• Source: North Central Conference (Indiana)
    • The North Central Conference is an IHSAA-sanctioned athletic conference consisting of ten large high schools in Cass, Delaware, Grant, Howard, Madison, Marion, Tippecanoe, and Wayne Counties across Central and North Central Indiana. Most of these schools are in 35,000+ population towns like Anderson, Marion, Kokomo, Lafayette, Muncie, and Richmond. Several of the nation's largest gymnasiums belong to members of this conference.


      History


      The Conference was formed on March 23, 1926 by 10 schools in the Central third of Indiana. Charter members were Anderson, Arsenal Tech of Indianapolis, Frankfort, Kokomo, Lebanon, Logansport, Muncie Central, New Castle, Richmond, and Rochester. With a couple of minor changes in the first decade (Lafayette Jeff replacing Rochester in 1930, and Marion replacing Lebanon in 1933), the conference membership remained unchanged, while the conference added more sports to its umbrella.
      This changed in 1960, as Arsenal Tech was forced to join the IPS Conference, and Frankfort left to co-found the Sagamore Conference in 1967. The conference would continue on with the same eight members for the next 36 years while changes were happening in the communities outside the schools. Anderson, Kokomo, and Muncie would open up second and third city high schools, while consolidations in the rural areas outside of Lafayette would give Jeff two similar-sized local rivals. However, the economic crisis and industrial decline in the late 1970s and early 1980s hit many of these cities hard, as populations dwindled without anything replacing the lost manufacturing jobs. Anderson, Kokomo, and Muncie are now down to one high school each.
      In the face of these population shifts, Lafayette Jeff joined the Hoosier Crossroads Conference in 2003, joining local rivals Harrison and McCutcheon, as well as the growing suburban schools outside of Indianapolis. Huntington North was brought in from the Olympic Conference as a replacement, where it had previously had conference rivals located in Muncie and Anderson.
      New Castle elected to leave the NCC at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year. They joined the Hoosier Heritage Conference in 2014. Huntington North left the NCC at the conclusion of the 2014-15 season to become a member of the Northeast Hoosier Conference. Lafayette Jeff rejoined the conference in 2014, bringing along fellow county schools Harrison and McCutcheon. Indianapolis Arsenal Tech rejoined the NCC as of April 1, 2015, but due to travel concerns, it will exit the conference at the end of the 2022-23 school year.
      Marking another round of realignment, in early 2023 the conference announced restructuring and voted out West Lafayette Harrison and Lafayette McCutcheon following the 2023-24 school year. In addition, Logansport announced in May 2023 the Berries would leave the North Central Conference and join the Hoosier Athletic Conference and replace Lewis Cass following the 2023-2024 school year.


      Membership



      Arsenal played in the IPS Conference 1960-2015.
      Lafayette Jeff played in the HCC 2003-14.
      Known as Muncie until 1963.
      Known as Morton until 1948.


      = Former members

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      = Membership timeline

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      Full members Other conference


      Divisions


      Starting with the 2014 season, the NCC began divisional competition. This only applies in boys and girls soccer, boys and girls tennis, boys baseball, and girls softball.


      Conference championships




      = Football

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      = Boys basketball

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      = Girls basketball

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      = Boys cross country

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      State championships




      = Anderson (26)

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      1935 Boys Basketball
      1937 Boys Basketball
      1945 Boys Track & Field
      1946 Boys Basketball
      1946 Boys Track & Field
      1946 Boys Cross Country
      1947 Boys Track & Field
      1947 Boys Cross Country
      1948 Boys Track & Field
      1948 Boys Cross Country
      1949 Boys Cross Country
      1950 Boys Cross Country
      1951 Boys Cross Country
      1952 Boys Golf
      1952 Boys Cross Country
      1953 Boys Golf
      1955 Boys Golf
      1955 Boys Cross Country
      1959 Boys Cross Country
      1972 Boys Golf
      1974 Boys Golf
      1984 Girls Swimming & Diving
      1985 Girls Swimming & Diving
      1988 Boys Swimming & Diving
      1989 Boys Swimming & Diving
      1995 Boys Golf


      = Arsenal Tech (10)

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      1918 Baseball
      1922 Boys Track
      1933 Boys Golf
      1936 Boys Golf
      1947 Boys Golf
      1948 Boys Golf
      1952 Wrestling
      1976 Wrestling
      1979 Wrestling
      2014 Boys Basketball (4A)


      = Harrison (4)

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      1974 Girls Track
      1992 Football (4A)
      1995 Baseball
      2017 Boys Soccer (3A)


      = Huntington North (2)

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      1990 Girls Basketball
      1995 Girls Basketball


      = Kokomo (19)

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      1911 Boys Track
      1924 Boys Track
      1925 Boys Track
      1926 Boys Track
      1927 Boys Track
      1934 Boys Track
      1935 Boys Track
      1937 Boys Track
      1958 Boys Golf
      1961 Boys Basketball
      1969 Boys Swimming
      1985 Baseball
      1985 Boys Golf
      1986 Boys Golf
      1988 Boys Golf
      1992 Girls Basketball
      1993 Girls Basketball
      1994 Boys Track
      2003 Girls Basketball (4A)


      = Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos (14)

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      1916 boys' Basketball
      1932 boys' Golf
      1948 boys' Basketball
      1964 boys' Basketball
      1969 Baseball
      1973 Baseball
      1974 girls' Swimming
      1975 boys' Tennis
      1977 boys' Golf
      1978 boys' Golf
      1979 girls' Golf
      1983 girls' Golf
      1984 girls' Golf
      1987 boys' Golf


      = Logansport (5)

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      1934 Boys Basketball
      1975 Baseball
      1977 Baseball
      1979 Baseball
      1991 Baseball


      = Marion (11)

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      1926 Boys Basketball
      1966 Boys Golf
      1975 Boys Basketball
      1976 Boys Basketball
      1984 Baseball
      1985 Boys Basketball
      1986 Boys Basketball
      1987 Boys Basketball
      1991 Boys Tennis
      2000 Boys Basketball (4A)
      2016 Boys Basketball (3A)


      = McCutcheon (4)

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      1999 Baseball (4A)
      2003 Baseball (4A)
      2008 Softball (4A)
      2021 Girls' Volleyball (4A)


      = Muncie Central (17)

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      1928 Boys Basketball
      1931 Boys Basketball
      1951 Boys Basketball
      1952 Boys Basketball
      1963 Boys Basketball
      1978 Boys Basketball
      1979 Boys Basketball
      1988 Boys Basketball
      1956 Boys Cross Country
      1958 Boys Cross Country
      1967 Boys Cross Country
      1997 Volleyball (4A)
      1998 Volleyball (4A)
      1999 Volleyball (4A)
      2002 Volleyball (4A)
      2004 Volleyball (4A)
      2009 Volleyball (4A)


      = Richmond (8)

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      1941 Boys Golf
      1958 Wrestling
      1992 Boys Basketball
      1993 Boys Golf
      1994 Boys Cross Country
      1996 Boys Golf
      1997 Boys Golf
      2003 Boys Golf


      Largest gymnasiums in nation in NCC


      1. Anderson High School Wigwam (8,996) NOT IN USE.
      4. Richmond Tiernan Center (8,100)
      6. Marion High School (7,560)


      Neighboring conferences


      Mid-Indiana Conference (MIC)
      Central Indiana Athletic Conference
      Three Rivers Conference


      See also


      Hoosier Hysteria
      Largest high school gyms in the United States


      External links


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      Resources



      IHSAA Conferences
      IHSAA Directory

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