# Eastern Midlands Conference

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The **Eastern Midlands Conference** is a high school athletic conference serving suburban and suburban-small town high schools in Eastern [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska).

## History

Throughout its history, the EMC, as the conference is usually abbreviated, has only contained schools that compete in Class B Athletics, and Class A or B music, according to [NSAA](/source/Nebraska_School_Activities_Association) regulations. The formation came from the dissolution of the Twin-Rivers Conference (TRC) in 1979. Four of the schools in the TRC, [Nebraska City](/source/Nebraska_City_High_School), [Blair](/source/Blair_High_School_(Blair,_Nebraska)), [Plattsmouth](/source/Plattsmouth_High_School), and [Syracuse](/source/Syracuse,_Nebraska) decided to form a new, eight-team conference. [Platteview](/source/Springfield,_Nebraska) decided to leave its conference and join with these schools. Several smaller schools in Eastern Nebraska had just seen influxes in enrollment and had thus become eligible Class B schools. These schools were [Elkhorn](/source/Elkhorn,_Omaha,_Nebraska), [Gretna](/source/Gretna_High_School), [Norris](/source/Norris_School_District_160), and [Waverly](/source/Waverly_School_District_145). Eight of these teams joined in 1980 to form the EMC, Syracuse High School being pushed out of the conference. In 2011, Elkhorn School District founded a new school, Elkhorn South High School, which became the ninth member of the EMC. Most recently, Platteview High School, perhaps due to a decrease in school enrollment, decided to leave the EMC and join the Capitol Conference, which includes Syracuse. [Bennington](/source/Bennington_High_School_(Bennington,_Nebraska)) of the Capitol Conference left their conference at the same time, and joined the EMC. [Elkhorn North](/source/Elkhorn_North_High_School) joined the conference with its opening in 2020. In 2023, the EMC added 3 news schools including Hastings High School, Lincoln Northwest High School, and Standing Bear High School.[1] However, Lincoln Northwest and Standing Bear will both leave the conference to join the Heartland Athletic Conference for the 2026-27 fall sports season.[2]

## Member schools

Institution Location Colors Enrollment (2019–20)[3] Mascot Class Bennington Bennington 524 Badgers B Blair Blair 527 Bears B Elkhorn Elkhorn 698 Antlers B Elkhorn North Elkhorn TBD Wolves B Lincoln Northwest Lincoln TBD Falcons B Norris Firth 537 Titans B Hastings Hastings TBD Tigers B Waverly Waverly 451 Vikings B Standing Bear Lincoln TBD Grizzlies B

### Membership timeline

Member Original TRC Member Capitol Conference Metro Conference

## References

1. Wilhelm, Lynn (March 24, 2020). ["A look inside the new Trailblazer Conference"](https://www.prepdig.com/2020/03/a-look-inside-the-new-trailblazer-conference/). *PrepDig*. Retrieved October 14, 2020.

1. ["Lincoln Northwest and Standing Bear to join Heartland Athletic Conference"](https://www.1011now.com/2025/08/20/lincoln-northwest-standing-bear-join-heartland-athletic-conference/). *1011 Now*. August 20, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2026.

1. ["NDE 18-19 Enrollment Data for 19-20 Athletic Combined"](https://nsaa-static.s3.amazonaws.com/textfile/about/1920enroll.pdf). *nsaa-static.s3.amazonaws.com*. Retrieved 29 Oct 2025.

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