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{{for|the collegiate conference|Midlands Conference}}
[[Image:Indiana (MC1).png|thumb|The Midland Conference in Indiana|250px]] The '''Midland Conference''' was an [[Indiana High School Athletic Association|IHSAA]]-sanctioned conference located in North Central and Northeast [[Indiana]]. Except for having three members between 1981 and 1982 notwithstanding, the conference stayed between four and six members through its lifetime. The conference consisted mostly of private schools, with one public school and one military academy holding membership at some point.

==History==
The conference was formed in 1971 with 6 schools: Bethany Christian, Divine Heart, Huntington Catholic, Kewanna, Wawasee Prep, and White's. Divine Child left after the first year, and was replaced by Marion Bennett in 1973-74. Wawassee Prep closed in 1975, leaving the conference at 5 until 1981. That year, Kewanna was consolidated into Caston Jr.-Sr. High School, and Bethany Christian became independent. The remaining schools (Huntington Catholic, Marion Bennett, and White's) continued the conference unofficially for a year, then Fort Wayne Christian (later Fort Wayne Keystone) joined in 1982, and Howe Military joined two years later. This lineup only lasted one season, as Fort Wayne Canterbury replaced the closing Huntington Catholic. Bethany Christian joined for the 1987-88 school year, and were replaced by Lakeview Christian in 1988. Once Marion Bennett closed in 1993, the conference entered its most stable lineup, not changing until Lakewood Park Christian joined in 2000. Canterbury left in 2002, followed by Lakewood Park leaving in 2009, leaving four schools. Keystone closed after the 2009-10 school year, and with Howe, Lakeview, and White's unable to find replacement schools, the conference disbanded after that season.

==Membership==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! School
! Location
! Mascot
! Colors
! County
! Year joined
! Previous conference
! Year left
! Conference joined
|-
| [[Bethany Christian Schools|Bethany Christian]]
| [[Goshen, Indiana|Goshen]]
| Bruins
| {{Color box|royalblue|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Elkhart County, Indiana|20 <br /> Elkhart]]
| 1971 <br /> 1987
| Independents<br />
| 1981 <br /> 1988
| Independents<br />Independents
|-
| [[Divine Heart Seminary|Divine Heart]]
| [[Donaldson, Indiana|Donaldson]]
| Chargers
| {{Color box|red|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Marshall County, Indiana|50 <br /> Marshall]]
| 1971
|
| 1972
| Independents<br />(closed 1979)
|-
| [[Huntington Catholic High School|Huntington <br /> Catholic]]
| [[Huntington, Indiana|Huntington]]
| Ramblers
| {{Color box|navy|border=silver}} {{Color box|gold|border=silver}}
| [[Huntington County, Indiana|35 <br /> Huntington]]
| 1971
| Independents
| 1985
| Independents<br />none (school closed)
|-
| [[Caston Junior-Senior High School|Kewanna]]
| [[Kewanna, Indiana|Kewanna]]
| Indians
| {{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Fulton County, Indiana|25 <br /> Fulton]]
| 1971
| Independents<br />([[Tippecanoe Valley Athletic Conference|TVAC]] 1968)
| 1981
| none (consolidated<br />into [[Caston Junior-Senior High School|Caston]])
|-
| [[Wawassee Preparatory School|Wawassee Prep]]
| [[Syracuse, Indiana|Syracuse]]
| Lakers
| {{Color box|navy|border=silver}} {{Color box|red|border=silver}}
| [[Marshall County, Indiana|50 <br /> Marshall]]
| 1971
| Independents<br />(opened 1968)
| 1975
| none (school closed)
|-
| [[White's Junior-Senior High School|White's]]
| [[Wabash, Indiana|Wabash]]
| Warriors
| {{color box|royalblue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Wabash County, IN|85 <br /> Wabash]]
| 1971
| Independents
| 2010
| Independents<br />(left IHSAA 2011)
|-
| [[Bennett High School (Indiana)|Marion<br />Bennett]]
| [[Marion, Indiana|Marion]]
| Trojans
| {{Color box|blue|border=silver}} {{Color box|yellow|border=silver}}
| [[Grant County, Indiana|27 <br /> Grant]]
| 1973
|
| 1993
| Independents<br />none (school closed)
|-
| [[Keystone High School (Indiana)|Fort Wayne <br /> Keystone]]
| [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]
| Eagles
| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|navy|border=silver}}
| [[Allen County, IN|02 <br /> Allen]]
| 1982
| joined IHSAA
| 2010
| none (school<br />closed)
|-
| [[Howe Military School|Howe]]
| [[Howe, Indiana|Howe]]
| Wildcats
| {{color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[LaGrange County, IN|44 <br /> La Grange]]
| 1984
| Independents<br />([[Northeast Corner Conference of Indiana|NECC]] 1980)
| 2010
| Independents
|-
| [[Canterbury High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)|Fort Wayne <br /> Canterbury]]
| [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]
| Cavaliers
| {{Color box|royalblue|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Allen County, Indiana|2 <br /> Allen]]
| 1985
|
| 2002
| Independents
|-
| [[Marion Lakeview Christian Acedemy|Lakeview <br /> Christian]]
| [[Marion, Indiana|Marion]]
| Lions
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Grant County, IN|27 <br /> Grant]]
| 1988
| 
| 2010
| Independents
|-
| [[Lakewood Park Christian School|Lakewood Park <br /> Christian]]
| [[Auburn, Indiana|Auburn]]
| Panthers
| {{Color box|lightblue|border=silver}} {{Color box|black|border=silver}} {{Color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[DeKalb County, Indiana|17 <br /> Dekalb]]
| 1997
| ACSI (joined<br />IHSAA 2000)
| 2009
| Independents
|}

==Membership timeline==

===Membership timeline===
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  bar:1  color:red from:1971 till:1981 text:[[Bethany Christian Schools|Bethany Christian]] (1971-1981, 1987-88)
  bar:1  color:red from:1987 till:1988 text:
  bar:2  color:red from:1971 till:1972 text:[[Divine Heart Seminary|Divine Heart]] (1971-1972)
  bar:3 color:red from:1971 till:1985 text:[[Huntington Catholic High School|Huntington Catholic]] (1971-1981, 1984-85)
  bar:4 color:red from:1971 till:1981 text:[[Caston Junior-Senior High School|Kewanna]] (1971-1981)
  bar:5 color:red from:1971 till:1975 text:[[Wawasee Preparatory School|Wawasee Prep]] (1971-1975)
  bar:6 color:red from:1971 till:2010 text:[[White's Junior-Senior High School|White's]] (1971-1981, 1984-2010)
  bar:7  color:red from:1973 till:1993 text:[[Bennett High School (Indiana)|Marion Bennett]] (1973-1981, 1984-1993)
  bar:8  color:red from:1982 till:2010 text:[[Keystone High School (Indiana)|Fort Wayne Keystone]] (1982-2010)
  bar:9  color:red from:1984 till:2010 text:[[Howe Military Academy|Howe School]] (1984-2010)
  bar:10  color:red from:1985 till:2002 text:[[Canterbury High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)|Fort Wayne Canterbury]] (1985-2002)
  bar:11 color:red from:1988 till:2010 text:[[Marion Lakeview Christian Acedemy|Lakeview Christian]] (1988-2010)
  bar:12 color:red from:1997 till:2009 text:[[Lakewood Park Christian School|Lakewood Park Christian]] (1997-09)

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== Resources ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081013165447/http://www.ihsaa.org/school_rosters_frame.htm IHSAA Conferences]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080624194937/http://www.ihsaa.org/school-directory/SchoolDirectory2.pdf IHSAA Directory]
* [http://www.indianachristianhoops.com/FW_Christian_1976-1993_0716_update.pdf Fort Wayne Christian All-Time Team Results]

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