Tri-River Conference Explained

The Tri-River Conference, established around 1965, was a seven-member IHSAA-sanctioned conference located within Clay, Greene, Morgan, and Sullivan counties in Indiana. It was named for the southern Eel, White, and Wabash rivers which flow through the territory of the conference. Clay City, Linton Stockton, Shakamak, and Union (Dugger) high schools also participated in the Southwestern Indiana Conference at the same time. The conference disbanded at the end of the 2009-2010 school year.^[1]

Former members

School	Location	Mascot	County	Year joined	Previous conference	Year left	Conference joined
Clay City¹	Clay City	Eels	11 Clay	1964	Clay County	2010	SW Indiana
Montezuma	Montezuma	Aztecs	61 Parke	1964	Parke County	1986	none (consolidated into Riverton Parke)
Rosedale	Rosedale	Hotshots	61 Parke	1964	Parke County	1986	none (consolidated into Riverton Parke)
Shakamak²	Jasonville	Lakers	28 Greene	1964	Western Indiana	2010	SW Indiana
Stauton	Staunton	Yellow Jackets	11 Clay	1964	Clay County	1984	none (consolidated into Northview)
Terre Haute Schulte³	Terre Haute	Golden Bears	84 Vigo	1964	Western Indiana	1971?	Western Indiana
Terre Haute State	Terre Haute	Little Sycamores	84 Vigo	1964	Western Indiana	1978	none (school closed)
Van Buren	Carbon	Blue Devils	11 Clay	1964	Clay County	1984	none (consolidated into Northview)
Union (Dugger)⁴	Dugger	Bulldogs	77 Sullivan	1965	Sullivan County	2010	SW Indiana
North Central (Farmersburg)	Farmersburg	Thunderbirds	77 Sullivan	1977	Independents (TCC (Western) 1967)	2010	SW Indiana
Eminence	Eminence	Eels	55 Morgan	1986	Independents (L4C 1974)	2010	Independents (GIC 2019)
Sullivan	Sullivan	Golden Arrows	77 Sullivan	1986	Independents (WIC 1982)	1999	Western Indiana
Linton Stockton⁵	Linton	Miners	28 Greene	1991	SW Indiana	2010	SW Indiana

Played concurrently in the TRC and SWIAC 1992-2010.
Played concurrently in the TRC and SWIAC 1968-2010.
Played concurrently in the TRC and WIC throughout membership
Played concurrently in the TRC and SWIAC 1974-2010. School was known as Dugger before 1965.
Played concurrently in the TRC and SWIAC throughout membership.

Membership timeline

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Resources

Notes and References

Web site: Metro roundup: Tri-River Conference to disband. 12 June 2009 .