East Central Conference (IHSAA)

The East Central Conference was an athletic conference from 1947 to 1969 based in Eastern Indiana, considered as one of the regional superconferences in the state. The conference began with 12 schools, though had turnover within its first year, mainly having to do with gym issues. Pendleton and Greenfield, larger schools, refused to play in Cambridge City's gym, deeming it too small to play in. The conference felt otherwise, and forced the two schools out of the conference. Williamsburg, on the other hand, had the opposite problem; its gym was found to be too small for conference play, and moved them out as well. To fill their spots, the conference recruited Milroy, Morristown, and Morton Memorial to join the fold.[1] While the conference did grow to 13 schools, by 1956 it had started to splinter. Three schools left to found the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference in 1956, while in 1962 four schools left to help found the Tri-Eastern Conference. The formation of the TEC in 1962 almost caused the ECC to fold, as it was left with five members. However, the Hancock County Conference's six schools were merged into the fold, giving the conference new life. However, the conference did not have long, as the formation of the Big Blue River Conference left the conference with three schools by 1968, two of which were scheduled to be closed at the end of the 1968-69 school year. The sole remaining member, Morton Memorial, opted to join the BBRC that next year.[2]

Membership
School Location Mascot Colors County Year Joined Previous Conference Year Left Conference Joined
Brookville Brookville Greyhounds                24
Franklin		 1947 Whitewater Valley 1956 Eastern Indiana
Cambridge City Cambridge
City		 Wampus Cats           89
Wayne		 1947 Wayne County 1956 Eastern Indiana
Centerville Centerville Bulldogs           89
Wayne		 1947 Wayne County 1962 Tri-Eastern
Farmland Farmland Wildcats           68
Randolph		 1947 Randolph County 1956 Randolph County
Greenfield Greenfield Tigers                30
Hancock		 1947 Hancock County 1948 Hancock County
Hagerstown Hagerstown Tigers                89
Wayne		 1947 Wayne County 1956 Eastern Indiana
Knightstown Knightstown Panthers1           33
Henry		 1947 Henry County 1962 Tri-Eastern
Liberty2 Liberty Lancers           81
Union		 1947 Whitewater Valley 1962 Tri-Eastern
Pendleton Pendleton Irish           30
Madison		 1947 Independents 1948 Independents
Spiceland Spiceland Stingers           33
Henry		 1947 Henry County 1968 none (consolidated
into Tri)
Union City
Community3		 Union
City		 Indians4                68
Randolph		 1947 Randolph County 1962 Tri-Eastern
Williamsburg Williamsburg Yellow Jackets                89
Wayne		 1947 Wayne County 1948 Wayne County
Milroy Milroy Cardinals           70
Rush		 1948 Rush County 1968 none (consolidated into Rushville)
Morristown Morristown Yellow Jackets                73
Shelby		 1948 1968 Big Blue River
Morton Memorial Knightstown Lions           70
Rush		 1948 Rush County 1969 Big Blue River
Middletown Middletown Cossacks           33
Henry		 1952 Henry County 1955 White River
Carthage Carthage Blue Raiders           70
Rush		 1956 Rush County 1969 none (consolidated
Knightstown)
Charlottesville Charlottesville Eagles           30
Hancock		 1962 Hancock County 1964 none (consolidated into
Eastern Hancock)
Hancock Central Maxwell Panthers                30
Hancock		 1962 Hancock County 1969 none (consolidated
into Greenfield Central)
Mount Comfort Mount Comfort Buccaneers           30
Hancock		 1962 Hancock County 1963 none (consolidated
into Mount Vernon)
New
Palestine		 New Palestine Dragons           30
Hancock		 1962 Hancock County 1968 Big Blue River
Vernon Township Fortville Vikings                30
Hancock		 1962 Hancock County 1963 none (consolidated
into Mount Vernon)
Wilkinson Wilkinson Bulldogs           30
Hancock		 1962 Hancock County 1964 none (consolidated into
Eastern Hancock)
Mount Vernon Fortville Marauders                30
Hancock		 1963 none (new school) 1968 White River
Eastern
Hancock		 Charlottesville Royals           30
Hancock		 1964 none (new school) 1968 Big Blue River
  1. Team name was Falcons before 1957.
  2. Liberty played in both the ECC and WVC from 1947 until it left for the Tri-Eastern Conference in 1962.
  3. Known as West Side before 1957.
  4. Team name was Wildcats before 1957.

Boys' Basketball Conference Champions
#TeamSeasons
4Morristown1958, 1960*, 1963*, 1966
2Centerville?, 1953
2Middletown1954, 1956
1Cambridge City1952
1Liberty1955
1Milroy1963*
1Morton Memorial1960*
1New Palestine1967
0Brookville
0Carthage
0Charlottesville
0Eastern Hancock
0Farmland
0Greenfield
0Hagerstown
0Hancock Central
0Knightstown
0Mount Comfort
0Mount Vernon
0Pendleton
0Spiceland
0Union City
0Vernon Township
0Wilkinson
0Williamsburg
  • Titles from 1948-51, 1957, 1959, 1961-62, 1964-65, 1968-69 are unverified.
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References
  1. "Dots and Dashes". National Road Traveler, Cambridge City, IN. 1948-04-01. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  2. "Eastern Hancock, Others Form New Conference". Anderson Herald (Anderson, IN). 1967-06-03. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
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