Allen County Athletic Conference

Allen County Athletic Conference (ACAC)
Established	1956
Region	Indiana
Locations

The Allen County Athletic Conference (ACAC) is a seven-member Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) conference. While all of its charter schools are and were located in Allen County, it also has member schools from Adams, Jay, and Wells counties. The ACAC, along with the Porter County Conference, are the only two county conferences left in existence.

History

The Allen County Athletic Conference began with nine schools in Allen County in 1956.^[1] The schools were smaller, rural schools, with the exception of Elmhurst, the sole Fort Wayne school that wasn't included in the Fort Wayne City Series. The conference was hit hard by consolidation, and the nine original schools were down to four by the 1968 season (and two of those were new consolidations). The conference responded by going outside county borders by admitting Norwell (itself a newly consolidated school) in 1967, followed by Adams Central, Churubusco, and Eastside in 1968. The rebooted conference now expanded well outside of the Allen County footprint, including schools from Adams, DeKalb, Wells, and Whitley counties. All of the schools now sponsored football, and competition in that sport began in 1969.

The conference went to a two division format in 1971 with the addition of new school Homestead and Southern Wells. That format ended in 1975, as Homestead left for the Northeastern Indiana Athletic Conference, followed by Eastside leaving for the Northeast Corner Conference in 1980. The breakup of the NEIAC in 1989 led to a wide-scale realignment of conferences in Northeast Indiana, as schools looked to realign themselves with rivals of similar enrolments. The ACAC became the home for mid-sized schools, while the Northeast Corner housed small schools, and the newly formed Northeast Hoosier Conference became the stable for the largest non-Fort Wayne schools. Carroll and Norwell left that year for the NEHC, while Churubusco left for the NECC. They were replaced by NEIAC schools Bluffton and South Adams. Garrett, becoming too large for the Northeast Corner, moved to the Allen County league in 2005.

Jay County joined the conference beginning with the 2014-15 school year.^[2] However, the conference shrank down to seven schools in 2015, as Garrett moved to the Northeast Corner Conference in 2014, and Leo joined six of the eight Northeast Hoosier Conference high schools in a new conference (Northeast 8) in 2015.^[3]^[4]

Membership

Current members

School	Location	Mascot	Enrollment 12-13	IHSAA Class/ Football Class	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference
Adams Central¹	Monroe	Flying Jets	400	2A/1A	01 Adams	1965	Eastern Wabash Valley
Bluffton	Bluffton	Tigers	476	2A/2A	90 Wells	1989	Northeastern Indiana
Heritage	Monroeville	Patriots	658	3A/3A	02 Allen	1968	none (new school)
Jay County	Portland	Patriots	1113	4A/4A	38 Jay	2014	Independents (Olympic 2010)
South Adams	Berne	Starfires	369	2A/1A	01 Adams	1989	Northeastern Indiana
Southern Wells	Poneto	Raiders	277	1A/1A	90 Wells	1971	Independents
Woodlan²	Woodburn	Warriors	510	3A/2A	02 Allen	1956	independents

Adams Central played in the ACAC and the EWVC concurrently for 1965-66, the final year for the EWVC.
Woodlan was known as Woodburn before 1959.

Former members

School	Location	Mascot	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Arcola	Arcola	Aces	02 Allen	1956		1968	none (consolidated into Carroll (FW))
Elmhurst	Fort Wayne	Trojans	02 Allen	1956		1960	Northeastern Indiana
Harlan	Harlan	Hawks	02 Allen	1956		1965	none (consolidated into Woodlan)
Hoagland	Hoagland	Wildcats	02 Allen	1956		1968	none (consolidated into Heritage)
Huntertown	Huntertown	Wildcats	02 Allen	1956		1968	none (consolidated into Carroll (FW))
Lafayette Central¹	Nine Mile	Pirates	02 Allen	1956		1963	none (consolidated into Roanoke)
Monroeville	Monroeville	Cubs	02 Allen	1956		1968	none (consolidated into Heritage)
Ossian	Ossian	Bears	90 Wells	1966	Eastern Wabash Valley	1967	none (consolidated into Norwell)
Norwell	Ossian	Knights	90 Wells	1967	none (new school)	1989	Northeast Hoosier
Carroll (Fort Wayne)	Fort Wayne	Chargers	02 Allen	1968	none (new school)	1989	Northeast Hoosier
Churubusco	Churubusco	Eagles	92 Whitley	1968	Independents (WCC 1958)	1989	Northeast Corner
Eastside	Butler	Blazers	17 DeKalb	1968	Independents (SCC 1967)	1980	Northeast Corner
Homestead	Fort Wayne	Spartans	02 Allen	1971	none (new school)	1975	Northeastern Indiana
Garrett	Garrett	Railroaders	17 DeKalb	2005	Northeast Corner	2014	Northeast Corner
Leo	Leo	Lions	02 Allen	1956		2015	Northeast Eight

Lafayette Central became part of Roanoke High School in 1963. Roanoke itself consolidated into Huntington North in 1966, taking Lafayette Township with it. The township then split off from HNHS to become part of Southwest Allen County Schools in 1971.

Membership timeline

Division Format 1971-75

North	South
Churubusco	Adams Central
Fort Wayne Carroll	Heritage
Eastside	Homestead
Leo	Norwell
Woodlan	Southern Wells

Boys	Girls
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross Country
Cross Country	Golf
Football	Soccer
Golf	Softball
Soccer	Swimming
Swimming	Tennis
Tennis	Track & Field
Track & Field	Volleyball
Wrestling

Conference Championships

Football

#	Team	Seasons
14	Woodlan	1970, 1971 (N), 1972 (N, C), 1973 (N), 1974 (N, C), 1975, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1996, 2015, 2016
10	Leo	1971 (N), 1974 (N), 1977, 1997, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
10	Heritage	1970, 1972 (S), 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012
6	Adams Central	1969, 1972 (S), 1981, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999
5	Norwell	1971 (S, C), 1980, 1983, 1987, 1988
4	South Adams	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
3	Carroll (FW)	1976, 1978, 1979
2	Garrett	2007, 2012*
2	Homestead	1973 (S), 1974 (S)
2	Southern Wells	2000, 2008
1	Bluffton	1989*
1	Churubusco	1971 (N)*
1	Eastside	1974 (N)*
0	Jay County

1971-74: N = North Division champions, S = South Division champions, C = title game champions (not held in 1973).

Boys Basketball

#	Team	Seasons
24	Leo	1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013*, 2015
11	Norwell	1973, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988
9	Carroll (FW)	1969, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987*
9	Bluffton	1998, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016
3	Woodlan	1996, 2007, 2014
3	Southern Wells	1975, 1976, 1992
2	Heritage	2005, 2009
1	Adams Central	2012
1	Huntertown	1966*
1	South Adams	1997
1	Jay County	2016*
0	Arcola
0	Churubusco
0	Eastside
0	Elmhurst
0	Garrett
0	Harlan
0	Hoagland
0	Homestead
0	Lafayette Central
0	Monroeville
0	Ossian
0	Woodburn

Champions from 1958-59 to 1990-91 not listed are unverified.

Girls Basketball

#	Team	Seasons
8	Leo	1978, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013*
6	Garrett	2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013*, 2014
2	Heritage	2003, 2006*
2	Jay County	2015, 2016
1	Southern Wells	2009
1	Norwell	1976
1	Woodlan	2005*
0	Adams Central
0	Bluffton
0	Carroll (FW)
0	Churubusco
0	Eastside
0	Homestead
0	South Adams

Champions from beginning of competition (ca. 1974-75) until 2000 not listed are unverified.

Wrestling^[5]

#	Team	Seasons
27	Adams Central	1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
5	Carroll (FW)	1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1987
3	Leo	2003, 2007, 2014
3	Woodlan	1972, 1973, 2001
2	Bluffton	1999, 2002
2	Garrett	2009, 2010
2	South Adams	2008, 2011
0	Churubusco
0	Eastside
0	Heritage
0	Homestead
0	Jay County
0	Norwell
0	Southern Wells

Only tournament champions listed.

State titles

Adams Central Flying Jets (1)

2000 Football (A)

Garrett Railroaders (1)

1974 Football (A)

Heritage Patriots (1)

1982 girls basketball

Leo Lions (1)

2014 Girls Softball (3A)
2008 Justin Woods, Leo 33-0 215lb State Wrestling Champion

Southern Wells Raiders (1)

2001 Football (A)

External links

References

↑ Elmhurst High School (1957). "Varsity Season". Anlibrun Yearbook. Fort Wayne, IN: 63. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
↑ "Jay County Planning to Join ACAC in 2014". The Star Press. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
↑ "Leo, Huntington North Join NHC Schools for New Conference". FortWayne.com. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
↑ "Garrett Move to NECC Approved by School Board". Indiana News Center. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
↑ http://www.indianamat.com/oldsite/history/acac-wrestling-history/

Allen County Athletic Conference (ACAC)

Current Membership	Adams Central Bluffton Heritage Jay County South Adams Southern Wells Woodlan

Past Membership	Churubusco Eastside Fort Wayne Carroll Fort Wayne Elmhurst Fort Wayne Homestead Garrett Norwell Leo

Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)

Boys' sports	Baseball Basketball (Championship) Cross Country Football (Large School, Small School) Golf Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track and field Wrestling

Girls' sports	Basketball Cross Country Golf Gymnastics Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track and field Volleyball

Athletic Conferences	Allen County Big Eight Blue Chip Central Indiana Circle City Conference Indiana Duneland Eastern Indiana Great Lakes Greater South Shore Athletic Hoosier Hoosier Crossroads Hoosier Heartland Hoosier Heritage Hoosier Hills Hoosier North Indiana Crossroads Indianapolis Public Metropolitan Mid-Eastern Mid-Hoosier Mid-Indiana Football Mid-Southern Mid-State North Central Northeast Corner Northeast Eight Northern Indiana Northern Lakes Northwest Crossroads Northwestern Ohio River Valley Patoka Lake Pioneer Pocket Porter County Sagamore Southern Southern Indiana Southwestern Indiana Southwest Football Summit Three Rivers Tri-Eastern Wabash River Western Indiana IHSAA Independents

Disbanded Conferences	Adams Benton Boone Big Blue River Big 4 Blue River Calumet Athletic Capital District Cass Central Suburban Classic Decatur Delaware Dixie Dixie-Monon East Central Eastern Indiana (EIC) Eastern Wabash Valley Elkhart Fort Wayne City Fountain Fulton Hamilton Hancock Henry Howard Huntington Indiana H.S. Football Indiana Lake Shore Jay Johnson Kankakee Valley Kosciusko LaGrange Lake Athletic Lake-Porter Lake Suburban Laughery Valley Little 4 Little 7 Little 8 Lost River Marion Marshall Mid-Central Mid-Indiana Midland Midwest Mississinewa Valley Montgomery Noble Northeastern Indiana Northwest Hoosier Northern Indiana Valley Northern State Northland Olympic Patoka Valley Prairie Rangeline South Central South Lake Michigan Southeastern Indiana Southern Monon State Corner Steuben Tiny Ten Tippecanoe Tippecanoe Valley Tri-City League Tri-County (Northern) Tri-County (Southern) Tri-River Wayne Wells West Central Western Indiana Small High School White River Whitewater Valley Whitley

Conference rosters	List of high school athletic conferences in Indiana Detailed Lists Allen County – Metropolitan Mid-Eastern – Northwestern Ohio River Valley – Western Indiana Independent

City Championships	Evansville (SIAC) Fort Wayne (SAC) Gary Indianapolis South Bend (NIAC)

Cross-Conference tournaments	Christian Academy Tournament Columbus Christian Tournament Gibson County Toyota Teamwork Classic Indianapolis City Tournament Madison County Tournament Perry-Spencer County Classic Shawe Memorial Tournament Wabash Valley Classic

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