Three Rivers Conference (Indiana)
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
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
Timeline
Sports
Baseball (boys)
Basketball
Cross Country
Football (boys)
Golf
Softball (girls)
Swimming
Tennis
Track & Field
Wrestling (boys)
Volleyball (girls)
State champions
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
Golf
Track and Field
Wrestling
Wabash (1927)
Wabash (1928)
Softball
North Miami (2014)
Northfield (2021)
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Conference champions
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
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
Titles
School
Years
1
Peru
2024
1
Rochester
2023
1
Wabash
2022
Girls volleyball
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
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
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
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
Resources
Boys' sports Girls' sports Athletic conferences Disbanded conferences Conference rosters City championships Cross-conference tournaments