Northeast Corner Conference of Indiana

The Northeast Corner Conference in Indiana

The Northeast Corner Conference is an eleven-member Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)-sanctioned conference based in Northeast Indiana. Its schools are located within DeKalb, Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, and Whitley counties.

History

The conference was formed as the Bi-County Conference in 1964, as the formations of Lakeland and Prairie Heights left Lagrange and Steuben Counties with only seven schools total. Angola already competed in the Northeastern Indiana Athletic Conference, and Lakeland decided to compete independently. The five remaining schools started the conference, though Shipshewanna-Scott and Topeka were due to consolidate by 1966. Meanwhile, at that point the five remaining Noble County schools were set to consolidate into two schools themselves, and were also needing new conference affiliation. They joined with the Bi-County Conference teams, and changed their name to the current NECC. Howe Military also joined that year.

Other schools to join since then were Lakeland in 1974, Fairfield in 1980, Garrett in 1981, Eastside in 1983, and Angola and Churubusco in 1989. Howe Military left in 1980, and Garrett followed in 2005.

Membership

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	Enrollment	IHSAA Class	# / County	Year Joined	Previous Conference
Angola Community	Angola	Hornets		911	AAA (AAAA)	76 Steuben	1989	Northeastern Indiana
Central Noble	Albion	Cougars		441	AA	57 Noble	1968	none (new school)
Churubusco	Churubusco	Eagles		438	AA	92 Whitley	1989	Allen County
Eastside	Butler	Blazer		498	AA	17 DeKalb	1983	Allen County
Fairfield	Goshen	Falcons		583	AA	20 Elkhart	1980	Northern State
Fremont	Fremont	Eagles		387	A	76 Steuben	1964	Steuben County
Hamilton	Hamilton	Marines		228	A	76 Steuben	1964	Steuben County
Lakeland	LaGrange	Lakers		747	AAA	44 LaGrange	1973	Independents
Prairie Heights	LaGrange	Panthers		519	AA	44 LaGrange	1964	none (new school)
West Noble	Ligonier	Chargers		685	AAA	57 Noble	1967	none (new school)
Westview	Topeka	Warriors		422	AA	44 LaGrange	1966	none (new school)

Former Members

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	# / County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Shipshewanna-Scott	Shipshewanna	Indians		44 LaGrange	1964	Lagrange County	1966	none (consolidated into Westview)
Topeka	Topeka	Bears		44 LaGrange	1964	Lagrange County	1966	none (consolidated into Westview)
Albion	Albion	Trojans		57 Noble	1966	Noble County	1968	none (consolidated into Central Noble)
Cromwell	Cromwell	Spartans		57 Noble	1966	Noble County	1967	none (consolidated into West Noble)
Howe Military	Howe	Cadets		44 La Grange	1966	Independents	1980	Independents
Ligonier	Ligonier	Red Raiders		57 Noble	1966	Noble County	1967	none (consolidated into West Noble)
Wawaka	Wawaka	Chargers		57 Noble	1966	Noble County	1967	none (consolidated into West Noble)
Wolf Lake	Wolf Lake	Wolverines		57 Noble	1966	Noble County	1968	none (consolidated into Central Noble)
Garrett	Garrett	Railroaders		17 DeKalb	1981	Northeastern Indiana	2005	Allen County

Resources

• IHSAA Conferences
• IHSAA Directory
• E.T. Pearl's Basketball Corner Data Catalouge