Olympic Conference (Indiana)
The Olympic Conference was an IHSAA-sanctioned conference located within Delaware, Fayette, Jay, and Madison counties. The conference was formed in 1971 by second (and third) high schools from Anderson, Kokomo, and Muncie, and also included suburban Indianapolis schools that grew too large for their conferences at the time. Many suburban schools ended up outgrowing the Olympic as well, with former members now in the Metropolitan and Hoosier Crossroads "superconferences," as the two contain many of the largest schools in the state.
While hosting ten schools in two divisions at its largest, the conference spent the 2000s with five members, then four after Huntington North joined the North Central Conference. With the closing of Anderson Highland after the 2009-2010 school year, as well as the possibility that Muncie Southside will close and be consolidated into Muncie Central in 2011, the conference decided to disband. Connersville joined the Eastern Indiana Conference in 2013, while Jay County joined the Allen County Athletic Conference in 2014. Southside remained open as an independent school until 2014
Former members
School | Location | Mascot | Colors | County | Year joined | Previous Conference | Year Left | Conference joined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haworth | Kokomo | Huskies | 34 Howard |
1971 | Independents (opened 1968) |
1984 | none (school closed) | |
Madison Heights | Anderson | Pirates | 48 Madison |
1971 | Independents (WRC 1959) |
1997 | none (school closed) | |
Muncie North Side | Muncie | Titans | 18 Delaware |
1971 | none (new school) | 1988 | none (school closed) | |
Muncie Southside | Muncie | Rebels | 18 Delaware |
1971 | Independents (opened 1962) |
2010 | Independents (closed 2014) | |
Carmel | Carmel | Greyhounds | 29 Hamilton |
1974 | Sagamore | 1996 | Metro | |
Huntington North |
Huntington | Vikings | 35 Huntington |
1974 | Central Indiana | 2003 | North Central | |
Anderson Highland | Anderson | Scots | 48 Madison |
1985 | Classic | 2010 | none (school closed) | |
Jay County | Portland | Patriots | 38 Jay |
1985 | Classic | 2010 | Independents (ACAC 2014) | |
Noblesville | Noblesville | Millers | 29 Hamilton |
1985 | Central Suburban | 2000 | Hoosier Crossroads | |
Connersville | Connersville | Spartans | 21 Fayette |
1991 | South Central | 2010 | Independents (EIAC 2013) | |
Brownsburg | Brownsburg | Bulldogs | 32 Hendricks |
1997 | Independents (CSC 1991) |
2000 | Hoosier Crossroads | |
Hamilton Southeastern |
Fishers | Royals | 29 Hamilton |
1997 | Hoosier Heritage | 2000 | Hoosier Crossroads | |
Harrison (West Lafayette) |
West Lafayette | Raiders | 79 Tippecanoe |
1997 | Hoosier | 2000 | Hoosier Crossroads | |
McCutcheon | Lafayette | Mavericks | 79 Tippecanoe |
1997 | Hoosier | 2000 | Hoosier Crossroads |
Conference Divisions, 1997-2000
Eastern | Western |
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Connersville | Brownsburg |
Anderson Highland | Hamilton Southeastern |
Huntington North | Harrison (WL) |
Jay County | McCutcheon |
Muncie Southside | Noblesville |