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Wabash River Conference



             The WRC was formed in 1964 by schools in Fountain, Montgomery,  Parke, Vermillion, & Warren counties.

     Wabash River Conference Timeline
     1964: Wabash River Conference is formed.
             Membership: Coal Creek Central, Covington, Ladoga, New Market, North Vermillion, Rockville,
                                   Seeger Memorial, Turkey Run, Veedersburg
     1965: Veedersburg consolidates into Fountain Central.  Fountain Central  joins the WRC.
     1966: Attica joins the WRC.
     1971: Coal Creek Central consolidates into North Montgomery.  Ladoga & New Market consolidate  into Southmont.
               North Montgomery & Southmont join the WRC.
     1973: The existing Seeger Memorial (Indians) consolidates w/ Pine Village & Williamsport to form the current
                version of Seeger Memorial (Patriots).  The new consolidation will maintain WRC   membership.
     1974: North Montgomery withdrawals from the WRC to join the Sagamore Conference.
     1982: South Vermillion joins the WRC.
     1985: Southmont withdrawals from the WRC to join the Sagamore Conference.
     1986: Riverton Parke (Montezuma & Rosedale) is formed & joins the WRC.
     1999: South Vermillion withdrawals from the WRC to join the Western Indiana Conference.
     2016: South Vermillion re-joins the WRC.
     2018: Rockville & Turkey Run consolidate to form Parke Heritage.  The Wolves join the WRC.
             Membership: Attica, Covington, Fountain Central, North Vermillion, Parke Heritage, Riverton Parke,
                                    Seeger, South Vermillion
                       Wabash River Conference Champions

           Year      Champion(s)       Year      Champion(s)      Year      Champion(s)     Year     Champion(s)
           1965          Attica        1980     Fountain Central   2000        Attica       2020    Parke Heritage
           1966     Fountain Central   1981        Covington      2001      Turkey Run      2021    Parke Heritage
           1967     Fountain Central   1982     Fountain Central   2002      Covington
           1968         Seeger         1983         Attica        2003    Fountain Central
           1969        Covington                    Attica                  Turkey Run
           1970        Covington       1984     Fountain Central   2004      Covington
           1971        Covington                  Southmont       2005       Covington
                   North Montgomery                 Attica        2006       Covington
           1972                        1985
                        Seeger                     Covington                 Rockville
                    Fountain Central   1986        Covington      2007      Turkey Run
           1973
                        Seeger         1987        Rockville      2008         Seeger
                       Covington       1988        Rockville      2009       Rockville
           1974
                   North Montgomery             Fountain Central               Attica
           1975          Attica        1989     North Vermillion   2010      Covington
           1976        Covington       1990     Fountain Central   2011      Covington
           1977        Covington       1991        Covington                 Rockville
           1978        Covington                Fountain Central   2012      Rockville
           1979     North Vermillion   1992        Rockville      2013       Rockville
                                       1993         Attica        2014       Covington
                                       1994         Seeger        2015       Covington
                                       1995        Covington      2016         Seeger
                                                   Covington      2017       Covington

                                       1996        Rockville      2018       Covington
                                                  Turkey Run      2019       Covington
                                       1997       Turkey Run
                                       1998      Riverton Parke
                                       1999         Attica

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