Monon Athletic Conference

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Monon Athletic Conference
Founded2024
First season2025–2026
No. of teams8
RegionIHSAA
Locations
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The Monon Athletic Conference (MAC) is an eight-member IHSAA-sanctioned conference in west central Indiana. The conference comprises class 2A and 3A schools from Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Montgomery, and Putnam counties.

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The Monon Athletic Conference set its foundation in 2023 after charter members Crawfordsville, Frankfort, North Montgomery, Southmont, and Western Boone formally separated from the Sagamore Conference (SAC) after the 2024–2025 academic year citing enrollment differences and growth levels between remaining SAC members Danville, Lebanon, and Tri-West. [1] [2] [3] [4] For stability, the conference considered a number of other schools for expansion to bring the league to eight members. North Putnam joined the league from the Western Indiana Conference (WIC) on May 19, 2023. [5] [6] Cascade, which was originally leaving the Indiana Crossroads Conference to re-join the WIC shifted course and joined the MAC on September 26, 2023, thus withdrawing their acceptance back into the WIC. [7] Greencastle followed suit thereafter from the WIC formally following their September 2023 board meeting citing competitive balance and travel distance and costs as the primary reason for moving conferences. [8] [9] These moves collectively take the Sagamore Conference to three members and the Western Indiana Conference to nine members.

The name "Monon Athletic Conference" was introduced on February 22, 2024, following discussions by all league members as all eight members fall on or close to the path of the former Monon Railroad which connected Louisville and Indianapolis to Chicago. [10] [11]

Membership

Charter Members

All members will begin play in the 2025–2026 academic year.

SchoolLocationMascotColorsEnrollmentIHSAA

Class

CountyYear

Joined

Previous

Conference

Cascade Clayton Cadets   5463A 32

Hendricks

2025 Indiana Crossroads
Crawfordsville Crawfordsville Athenians  7103A 54

Montgomery

2025 Sagamore
Frankfort Frankfort Hot Dogs  9013A 12

Clinton

2025 Sagamore
Greencastle Greencastle Tiger Cubs  4952A 67

Putnam

2025 Western Indiana
North Montgomery Crawfordsville Chargers  5133A 54

Montgomery

2025 Sagamore
North Putnam Roachdale Cougars  4322A 67

Putnam

2025 Western Indiana
Southmont New Market Mounties  4532A 54

Montgomery

2025 Sagamore
Western Boone Thorntown Stars  5133A 06

Boone

2025 Sagamore

Membership timeline

Western Boone Junior-Senior High SchoolSouthmont High SchoolNorth Putnam Senior High SchoolNorth Montgomery High SchoolGreencastle Senior High SchoolFrankfort High School (Indiana)Crawfordsville High SchoolCascade High School (Clayton, Indiana)Monon Athletic Conference

Full membersOther conference

Conference Champions

2025-2026

FALLWINTERSPRINGALL-SPORTS
Boys Cross CountryCascadeBoys BasketballBaseballGirls Champion
Girls Cross CountryWestern BooneGirls BasketballBoys GolfBoys Champion
Girls GolfWestern BooneGirls GymnasticsSoftball
FootballCascadeBoys Swim & DiveGirls Tennis
Boys SoccerGreencastleGirls Swim & DiveBoys Track & Field
Girls SoccerCrawfordsvilleBoys WrestlingGirls Track & Field
Boys TennisCrawfordsville
Girls VolleyballGreencastle

State Champions

Football

== References ==

  1. ↑ "County schools to separate from Sagamore Conference". Journal Review. May 10, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Western Boone to leave Sagamore Conference, will form new six-team league". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ will.willems@reporter.net, Will Willems (May 10, 2023). "Western Boone, four others, separate from Sagamore Conference". Reporter.net. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  4. ↑ Sportswriter, Clay Maxfield (May 12, 2023). "FHS to leave Sagamore Athletic Conference". The Times. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ Scott, Trent (May 19, 2023). "UPDATED: North Putnam votes to join new athletic conference, leave Western Indiana Conference". Greencastle Banner Graphic. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  6. ↑ "North Putnam To Join New Conference, Leaves Western Indiana Conference". Stateline Sports Network. May 19, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Greencastle, Leaves WIC, To Join New Athletic Conference". Stateline Sports Network. September 26, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ Jernagan, Jared; Scott, Trent (October 2, 2023). "UPDATED: GHS set to join new athletic conference". Greencastle Banner Graphic. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ LinkedUpRadio, Envisionwise Website Service /. "Size, number of schools, travel distance all factors in Greencastle decision to join new athletic conference". Putnam County Post. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Monon Athletic Conference unveils name, logo". bannergraphic.com. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  11. ↑ will.willems@reporter.net, Will Willems (February 22, 2024). "Western Boone's new conference gets name, logo". Reporter.net. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Class 3A Recap: Cascade completes 15-0 season for school's first football state championship | Indiana High School Athletic Association". www.ihsaa.org. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
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