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[[Image:Indiana (SAG).png|thumb|The Sagamore Conference in Indiana.|250px]] '''Sagamore Conference''' is an eight-member [[Indiana High School Athletic Association|IHSAA]] sanctioned athletic conference comprising 2A, 3A and 4A sized schools in [[Clinton County, Indiana|Clinton]], [[Boone County, Indiana|Boone]], [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks]], and [[Montgomery County, Indiana|Montgomery]] Counties in Central Indiana.
| title = Sagamore Athletic Conference
| logo =
| map = Indiana (SAG).png
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| league = [[Indiana High School Athletic Association|IHSAA]]
| founded = 1966
| teams = 8
| website = https://www.sagamoreconference.com
| mens = 10
| womens = 10, and unified: 1
}}

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'''Sagamore Conference''' is an eight-member [[Indiana High School Athletic Association|IHSAA]] sanctioned athletic conference comprising 2A and 3A and sized schools in [[Clinton County, Indiana|Clinton]], [[Boone County, Indiana|Boone]], [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks]], and [[Montgomery County, Indiana|Montgomery]] Counties in Central Indiana.

The Sagamore Conference was founded in 1966 in Lebanon, Indiana, with a meeting between school officials from [[Brownsburg High School|Brownsburg]], [[Carmel High School (Indiana)|Carmel]], [[Crawfordsville High School|Crawfordsville]], [[Frankfort High School (Indiana)|Frankfort]], [[Lebanon Senior High School|Lebanon]], and [[Noblesville High School|Noblesville]]. The founders selected the name "Sagamore" after the Abnaki Indian tribe's name for "chief".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2020-03-17 |title=History – Sagamore Conference Athletics |url=https://sagamoreconference.com/history/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /> This did not stop the Sagamore, however, as [[North Montgomery High School|North Montgomery]] was added in 1975, [[Western Boone Junior-Senior High School|Western Boone]] in 1981, and [[Southmont High School|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 Community High School|Danville]] to become the seventh member of the conference and [[Tri-West Hendricks High School|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 High School|Cloverdale]], [[Greencastle Senior High School|Greencastle]], [[North Putnam Senior High School|North Putnam]], and [[South Putnam Junior-Senior High School|South Putnam]] about the formation of a new league.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title=CCSC superintendent discusses proposed state funding changes |url=https://www.journalreview.com/stories/ccsc-superintendent-discusses-proposed-state-funding-changes,241367 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Journal Review |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Western Boone to leave Sagamore Conference, will form new six-team league |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/05/10/western-boone-four-other-schools-to-separate-from-sagamore-conference-indiana-high-school-sports/70204392007/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}</ref> 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 [[William Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, Indiana)|Harrison]] and [[McCutcheon High School|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 Senior High School|Indian Creek]] and the four public schools in the Indiana Crossroads Conference: [[Beech Grove High School|Beech Grove]], [[Monrovia Junior-Senior High School|Monrovia]], [[Speedway Senior High School|Speedway]], and [[Triton Central High School|Triton Central]].


==Membership==
==Membership==

{{color box|#90EE90}} Members departing for the [[Monon Athletic Conference]] on July 1, 2025.<br>{{color box|#ffa0a0}} Members departing for the [[Hoosier Legends Conference]] in 2026-27

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
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! [[Indiana High School Athletic Association|IHSAA]] Class
! [[Indiana High School Athletic Association|IHSAA]] Class
! County
! County
! Year Joined
! Year joined
! Previous Conference
! Previous conference
|-
|-
|-bgcolor=##90EE90
| [[Crawfordsville High School|Crawfordsville]]
| [[Crawfordsville High School|Crawfordsville]]
| [[Crawfordsville, Indiana|Crawfordsville]]
| [[Crawfordsville, Indiana|Crawfordsville]]
| Athenians
| Athenians
| {{color box|blue}} {{color box|yellow}}
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|yellow|border=silver}}
| 677
| 696
| AAA
| 3A
| [[Montgomery County, IN|54 <br /> Montgomery]]
| [[Montgomery County, IN|54 <br /> Montgomery]]
| 1967
| 1967
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| [[Danville, Indiana|Danville]]
| [[Danville, Indiana|Danville]]
| Warriors
| Warriors
| {{color box|#990000}} {{color box|#999999}}
| {{color box|#990000|border=silver}} {{color box|#999999|border=silver}}
| 788
| 766
| AAA
| 3A
| [[Hendricks County, IN|32 <br /> Hendricks]]
| [[Hendricks County, IN|32 <br /> Hendricks]]
| 1999
| 1999
| [[West Central Conference (Indiana)|West Central]]
| [[West Central Conference (Indiana)|West Central]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor=##90EE90
| [[Frankfort High School (Indiana)|Frankfort]]
| [[Frankfort High School (Indiana)|Frankfort]]
| [[Frankfort, Indiana|Frankfort]]
| [[Frankfort, Indiana|Frankfort]]
| Hot Dogs
| Hot Dogs
| {{color box|blue}} {{color box|lightgrey}}
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|lightgrey|border=silver}}
| 821
| 893
| AAAA
| 4A
| [[Clinton County, IN|12 <br /> Clinton]]
| [[Clinton County, IN|12 <br /> Clinton]]
| 1967
| 1967
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| [[Lebanon, Indiana|Lebanon]]
| [[Lebanon, Indiana|Lebanon]]
| Tigers
| Tigers
| {{color box|black}} {{color box|#CFB51B}}
| {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|#CFB51B|border=silver}}
| 1021
| 1,001
| AAAA
| 4A
| [[Boone County, IN|06 <br /> Boone]]
| [[Boone County, IN|06 <br /> Boone]]
| 1967
| 1967
| [[Western Indiana Conference|Western Indiana]]
| [[Western Indiana Conference|Western Indiana]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor=##90EE90
| [[North Montgomery High School|North <br> Montgomery]]
| [[North Montgomery High School|North <br> Montgomery]]
| Crawfordsville
| Crawfordsville
| Chargers
| Chargers
| {{color box|darkblue}} {{color box|darkorange}}
| {{color box|darkblue|border=silver}} {{color box|darkorange|border=silver}}
| 611
| 549
| AAA
| 3A
| [[Montgomery County, IN|54 <br /> Montgomery]]
| [[Montgomery County, IN|54 <br /> Montgomery]]
| 1974
| 1974
| [[Wabash River Conference|Wabash River]]
| [[Wabash River Conference|Wabash River]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor=##90EE90
| [[Southmont High School|Southmont]]
| [[Southmont High School|Southmont]]
| [[New Market, Indiana|New Market]]
| [[New Market, Indiana|New Market]]
| Mounties
| Mounties
| {{color box|red}} {{color box|silver}}
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|silver|border=silver}}
| 525
| 487
| AA
| 2A
| [[Montgomery County, IN|54 <br /> Montgomery]]
| [[Montgomery County, IN|54 <br /> Montgomery]]
| 1985
| 1985
| [[Wabash River Conference|Wabash River]]
| [[Wabash River Conference|Wabash River]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| [[Tri-West High School|Tri-West]]
| [[Tri-West High School|Tri-West]]
| [[Lizton, Indiana|Lizton]]
| [[Lizton, Indiana|Lizton]]
| Bruins
| Bruins
| {{color box|navy}} {{color box|#D4AF37}}
| {{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|#D4AF37|border=silver}}
| 592
| 625
| AAA
| 3A
| [[Hendricks County, IN|32 <br /> Hendricks]]
| [[Hendricks County, IN|32 <br /> Hendricks]]
| 1999
| 1999
| [[West Central Conference (Indiana)|West Central]]
| [[West Central Conference (Indiana)|West Central]]
|-
|-
|-bgcolor=##90EE90
| [[Western Boone Junior-Senior High School|Western <br> Boone]]
| [[Western Boone Junior-Senior High School|Western <br> Boone]]
| [[Thorntown, Indiana|Thorntown]]
| [[Thorntown, Indiana|Thorntown]]
| Stars
| Stars
| {{color box|blue}} {{color box|red}}
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}}
| 562
| 511
| AAA
| 3A
| [[Boone County, IN|06 <br /> Boone]]
| [[Boone County, IN|06 <br /> Boone]]
| 1983
| 1983
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|}
|}


===Former Members===
===Future members===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
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! Colors
! Colors
! County
! County
! Year Joined
! Year joining
! Previous Conference
! Previous conference
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|-
⚫
! Year Left
| [[William Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, Indiana)|<small>West Lafayette</small> <br /> Harrison]]
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! Conference Joined
| [[West Lafayette, Indiana|West Lafayette]]
| Raiders
| {{color box|darkorange|border=silver}} {{color box|navy|border=silver}}
| [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana|79<br /> Tippecanoe]]
| 2025
| [[North Central Conference (IHSAA)|North Central]]
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|-
| [[McCutcheon High School|McCutcheon]]
| [[Lafayette, Indiana|Lafayette]]
| Mavericks
| {{color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
| [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana|79<br /> Tippecanoe]]
| 2025
| [[North Central Conference (IHSAA)|North Central]]
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|}

===Former members===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! School
! Location
! Mascot
! Colors
! County
! Year joined
! Previous conference
⚫
! Year left
⚫
! Conference joined
|-
|-
| [[Brownsburg High School|Brownsburg]]
| [[Brownsburg High School|Brownsburg]]
| [[Brownsburg, Indiana|Brownsburg]]
| [[Brownsburg, Indiana|Brownsburg]]
| Bulldogs
| Bulldogs
| {{color box|purple}} {{color box|white}}
| {{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Hendricks County, Indiana|32 <br /> Hendricks]]
| [[Hendricks County, Indiana|32 <br /> Hendricks]]
| 1967
| 1967
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| [[Carmel, Indiana|Carmel]]
| [[Carmel, Indiana|Carmel]]
| Greyhounds
| Greyhounds
| {{color box|royalblue}} {{color box|gold}}
| {{color box|royalblue|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
| [[Hamilton County, IN|29 <br /> Hamilton]]
| [[Hamilton County, IN|29 <br /> Hamilton]]
| 1967
| 1967
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| [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]]
| [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]]
| Millers
| Millers
| {{color box|#CFB53B}} {{color box|black}} {{color box|white}}
| {{color box|#CFB53B|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Hamilton County, Indiana|29 <br /> Hamilton]]
| [[Hamilton County, Indiana|29 <br /> Hamilton]]
| 1967
| 1967
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|}
|}


===Membership Timeline===
===Membership timeline===
<timeline>
<timeline>
DateFormat = yyyy
DateFormat = yyyy
ImageSize = width:750 height:auto barincrement:20
ImageSize = width:750 height:auto barincrement:20
Period = from:1967 till:2020
Period = from:1967 till:2026
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal
PlotArea = right:30 left:0 bottom:50 top:5
PlotArea = right:30 left:0 bottom:50 top:5
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width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s
width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s


bar:1 color:red from:1967 till:1985 text:[[Brownsburg High School|Brownsburg]] (1967-1985)
bar:1 color:red from:1967 till:1985 text:[[Brownsburg High School|Brownsburg]] (1967–1985)
bar:2 color:red from:1967 till:1974 text:[[Carmel High School (Carmel, Indiana)|Carmel]] (1967-1974)
bar:2 color:red from:1967 till:1974 text:[[Carmel High School (Carmel, Indiana)|Carmel]] (1967–1974)
bar:3 color:red from:1967 till:end text:[[Crawfordsville, Indiana|Crawfordsville]] (1967-present)
bar:3 color:red from:1967 till:2024 text:[[Crawfordsville, Indiana|Crawfordsville]] (1967–2024)
bar:4 color:red from:1967 till:end text:[[Frankfort, Indiana|Frankfort]] (1967-present)
bar:4 color:red from:1967 till:2024 text:[[Frankfort, Indiana|Frankfort]] (1967–2024)
bar:5 color:red from:1967 till:end text:[[Lebanon Senior High School|Lebanon]] (1967-present)
bar:5 color:red from:1967 till:end text:[[Lebanon Senior High School|Lebanon]] (1967–present)
bar:6 color:red from:1967 till:1980 text:[[Noblesville High School|Noblesville]] (1967-1980)
bar:6 color:red from:1967 till:1980 text:[[Noblesville High School|Noblesville]] (1967–1980)
bar:7 color:red from:1975 till:end text:[[Crawfordsville, Indiana|North Montgomery]] (1975-present)
bar:7 color:red from:1975 till:2024 text:[[Crawfordsville, Indiana|North Montgomery]] (1975–2024)
bar:8 color:red from:1982 till:end text:[[Thorntown, Indiana|Western Boone]] (1982-present)
bar:8 color:red from:1982 till:2024 text:[[Thorntown, Indiana|Western Boone]] (1982–2024)
bar:9 color:red from:1985 till:end text:[[Southmont High School|Southmont]] (1985-present)
bar:9 color:red from:1985 till:2024 text:[[Southmont High School|Southmont]] (1985–2024)
bar:10 color:red from:1999 till:end text:[[Danville Community High School|Danville]] (1999-present)
bar:10 color:red from:1999 till:end text:[[Danville Community High School|Danville]] (1999–present)
bar:11 color:red from:1999 till:end text:[[Tri-West Hendricks High School|Tri-West Hendricks]] (1999-present)
bar:11 color:red from:1999 till:2026 text:[[Tri-West Hendricks High School|Tri-West Hendricks]] (1999–2026)
bar:12 color:red from:2025 till:end text:[[William Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, Indiana|Harrison]] (2025-present)
bar:13 color: red from:2025 till:end text:[[McCutcheon High School|McCutcheon]] (2025-present)


ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:5 start:1970
ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:5 start:1970
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</timeline>
</timeline>


== Conference Championships ==
== Conference championships ==


=== Football ===
=== Football ===
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! # || Team || Seasons
! # || Team || Seasons
|-
|-
| 9 || Western Boone || 1987*, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2012*, 2015, 2018, 2019
| 10 || Danville || 1999, 2000*, 2001, 2002, 2005*, 2007, 2012*, 2017, 2020, 2021
|-
|-
| 8 || Danville || 1999, 2000*, 2001, 2002, 2005*, 2007, 2012*, 2017
| 10 || Western Boone || 1987*, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2012*, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022*
|-
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| 9 || Tri-West || 2003, 2004, 2005*, 2012*, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022*, 2023
|-
|-
| 7 || Crawfordsville || 1968, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1985*, 1989, 1991
| 7 || Crawfordsville || 1968, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1985*, 1989, 1991
|-
|-
| 7 || Noblesville || 1969, 1970*, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979
| 7 || Noblesville || 1969, 1970*, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979
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|-
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| 7 || Tri-West || 2003, 2004, 2005*, 2012*, 2013, 2014, 2016
|-
|-
| 6 || Lebanon || 1976, 1983*, 1985*, 1992, 1993, 2006
| 6 || Lebanon || 1976, 1983*, 1985*, 1992, 1993, 2006
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|}
|}


=== Boys Basketball ===
=== Boys basketball ===
{| class="wikitable" style=
{| class="wikitable" style=
! # || Team || Seasons
! # || Team || Seasons
|-
|-
| 28 || Lebanon || 1970, 1974*, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985*, 1986, 1987*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 1991,<br />1992, 1997*, 1998, 1999, 2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016*
| 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
|-
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| 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*
| 13 || Frankfort || 1971, 1974*, 1977, 1979, 1985*, 1990*, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997*, 2000, 2001*, 2009*
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|-
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| 12 || Danville || 2002*, 2003*, 2004*, 2005*, 2008, 2009*, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016*, 2017*, 2020
|-
|-
| 5 || Crawfordsville || 1968*, 1973, 1974*, 1987*, 2019*
| 5 || Crawfordsville || 1968*, 1973, 1974*, 1987*, 2019*
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|-
|-
| 1 || Noblesville || 1980
| 1 || Noblesville || 1980
|-
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| 1 || Southmont || 2022*
|-
|-
| 1 || Western Boone || 1993
| 1 || Western Boone || 1993
|-
|-
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| 0 || Southmont ||
|}
|}


=== Girls Basketball ===
=== Girls basketball ===
{| class="wikitable" style=
{| class="wikitable" style=
! # || Team || Seasons
! # || Team || Seasons
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|-
|-
| 9 || Frankfort || 1985*, 1989*, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2001*, 2002
| 9 || Frankfort || 1985*, 1989*, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2001*, 2002
|-
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| 8 || Danville || 2003*, 2004, 2017*, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024
|-
|-
| 6 || North Montgomery || 1979, 1980, 1981*, 1985*, 1988, 1989*
| 6 || North Montgomery || 1979, 1980, 1981*, 1985*, 1988, 1989*
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|-
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| 5 || Danville || 2003*, 2004, 2017*, 2018, 2019
|-
|-
| 5 || Western Boone || 1986*, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2014*
| 5 || Western Boone || 1986*, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2014*
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| 3 || Crawfordsville || 1987, 2008, 2009
| 3 || Crawfordsville || 1987, 2008, 2009
|-
|-
| 2 || Southmont || 1986*, 1994
| 3 || Tri-West || 2017*, 2021, 2022
|-
|-
| 1 || Tri-West || 2017*
| 2 || Southmont || 1986*, 1994
|-
|-
| 0 || Noblesville ||
| 0 || Noblesville ||
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{{Small|*Co-champions}}
{{Small|*Co-champions}}


== State Championships ==
== State championships ==


===Crawfordsville (7)===
===Crawfordsville (7)===
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*2014 Football (3A)
*2014 Football (3A)


===Western Boone (3)===
===Western Boone (4)===
*1988 Football (2A)
*1988 Football (2A)
*2018 Football (2A)
*2018 Football (2A)
*2019 Football (2A)
*2019 Football (2A)
*2020 Football (2A)

==References==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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{{Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)}}
{{Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)}}


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[[Category:Indiana High School Athletic Association]]
[[Category:Indiana high school athletic conferences]]
[[Category:Indiana high school athletic conferences]]
[[Category:High school sports conferences and leagues in the United States]]
[[Category:High school sports conferences and leagues in the United States]]

Latest revision as of 12:38, 20 August 2024

Sagamore Athletic Conference
LeagueIHSAA
Founded1966
Sports fielded
  • men's: 10
  • women's: 10, and unified: 1
No. of teams8
Official websitehttps://www.sagamoreconference.com
Locations
Location of teams in Sagamore Athletic Conference

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

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

School Location Mascot Colors 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

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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

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School Location Mascot Colors 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

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McCutcheon High SchoolWilliam Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, IndianaTri-West Hendricks High SchoolDanville Community High SchoolSouthmont High SchoolThorntown, IndianaCrawfordsville, IndianaNoblesville High SchoolLebanon Senior High SchoolFrankfort, IndianaCrawfordsville, IndianaCarmel High School (Carmel, Indiana)Brownsburg High School

Conference championships

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Football

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# 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

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# 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

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# 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

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Crawfordsville (7)

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

Frankfort (4)

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

Lebanon (4)

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

North Montgomery (2)

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

Tri-West Hendricks (5)

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

Western Boone (4)

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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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