Hoosier North Athletic Conference

The Hoosier North Athletic Conference is an IHSAA-sanctioned conference in northwestern Indiana, that began in 2015. The conference contains nine schools in six counties (Cass, Fulton, Marshall, Pulaski, St. Joseph, and Starke), but may expand to include more schools in the future.[1]

Location of Hoosier North members in Indiana

History

• 2015: The Hoosier North Athletic Conference (HNAC) was formed by schools from the Northern State Conference (Culver, Knox, LaVille, and Triton), Midwest Conference (Caston, Pioneer, West Central, and Winamac), and then independent North Judson-San Pierre. The HNAC was formed in an effort to shorten travel distances and increase competition among member schools. The exodus of the 4 Northern State Conference teams caused that conference to fold, and forced other teams from Bremen, Jimtown, John Glenn, and New Prairie to join the Northern Indiana Conference.
• 2017: The West Central school board approved a measure to leave the Hoosier North Athletic Conference and re-join the Midwest conference, a move that, in accordance with HNAC bylaws, will be completed by the end of the 2018–19 school year.[2]

Members

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	# / County	Enrollment[3]	IHSAA Class	Year Joined	Previous Conference
Caston	Fulton	Comets		25 Fulton	228	A	2015	Midwest
Culver	Culver	Cavaliers		50 Marshall	249	A	2015	Northern State
Knox	Knox	Redskins		75 Starke	584	AAA	2015	Northern State
LaVille	Lakeville	Lancers		71 St. Joseph	363	AA	2015	Northern State
North Judson-San Pierre	North Judson	Blue Jays		75 Starke	368	AA/A	2015	Independents (NW Hoosier 1997)
Pioneer	Royal Center	Panthers		09 Cass	275	AA/A	2015	Midwest
Triton	Bourbon	Trojans		50 Marshall	261	A	2015	Northern State
Winamac	Winamac	Warriors		66 Pulaski	377	AA/A	2015	Midwest

Former Members

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	# / County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
West Central ^1	Francesville	Trojans		66 Pulaski	2015	Midwest	2019	Midwest

1. Played concurrently in HNAC and MWC 2018–19.

Membership timeline

Conference Champions

Football[4]

Titles	School	Years
5	Pioneer	2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
0	Caston
0	Culver
0	Knox
0	LaVille
0	North Judson-San Pierre
0	Triton
0	West Central
0	Winamac

Due to missed games because of the COVID-19 pandemic, no conference championship was awarded in 2020.

Boys Basketball[5]

Titles	School	Years
2	LaVille	2018, 2019
1	Triton	2017
1	Pioneer	2016^
1	North Judson-San Pierre	2020
1	Winamac	2016^
0	Caston
0	Culver
0	Knox
0	West Central

^ Pioneer and Winamac were co-champions in 2016.

Girls Basketball[6]

Titles	School	Years
3	North Judson-San Pierre	2017, 2018, 2021
2	Knox	2019, 2020
1	Triton	2016
0	Caston
0	Culver
0	LaVille
0	Pioneer
0	West Central
0	Winamac

State Championships

Pioneer (3)

• 2017 Football (1A)[7]
• 2018 Football (1A)
• 2020 Volleyball (1A)

North Judson (1)

2018 Volleyball (2A)

Math Contest

The Conference hosts a math tournament every school year at different schools within the conference. The 2018 tournament will be held at Knox.

References

1. "Midwest Conference Down to 4 as West Central Officially Exits". Journal-Courier, Lafayette, IN. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
2. Hettinger, Paul. "West Central leaving HNAC". Pulaski Journal. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
3. "IHSAA Enrollment Numbers" (PDF). Indiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
4. "Conference Football Champions". John Harrell's Indiana High School Football. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
5. "Boys Basketball Conference Champions". John Harrell's Indiana Boys Basketball. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
6. "Girls Basketball Conference Champions". John Harrell's Indiana Girls Basketball. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
7. "2017 IHSAA 1A Football Tournament Bracket". MaxPreps. Retrieved 22 January 2018.