The Hoosier Legends Conference (HLC) is a planned, eight-member IHSAA-sanctioned conference to begin competition in the 2026–2027. The conference comprises suburban and rural schools from Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, and Shelby counties.
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| Founded | 2025 |
|---|---|
| First season | 2026–2027 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Region | IHSAA |
| Locations | |
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The Hoosier Legends Conference was formed by Tri-West after conference realignment with in the Sagamore Conference shifted to the Lafayette Metro Area with bigger schools joining the conference. Similar reasons to the previous members of the Sagamore Conference had for leaving, Tri-West left the conference due to competitive balance and enrollment shifts within the conference.
On August 14, 2024, the Hoosier Legends Conference was announced as Tri-West welcomed Beech Grove, Indian Creek, Monrovia, Speedway, and Triton Central.[1] On October 17, 2024, Shelbyville announced their intention of joining the Hoosier Legends Conference,[2] followed by Greenwood on October 22.[3] All schools will officially join at the beginning of the 2026-27 academic year due to the IHSAA 2-year grace period rule for the protection of the conferences the schools are leaving.
Membership
editCharter Members
editAll members will begin play in the 2026–2027 academic year.
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Enrollment | IHSAA Class
Football Class |
County | Year
Joined |
Previous
Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Grove | Beech Grove | Hornets | 892 | 3A / 4A | 49 Marion |
2026 | Indiana Crossroads | |
| Greenwood | Greenwood | Woodmen | 1,211 | 3A | 41 Johnson |
2026 | Mid-State | |
| Indian Creek | Trafalgar | Braves | 591 | 3A | 41 Johnson |
2026 | Western Indiana | |
| Monrovia | Monrovia | Bulldogs | 503 | 2A | 55 Morgan |
2026 | Indiana Crossroads | |
| Shelbyville | Shelbyville | Golden Bears | 1,093 | 3A / 4A | 73 Shelby |
2026 | Hoosier Heritage | |
| Speedway | Speedway | Sparkplugs | 571 | 3A | 49 Marion |
2026 | Indiana Crossroads | |
| Tri-West | Lizton | Bruins | 625 | 3A | 32 Hendricks |
2026 | Sagamore | |
| Triton Central | Fairland | Tigers | 468 | 2A | 73 Shelby |
2026 | Indiana Crossroads |
References
edit- ^ "Hoosier Legends Conference: Embrace Exciting New Era". Indiana Preps Sports Network. INPreps. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle. "Shelbyville will leave Hoosier Heritage Conference for Hoosier Legends Conference". The Indianapolis Star. IndyStar. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ O'Leary, Ryan (23 October 2024). "Greenwood finalizes 2026 jump from Mid-State to Hoosier Legends Conference". Daily Journal. Daily Journal. Retrieved 28 October 2024.