Three Rivers Conference (Indiana)

The Three Rivers Conference in Indiana.

The Three Rivers Conference is a high school athletic conference in northeast Indiana, consisting of schools in Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, and Whitley counties.

History

The conference was formed in 1971 by independents Caston, Culver, Northfield, and Triton, and former Mid-Indiana Conference (MIC) member North Miami. The conference grew in 1976, as Manchester joined from the Northern Lakes Conference (NLC), Southwood joined from the Mid-Indiana Conference, and two recent consolidations, Whitko (1973) and Tippecanoe Valley (1975) joined. Culver left for the Northern State Conference (NSC) at the same time. This incarnation would last for two years, until Caston left for the Midwest Athletic Conference.

Triton left for the NSC in 1980, and was replaced by two MIC schools: Eastern (Greentown) and Oak Hill. Eastern rejoined the MIC in 1987, and was replaced by NLC school Rochester. The latest lineup change was in 2006, when Oak Hill traded places with Central Indiana Athletic Conference member Wabash.

Membership

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	Enrollment	IHSAA Class	# / County	Year joined	Previous conference
Manchester	North Manchester	Squires		434	AA	85 Wabash	1976	Northern Lakes
Northfield	Wabash	Norsemen		380	AA	85 Wabash	1971	none (new school)
North Miami	Denver	Warriors		348	A	52 Miami	1971	Mid-Indiana
Rochester Community	Rochester	Zebras		615	AAA	25 Fulton	1987	Northern Lakes
Southwood	Wabash	Knights		427	AA	85 Wabash	1976	Mid-Indiana
Tippecanoe Valley	Akron	Vikings		600	AAA	43 Kosciusko	1976	Independents
Wabash	Wabash	Apaches		455	AA	85 Wabash	2006	Central Indiana
Whitko	South Whitley	Wildcats		613	AA	92 Whitley	1976	Independents

Former members

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	# / County	Year joined	Previous conference	Year left	New conference
Caston	Fulton	Comets		25 Fulton	1971	Independents	1978	joined Midwest
Culver Community	Culver	Cavaliers		50 Marshall	1971	Independents	1976	Independents
Triton	Bourbon	Trojans		50 Marshall	1971	independent	1980	joined Northern State
Eastern (Greentown)	Greentown	Comets		34 Howard	1980	Mid-Indiana	1987	joined Mid-Indiana
Oak Hill	Converse	Golden Eagles		27 Grant	1980	Mid-Indiana	2006	joined Central Indiana

Sports

• Baseball (boys)
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football (boys)
• Golf
• Softball (girls)
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track & Field
• Wrestling (boys)
• Volleyball (girls)

State Champions

Baseball

• Wabash (1986)
• Northfield (2001-2A)
• Manchester (2002-2A)
• Northfield (2012-2A)

Football

• Whitko (1986-2A)
• Rochester (1987-2A)
• Tippecanoe Valley (1979-1A)
• North Miami (1993-1A)
• Southwood (2002-1A)

Golf

• Rochester (1980)

Track and Field

• Rochester (1918)

Wrestling

• Wabash (1927)
• Wabash (1928)

Resources

• Three Rivers Conference
• IHSAA Conferences
• IHSAA Directory
• The Senior Reports - Indiana