Lost River Athletic Conference Explained

The Lost River Athletic Conference was a short-lived IHSAA-sanctioned conference in southern Indiana, formed in 1971.^[1] Member schools hailed from Clark, Dubois, Martin, Orange, and Washington counties. Membership was never stable in its six-year span, and multiple schools held dual membership in other conferences.^[2]

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	County	Year joined	Previous conference	Year left	Conference joined
Borden^1	Borden	Braves		10 Clark	1971	Dixie-Monon	1975	Southern
Eastern (Pekin)^2	New Pekin	Musketeers		88 Washington	1971	Dixie-Monon	1977	Southern
Henryville	Henryville	Hornets		10 Clark	1971	Dixie-Monon	1977	Southern
Orleans	Orleans	Bulldogs		59 Orange	1971	Dixie-Monon	1977	Independents (PLC in 1979)
Shoals^3	Shoals	Jug Rox		51 Martin	1971	Southwestern Indiana	1974	Southwestern Indiana
West Washington	Campbellsburg	Senators		88 Washington	1971	Dixie-Monon	1977	Independents (PLC in 1979)
Northeast Dubois	Dubois	Jeeps		19 Dubois	1972	Patoka Valley	1977	Blue Chip

1. Borden played concurrently in the LRAC and SAC for the 1974-75 season.
2. Eastern played in the LRAC and SAC concurrently for the 1975-76 and 1976-77 seasons.
3. Shoals had dual membership in the LRAC and SWIAC for their entire duration in the conference.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Keeping Score With Jerry Birge . Dubois County Daily Herald, Jasper, IN . 1972-10-19 . 2013-10-08.
2. Web site: Keeping Score With Jerry Birge . Dubois County Daily Herald, Jasper, IN . 1975-01-28 . 2013-10-06.