Midland Conference (IHSAA)

The Midland Conference in Indiana

The Midland Conference was an IHSAA-sanctioned conference located in North Central and Northeast Indiana. Except for having three members between 1981 and 1984 notwithstanding, the conference stayed between four and six members through its lifetime. The conference consisted mostly of private schools, with one public school and one military academy holding membership at some point.

History

The conference was formed in 1971 with 6 schools: Bethany Christian, Divine Heart, Huntington Catholic, Kewanna, Wawasee Prep, and White's. Divine Child left after the first year, and was replaced by Marion Bennett in 1973-74. Wawassee Prep closed in 1975, leaving the conference at 5 until 1981. That year, Kewanna was consolidated into Caston Jr.-Sr. High School, and Bethany Christian became independent. The remaining schools (Huntington Catholic, Marion Bennett, and White's) continued the conference unofficially until 1984-85, when Fort Wayne Christian (later Fort Wayne Keystone) and Howe Military joined. This only lasted one season, as Fort Wayne Canterbury replaced the closing Huntington Catholic. Bethany Christian joined for the 1987-88 school year, and were replaced by Lakeview Christian in 1988. Once Marion Bennett closed in 1993, the conference entered its most stable lineup, not changing until Lakewood Park Christian joined in 2000. Canterbury left in 2002, followed by Lakewood Park leaving in 2009, leaving four schools. Keystone closed after the 2009-10 school year, and with Howe, Lakeview, and White's unable to find replacement schools, the conference disbanded after that season.

Membership

Members at folding

School	Location	Mascot	IHSAA Class	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Howe	Howe	Wildcats	A	44 La Grange	1984	Independents (NECC 1980)	2010	Independents
Fort Wayne Keystone	Fort Wayne	Eagles	A	02 Allen	1984		2010	none (school closed)
Lakeview Christian	Marion	Lions	A	27 Grant	1988		2010	Independents
White's	Wabash	Warriors	A	85 Wabash	1971	Independents	2010	Independents (left IHSAA 2011)

Former Members

School	Location	Mascot	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Bethany Christian	Goshen	Bruins	20 Elkhart	1971 1987	Independents	1981 1988	Independents Independents
Divine Heart	Donaldson	Chargers	50 Marshall	1971		1972	Independents (closed 1979)
Fort Wayne Canterbury	Fort Wayne	Cavaliers	2 Allen	1985		2002	Independents
Huntington Catholic	Huntington	Ramblers	35 Huntington	1971	Independents	1985	Independents none (school closed)
Kewanna	Kewanna	Indians	25 Fulton	1971	Independents (TVAC 1968)	1981	none (consolidated into Caston)
Lakewood Park Christian	Auburn	Panthers	17 Dekalb	2000	Independents	2009	Independents
Marion Bennett	Marion	Trojans	27 Grant	1973		1993	Independents none (school closed)
Wawassee Prep	Syracuse	Lakers	50 Marshall	1971	Independents (opened 1968)	1975	none (school closed)

Membership Timeline

Membership timeline

Resources

Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)

Boys' sports	Baseball Basketball (Championship) Cross Country Football (Large School, Small School) Golf Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track and field Wrestling

Girls' sports	Basketball Cross Country Golf Gymnastics Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track and field Volleyball

Athletic Conferences	Allen County Big Eight Blue Chip Central Indiana Conference Indiana Duneland Eastern Indiana Great Lakes Greater South Shore Athletic Hoosier Hoosier Crossroads Hoosier Heartland Hoosier Heritage Hoosier Hills Hoosier North Indiana Crossroads Indianapolis Public Metropolitan Mid-Eastern Mid-Hoosier Mid-Indiana Football Mid-Southern Mid-State North Central Northeast Corner Northeast Eight Northern Indiana Northern Lakes Northwest Crossroads Northwestern Ohio River Valley Patoka Lake Pioneer Pocket Porter County Sagamore Southern Southern Indiana Southwestern Indiana Southwest Football Summit Three Rivers Tri-Eastern Wabash River Western Indiana IHSAA Independents

Disbanded Conferences	Adams Benton Big Blue River Blue River Calumet Athletic Capital District Cass Central Suburban Classic Decatur Delaware Dixie Dixie-Monon East Central Eastern Indiana (EIC) Eastern Wabash Valley Elkhart Fort Wayne City Fountain Fulton Hamilton Hancock Henry Howard Huntington Indiana H.S. Football Indiana Lake Shore Jay Johnson Kankakee Valley Kosciusko LaGrange Lake Athletic Lake Suburban Laughery Valley Little Seven Lost River Marion Marshall Mid-Central Mid-Indiana Midland Midwest Mississinewa Valley Noble Northeastern Indiana Northwest Hoosier Northern Indiana Valley Northern State Northland Olympic Patoka Valley Prairie Rangeline South Central South Lake Michigan Southeastern Indiana Southern Monon State Corner Steuben Tiny Ten Tippecanoe Tippecanoe Valley Tri-City League Tri-County (Northern) Tri-County (Southern) Tri-River Wayne Wells West Central Western Indiana Small High School White River Whitewater Valley Whitley

Conference rosters	List of high school athletic conferences in Indiana Detailed Lists Allen County – Metropolitan Mid-Eastern – Northwestern Ohio River Valley – Western Indiana Independent

City Championships	Evansville (SIAC) Fort Wayne (SAC) Gary Indianapolis South Bend (NIAC)

Cross-Conference tournaments	Christian Academy Tournament Columbus Christian Tournament Gibson County Toyota Teamwork Classic Indianapolis City Tournament Madison County Tournament Perry-Spencer County Classic Shawe Memorial Tournament Wabash Valley Classic

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