The Olympic Conference within Indiana

The Olympic Conference was an Indiana High School Athletic Association (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 Howard1971Independents (opened 1968)1984none (school closed)
Madison HeightsAndersonPirates48 Madison1971Independents (WRC 1959)1997none (school closed)
Muncie North SideMuncieTitans18 Delaware1971none (new school)1988none (school closed)
Muncie SouthsideMuncieRebels18 Delaware1971Independents (opened 1962)2010Independents (closed 2014)
CarmelCarmelGreyhounds29 Hamilton1974Sagamore1996Metro
Huntington NorthHuntingtonVikings35 Huntington1974Central Indiana2003North Central
Anderson HighlandAndersonScots48 Madison1985Classic2010none (school closed)
Jay CountyPortlandPatriots38 Jay1985Classic2010Independents (ACAC 2014)
NoblesvilleNoblesvilleMillers29 Hamilton1985Central Suburban2000Hoosier Crossroads
ConnersvilleConnersvilleSpartans21 Fayette1991South Central2010Independents (EIAC 2013)
BrownsburgBrownsburgBulldogs32 Hendricks1997Independents (CSC 1991)2000Hoosier Crossroads
Hamilton SoutheasternFishersRoyals29 Hamilton1997Hoosier Heritage2000Hoosier Crossroads
Harrison (West Lafayette)West LafayetteRaiders79 Tippecanoe1997Hoosier2000Hoosier Crossroads
McCutcheonLafayetteMavericks79 Tippecanoe1997Hoosier2000Hoosier Crossroads

Conference Divisions, 1997–2000

EasternWestern
ConnersvilleBrownsburg
Anderson HighlandHamilton Southeastern
Huntington NorthHarrison (WL)
Jay CountyMcCutcheon
Muncie SouthsideNoblesville

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