Southwestern Indiana Conference

Location of the Southwestern Indiana Conference within Indiana.

An eight-member IHSAA-sanctioned athletic located within Clay, Daviess, Greene and Sullivan Counties in Southwest and West Central Indiana. North Central (Farmersburg) joined in 2010 with the folding of the Tri-River Conference. Prior to that time, Clay City, Linton Stockton, Shakamak, and Union (Dugger) also participated in the Tri-River Conference concurrently while playing in the SWIAC. The conference was originally formed in 1939, but information on early membership between then and 1958 is incomplete.

Membership

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	Enrollment	IHSAA Class	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference
Bloomfield1	Bloomfield	Cardinals		358	AA	28 Greene	1939	Independents
Clay City2	Clay City	Eels		278	A	11 Clay	1992	Tri-River
Eastern Greene	Bloomfield	Thunderbirds		440	AA	28 Greene	1962	none (new school)
Linton Stockton2	Linton	Miners		404	AA	28 Greene	1980	Independents
North Central (Farmersburg)	Farmersburg	Thunderbirds		303	A	77 Sullivan	2010	Tri-River
North Daviess	Elnora	Cougars		321	A	14 Daviess	1986	Blue Chip Conference
Shakamak2	Jasonville	Lakers		256	A	28 Greene	1968	Tri-River
White River Valley	Switz City	Wolverines		273	A	28 Greene	1990	none (new school)

1. Bloomfield played concurrently in the SWIAC and Blue Chip Conference from 1968 to 1985.
2. Clay City, Linton-Stockton, and Shakamak were all concurrently in the SWIAC and TRC from joining the SWIAC until the TRC's demise in 2010.

Former Members

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Barr Township	Montgomery	Vikings		14 Daviess	1939	Independents	pre-1958
Ellettsville	Ellettsville	Golden Eagles		53 Monroe	1939	Independents	1964	none (consolidated into Edgewood)
French Lick	French Lick	Red Devils		59 Orange	1939	Southeastern Indiana	pre-1958
Loogootee	Loogootee	Lions		51 Martin	1939	Independents	1970	Blue Chip
Oolitic	Oolitic	Bearcats		47 Lawrence	1939	Southeastern Indiana	1974	none (consolidated into Bedford-North Lawrence)
Plainville	Plainville	Midgets		14 Daviess	1939	Independents	pre-1948
Shoals1	Shoals	Jug Rox		51 Martin	1939 1962	Independents  ??	pre-1958 1979	?? Blue Chip
West Baden	West Baden	Sprudels		59 Orange	1939	Independents	1949
Needmore	Needmore	Hilltoppers		47 Lawrence	pre-1948		1974	none (consolidated into Bedford-North Lawrence)
Shawswick	Shawswick	Farmers		47 Lawrence	pre-1948		1974	none (consolidated into Bedford-North Lawrence)
Spencer	Spencer	Cops		60 Owen	pre-1948		1970	none (consolidated into Owen Valley)
Central (Switz City)	Switz City	Tigers		28 Greene	pre-1958		1990	none (consolidated into White River Valley)
Odon	Odon	Bulldogs		14 Daviess	pre-1958		1968	none (consolidated into North Daviess)
Worthington	Worthington	Ramblers		28 Greene	pre-1958		1990	none (consolidated into White River Valley)
Edgewood	Ellettsville	Mustangs		53 Monroe	1964	none (new school)	1970	West Central
L & M	Marco	Braves		28 Greene	1968		1990	none (consolidated into White River Valley)
Union (Dugger)2	Dugger	Bulldogs		77 Sullivan	1974	Tri-River	2014	none (consolidated into North Central (F'burg))

1. Shoals played concurrently in the SWIAC and Lost River Conference from 1971 to 1974, and in the SWIAC and BCC from 1977 to 1979.
2. Union played in the SWIAC and TRC concurrently from 1974 to 2010.

State championships

Bloomfield (1)

• 1998 Girls Basketball (A)

Linton Stockton (1)

Track and Field 1910

Shakamak (2)

• 2008 Baseball (A)
• 2014 Baseball (A)

Resources

• IHSAA Conferences
• IHSAA Directory