Northeastern Indiana Athletic Conference

The Northeastern Indiana Athletic Conference was an IHSAA-Sanctioned Athletic Conference from 1927 to 1988.

Former members

School Location Mascot Colors # / County Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference joined
Auburn Auburn Red Devils     17
DeKalb 		1927
1960 		DeKalb County
Independents 		1953
1967 		Independents
none (consolidated into DeKalb)
Bluffton Bluffton Tigers     90
Wells 		1927 Wells County 1989 Allen County
Columbia
City 		Columbia City Eagles       92
Whitley 		1927 Whitley County 1989 Northeast Hoosier
Decatur Decatur Yellow Jackets     01
Adams 		1927 1967 none (consolidated
into Bellmont)
Fort Wayne Central Fort Wayne Tigers     02
Allen 		1927 Independents 1940 Ft. Wayne City
Fort Wayne North Side Fort Wayne Redskins     02
Allen 		1927 Independents 1940 Ft. Wayne City
Fort Wayne South Side Fort Wayne Archers     02
Allen 		1927 Independents 1940 Ft. Wayne City
Garrett Garrett Railroaders       17
De Kalb 		1927
1941 		DeKalb County
State Corner 		1935
1981 		State Corner
Northeast Corner
Huntington Huntington Vikings       35
Huntington 		1927 Independents 1932 Central Indiana
Kendallville Kendallville Red Devils     57
Noble 		1927 independent 1966 none (consolidated into East Noble)
New Haven New Haven Bulldogs       02
Allen 		1945 Independents 1989 Northeast Hoosier
Warsaw Warsaw Tigers       43
Kosciusko 		1945 Central Indiana 1953 Central Indiana
Concordia Lutheran Fort Wayne Cadets     02
Allen 		1955 Ft. Wayne City 1975 Summit
Angola Angola Hornets       76
Steuben 		1959 Steuben County 1989 Northeast Corner
Elmhurst Fort Wayne Trojans     02
Allen 		1960 Allen County 1966 Ft. Wayne City Series
Berne Berne Bears     01
Adams 		1965 Eastern Indiana (EIC) 1966 none (consolidated into South Adams)
East Noble Kendallville Knights       57
Noble 		1966 none (new school) 1989 Northeast Hoosier
South Adams Berne Starfires       01
Adams 		1966 none (new school) 1989 Allen County
Bellmont Decatur Braves       01
Adams 		1967 none (new school) 1989 Northeast Hoosier
DeKalb Waterloo Barons       17
DeKalb 		1967 none (new school) 1989 Northeast Hoosier
Homestead Fort Wayne Spartans       02
Allen 		1975 Allen County 1989 Northeast Hoosier

Membership timeline

Membership timeline

Homestead High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)DeKalb High School (Indiana)South Adams Jr./Sr. High SchoolEast Noble High SchoolBellmont High SchoolSouth Adams Jr./Sr. High SchoolElmhurst High SchoolAngola Community High SchoolConcordia Lutheran High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Warsaw Community High SchoolNew Haven High School (Indiana)East Noble High SchoolHuntington North High SchoolGarrett High SchoolSouth Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)North Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Central High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Bellmont High SchoolColumbia City High SchoolBluffton High School (Bluffton, Indiana)DeKalb High School (Indiana)DeKalb High School (Indiana)

Divisional Format

From 1973 to 1975, the conference used a two division format. The divisions were:

East-West North-South
Bellmont Angola
Columbia City Bluffton
DeKalb East Noble
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (1973–74)
Homestead (1975)		 Garrett
New Haven South Adams

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