The Olympic Conference within Indiana

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

School Location Mascot Colors County Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference joined
Haworth Kokomo Huskies     34
Howard		 1971 Independents
(opened 1968)		 1984 none (school closed)
Madison Heights Anderson Pirates     48
Madison		 1971 Independents
(WRC 1959)		 1997 none (school closed)
Muncie North Side Muncie Titans     18
Delaware		 1971 none (new school) 1988 none (school closed)
Muncie Southside Muncie Rebels     18
Delaware		 1971 Independents
(opened 1962)		 2010 Independents
(closed 2014)
Carmel Carmel Greyhounds     29
Hamilton		 1974 Sagamore 1996 Metro
Huntington
North		 Huntington Vikings     35
Huntington		 1974 Central Indiana 2003 North Central
Anderson Highland Anderson Scots       48
Madison		 1985 Classic 2010 none (school closed)
Jay County Portland Patriots       38
Jay		 1985 Classic 2010 Independents
(ACAC 2014)
Noblesville Noblesville Millers       29
Hamilton		 1985 Central Suburban 2000 Hoosier Crossroads
Connersville Connersville Spartans     21
Fayette		 1991 South Central 2010 Independents
(EIAC 2013)
Brownsburg Brownsburg Bulldogs     32
Hendricks		 1997 Independents
(CSC 1991)		 2000 Hoosier Crossroads
Hamilton
Southeastern		 Fishers Royals       29
Hamilton		 1997 Hoosier Heritage 2000 Hoosier Crossroads
Harrison
(West Lafayette)		 West Lafayette Raiders       79
Tippecanoe		 1997 Hoosier 2000 Hoosier Crossroads
McCutcheon Lafayette Mavericks       79
Tippecanoe		 1997 Hoosier 2000 Hoosier Crossroads

Conference Divisions, 1997–2000

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

Membership timeline

McCutcheon High SchoolWilliam Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, Indiana)Hamilton Southeastern High SchoolBrownsburg High SchoolNoblesville High SchoolJay County High SchoolHighland High School (Anderson, Indiana)Huntington North High SchoolCarmel High School (Carmel, Indiana)Muncie Southside High SchoolMuncie Central High SchoolAnderson High School (Anderson, Indiana)Kokomo High School

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