Olympic Conference (Indiana) Explained

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

SchoolLocationMascotColorsCountyYear joinedPrevious conferenceYear leftConference joined
HaworthKokomoHuskies34
Howard
1971Independents
(opened 1968)
1984none (school closed)
Madison HeightsAndersonPirates48
Madison
1971Independents
(WRC 1959)
1997none (school closed)
Muncie North SideMuncieTitans18
Delaware
1971none (new school)1988none (school closed)
Muncie SouthsideMuncieRebels18
Delaware
1971Independents
(opened 1962)
2010Independents
(closed 2014)
CarmelCarmelGreyhounds29
Hamilton
1974Sagamore1996Metro
Huntington
North
HuntingtonVikings35
Huntington
1974Central Indiana2003North Central
Anderson HighlandAndersonScots48
Madison
1985Classic2010none (school closed)
Jay CountyPortlandPatriots38
Jay
1985Classic2010Independents
(ACAC 2014)
NoblesvilleNoblesvilleMillers29
Hamilton
1985Central Suburban2000Hoosier Crossroads
ConnersvilleConnersvilleSpartans21
Fayette
1991South Central2010Independents
(EIAC 2013)
BrownsburgBrownsburgBulldogs32
Hendricks
1997Independents
(CSC 1991)
2000Hoosier Crossroads
Hamilton
Southeastern
FishersRoyals29
Hamilton
1997Hoosier Heritage2000Hoosier Crossroads
Harrison
(West Lafayette)
West LafayetteRaiders79
Tippecanoe
1997Hoosier2000Hoosier Crossroads
McCutcheonLafayetteMavericks79
Tippecanoe
1997Hoosier2000Hoosier Crossroads

Conference Divisions, 1997–2000

EasternWestern
Connersville Brownsburg
Anderson Highland Hamilton Southeastern
Huntington North Harrison (WL)
Jay County McCutcheon
Muncie Southside Noblesville

Membership timeline

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