Northern State Conference

The Northern State Conference is a newly reformed conference that has existed since 1954. The conference went through many changes in membership and ultimately dissolved in 2015 when all of its members left for other conferences. Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, the conference will be reformed with six new schools: Bremen, Jimtown, John Glenn, Knox, LaVille, and Tippecanoe Valley.

The earlier NSC lasted from 1954 to 1963, including schools from Carroll, Elkhart, Jasper, Marshall, Newton, St. Joseph, and Starke counties. Jimtown was the only holdover from the earlier conference into the modern one, though Bremen and Knox did join the current version in the 1980s.

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, ensuring the end of the conference.[1]

In 2023, six schools decided to leave their current conferences and join a reformed Northern State Conference. Knox and LaVille from the Hoosier North Athletic Conference announced that they would be leaving. Bremen, John Glenn and Jimtown from the Northern Indiana Athletic Conference, and Tippecanoe Valley from the Three Rivers Conference (Indiana) would all be joining. The new conference would be in effect starting in the 2024-2025 school year.[2]

Membership from 2024-Current

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School Location Mascot Colors # / County Year joined Previous conference
Bremen Bremen Lions     50
Marshall
2024 Northern Indiana
Glenn Walkerton Falcons       71
St. Joseph
2024 Northern Indiana
Jimtown Elkhart Jimmies       20
Elkhart
2024 Northern Indiana
Knox Knox Redskins       75
Starke
2024 Hoosier North
LaVille Lakeville Lancers     71
St. Joseph
2024 Hoosier North
Tippecanoe Valley Akron Vikings       43
Kosciusko
2024 Three Rivers Conference (Indiana)

Membership up to 2015

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School
(IHSAA ID#)
Location Mascot Colors # / County Year joined Previous conference Year left Future Conference
Glenn Walkerton Falcons       71
St. Joseph
1966 none (new school) 2015 Northern Indiana
Jimtown Elkhart Jimmies       20
Elkhart
1966 Elkhart County 2015 Northern Indiana
LaVille Lakeville Lancers     71
St. Joseph
1966 Marshall County 2015 Hoosier North
New Carlisle New Carlisle Tigers       71
St. Joseph
1966 St. Joseph County 1968 none (consolidated
into New Prairie)
North Liberty North Liberty Shamrocks     71
St. Joseph
1966 St. Joseph County 1981 none (consolidated
into Glenn)
New Prairie New Carlisle Cougars       46 LaPorte
71 St. Joseph
1968 none (new school) 2015 Northern Indiana
Fairfield Goshen Falcons       20
Elkhart
1969 Elkhart County 1980 Northeast Corner
Culver Culver Cavaliers       50
Marshall
1977 Independents
(TRC 1976)
2015 Hoosier North
Triton Bourbon Trojans       50
Marshall
1980 Three Rivers 2015 Hoosier North
Knox Knox Redskins       75
Starke
1982 Northwest Hoosier 2015 Hoosier North
Bremen Bremen Lions     50
Marshall
1989 Northern Lakes 2015 Northern Indiana

Old Northern State Conference Membership

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School
(IHSAA ID#)
Location Mascot Colors # / County Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference joined
Delphi Delphi Oracles     08
Carroll
1954 Hoosier 1956 Hoosier
Knox Knox Redskins       75
Starke
1954 Independents
(SCC 1948)
1963 Independents
(NWHC 1968)
Morocco Morocco Beavers       56
Newton
1954 Kankakee Valley 1958 Kankakee Valley
North Judson North Judson Blue Jays    75
Starke
1954 Independents
(SCC 1948)
1963 Independents
(NWHC 1968)
Rensselaer
Central
Rensselaer Bombers     37
Jasper
1954 Independents (HAC 1949) 1958 Independents
(NWHC 1968)
Bremen Bremen Lions     50
Marshall
1958 Marshall County 1962 Marshall County
Jimtown1 Elkhart Jimmies       20
Elkhart
1958 Elkhart County 1963 Elkhart County
Washington-
Clay
South Bend Colonials       71
St. Joseph
1958 St. Joseph County 1963 St. Joseph County
  1. Jimtown was known as Baugo Township until 1961.

State championships

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Bremen (2)

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

Culver Community (0)

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Glenn (0)

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Jimtown (6)

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

Knox Community (0)

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New Prairie (0)

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Triton (4)

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

Resources

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References

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  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.
  2. ^ "Six South Bend-area schools announce formation of new high school athletic conference".