Mid-Eastern Conference

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The Mid-Eastern Conference in Indiana

The Mid-Eastern Conference is an IHSAA-sanctioned conference in East Central Indiana. The conference formed in 1963 as schools from Delaware, Henry, and Randolph counties banded together with impending consolidations making their conference situations unstable. The conference has never been stable for long, varying between six and eight members between 1963 and 1977, and having as many as ten members since. While schools from Hancock, Madison and Wayne counties have participated, the conference has generally stayed within its original footprint. The league once again grew to ten members as Eastern Hancock and Shenandoah joined. [1]

Contents

Current members

SchoolLocationMascotColorsEnrollment
23-24
IHSAA
Class
IHSAA Class
Football
# / CountyYear joinedPrevious ConferenceGym Capacity
Blue River
Valley
1
Mt. Summit Vikings   200A- 33
Henry
1964none (new school)2,400
Cowan Cowan Blackhawks   231A- 18
Delaware
1963 Delaware County 2,000
Daleville Daleville Broncos   287A- 18
Delaware
1963 Delaware County 2,050
Eastern
Hancock
Charlottesville Royals  377AAAA 30
Hancock
2017Independents (MHC 2016)1,370
Monroe
Central
Parker City Golden Bears   301AA 68
Randolph
1964none (new school)2,250
Randolph
Southern
Lynn Rebels   144A- 68
Randolph
1964none (new school)2,300
Shenandoah Middletown Raiders  400AAAA 33
Henry
2017Independents (WRC 2010)2,500
Union
(Modoc)
2
Modoc Rockets   87A- 68
Randolph
1963none (new school)1,963
Wapahani Selma Raiders   334AA- 18
Delaware
1968none (new school)1,725
Wes-Del 3 Gaston Warriors  248AA 18
Delaware
1977
2008
White River
White River
2,000
  1. Concurrent with HCC 1964-67.
  2. Concurrent with Randolph County Conference 1963-64.
  3. Wes-Del played from 1989 to 2008 in the second incarnation of the WRC.
  4. North Decatur joined the conference in Football only beginning with the 2021-22 school year.

Former members

SchoolLocationMascotColors# / CountyYear joinedPrevious conferenceYear leftConference joined
Cadiz 1 Cadiz Spaniards   33
Henry
1963 Henry County 1967none (consolidated into
Shenandoah)
Mooreland 2 Mooreland Bobcats   33
Henry
1963 Henry County 1964none (consolidated
into Blue River Valley)
Mt. Summit 2 Mt. Summit Eagles   33
Henry
1963 Henry County 1964none (consolidated
into Blue River Valley)
Northeastern Fountain
City
Knights    89
Wayne
1967none (new school)1974 Tri-Eastern
Frankton Frankton Eagles   48
Madison
1977 White River 1989 White River
Muncie Burris Muncie Owls    18
Delaware
1979 Central Indiana 2014Independents
(Pioneer 2015)
  1. Concurrent with HCC 1963-67.
  2. Concurrent with HCC 1963-64.

Membership timeline

Shenandoah High School (Indiana)Eastern Hancock High SchoolBurris Laboratory SchoolFrankton Junior-Senior High SchoolWes-Del Middle/High SchoolWes-Del Middle/High SchoolWapahani High SchoolNortheastern High School (Indiana)Randolph Southern Junior-Senior High SchoolMonroe Central Junior-Senior High SchoolBlue River Valley Junior-Senior High SchoolUnion High School (Modoc)Daleville High SchoolCowan High SchoolBlue River Valley Junior-Senior High SchoolBlue River Valley Junior-Senior High SchoolShenandoah High SchoolMid-Eastern Conference

Sports

Conference Champions

Boys' Basketball

#TeamSeasons
14Blue River Valley1965, 1966, 1995*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
11Wapahani1994, 1997, 2008*, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016*, 2017, 2023, 2024
8Monroe Central1968, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1996*, 2008*, 2022
7Randolph Southern1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1990**,1995*
4Shenandoah2018*, 2019, 2020, 2021
4Muncie Burris1978, 1990**, 2003, 2004
2Cowan1996*, 2016*
1Eastern Hancock2018*
0Daleville
0Frankton
0Northeastern
0Union (M)
0Wes-Del

Girls' Basketball

#TeamSeasons
16Randolph Southern1980, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2005*, 2006*, 2007*, 2008, 2010,

2011, 2012*, 2013, 2014, 2015*

9Monroe Central1980, 1983, 1984, 2005*, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
8Blue River Valley1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 2001, 2002, 2006*
4Wapahani2005*, 2007*, 2012*, 2015*
2Eastern Hancock2023, 2024
1Shenandoah2020
1Union (M)2015*
0Cowan
0Daleville
0Burris
0Frankton
0Wes-Del

Boys cross country

#TeamSeasons
15Wapahani1971, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1984, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
13Muncie Burris1977, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
10Daleville1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1996, 1997, 1998
8Monroe Central1992, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2020
5Blue River Valley1972, 1979, 1991, 1993, 2016
5Union (M)1968, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1999
3Randolph Southern1994, 2007, 2008
1Cowan1980
1Wes-Del2013
0Eastern Hancock
0Shenandoah

Girls cross country

#TeamSeasons
7Monroe Central2010, 2011, 2012, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
6Cowan2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2019
5Wapahani2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018
5Randolph Southern2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
1Muncie Burris2013
0Blue River Valley
0Daleville
0Eastern Hancock
0Shenandoah
0Union (M)
0Wes-Del

Football

#TeamSeasons
2Eastern Hancock2019, 2023
2Monroe Central2020, 2021
1Shenandoah2018
1North Decatur2022
0Wes-Del

Boys Golf

#TeamSeasons
6Monroe Central1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2018
4Wapahani1993, 1994, 1995, 1998
1Blue River Valley1971
1Daleville1985
1Muncie Burris1996
1Shenandoah2024
0Eastern Hancock
0Randolph Southern
0Cowan
0Union (M)2013
0Wes-Del

Girls Golf

#TeamSeasons
0Blue River Valley
0Cowan
0Daleville
0Eastern Hancock
0Monroe Central
0Randolph Southern
0Shenandoah
0Union (M)
0Wapahani
0Wes-Del
0Muncie Burris

Softball

#TeamSeasons
2Eastern Hancock2019, 2021
0Blue River Valley
0Cowan
0Daleville
0Monroe Central
0Randolph Southern
0Shenandoah
0Union (M)
0Wapahani
0Wes-Del
0Muncie Burris

Boys Track & Field

#TeamSeasons
13Wapahani1971, 1972, 1976, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
9Muncie Burris1978, 1994*, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010
7Daleville1965, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1977, 2014
7Monroe Central1993, 1994*, 1995, 2002, 2013, 2015, 2016
5Frankton1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989
4Union (M)1966, 1969, 1970, 2000, 2011
3Cowan1981, 1982, 2009
3Randolph Southern1990, 1991, 1992,
2Wes-Del1986, 1987
1Blue River Valley1979
1Northeastern1973
1Eastern Hancock2019
0Shenandoah

Girls Track & Field

#TeamSeasons
4Wapahani2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
4Muncie Burris2008, 2009, 2010, 2014
3Randolph Southern2015, 2016*, 2017
3Wes-Del2011, 2012, 2013
2Eastern Hancock2018, 2024
2Monroe Central1998, 2016*
0Blue River Valley
0Cowan
0Daleville
0Shenandoah
0Union (M)

The 2020 season was cancelled due to Covid.

Volleyball

#TeamSeasons
10Wapahani2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
1Cowan2020
0Daleville
0Eastern Hancock
0Monroe Central
0Randolph Southern
0Shenandoah
0Union (M)
0Blue River Valley
0Wes-Del
0Cadiz
0Frankton
0Mooreland
0Mt. Summit
0Muncie Burris
0Northeastern

Wrestling

#TeamSeasons
15Monroe Central1974, 1975, 1977, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
10Wapahani1973, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000
9Wes-Del1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2011, 2013, 2014
6Randolph Southern1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
6Cowan2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
5Daleville1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1978
0Blue River Valley
0Eastern Hancock
0Shenandoah
0Union (M)

Cheerleading

#TeamSeasons
4Daleville2016, 2018, 2019, 2024
3Eastern Hancock2020, 2022, 2023
1Wapahani2017
0Cowan
0Monroe Central
0Randolph Southern
0Shenandoah
0Union (M)
0Blue River Valley
0Wes-Del

There was no competition in 2021 due to Covid.

State champions

IHSAA State Champions

Cowan Blackhawks (2)

Burris Owls (23)

Daleville Broncos (2)

Wapahani Raiders (7)

Wes-Del Warriors (2)

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References

  1. "Eastern Hancock Finds New Home in MEC". Daily Reporter, Greenfield, IN. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-08.

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