| Conference | IHSAA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1971 |
| Sports fielded |
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| No. of teams | 10 |
| Region | Northern Indiana |
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The Three Rivers Conference is a high school athletic conference in northeast Indiana, consisting of schools in Cass, Fulton, Miami, Wabash, and Whitley counties. [1]
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 2nd, Northwestern announced they would take North Miami's place in the TRC, exiting the Hoosier Conference.
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Enrollment 22-23 | IHSAA Class | # / County | Year joined | Previous conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Cass | Walton | Kings | 413 | AA | 09 Cass | 2023 | Hoosier | |
| Maconaquah | Bunker Hill | Braves | 604 | AAA | 52 Miami | 2015 | Mid-Indiana | |
| Manchester | North Manchester | Squires | 479 | AA | 85 Wabash | 1976 | Northern Lakes | |
| Northfield | Speicherville | Norsemen | 275 | AA | 85 Wabash | 1971 | Independents (new school 1962) | |
| Peru | Peru | Bengal Tigers | 655 | AAA | 52 Miami | 2015 | Mid-Indiana | |
| Rochester Community | Rochester | Zebras | 495 | AA | 25 Fulton | 1987 | Northern Lakes | |
| Southwood | Wabash | Knights | 240 | A | 85 Wabash | 1976 | Mid-Indiana | |
| Wabash | Wabash | Apaches | 471 | AA | 85 Wabash | 2006 | Central Indiana | |
| Whitko | South Whitley | Wildcats | 417 | AA | 92 Whitley | 1976 | Independents (new school 1971) |
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | # / County | Year joined | Previous conference | Year left | Conference joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caston | Fulton | Comets | 25 Fulton | 1971 | Independents (new school 1964) | 1978 | Midwest | |
| Culver Community | Culver | Cavaliers | 50 Marshall | 1971 | Independents (MCC 1966) | 1976 | Independents (NSC 1977) | |
| Triton | Bourbon | Trojans | 50 Marshall | 1971 | Independents (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 | 1976 | Independents (new school 1974) | 2023 | Independents | |
| North Miami | Denver | Warriors | 52 Miami | 1971 | Mid-Indiana | 2024 | Hoosier North |
| North | South |
|---|---|
| Manchester | Maconaquah |
| Northfield | North Miami |
| Rochester | Peru |
| Tippecanoe Valley | Southwood |
| Whitko | Wabash |
Baseball
~ Wabash: Current Member of Three Rivers Conference, won title as member of Central 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
Track and Field
Wrestling
Softball
| Titles | School | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Tippecanoe Valley | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980*, 1981, 1982*, 1985*, 1987, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2006, 2011*, 2012*, 2021, 2022* |
| 14 | Rochester | 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000*, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2014, 2022* |
| 11 | Southwood | 1976, 1980*, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002*, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022* |
| 6 | Whitko | 1986, 1989, 1990, 2002*, 2010, 2013* |
| 5 | Triton | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975* |
| 4 | North Miami | 1982*, 1984*, 1985*, 1991 |
| 4 | Oak Hill | 1982*, 1983, 2000*, 2003 |
| 3 | Northfield | 1975*, 1980*, 2016 |
| 2 | Manchester | 1998, 2009* |
| 2 | Peru | 2015, 2023 |
| 1 | Caston | 1975* |
| 1 | Eastern (Greentown) | 1984* |
| 1 | Maconaquah | 2024 |
| 0 | Lewis Cass | |
| 0 | Northwestern | |
| 0 | Wabash |
| Titles | School | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Tippecanoe Valley | 1977-78, 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 |
| 14 | Manchester | 1979-80, 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* |
| 12 | Whitko | 1978-79, 1980-81, 1983-84*, 1984-85, 1985-86*, 1987-88, 1990-91*, 1992-93*, 1994-95*, 1996-97*, 2009-10*, 2011-12 |
| 5 | Northfield | 1974-75*, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91*, 1992-93* |
| 4 | Oak Hill | 1983-84*, 1985-86*, 1996-97*, 2001-02* |
| 4 | Southwood | 2010-11*, 2015-16*, 2016-17, 2017-18* |
| 4 | Wabash | 2012-13, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2023-24* |
| 3 | Caston | 1973-74*, 1975-76, 1976-77 |
| 3 | North Miami | 1973-74*, 2009-10*, 2010-11* |
| 3 | Rochester | 2007-08*, 2009-10*, 2020-21 |
| 2 | Maconaquah | 2017-18*, 2021-22* |
| 1 | Peru | 2021-22* |
| 1 | Triton | 1972-73 |
| 0 | Culver | |
| 0 | Eastern (Greentown) | |
| 0 | Lewis Cass | |
| Titles | School | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru | 2024 |
| 1 | Rochester | 2023 |
| 1 | Wabash | 2022 |
| Titles | School | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Southwood | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 4 | Rochester | 2003, 2014, 2015, 2017 |
| 2 | Maconaquah | 2016, 2019 |
| 1 | Northfield | 2020 |
| 1 | Wabash | 2018 |
| 0 | Lewis Cass |
| Titles | School | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Tippecanoe Valley | 1978-79, 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 |
| 9 | Rochester | 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03*, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07*, 2012-13*, 2019-20* |
| 7 | Northfield | 1980-81, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1995-96, 2018-19, 2019-20*, 2020-21 |
| 6 | Manchester | 1984-85*, 1998-99, 2005-06, 2006-07*, 2007-08*, 2012-13* |
| 5 | Southwood | 1979-80*, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85*, 2013-14 |
| 4 | Wabash | 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13*, 2014-15 |
| 3 | Oak Hill | 1981-82, 1985-86, 2006-07* |
| 2 | North Miami | 1996-97, 1997-98 |
| 1 | Lewis Cass | 2023-24 |
| 1 | Whitko | 2008-09 |
| 0 | Caston | |
| 0 | Eastern (Greentown) | |
| 0 | Maconaquah | |
| 0 | Peru | |
| 0 | Triton |
| Titles | School | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Maconaquah | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 2 | Oak Hill | 2003, 2004 |
| 0 | Lewis Cass | |
| 0 | Manchester | |
| 0 | Northfield | |
| 0 | North Miami | |
| 0 | Rochester | |
| 0 | Tippecanoe Valley | |
| 0 | Wabash |
| Titles | School | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Maconaquah | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 2 | Oak Hill | 2003, 2004 |
| 1 | Rochester | 2016 |
| 0 | Lewis Cass | |
| 0 | Manchester | |
| 0 | Northfield | |
| 0 | North Miami | |
| 0 | Tippecanoe Valley | |
| 0 | Wabash |
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