Hoosier North Athletic Conference

The Hoosier North Athletic Conference is an IHSAA-sanctioned conference in northwestern Indiana, that began in 2015. The conference contains nine schools in six counties (Cass, Fulton, Marshall, Pulaski, St. Joseph, and Starke), but may expand to include more schools in the future.[1]

Location of Hoosier North members in Indiana

History
  • 2015: The Hoosier North Athletic Conference (HNAC) was formed by schools from the Northern State Conference (Culver, Knox, LaVille, and Triton), Midwest Conference (Caston, Pioneer, West Central, and Winamac), and then independent North Judson-San Pierre. The HNAC was formed in an effort to shorten travel distances and increase competition among member schools. The exodus of the 4 Northern State Conference teams caused that conference to fold, and forced other teams from Bremen, Jimtown, John Glenn, and New Prairie to join the Northern Indiana Conference.
  • 2017: The West Central school board approved a measure to leave the Hoosier North Athletic Conference and re-join the Midwest conference, a move that, in accordance with HNAC bylaws, will be completed by the end of the 2018–19 school year.[2]

Members
School Location Mascot Colors # / County Enrollment[3] IHSAA Class Year Joined Previous Conference
Caston Fulton Comets       25
Fulton		 228 A 2015 Midwest
Culver Culver Cavaliers       50
Marshall		 249 A 2015 Northern State
Knox Knox Redskins       75
Starke		 584 AAA 2015 Northern State
LaVille Lakeville Lancers       71
St. Joseph		 363 AA 2015 Northern State
North Judson-San Pierre North Judson Blue Jays       75
Starke		 368 AA/A 2015 Independents (NW Hoosier 1997)
Pioneer Royal Center Panthers       09
Cass		 275 AA/A 2015 Midwest
Triton Bourbon Trojans       50
Marshall		 261 A 2015 Northern State
Winamac Winamac Warriors     66
Pulaski		 377 AA/A 2015 Midwest

Former Members
School Location Mascot Colors # / County Year Joined Previous Conference Year Left Conference Joined
West Central 1 Francesville Trojans       66
Pulaski		 2015 Midwest 2019 Midwest
  1. Played concurrently in HNAC and MWC 2018–19.

Membership timeline
West Central Senior High SchoolTriton High SchoolPioneer High SchoolNorth Judson-San Pierre High SchoolKnox High SchoolCulver High SchoolCaston High School

Conference Champions

Football[4]
TitlesSchoolYears
5Pioneer2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
0Caston
0Culver
0Knox
0LaVille
0North Judson-San Pierre
0Triton
0West Central
0Winamac

Due to missed games because of the COVID-19 pandemic, no conference championship was awarded in 2020.

Boys Basketball[5]
TitlesSchoolYears
2LaVille2018, 2019
1Triton2017
1Pioneer2016^
1North Judson-San Pierre2020
1Winamac2016^
0Caston
0Culver
0Knox
0West Central

^ Pioneer and Winamac were co-champions in 2016.

Girls Basketball[6]
TitlesSchoolYears
3North Judson-San Pierre2017, 2018, 2021
2Knox2019, 2020
1Triton2016
0Caston
0Culver
0LaVille
0Pioneer
0West Central
0Winamac

State Championships

Pioneer (3)
  • 2017 Football (1A)[7]
  • 2018 Football (1A)
  • 2020 Volleyball (1A)

North Judson (1)

2018 Volleyball (2A)

Math Contest

The Conference hosts a math tournament every school year at different schools within the conference. The 2018 tournament will be held at Knox.

References
  1. "Midwest Conference Down to 4 as West Central Officially Exits". Journal-Courier, Lafayette, IN. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  2. Hettinger, Paul. "West Central leaving HNAC". Pulaski Journal. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. "IHSAA Enrollment Numbers" (PDF). Indiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. "Conference Football Champions". John Harrell's Indiana High School Football. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. "Boys Basketball Conference Champions". John Harrell's Indiana Boys Basketball. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. "Girls Basketball Conference Champions". John Harrell's Indiana Girls Basketball. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. "2017 IHSAA 1A Football Tournament Bracket". MaxPreps. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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