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Three Rivers Conference (Indiana)

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Three Rivers Conference
ConferenceIHSAA
Founded1971
Sports fielded
  • 17
    • men's: 9
    • women's: 8
No. of teams10
RegionNorthern Indiana
Locations
Location of teams in

The Three Rivers Conference is a high school athletic conference in northeast Indiana, consisting of schools in Cass, Fulton, Miami, Wabash, and Whitley counties.[1]

History

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The conference was formed in 1971 by independents Caston, Culver, Northfield, and Triton, and former Mid-Indiana Conference (MIC) member North Miami. The conference grew in 1976, as Manchester joined from the Northern Lakes Conference (NLC), Southwood joined from the Mid-Indiana Conference, and two recent consolidations, Whitko (1971) and Tippecanoe Valley (1974) joined. Culver left for the Northern State Conference (NSC) at the same time. This incarnation would last for two years, until Caston left for the Midwest Athletic Conference.

Triton left for the NSC in 1980, and was replaced by two MIC schools: Eastern (Greentown) and Oak Hill. Eastern rejoined the MIC in 1987, and was replaced by NLC school Rochester. The lineup changed once more in 2006, when Oak Hill traded places with Central Indiana Athletic Conference member Wabash. The latest change was in 2015, as Maconaquah and Peru joined from the folding MIC.

Rochester and Tippecanoe Valley share a traveling trophy that is called the bell.

In 2023, Tippecanoe Valley announced they would be exiting the conference to form their own 6 team conference featuring John Glenn, LaVille, Jimtown, Knox, and Bremen. Tippecanoe Valley was independent for the 2023-24 school year before joining the new conference.

Also in 2023, the Hoosier Conference announced that Lewis Cass would be leaving the conference at the end of the 2022-23 school year to join the TRC.

On June 1, 2023, North Miami announced they would be exiting the TRC to join the Hoosier North starting at the beginning of the 2024-25 school year. On the next day of June 2nd, Northwestern announced they would take North Miami's place in the TRC, exiting the Hoosier Conference.

Membership

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School Location Mascot Colors Enrollment 22-23 IHSAA Class # / County Year joined Previous conference
Lewis Cass Walton Kings     413 AA 09
Cass
2023 Hoosier
Maconaquah Bunker Hill Braves       604 AAA 52
Miami
2015 Mid-Indiana
Manchester North
Manchester
Squires       479 AA 85
Wabash
1976 Northern Lakes
Northfield Speicherville Norsemen       275 AA 85
Wabash
1971 Independents
(new school 1962)
Peru Peru Bengal Tigers       655 AAA 52
Miami
2015 Mid-Indiana
Rochester
Community
Rochester Zebras       495 AA 25
Fulton
1987 Northern Lakes
Southwood Wabash Knights       240 A 85
Wabash
1976 Mid-Indiana
Wabash Wabash Apaches       471 AA 85
Wabash
2006 Central Indiana
Whitko South Whitley Wildcats       417 AA 92
Whitley
1976 Independents
(new school 1971)

Former members

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School Location Mascot Colors # / County Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference joined
Caston Fulton Comets       25
Fulton
1971 Independents
(new school 1964)
1978 Midwest
Culver
Community
Culver Cavaliers       50
Marshall
1971 Independents
(MCC 1966)
1976 Independents
(NSC 1977)
Triton Bourbon Trojans       50
Marshall
1971 Independents
(MCC 1966)
1980 Northern State
Eastern (Greentown) Greentown Comets       34
Howard
1980 Mid-Indiana 1987 Mid-Indiana
Oak Hill Converse Golden Eagles       27
Grant
1980 Mid-Indiana 2006 Central Indiana
Tippecanoe Valley Akron Vikings       43
Kosciusko
1976 Independents
(new school 1974)
2023 Independents
North
Miami
Denver Warriors       52
Miami
1971 Mid-Indiana 2024 Hoosier North

Football Divisions 2015–2018

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North South
Manchester Maconaquah
Northfield North Miami
Rochester Peru
Tippecanoe Valley Southwood
Whitko Wabash

Timeline

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Northwestern High SchoolLewis Cass High SchoolPeru High SchoolMaconaquah High SchoolWabash High SchoolRochester Community High SchoolOak Hill High School (Indiana)Eastern Junior-Senior High SchoolWhitko High SchoolTippecanoe Valley High SchoolSouthwood Junior-Senior High SchoolManchester Junior-Senior High SchoolNorthfield Junior-Senior High SchoolNorth Miami Middle/High SchoolTriton Junior–Senior High SchoolCaston High SchoolCulver Community High School

Sports

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  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Wrestling (boys)
  • Volleyball (girls)

State champions

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Baseball

  • Wabash (1986)~
  • Northfield (2001-2A)
  • Manchester (2002-2A)
  • Northfield (2012-2A)

~ Wabash: Current Member of Three Rivers Conference, won title as member of Central Indiana Conference

Football

  • Wabash (1920)^
  • Tippecanoe Valley (1979-1A)
  • Oak Hill (1982-1A)~~
  • Whitko (1986-2A)
  • Rochester (1987-2A)
  • North Miami (1993-1A)
  • Southwood (2002-1A)

^ Wabash were winners of the "mythical" state football championship that was recorded pre-1928

~~ Oak Hill: Won title as Member of Three Rivers Conference, current member of Central Indiana Conference

Volleyball

  • Southwood (2023-1A)

Golf

  • Rochester (1980)

Track and Field

  • Rochester (1918)

Wrestling

  • Wabash (1927)
  • Wabash (1928)

Softball

  • North Miami (2014)
  • Northfield (2021)

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Conference champions

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Football

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Titles School Years
16 Tippecanoe Valley 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980*, 1981, 1982*, 1985*, 1987, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2006, 2011*, 2012*, 2021, 2022*
14 Rochester 1988, 1997, 1999, 2000*, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2014, 2022*
11 Southwood 1976, 1980*, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002*, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022*
6 Whitko 1986, 1989, 1990, 2002*, 2010, 2013*
5 Triton 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975*
4 North Miami 1982*, 1984*, 1985*, 1991
4 Oak Hill 1982*, 1983, 2000*, 2003
3 Northfield 1975*, 1980*, 2016
2 Manchester 1998, 2009*
2 Peru 2015, 2023
1 Caston 1975*
1 Eastern (Greentown) 1984*
1 Maconaquah 2024
0 Lewis Cass
0 Northwestern
0 Wabash
  • Culver did not have a football team until after they left the TRC.

Boys basketball

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Titles School Years
15 Tippecanoe Valley 1977-78, 1990-91*, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08*, 2008-09, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16*, 2022-23
14 Manchester 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1986-87, 1991-92, 1992-93*, 1993-94, 1994-95*, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2001-02*, 2015-16*, 2023-24*
12 Whitko 1978-79, 1980-81, 1983-84*, 1984-85, 1985-86*, 1987-88, 1990-91*, 1992-93*, 1994-95*, 1996-97*, 2009-10*, 2011-12
5 Northfield 1974-75*, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91*, 1992-93*
4 Oak Hill 1983-84*, 1985-86*, 1996-97*, 2001-02*
4 Southwood 2010-11*, 2015-16*, 2016-17, 2017-18*
4 Wabash 2012-13, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2023-24*
3 Caston 1973-74*, 1975-76, 1976-77
3 North Miami 1973-74*, 2009-10*, 2010-11*
3 Rochester 2007-08*, 2009-10*, 2020-21
2 Maconaquah 2017-18*, 2021-22*
1 Peru 2021-22*
1 Triton 1972-73
0 Culver
0 Eastern (Greentown)
0 Lewis Cass

Baseball

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Titles School Years
1 Peru 2024
1 Rochester 2023
1 Wabash 2022

Girls volleyball

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Titles School Years
14 Southwood 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
4 Rochester 2003, 2014, 2015, 2017
2 Maconaquah 2016, 2019
1 Northfield 2020
1 Wabash 2018
0 Lewis Cass

Girls basketball

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Titles School Years
15 Tippecanoe Valley 1978-79, 1979-80*, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1994-95, 2002-03*, 2007-08*, 2009-10, 2012-13*, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20*, 2021-22, 2022-23
9 Rochester 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03*, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07*, 2012-13*, 2019-20*
7 Northfield 1980-81, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1995-96, 2018-19, 2019-20*, 2020-21
6 Manchester 1984-85*, 1998-99, 2005-06, 2006-07*, 2007-08*, 2012-13*
5 Southwood 1979-80*, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85*, 2013-14
4 Wabash 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13*, 2014-15
3 Oak Hill 1981-82, 1985-86, 2006-07*
2 North Miami 1996-97, 1997-98
1 Lewis Cass 2023-24
1 Whitko 2008-09
0 Caston
0 Eastern (Greentown)
0 Maconaquah
0 Peru
0 Triton
  • The champions for 1986-87, 1988–89, 1989–90, and 1992-93 are not verified. Culver left the TRC before girls' competition began.

Boys Swimming & Diving

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Titles School Years
9 Maconaquah 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
2 Oak Hill 2003, 2004
0 Lewis Cass
0 Manchester
0 Northfield
0 North Miami
0 Rochester
0 Tippecanoe Valley
0 Wabash
  • There was no conference championship between the years 2007-2015 as there were not enough schools with a swim team to have a conference championship.
  • Peru, North Miami, Southwood, and Whitko do not have a swim team.

Girls Swimming & Diving

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Titles School Years
8 Maconaquah 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
2 Oak Hill 2003, 2004
1 Rochester 2016
0 Lewis Cass
0 Manchester
0 Northfield
0 North Miami
0 Tippecanoe Valley
0 Wabash
  • There was no conference championship between the years 2007-2015 as there were not enough schools with a swim team to have a conference championship.
  • Peru, North Miami, Southwood, and Whitko do not have a swim team.

References

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  1. ^ "Three Rivers Conference". Archived from the original on 2007-06-27.
  2. ^ "IHSAA -Play On". Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.

Resources

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