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White County Athletic Conference

The White County Athletic Conference was formed in 1908 by teams from White County. The conference
will operate through the 1962-63 school year. The White County Tournament will operate annually through 2013.
The county tournament will be played at the Staggs Gym in Monticello through the 1962-63 school year. After the
1960s the tournament host will rotate largely between Monon & Brookston until consolidation, then Frontier, North
White, & Tri-County will rotate hosting responsibilities.
White County Tournament Champions

Year Champion Year Champion Year Champion Year Champion Year Champion
1940 Monon 1960 Reynolds 1980 North White 2000 Tri-County
1941 Chalmers 1961 Brookston 1981 Twin Lakes 2001 Frontier
1942 Monon 1962 Brookston 1982 Frontier 2002 Tri-County
1923 Wolcott 1943 Chalmers 1963 Monon 1983 Frontier 2003 Delphi
1924 Wolcott 1944 Monon 1964 Brookston 1984 Twin Lakes 2004 Delphi
1925 Monon 1945 Brookston 1965 Fowler 1985 North White 2005 Delphi
1926 Wolcott 1946 Monon 1966 Fowler 1986 Twin Lakes 2006 Tri-County
1927 Brookston 1947 Monon 1967 Wolcott 1987 Twin Lakes 2007 Tri-County
1928 Monticello 1948 Brookston 1968 Wolcott 1988 Tri-County 2008 Tri-County
1929 Reynolds 1949 Brookston 1969 Wolcott 1989 Frontier 2009 Frontier
1930 Chalmers 1950 Brookston 1970 Wolcott 1990 Frontier 2010 Delphi
1931 Brookston 1951 Monon 1971 South Newton 1991 Delphi 2011 Delphi
1932 Monticello 1952 Brookston 1972 Tri-County 1992 Tri-County 2012 Delphi
1933 Chalmers 1953 Reynolds 1973 Tri-County 1993 Delphi 2013 Delphi
1934 Brookston 1954 Brookston 1974 Rossville 1994 Tri-County
1935 Monticello 1955 Brookston 1975 Tri-County 1995 Tri-County
1936 Monticello 1956 Monon 1976 Frontier 1996 Tri-County
1937 Monon 1957 Monon 1977 Frontier 1997 Frontier
1938 Monticello 1958 Wolcott 1978 Twin Lakes 1998 Delphi
1939 Brookston 1959 Monon 1979 North White 1999 North White
a. Host sites for the annual White County Tournament varied throughout the course of the tournament.
Monticello’s Staggs Gymnasium was a primary host, but Monon & Brookston also regularly hosted the
tournament through the late 1970s. From the early 1990s-2013 the tourney will rotate between the
participating schools as host sites.
b. The 1964-74 the tournament will become known as the “White County Invitational.” This is primarily due to
school consolidation & the fact that schools outside of White County participated. From 1975-2013 the name
will revert back to the “White County Tournament,” even though Delphi is a participant from 1991-2013.
White County Athletic Conference Timeline
1908: The White County Athletic Conference is formed.
Membership: Brookston, Buffalo, Burnettsville, Chalmers, Idaville, Monon, Monticello, Reynolds,
Round Grove, Wolcott
1933: Monon leaves the WCC to join the Kankakee Valley Conference.
1954: Round Grove consolidates into the existing Wolcott H.S.
1955: Brookston & Wolcott leave the WCC to join the Midwest Conference.
1957: Chalmers drops out of the WCC to join the Western Indiana Small School Conference.
1961: Adams Twp. joins the WCC.
1963: Adams Twp., Burnettsville, Idaville, & Monticello consolidate to form Twin Lakes. Buffalo, Monon, &
Reynolds consolidate to form North White.

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