Pioneer Conference (Indiana)

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The Pioneer Conference in Indiana

The Pioneer Conference is an IHSAA-sanctioned athletic conference formed in 2009. It is made up of ten small private, military, laboratory, and/or charter schools from Delaware, Hamilton, Johnson, Madison, Marion, and Wayne counties. All schools are Class 1A or 2A IHSAA members, aside from the much larger Indianapolis Shortridge Charter School, which is a 4A member.

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Members

SchoolLocationMascotColorsCountySize [1]
20-21
IHSAA
Class
Year joinedPrevious conference
affiliation
Anderson Prep Anderson Jets   48
Madison
241A2015Independents
Bethesda Christian Brownsburg Patriots   31
Hendricks
107A2018Independents
Indianapolis
Shortridge
Indianapolis Blue Devils   49
Marion
1,025AAAA2010none (reopened 2009)
International Indianapolis Gryphons   49
Marion
138A2009 Independent
Liberty Christian Anderson Lions   48
Madison
126A2009 Independent
Muncie Burris Muncie Owls    18
Delaware
423AA2015Independents
(MEC 2014)
Indianapolis
Park Tudor
Indianapolis Panthers    49
Marion
378AA2019 Indiana Crossroads
Seton Catholic Richmond Cardinals    89
Wayne
78A2015Independents
University Carmel Trailblazers    29
Hamilton
343AA2015Independents

Former members

SchoolCityMascotColorsCountyYear joinedPrevious conferenceYear leftConference joined
Indianapolis
Crispus Attucks
Indianapolis Tigers   49
Marion
2009 Indianapolis 2018Independents
Central Christian Indianapolis Chargers    49
Marion
2009 Central Indiana
Christian Conference
2021 Greater Indianapolis
Greenwood Christian Greenwood Cougars    41
Johnson
20092025 Indiana Crossroads

History

The conference was formed in 2009, with four Indianapolis-area private schools (Baptist, Greenwood Christian, International, Liberty Christian) joining with recently reopened IPS school Attucks, whose medical focus causes the school to be smaller than its public counterparts. The 2010–11 school year also brought another small IPS school into the fold, Shortridge. The Conference expanded outside of the immediate Indianapolis area in 2015, adding three Independent schools (Anderson Prep, Seton Catholic, and University), as well as Muncie Burris, who had been voted out of the Mid-Eastern Conference the year before. [2] Indianapolis Attucks left in 2018, and was replaced by Bethesda Christian. [3] Park Tudor would also join the conference in 2019. [4]

Membership timeline

Park Tudor School (Indianapolis, Indiana)Bethesda Christian High School (Brownsburg, Indiana)University High School (Carmel, Indiana)Seton Catholic High School (Richmond, Indiana)Burris Laboratory SchoolAnderson Preparatory AcademyShortridge High SchoolLiberty Christian School (Anderson, Indiana)International School of IndianaGreenwood Christian AcademyBaptist Academy (Indianapolis)Crispus Attucks High SchoolPioneer Conference (Indiana)

Conference championships

Boys basketball

#TeamSeasons
3Greenwood Christian2011, 2012, 2014*
2Attucks2015, 2017
2Liberty Christian2013*, 2016
2Shortridge2013*, 2014*
1Baptist2010
4University2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 [5]
0Anderson Prep
0Burris
0International
0Seton Catholic

Girls basketball

#TeamSeasons
4Attucks2011, 2015, 2016, 2017 (W)
3Shortridge2012, 2013, 2014
2Greenwood Christian2010 2021
1Liberty Christian2017 (E)
0Baptist
0International
0Anderson Prep
0Burris
0Seton Catholic
2University2019 2020-1Bethesda Christian2018

Baseball

#TeamSeasons
1Greenwood Christian2016*
1Seton Catholic2016*
3University2016* 2018 2019
1Liberty Christian2017
1Park Tudor2021

Boys' Tennis

#TeamSeasons
1University2016
0Shortridge
0Baptist
0Liberty Christian
0Attucks
0International

All-Conference Teams

Baseball

2016

NameClassSchool
Tristan WilliamsFr.Anderson Prep
Krae SparksSr.Greenwood Christian
Joel StinnettSo.Greenwood Christian
Nate WeemsSr.Greenwood Christian
Isaiah BreesSo.Liberty Christian
Peyton QuinnJr.Liberty Christian
Matt ArmstrongSr.Muncie Burris
Cliff DickmanSr.Seton Catholic
Nick MatthewsSeton Catholic
Vince MoseyJr.Seton Catholic
Colten PippengerSr.Seton Catholic
Hudson BeboSo.University
Dawson EstepFr.University
John LawickiJr.University
Zach NerneySr.University

References

  1. "Extract Indiana Education Data". mustang.doe.state.in.us. Archived from the original on April 6, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  2. "Burris Finds Conference to Call Home". The Star Press, Muncie, IN. August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  3. "IHSAA Athletic Conferences". Indiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  4. "Park Tudor to Join Pioneer Academic/Athletic Conference in 2019". Park Tudor School. November 8, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  5. "University past boys basketball seasons".