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Clinton County Athletic Conference

The Clinton County Athletic Conference was formed in 1935 by teams from Clinton County. The conference
will operate through the 1958-59 school year. The members schools will also take part in the Clinton County
Tournament through the 1958-59 season that is hosted at Howard Hall in Frankfort. Rossville will participate in the
Clinton County Tournament on a sporadic basis, while Frankfort is never a member of the conference or the
tournament.
Clinton County Tournament Champions

Year Champion Year Champion Year Champion
1930 Colfax 1940 Michigantown 1950 Michigantown
1931 Michigantown 1941 Colfax 1951 Forest
1932 1942 Jackson Twp. 1952 Forest
1933 Michigantown 1943 Rossville 1953 Forest
1934 Forest 1944 Rossville 1954 Kirklin
1935 Scircleville 1945 Rossville 1955 Michigantown
1936 Michigantown 1946 Rossville 1956 Jackson Twp.
1937 Scircleville 1947 Rossville 1957 Rossville
1938 Michigantown 1948 Rossville 1958 Colfax
1939 Rossville 1949 Sugar Creek Twp. 1959 Forest
a. The Clinton County Tournament was generally held in mid-January @ Howard Hall in Frankfort.
b. Frankfort never participated in the tournament.
c. The 1932 tournament was called the “Frankfort Tri-County Tournament” & included teams from Clinton,
Boone, & Tipton counties. Prairie Twp. (Tipton County) won the tournament by beating Colfax.
Clinton County Athletic Conference Timeline
1935: The Clinton County Athletic Conference is formed.
Membership: Colfax, Forest, Jackson Twp., Kirklin, Michigantown, Mulberry, Rossville, Scircleville,
Sugar Creek Twp., Washington Twp.
1947: Rossville withdrawals from the CCAC to join the Hoosier Conference.
1959: Forest, Kirklin, Michigantown, Scircleville, & Sugar Creek Twp. consolidate to form Clinton Central. The
CCAC ceases to exist & the Clinton County Tournament ends after the 1958-59 season.
1961: Colfax, Jackson Twp., Mulberry, & Washington Twp. consolidate to form Clinton Prairie.

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