Sagamore Conference

Sagamore Athletic Conference
League	IHSAA
Founded	1966
Sports fielded	men's: 10; women's: 10, and unified: 1;
No. of teams	8
Official website	https://www.sagamoreconference.com
Locations

Sagamore Conference is an eight-member IHSAA sanctioned athletic conference comprising 2A and 3A and sized schools in Clinton, Boone, Hendricks, and Montgomery Counties in Central Indiana.

The Sagamore Conference was founded in 1966 in Lebanon, Indiana, with a meeting between school officials from Brownsburg, Carmel, Crawfordsville, Frankfort, Lebanon, and Noblesville. The founders selected the name "Sagamore" after the Abnaki Indian tribe's name for "chief".^[1] The conference remained stable until Carmel withdrew in 1973 to establish themselves with other schools in then-class AAA and Noblesville followed suit in 1979.^[1] This did not stop the Sagamore, however, as North Montgomery was added in 1975, Western Boone in 1981, and Southmont in 1984. Brownsburg departed in 1985.

In 1995, the Sagamore executive council considered expansion. Several schools were mentioned but only two submitted written applications for membership. Starting in 1998, the Sagamore was engaged in discussions with Danville to become the seventh member of the conference and Tri-West was contacted joined the Sagamore to bring the league to eight members. Formally announced in the winter of 1998–1999, the Sagamore conference expanded to eight members. Since then, the conference membership remained stable despite conference realignment around the west central Indiana region the witnessed the formation and disbandment of many different conferences.

In 2023, serious discussions took place among the Sagamore schools outside of the Indianapolis metropolitan loop about forming a new athletic conference. Montgomery County schools had been in contact with Putnam County schools Cloverdale, Greencastle, North Putnam, and South Putnam about the formation of a new league.^[2] On May 10, 2023, citing enrollment and competitive balance, five Sagamore schools in Crawfordsville, Frankfort, North Montgomery, Southmont, and Western Boone notified the Sagamore Conference of their intent to separate from the Sagamore and form a new conference with a sixth member school to start as early as the 2024-2025 academic year but no later than the 2026-2027 academic year.^[3] Danville, Lebanon, and Tri-West will retain the Sagamore Conference name and history and will leave the conference with three member schools.

In early 2024, it was announced that both Harrison and McCutcheon would join the three remaining Sagamore schools, bringing conference membership to 5. This represents a dramatic shift in conference demographics, as both of the new schools are larger than the three remainders. It also represents a change in conference geography, as both Harrison and McCutcheon are located in West Lafayette, Indiana.

On May 7, 2024, it was announced that Tri-West would depart the Sagamore Conference in 2026-27 and create a new conference being joined by Western Indiana Conference member Indian Creek and the four public schools in the Indiana Crossroads Conference: Beech Grove, Monrovia, Speedway, and Triton Central.

Membership

Members departing for the Monon Athletic Conference on July 1, 2025.
Members departing for the Hoosier Legends Conference in 2026-27

School	Location	Mascot	Enrollment	IHSAA Class	County	Year joined	Previous conference
Crawfordsville	Crawfordsville	Athenians	696	3A	54 Montgomery	1967
Danville	Danville	Warriors	766	3A	32 Hendricks	1999	West Central
Frankfort	Frankfort	Hot Dogs	893	4A	12 Clinton	1967	North Central
Lebanon	Lebanon	Tigers	1,001	4A	06 Boone	1967	Western Indiana
North Montgomery	Crawfordsville	Chargers	549	3A	54 Montgomery	1974	Wabash River
Southmont	New Market	Mounties	487	2A	54 Montgomery	1985	Wabash River
Tri-West	Lizton	Bruins	625	3A	32 Hendricks	1999	West Central
Western Boone	Thorntown	Stars	511	3A	06 Boone	1983

Future members

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	County	Year joining	Previous conference
West Lafayette Harrison	West Lafayette	Raiders		79 Tippecanoe	2025	North Central
McCutcheon	Lafayette	Mavericks		79 Tippecanoe	2025	North Central

Former members

School	Location	Mascot	County	Year joined	Previous conference	Year left	Conference joined
Brownsburg	Brownsburg	Bulldogs	32 Hendricks	1967	Mid-State	1985	Central Suburban
Carmel	Carmel	Greyhounds	29 Hamilton	1967	Capital District	1974	Olympic
Noblesville	Noblesville	Millers	29 Hamilton	1967	Independents (HCC 1965)	1980	Central Suburban

Membership timeline

Conference championships

Football

#	Team	Seasons
10	Danville	1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2012*, 2017, 2020, 2021
10	Western Boone	1987, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022*
9	Tri-West	2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022*, 2023
7	Crawfordsville	1968, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1985*, 1989, 1991
7	Noblesville	1969, 1970*, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979
6	Lebanon	1976, 1983, 1985, 1992, 1993, 2006
6	North Montgomery	1986, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2008
5	Brownsburg	1973, 1980, 1981, 1983*, 1984
4	Frankfort	1970, 1987, 1995, 2000
3	Southmont	2009, 2010, 2011
1	Carmel	1970*

Boys basketball

#	Team	Seasons
30	Lebanon	1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2022, 2023
14	Danville	2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017*, 2020, 2021, 2024
13	Frankfort	1971, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2009
5	Crawfordsville	1968, 1973, 1974, 1987, 2019
4	North Montgomery	1990, 2006, 2007, 2009
4	Tri-West	2016, 2017, 2018, 2019*
3	Carmel	1968*, 1969, 1972
1	Brownsburg	1981
1	Noblesville	1980
1	Southmont	2022*
1	Western Boone	1993

Girls basketball

#	Team	Seasons
16	Lebanon	1981, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014*, 2015, 2016
9	Frankfort	1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2001*, 2002
8	Danville	2003, 2004, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024
6	North Montgomery	1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1989*
5	Western Boone	1986, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2014
3	Brownsburg	1982, 1983, 1984
3	Crawfordsville	1987, 2008, 2009
3	Tri-West	2017*, 2021, 2022
2	Southmont	1986*, 1994
0	Noblesville

*Co-champions

State championships

Crawfordsville (7)

1911 Boys Basketball
1919 Boys Track
1954 Boys Golf
1956 Boys Golf
1975 Girls Tennis
2008 Baseball (3A)
2011 Baseball (3A)

Frankfort (4)

1925 Boys Basketball
1929 Boys Basketball
1936 Boys Basketball
1939 Boys Basketball

Lebanon (4)

1912 Boys Basketball
1917 Boys Basketball
1918 Boys Basketball
2016 Softball (3A)

North Montgomery (2)

1995 Football (2A)
1996 Football (2A)

Tri-West Hendricks (5)

1996 Football (A)
2003 Football (2A)
2004 Football (2A)
2013 Softball (3A)
2014 Football (3A)

Western Boone (4)

1988 Football (2A)
2018 Football (2A)
2019 Football (2A)
2020 Football (2A)

References

^ ^a ^b "History – Sagamore Conference Athletics". 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
^ "CCSC superintendent discusses proposed state funding changes". Journal Review. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
^ "Western Boone to leave Sagamore Conference, will form new six-team league". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-05-21.

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[:0-1] "History – Sagamore Conference Athletics". 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2023-05-21.

[2] "CCSC superintendent discusses proposed state funding changes". Journal Review. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-05-21.

[3] "Western Boone to leave Sagamore Conference, will form new six-team league". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-05-21.

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