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Midwest Conference

The Midwest Conference was originally formed in the Fall of 1932 by the administrators at 12 west central
Indiana high schools. The conference will disband after the 1946-47 season.
The Midwest Conference was re-formed starting with the 1955-56 school by administrators at Brook,
Brookston, Camden, Fowler, Kentland, Monon, Royal Center, and Wolcott high schools. Due to school
consolidation, none of the member schools that re-formed the conference in 1955 are presently in existence.
In the summer of 2013, Caston, Pioneer, West Central, & Winamac announced their intentions to leave the
Midwest Conference after the 2014-15 school year. Therefore, the Midwest Conference ceased to exist after the
2014-15 school year.
Beginning with the 2017-18 school year, the Midwest Conference was re-organized by Frontier, North
White, South Newton, and Tri-County, by adding North Newton and West Central to the Midwest Conference. All
sports fielded championships during the 2017-18 season. South Newton participated in all sports, with the exception
of football. Their football team will join the conference for the 2018 season.
Midwest Conference Timeline
1932: Attica, Brook, Fowler, Kentland, Monticello, Morocco, Pine Village, Remington, Rensselaer, Veedersburg,
West Lafayette, & Williamsport form the Midwest Conference. Original membership is at 12 member schools.
1933: Remington withdrawals from the MWC. Oxford joins the MWC.
1934: West Lebanon joins the MWC.
1939: Rensselaer absorbs Hanging Grove.
1945: Monticello withdrawals from the MWC.
1947: The MWC dissolves after the 1946-47 school year.
1955: Brook, Brookston, Camden, Fowler, Kentland, Monon, Royal Center, & Wolcott re-form the MWC.
Membership is at 8 schools. Conference play starts during the 1955-56 school year
1957: Francesville joins the MWC.
1961: Klondike joins the MWC.
1963: Monon consolidates into North White. North White joins the MWC. Royal Center consolidates into
Pioneer. Pioneer joins the MWC.
1965: Brookston consolidates into Frontier. Frontier joins the MWC. Camden consolidates into Delphi.
1966: Brook & Kentland consolidate to form South Newton. South Newton joins the MWC.
1967: Demotte, North Newton, & Remington join the MWC.
1968: Fowler consolidates into Benton Central. Benton Central joins the MWC. Francesville consolidates into West
Central. West Central joins the MWC.
1969: Benton Central withdrawals from the MWC.
1970: Demotte consolidates into Kankakee Valley. Kankakee Valley joins the MWC. Klondike consolidates into
Harrison.
1971: Remington & Wolcott consolidate into Tri-County. Tri-County joins the MWC.
1972: Kankakee Valley withdrawals from the MWC.
1975: North Newton & West Central withdrawal from the MWC.
1977: Carroll & Rossville join the MWC.
1978: Caston joins the MWC.
1980: West Central re-joins the MWC.
1981: Winamac joins the MWC.
1989: Rossville withdrawals from the MWC.
1992: Carroll withdrawals from the MWC.
2015: Caston, Pioneer, West Central, & Winamac withdrawal from the MWC. The conference dissolves after the
2014-15 school year.
2017: Frontier, North Newton, North White, South Newton, Tri-County, & West Central re- organize the MWC
starting w/ the 2017-18 school year.
Current Membership: Frontier, North Newton, North White, South Newton, Tri-County, West Central
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