Sagamore Conference

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Sagamore Athletic Conference
League IHSAA
Founded1966
Sports fielded
  • men's: 10
  • women's: 10, and unified: 1
No. of teams8
Official website https://www.sagamoreconference.com
Locations
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Sagamore Conference is an eight-member IHSAA sanctioned athletic conference comprising 2A and 3A and sized schools in Clinton, Boone, Hendricks, and Montgomery Counties in Central Indiana.

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The Sagamore Conference was founded in 1966 in Lebanon, Indiana, with a meeting between school officials from Brownsburg, Carmel, Crawfordsville, Frankfort, Lebanon, and Noblesville. The founders selected the name "Sagamore" after the Abnaki Indian tribe's name for "chief". [1] The conference remained stable until Carmel withdrew in 1973 to establish themselves with other schools in then-class AAA and Noblesville followed suit in 1979. [1] This did not stop the Sagamore, however, as North Montgomery was added in 1975, Western Boone in 1981, and Southmont in 1984. Brownsburg departed in 1985.

In 1995, the Sagamore executive council considered expansion. Several schools were mentioned but only two submitted written applications for membership. Starting in 1998, the Sagamore was engaged in discussions with Danville to become the seventh member of the conference and Tri-West was contacted joined the Sagamore to bring the league to eight members. Formally announced in the winter of 1998–1999, the Sagamore conference expanded to eight members. Since then, the conference membership remained stable despite conference realignment around the west central Indiana region the witnessed the formation and disbandment of many different conferences.

In 2023, serious discussions took place among the Sagamore schools outside of the Indianapolis metropolitan loop about forming a new athletic conference. Montgomery County schools had been in contact with Putnam County schools Cloverdale, Greencastle, North Putnam, and South Putnam about the formation of a new league. [2] On May 10, 2023, citing enrollment and competitive balance, five Sagamore schools in Crawfordsville, Frankfort, North Montgomery, Southmont, and Western Boone notified the Sagamore Conference of their intent to separate from the Sagamore and form a new conference with a sixth member school to start as early as the 2024-2025 academic year but no later than the 2026-2027 academic year. [3] Danville, Lebanon, and Tri-West will retain the Sagamore Conference name and history and will leave the conference with three member schools.

In early 2024, it was announced that both Harrison and McCutcheon would join the three remaining Sagamore schools, bringing conference membership to 5. This represents a dramatic shift in conference demographics, as both of the new schools are larger than the three remainders. It also represents a change in conference geography, as both Harrison and McCutcheon are located in West Lafayette, Indiana.

On May 7, 2024, it was announced that Tri-West would depart the Sagamore Conference in 2026-27 and create a new conference being joined by Western Indiana Conference member Indian Creek and the four public schools in the Indiana Crossroads Conference: Beech Grove, Monrovia, Speedway, and Triton Central.

Membership

  Members departing for the Monon Athletic Conference on July 1, 2025.
  Members departing for a new, unnamed conference in 2026-27

SchoolLocationMascotColorsEnrollment IHSAA ClassCountyYear joinedPrevious conference
Crawfordsville Crawfordsville Athenians  6963A 54
Montgomery 		1967
Danville Danville Warriors  7663A 32
Hendricks 		1999 West Central
Frankfort Frankfort Hot Dogs  8934A 12
Clinton 		1967 North Central
Lebanon Lebanon Tigers  1,0014A 06
Boone 		1967 Western Indiana
North
Montgomery 		CrawfordsvilleChargers  5493A 54
Montgomery 		1974 Wabash River
Southmont New Market Mounties  4872A 54
Montgomery 		1985 Wabash River
Tri-West Lizton Bruins  6253A 32
Hendricks 		1999 West Central
Western
Boone 		Thorntown Stars  5113A 06
Boone 		1983

Former members

SchoolLocationMascotColorsCountyYear joinedPrevious conferenceYear leftConference joined
Brownsburg Brownsburg Bulldogs   32
Hendricks 		1967 Mid-State 1985 Central Suburban
Carmel Carmel Greyhounds   29
Hamilton 		1967 Capital District 1974 Olympic
Noblesville Noblesville Millers    29
Hamilton 		1967Independents
(HCC 1965)		1980 Central Suburban

Membership timeline

McCutcheon High SchoolWilliam Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, IndianaTri-West Hendricks High SchoolDanville Community High SchoolSouthmont High SchoolThorntown, IndianaCrawfordsville, IndianaNoblesville High SchoolLebanon Senior High SchoolFrankfort, IndianaCrawfordsville, IndianaCarmel High School (Carmel, Indiana)Brownsburg High SchoolSagamore Conference

Conference championships

Football

#TeamSeasons
10Danville1999, 2000*, 2001, 2002, 2005*, 2007, 2012*, 2017, 2020, 2021
10Western Boone1987*, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2012*, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022*
9Tri-West2003, 2004, 2005*, 2012*, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022*, 2023
7Crawfordsville1968, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1985*, 1989, 1991
7Noblesville1969, 1970*, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979
6Lebanon1976, 1983*, 1985*, 1992, 1993, 2006
6North Montgomery1986, 1987*, 1994, 1995*, 1996, 2008
5Brownsburg1973, 1980, 1981, 1983*, 1984
4Frankfort1970*, 1987*, 1995*, 2000*
3Southmont2009, 2010, 2011
1Carmel1970*

Boys basketball

#TeamSeasons
30Lebanon1970, 1974*, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985*, 1986, 1987*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 1991, 1992, 1997*, 1998, 1999, 2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016*, 2022*, 2023
14Danville2002*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2008, 2009*, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016*, 2017*, 2020, 2021, 2024
13Frankfort1971, 1974*, 1977, 1979, 1985*, 1990*, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997*, 2000, 2001*, 2009*
5Crawfordsville1968*, 1973, 1974*, 1987*, 2019*
4North Montgomery1990*, 2006, 2007, 2009*
4Tri-West2016*, 2017*, 2018, 2019*
3Carmel1968*, 1969, 1972
1Brownsburg1981
1Noblesville1980
1Southmont2022*
1Western Boone1993

Girls basketball

#TeamSeasons
16Lebanon1981*, 1989*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001*, 2003*, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014*, 2015, 2016
9Frankfort1985*, 1989*, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2001*, 2002
8Danville2003*, 2004, 2017*, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024
6North Montgomery1979, 1980, 1981*, 1985*, 1988, 1989*
5Western Boone1986*, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2014*
3Brownsburg1982, 1983, 1984
3Crawfordsville1987, 2008, 2009
3Tri-West2017*, 2021, 2022
2Southmont1986*, 1994
0Noblesville

*Co-champions

State championships

Crawfordsville (7)

Frankfort (4)

Lebanon (4)

North Montgomery (2)

Tri-West Hendricks (5)

Western Boone (4)

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References

  1. 1 2 "History – Sagamore Conference Athletics". 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  2. ↑ "CCSC superintendent discusses proposed state funding changes". Journal Review. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  3. ↑ "Western Boone to leave Sagamore Conference, will form new six-team league". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-05-21.


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