The Big Blue River Conference was an IHSAA-mandated conference featuring schools from North Central and East Central Indiana. It operated from the 1968–69 school year until 1988–89.[1] Five of the original seven schools came from the East Central Conference, four directly, while Tri was formed from the consolidation of ECC member Spiceland. Morton Memorial, the last remaining ECC member in 1969, would join the conference that year, along with Hamilton Southeastern.[2] The nine school format did not last long, as Morton Memorial left after one season, and Hamilton Southeastern had outgrown the conference and left by 1972. The conference briefly returned to nine schools in 1977, as Lapel and Shenandoah joined from the folding White River Conference. However, North Decatur left three years later, as the new expansion left them geographically isolated. Morristown would follow suit in 1985, as the school dropped football. The conference would split in 1989, as Lapel and Shenandoah would help reform the WRC, New Palestine and Triton Central would move to the Rangeline Conference, and Tri was accepted into the Tri-Eastern Conference. Knightstown and Eastern Hancock were left as independents, though both would join the WRC six and eight years later, respectively.

Former members

School Location Mascot Colors County Year Joined Previous Conference Year Left Conference Joined
Eastern
Hancock		 Charlottesville Royals     30
Hancock		 1968 East Central 1989 Independents
(WRC 1997)
Knightstown Knightstown Panthers     33
Henry		 1968 Tri-Eastern 1989 Independents
(WRC 1995)
Morristown Morristown Yellow Jackets       73
Shelby		 1968 East Central 1985 Mid-Hoosier
New
Palestine		 New Palestine Dragons     30
Hancock		 1968 East Central 1989 Rangeline
North
Decatur		 Greensburg Chargers       16
Decatur		 1968 none (new school) 1980 Mid-Hoosier
Tri Lewisville Titans     33
Henry		 1968 none (new school) 1989 Tri-Eastern
Triton
Central		 Fairland Tigers     73
Shelby		 1968 Mid-Hoosier 1989 Rangeline
Hamilton
Southeastern		 Fishers Royals       29
Hamilton		 1969 Mid-Capital 1972 Rangeline
Morton Memorial Knightstown Lions     70
Rush		 1969 East Central 1970 Independents
(closed 2009)
Lapel Lapel Bulldogs     48
Madison		 1977 White River 1989 White River
Shenandoah Middletown Raiders     33
Henry		 1977 White River 1989 White River

References

  1. ↑ "Eastern Hancock, Others Form New Conference". Anderson Herald (Anderson, IN). 1967-06-03. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  2. ↑ "Eastern Hancock Royals 1969-70 Season". Eastern Hancock Boys Basketball. Retrieved 2014-09-29.


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