The Northern State Conference (currently known as the Indiana Northern State Conference) is a high school athletic conference in Indiana that had previously disbanded in 2015, before being revived in 2024.

In 2013, Culver and Knox announced that they would be leaving the conference after the 2014–2015 school year in order to join the Hoosier North Athletic Conference with three schools from the Midwest Conference and Independent North Judson. LaVille and Triton decided to join the HNAC at the same time. The remaining four schools joined the Northern Indiana Athletic Conference, ending the conference at the time.[1]

This conference was later revived in 2024 as the Indiana Northern State Conference; including 5 schools from the previous iteration of the conference (Bremen, Jimtown, John Glenn, Knox, and LaVille) and adding Tippecanoe Valley of the Three Rivers Conference.

Current Members

School
(IHSAA ID#)		LocationMascotColors
  1. / County
Year joinedPrevious conferenceYear leftConference Joined
BremenBremenLions50
Marshall

1958 1989

2024

Northern Lakes Northern Indiana1962 2015Northern Indiana
GlennWalkertonFalcons71
St. Joseph		1966 2024none (new school) Northern Indiana2015Northern Indiana
JimtownElkhartJimmies20
Elkhart

1958 1966

2024

Elkhart County Northern Indiana1963 2015Northern Indiana
KnoxKnoxRedskins75
Starke		1982 2024Northwest Hoosier Hoosier North2015Hoosier North
LaVilleLakevilleLancers71
St. Joseph		1966 2024Marshall County Hoosier North2015Hoosier North
Tippecanoe ValleyAkronVikings43
Kosciusko		2024Three RiversN/AN/A

Former Members

School
(IHSAA ID#)		LocationMascotColors
  1. / County
Year joinedPrevious conferenceYear leftConference Joined
DelphiDelphiOracles08
Carroll		1954Hoosier1956Hoosier
GlennWalkertonFalcons71
St. Joseph		1966none (new school)2015Northern Indiana
JimtownElkhartJimmies20
Elkhart		1958 1966Elkhart County1963 2015Northern Indiana
LaVilleLakevilleLancers71
St. Joseph		1966Marshall County2015Hoosier North
New CarlisleNew CarlisleTigers71
St. Joseph		1966St. Joseph County1968none (consolidated
into New Prairie)
North LibertyNorth LibertyShamrocks71
St. Joseph		1966St. Joseph County1981none (consolidated
into Glenn)
New PrairieNew CarlisleCougars46 LaPorte
71 St. Joseph		1968none (new school)2015Northern Indiana
FairfieldGoshenFalcons20
Elkhart		1969Elkhart County1980Northeast Corner
CulverCulverCavaliers50
Marshall		1977Independents
(TRC 1976)		2015Hoosier North
TritonBourbonTrojans50
Marshall		1980Three Rivers2015Hoosier North
KnoxKnoxRedskins75
Starke		1982Northwest Hoosier2015Hoosier North
BremenBremenLions50
Marshall		1958 1989Northern Lakes1962 2015Northern Indiana
KnoxKnoxRedskins75
Starke		1954Independents
(SCC 1948)		1963Independents
(NWHC 1968)
MoroccoMoroccoBeavers56
Newton		1954Kankakee Valley1958Kankakee Valley
North JudsonNorth JudsonBlue Jays75
Starke		1954Independents
(SCC 1948)		1963Independents
(NWHC 1968)
Rensselaer
Central		RensselaerBombers37
Jasper		1954Independents (HAC 1949)1958Independents
(NWHC 1968)
Washington-
Clay		South BendColonials71
St. Joseph		1958St. Joseph County1963St. Joseph County
  1. Jimtown was known as Baugo Township until 1961.

State championships

Bremen (2)

  • 1989 Football (A)
  • 1994 Football (2A)

Jimtown (6)

  • 1974 Boys Gymnastics
  • 1991 Football (A)
  • 1997 Football (2A)
  • 1998 Football (2A)
  • 2004 Boys Basketball (2A)
  • 2005 Football (2A)

Triton (4)

  • 2000 Girls Basketball (A)
  • 2001 Girls Basketball (A)
  • 2001 Baseball (A)
  • 2008 Boys Basketball (A)

Resources

References

  1. ^ Pete Byrne (2014-04-23). "UPDATE: NIC expands, adding Bremen, Jimtown, New Prairie and Glenn". WSBT TV, South Bend, IN. Retrieved 2014-04-24.