Southern Monon Conference

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The Southern Monon Conference was an IHSAA-sanctioned conference in Southern Indiana. The conference was named after the two railroad lines the four founding schools were located along: the Southern (Milltown) and Monon (Borden, Campbellsburg, and Pekin). The conference doubled in size in its second year, yet had a large amount of turnover in its existence, [1] The conference ended in 1965, when it merged with the Dixie Athletic Conference to form the Dixie-Monon Conference (Milltown left the league in 1959, ending the presence of the Southern Railroad its footprint).

Membership

SchoolLocationMascotColorsCountyYear JoinedPrevious ConferenceYear LeftConference Joined
Borden Borden Braves    10
Clark
1957 Clark County 1965 Dixie-Monon
Campbellsburg 1 Campbellsburg Warriors   88
Washington
1957 Washington County 1963none (consolidated
into West Washington)
Milltown 2 Milltown Millers   13
Crawford
1957 Crawford County 1959 Blue River
Pekin 1 New Pekin Musketeers    88
Washington
1957 Washington County 1965 Dixie-Monon
Henryville Henryville Hornets    10
Clark
1958 Clark County 1959Independents
(Dixie in 1961)
New
Washington
New
Washington
Mustangs    10
Clark
1958 Clark County 1959Independents
(Dixie in 1961)
Hardinsburg Hardinsburg Bearcats   88
Washington
1958 Washington County 1963none (consolidated
into West Washington)
Tunnelton 3 Tunnelton Indians   47
Lawrence
1958 Lawrence County 1965 Dixie-Monon
Fayetteville 3 Fayetteville Lions    47
Lawrence
1959 Lawrence County 1965 Dixie-Monon
Medora 4 Medora Hornets   36
Jackson
1959 Jackson County 1965 Dixie-Monon
Williams 3 Williams Bulldogs    47
Lawrence
1959 Lawrence County 1963none (consolidated
into Bedford
Orleans Orleans Bulldogs    59
Orange
1963Independents (previous
SE Indiana 1958)
1965 Dixie-Monon
West Washington Campbellsburg Senators    88
Washington
1963none (new school)1965 Dixie-Monon
  1. Played concurrently in SMC and WCC 1957–58.
  2. Played concurrently in SMC and CCC 1957–59.
  3. Played concurrently in SMC and LCC throughout SMC tenure.
  4. Played concurrently in SMC and JCC 1959–65.

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References

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