Three Rivers Conference (Indiana)

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Three Rivers Conference
Conference IHSAA
Founded1971
Sports fielded
  • 17
    • men's: 9
    • women's: 8
No. of teams10
Region Northern Indiana
Locations
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The Three Rivers Conference is a high school athletic conference in northeast Indiana, consisting of schools in Cass, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Wabash, and Whitley counties. [1]

Contents

History

The conference was formed in 1971 by independents Caston, Culver, Northfield, and Triton, and former Mid-Indiana Conference (MIC) member North Miami. The conference grew in 1976, as Manchester joined from the Northern Lakes Conference (NLC), Southwood joined from the Mid-Indiana Conference, and two recent consolidations, Whitko (1971) and Tippecanoe Valley (1974) joined. Culver left for the Northern State Conference (NSC) at the same time. This incarnation would last for two years, until Caston left for the Midwest Athletic Conference.

Triton left for the NSC in 1980, and was replaced by two MIC schools: Eastern (Greentown) and Oak Hill. Eastern rejoined the MIC in 1987, and was replaced by NLC school Rochester. The lineup changed once more in 2006, when Oak Hill traded places with Central Indiana Athletic Conference member Wabash. The latest change was in 2015, as Maconaquah and Peru joined from the folding MIC.

Rochester and Tippecanoe Valley share a traveling trophy that is called the bell.

In 2023, Tippecanoe Valley announced they would be exiting the conference to form their own 6 team conference featuring John Glenn, LaVille, Jimtown, Knox, and Bremen. Tippecanoe Valley was independent for the 2023-24 school year before joining the new conference.

Also in 2023, the Hoosier Conference announced that Lewis Cass would be leaving the conference at the end of the 2022-23 school year to join the TRC.

On June 1, 2023, North Miami announced they would be exiting the TRC to join the Hoosier North starting at the beginning of the 2024-25 school year. On the next day of June 2, Northwestern announced they would take North Miami's place in the TRC, exiting the Hoosier Conference.

Membership

SchoolLocationMascotColorsEnrollment 22-23 IHSAA Class# / CountyYear joinedPrevious conference
Lewis Cass Walton Kings  413AA 09
Cass
2023 Hoosier
Maconaquah Bunker Hill Braves   604AAA 52
Miami
2015 Mid-Indiana
Manchester North
Manchester
Squires   479AA 85
Wabash
1976 Northern Lakes
Northfield Speicherville Norsemen   275AA 85
Wabash
1971Independents
(new school 1962)
Northwestern Kokomo Tigers   554AAA 85
Howard
2024 Hoosier
Peru Peru Bengal Tigers   655AAA 52
Miami
2015 Mid-Indiana
Rochester
Community
Rochester Zebras   495AA 25
Fulton
1987 Northern Lakes
Southwood Wabash Knights   240A 85
Wabash
1976 Mid-Indiana
Wabash Wabash Apaches   471AA 85
Wabash
2006 Central Indiana
Whitko South Whitley Wildcats   417AA 92
Whitley
1976Independents
(new school 1971)

Former members

SchoolLocationMascotColors# / CountyYear joinedPrevious conferenceYear leftConference joined
Caston Fulton Comets    25
Fulton
1971Independents
(new school 1964)
1978 Midwest
Culver
Community
Culver Cavaliers    50
Marshall
1971Independents
(MCC 1966)
1976Independents
(NSC 1977)
Triton Bourbon Trojans    50
Marshall
1971Independents
(MCC 1966)
1980 Northern State
Eastern (Greentown) Greentown Comets    34
Howard
1980 Mid-Indiana 1987 Mid-Indiana
Oak Hill Converse Golden Eagles    27
Grant
1980 Mid-Indiana 2006 Central Indiana
Tippecanoe Valley Akron Vikings    43
Kosciusko
1976Independents
(new school 1974)
2023Independents
North
Miami
Denver Warriors    52
Miami
1971 Mid-Indiana 2024 Hoosier North

Football Divisions 2015–2018

NorthSouth
Manchester Maconaquah
Northfield North Miami
Rochester Peru
Tippecanoe Valley Southwood
Whitko Wabash

Timeline

Northwestern High School (Indiana)Lewis Cass High SchoolPeru High SchoolMaconaquah High SchoolWabash High SchoolRochester Community High SchoolOak Hill High School (Indiana)Eastern Junior-Senior High SchoolWhitko High SchoolTippecanoe Valley High SchoolSouthwood Junior-Senior High SchoolManchester Junior-Senior High SchoolNorthfield Junior-Senior High SchoolNorth Miami Middle/High SchoolTriton Junior–Senior High SchoolCaston High SchoolCulver Community High SchoolThree Rivers Conference (Indiana)

Sports

State champions

Baseball

~ Wabash: Current Member of Three Rivers Conference, won title as member of Central Indiana Conference

Boy's Basketball

~ Lewis Cass & Northwestern: won titles as members of Mid Indiana Conference

Football

^ Wabash were winners of the "mythical" state football championship that was recorded pre-1928

~~ Oak Hill: Won title as Member of Three Rivers Conference, current member of Central Indiana Conference

Volleyball

Golf

Tennis

^ Peru: won title as member of Central Indiana Conference

Track and Field

Wrestling

Softball

^ Lewis Cass: won titles as member of Mid Indiana Conference

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Conference champions

Football

TitlesSchoolYears
16Tippecanoe Valley1977, 1978, 1979, 1980*, 1981, 1982*, 1985*, 1987, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2006, 2011*, 2012*, 2021, 2022*
14Rochester1988, 1997, 1999, 2000*, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2014, 2022*
11Southwood1976, 1980*, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002*, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022*
6Whitko1986, 1989, 1990, 2002*, 2010, 2013*
5Triton1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975*
4North Miami1982*, 1984*, 1985*, 1991
4Oak Hill1982*, 1983, 2000*, 2003
3Northfield1975*, 1980*, 2016
2Manchester1998, 2009*
2Peru2015, 2023
1Caston1975*
1Eastern (Greentown)1984*
1Maconaquah2024
0Lewis Cass
0Northwestern
0Wabash

Boys basketball

TitlesSchoolYears
15Tippecanoe Valley1977-78, 1990-91*, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007-08*, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015-16*, 2022–23
14Manchester1979-80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1992-93*, 1993–94, 1994-95*, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999-2000, 2001-02*, 2015-16*, 2023-24*
12Whitko1978-79, 1980–81, 1983-84*, 1984–85, 1985-86*, 1987–88, 1990-91*, 1992-93*, 1994-95*, 1996-97*, 2009-10*, 2011–12
5Northfield1974-75*, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990-91*, 1992-93*
4Oak Hill1983-84*, 1985-86*, 1996-97*, 2001-02*
4Southwood2010-11*, 2015-16*, 2016–17, 2017-18*
4Wabash2012-13, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2023-24*
3Caston1973-74*, 1975–76, 1976–77
3North Miami1973-74*, 2009-10*, 2010-11*
3Rochester2007-08*, 2009-10*, 2020–21
2Maconaquah2017-18*, 2021-22*
1Peru2021-22*
1Triton1972-73
0Culver
0Eastern (Greentown)
0Lewis Cass
0Northwestern

Baseball

TitlesSchoolYears
1Peru2024
1Rochester2023
1Wabash2022

Girls volleyball

TitlesSchoolYears
14Southwood2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
4Rochester2003, 2014, 2015, 2017
2Maconaquah2016, 2019
1Northfield2020
1Wabash2018
0Lewis Cass
0Northwestern

Girls basketball

TitlesSchoolYears
15Tippecanoe Valley1978-79, 1979-80*, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 2002-03*, 2007-08*, 2009–10, 2012-13*, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019-20*, 2021–22, 2022-23
9Rochester1999-2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002-03*, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006-07*, 2012-13*, 2019-20*
7Northfield1980-81, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2018–19, 2019-20*, 2020–21
6Manchester1984-85*, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2006-07*, 2007-08*, 2012-13*
5Southwood1979-80*, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984-85*, 2013–14
5Wabash2010-11, 2011–12, 2012-13*, 2014-15, 2024-25*
3Oak Hill1981-82, 1985–86, 2006-07*
2North Miami1996-97, 1997–98
2Whitko2008-09, 2024-25*
1Lewis Cass2023-24
0Caston
0Eastern (Greentown)
0Maconaquah
0Northwestern
0Peru
0Triton

Boys Swimming & Diving

TitlesSchoolYears
9Maconaquah2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
2Oak Hill2003, 2004
0Lewis Cass
0Manchester
0Northfield
0North Miami
0Rochester
0Tippecanoe Valley
0Wabash

Girls Swimming & Diving

TitlesSchoolYears
8Maconaquah2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
2Oak Hill2003, 2004
1Rochester2016
0Lewis Cass
0Manchester
0Northfield
0North Miami
0Tippecanoe Valley
0Wabash

References

  1. "Three Rivers Conference". Archived from the original on June 27, 2007.
  2. "IHSAA -Play On". Archived from the original on March 18, 2009.

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