 schools in 1966, adding Hobart High School, as well as Gary Roosevelt, Hammond Gavit and Hammond Morton. The expansion moved the conference into divisions: the East Division consisted of the Gary schools, Hobart, and Valparaiso, the West Division consisting of the East Chicago, Hammond, and Whiting schools.

The conference changed its name to the Gary City Series in 1968, as Hobart and Valparaiso became independent, with the rest of the non-Gary schools formed the Indiana Lake Shore Conference. These schools would be replaced by parochial school Andrean, and the new Gary West Side. The next year, Gary Froebel and Tolleston closed, and the conference reverted to the Northwestern Conference moniker. Roosevelt would join in 1970 from the old Calumet Conference, and Andrean left to be independent in 1975.

The conference membership has decreased over the years as schools closed (Emerson in 1981, Mann in 2004, and Wirt in 2009), leaving the current number of schools at three.

Current members

School
(IHSAA ID#)
Mascot Colors Enrollment IHSAA Class Year joined Previous conference
Gary Roosevelt
(123)
Panthers           890 4A football, 3A basketball 1966 independent
Gary Wallace
(124)
Hornets           931 3A football, 3A basketball 1963 Northern Indiana (West)
Gary West Side
(125)
Cougars           1,326 4A football, 4A basketball 1968 none (new school)

Former members

School Mascot Colors Year joined Previous Conference Year Left Reason
East Chicago Roosevelt Roughriders           1963 Northern Indiana (West) 1968 to Lake Shore
East Chicago Washington Senators           1963 Northern Indiana (West) 1968 to Lake Shore
Hammond Wildcats           1963 Northern Indiana (West) 1968 to Lake Shore
Hammond Clark Pioneers           1963 Northern Indiana (West) 1968 to Lake Shore
Hammond Tech Tigers           1963 Northern Indiana (West) 1968 to Lake Shore
Valparaiso Vikings           1963 Northern Indiana (West) 1968 independent (to Duneland 1970)
Whiting Oilers           1963 Northern Indiana (West) 1968 to Lake Shore
Hammond Gavit Gladiators           1966 independent 1968 to Lake Shore
Hammond Morton Governors           1966 independent 1968 to Lake Shore
Hobart Brickies           1966 independent 1968 independent (to Duneland 1970)
Gary Froebel Blue Devils           1963 Northern Indiana (West) 1969 school became middle school, then closed in 1977
Gary Tolleston Blue Raiders           1963 Northern Indiana (West) 1969 school became middle school, closed in 2007
Andrean 59ers           1968 independent 1975 independent (to Lake 1997)
Gary Emerson Tornado           1963 Northern Indiana (West) 1981 school closed, later reopened as Emerson VPA
Gary Mann Horsemen           1963 Northern Indiana (West) 2004 school closed
Gary Wirt Troopers           1970 Calumet Conference 2009 school closed

Membership timeline

William A. Wirt High School West Side High School (Gary) Andrean High School Hobart High School Oliver P. Morton Memorial High School Donald E. Gavit Jr./Sr. High School Theodore Roosevelt High School (Gary) Whiting High School Valparaiso High School Hammond Technical High School Clark Middle/High School Hammond High School (Indiana) Lew Wallace High School Tolleston Middle School Horace Mann High School (Gary, Indiana) Froebel High School Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts Central High School (East Chicago, Indiana) Central High School (East Chicago, Indiana)

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