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Hoosier Heritage Conference in Indiana

Hoosier Heritage Conference is an athletic and extra/co-curricular activity conference of Indiana high schools. The conference formed in 1993. It is formed of Madison, Hancock, Henry, Shelby, and Delaware Counties.

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Membership

Current members

SchoolLocationMascotColorsEnrollment
22-23
IHSAA
Class
IHSAA Class
Football
# / CountyYear JoinedFormer Conference
Delta Muncie Eagles   7833A3A 18
Delaware
1997 White River
Greenfield-
Central
Greenfield Cougars   1,4744A4A 30
Hancock
1993independent
Mt. Vernon
(Fortville)
Fortville Marauders   1,3754A4A 30
Hancock
1993 White River
New Castle New Castle Trojans  8753A4A 33
Henry
20131 North Central
New
Palestine
New Palestine Dragons  1,1674A4A 30
Hancock
1993 Rangeline
Pendleton
Heights
Pendleton Arabians  1,4094A4A 48
Madison
1993 White River
Shelbyville Shelbyville Golden Bears   1,1334A4A 73
Shelby
1997 South Central
Yorktown Yorktown Tigers   7663A3A 18
Delaware
1999 Rangeline
  1. New Castle was removed from the NCC in 2013. The HHC was able to include them in some competitions during the 2013-14 school year, with full membership granted for the next year.

Former Members

SchoolLocationMascotColors# / CountyYear JoinedFormer ConferenceYear LeftCurrent Conference
Hamilton
Southeastern
Fishers Royals    32
Hamilton
1993 Rangeline 1998 Hoosier Crossroads
Rushville Rushville Lions    70
Rush
1993 South Central 2013 Eastern Indiana

Academic events include HHC Spell Bowl, Quiz Bowl, and Academic Super Bowl. Conference champions are determined for each sport and academic event. In addition, the HHC conference recognizes academic achievement among athletes, awarding a plaque to individuals who are letter winners, in grades 10-12, and who rank in the top five percent of their class.

IHSAA State Champions

IHSAA State Champions

Delta Eagles (9)

Greenfield-Central Cougars (1)

Mt. Vernon Marauders (3)

New Castle Trojans (6)

New Palestine Dragons (8)

Shelbyville Golden Bears(1)

Yorktown Tigers (7)

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