Hoosier Legends Conference Explained

Hoosier Legends Conference
Map:File:Hoosier Legends Conference Map.png
Founded:2025
Inaugural:2026–2027
Teams:8
Region:IHSAA

The Hoosier Legends Conference (HLC) is a planned, eight-member IHSAA-sanctioned conference to begin competition in the 2026–2027. The conference comprises suburban and rural schools from Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, and Shelby counties.

The Hoosier Legends Conference was formed by Tri-West after conference realignment with in the Sagamore Conference shifted to the Lafayette Metro Area with bigger schools joining the conference. Similar reasons to the previous members of the Sagamore Conference had for leaving, Tri-West left the conference due to competitive balance and enrollment shifts within the conference.

On August 14, 2024, the Hoosier Legends Conference was announced as Tri-West welcomed Beech Grove, Indian Creek, Monrovia, Speedway, and Triton Central.[1] On October 17, 2024, Shelbyville announced their intention of joining the Hoosier Legends Conference,[2] followed by Greenwood on October 22.[3] All schools will officially join at the beginning of the 2026-27 academic year due to the IHSAA 2-year grace period rule for the protection of the conferences the schools are leaving.

Membership

Charter Members

Beech Grove, Indian Creek, Monrovia, Speedway Triton Central and Tri-West will begin conference play in the fall of 2025. Greenwood and Shelbyville will begin play in the 2026–2027 academic year.

!School!Location!Mascot!Colors!Enrollment!IHSAA ClassFootball Class!County!YearJoined!PreviousConference
Beech GroveBeech GroveHornets8923A / 4A49
Marion		2024Indiana Crossroads
GreenwoodGreenwoodWoodmen1,2113A41
Johnson		2026Mid-State
Indian CreekTrafalgarBraves5913A41
Johnson		2024Western Indiana
MonroviaMonroviaBulldogs5032A55
Morgan		2024Indiana Crossroads
ShelbyvilleShelbyvilleGolden Bears1,0933A / 4A73
Shelby		2026Hoosier Heritage
SpeedwaySpeedwaySparkplugs5713A49
Marion		2024Indiana Crossroads
Tri-WestLiztonBruins6253A32
Hendricks		2024Sagamore
Triton CentralFairlandTigers4682A73
Shelby		2024Indiana Crossroads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hoosier Legends Conference: Embrace Exciting New Era . Indiana Preps Sports Network . INPreps . 28 October 2024.
  2. Web site: Neddenriep . Kyle . Shelbyville will leave Hoosier Heritage Conference for Hoosier Legends Conference . The Indianapolis Star . IndyStar . 28 October 2024.
  3. Web site: O'Leary . Ryan . Greenwood finalizes 2026 jump from Mid-State to Hoosier Legends Conference . Daily Journal . Daily Journal . 28 October 2024 . 23 October 2024.

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