Olympic Conference (Indiana)

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The Olympic Conference within Indiana

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.

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While hosting ten schools in two divisions at its largest, the conference spent the 2000s 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. Connersville joined the Eastern Indiana Conference in 2013, while Jay County joined the Allen County Athletic Conference in 2014. Southside remained open as an independent school until 2014

Former members

SchoolLocationMascotColorsCountyYear joinedPrevious conferenceYear leftConference joined
Haworth Kokomo Huskies   34
Howard
1971Independents
(opened 1968)
1984none (school closed)
Madison Heights Anderson Pirates   48
Madison
1971Independents
(WRC 1959)
1997none (school closed)
Muncie North Side Muncie Titans   18
Delaware
1971none (new school)1988none (school closed)
Muncie Southside Muncie Rebels   18
Delaware
1971Independents
(opened 1962)
2010Independents
(closed 2014)
Carmel Carmel Greyhounds   29
Hamilton
1974 Sagamore 1996 Metro
Huntington
North
Huntington Vikings   35
Huntington
1974 Central Indiana 2003 North Central
Anderson Highland Anderson Scots    48
Madison
1985 Classic 2010none (school closed)
Jay County Portland Patriots    38
Jay
1985 Classic 2010Independents
(ACAC 2014)
Noblesville Noblesville Millers    29
Hamilton
1985 Central Suburban 2000 Hoosier Crossroads
Connersville Connersville Spartans   21
Fayette
1991 South Central 2010Independents
(EIAC 2013)
Brownsburg Brownsburg Bulldogs   32
Hendricks
1997Independents
(CSC 1991)
2000 Hoosier Crossroads
Hamilton
Southeastern
Fishers Royals    29
Hamilton
1997 Hoosier Heritage 2000 Hoosier Crossroads
Harrison
(West Lafayette)
West Lafayette Raiders    79
Tippecanoe
1997 Hoosier 2000 Hoosier Crossroads
McCutcheon Lafayette Mavericks    79
Tippecanoe
1997 Hoosier 2000 Hoosier Crossroads

Conference Divisions, 1997–2000

EasternWestern
ConnersvilleBrownsburg
Anderson HighlandHamilton Southeastern
Huntington NorthHarrison (WL)
Jay CountyMcCutcheon
Muncie SouthsideNoblesville

Membership timeline

McCutcheon High SchoolWilliam Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, Indiana)Hamilton Southeastern High SchoolBrownsburg High SchoolConnersville High School (Indiana)Noblesville High SchoolJay County High SchoolHighland High School (Anderson, Indiana)Huntington North High SchoolCarmel High School (Carmel, Indiana)Muncie Southside High SchoolMuncie Central High SchoolAnderson High School (Anderson, Indiana)Kokomo High SchoolOlympic Conference (Indiana)

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