Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference

The Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference (EIAC) is a distinguished, eight-member IHSAA-sanctioned high school athletic conference. Current members consist of Batesville, Connersville, East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Rushville, and South Dearborn. All eight member schools are located in rural southeast Indiana, spread across Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, and Rush counties. The EIAC was founded in 1956 when Brookville, Cambridge City, and Hagerstown of the East Central Conference joined with Aurora, Batesville, and Lawrenceburg of the Southeastern Indiana Conference. Batesville and Lawrenceburg are the only two of the original six founding schools that haven't consolidated or left the conference. North Dearborn joined the conference in 1962, which eventually consolidated into East Central in 1973. In 1974, Greensburg parted ways with the South Central Conference to join the EIAC. Aurora consolidated into South Dearborn in 1978 and Brookville consolidated into Franklin County in 1989. With the exception of 1962-66, 1973-74, 1977-85 (7 members), and 1974-77 (8 members), the conference had been a six-member league until 2013 when Connersville and Rushville joined.[1]

Map of Indiana counties with member high schools

This conference should not be confused with the Eastern Indiana Conference, a small-school conference in Northeast Indiana that existed from 1953 to 1975.

Membership
School City Team Name Colors Enrollment[2]
2022-2023		 IHSAA Class IHSAA Class
Football		 County Year joined Previous conference
Batesville Batesville Bulldogs     711 3A 3A 69
Ripley		 1956 Southeastern Indiana
Connersville Connersville Spartans     981 3A 4A 21
Fayette		 2013 Independents
(Olympic 2010)
East Central St. Leon Trojans       1,269 4A 4A 15
Dearborn		 1973 none (new school)
Franklin County Brookville Wildcats       756 3A 3A 24
Franklin		 1989 none (new school)
Greensburg Greensburg Pirates     716 3A 3A 16
Decatur		 1974 South Central
Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg Tigers       718 3A 3A 15
Dearborn		 1956 Southeastern Indiana
Rushville Rushville Lions       660 3A 3A 70
Rush		 2013 Hoosier Heritage
South Dearborn Aurora Knights       689 3A 3A 15
Dearborn		 1978 none (new school)


Football divisions

In football, two divisions were implemented starting in 2013.

Large Small
Connersville Batesville
East Central Greensburg
Franklin County South Dearborn
Lawrenceburg Rushville

Former members
School City Team Name Colors County Year joined Previous conference Year left Conference joined
Aurora Aurora Red Devils     15
Dearborn		 1956 Southeastern Indiana 1978 none (consolidated
into South Dearborn)
Brookville Brookville Greyhounds       24
Franklin		 1956
1973		 East Central
Tri-Eastern		 1966
1989		 Tri-Eastern
none (consolidated
into Franklin County)
Cambridge City Cambridge
City		 Golden Eagles     89
Wayne		 1956 East Central 1962 Tri-Eastern
Hagerstown Hagerstown Tigers       89
Wayne		 1956 East Central 1962 Mississinewa Valley
Milan Milan Indians       69
Ripley		 1962 Ohio River Valley 1985 Ohio River Valley
North Dearborn Guilford Vikings       15
Dearborn		 1962 Independents (new
school 1958)		 1973 none (consolidated
into East Central)
Jennings County1 North Vernon Panthers      2 40
Jennings		 1962 Independents
(SE IN 1958)		 1973 Hoosier Hills Conference
South
Decatur		 Greensburg Cougars     16
Decatur		 1973 Mid-Hoosier 1977 Mid-Hoosier
  1. Was North Vernon before 1968, played concurrently in EIAC and HHC 1972-73.
  2. Colors were light blue   and white   until 1968.

Conference championships

Football
#TeamSeasons
28East Central1973*, 1982*, 1987*, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998*, 2000, 2001, 2002*, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (4A), 2014 (4A), 2015 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2018(4A), 2019(4A), 2020 (4A)
26Lawrenceburg1957, 1962*, 1963, 1967*, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984,
1985, 1986, 1987*, 1988, 1992, 1998*, 2014 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2017 (3A), 2019(3A), 2020 (4A)
9Batesville1956, 1965, 1973*, 1983*, 2002*, 2009, 2013 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2018(3A)
6Franklin County1990, 1995, 1997, 1998*, 1999, 2002*
5Aurora1960*, 1962*, 1964, 1966, 1967*
4Brookville1958, 1959, 1960*, 1977
3South Dearborn1982*, 1983*, 1996
1Hagerstown1961
1Jennings County1969
1Milan1968
0Cambridge City
0Connersville
0Greensburg
0North Dearborn
0North Vernon
0Rushville
0South Decatur

Boys basketball
#TeamSeasons
14Batesville1963, 1971, 1975*, 1977, 1978, 1979*, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003*, 2006, 2007*, 2008
12Greensburg1975*, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2003*, 2005*, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019
9East Central1998, 1999, 2000*, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005*, 2007*, 2011
6Lawrenceburg1960, 1961, 1969*, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1992*, 2000*, 2009
4Connersville2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
4South Dearborn1979*, 1985*, 1991, 1992*
2Aurora1957, 1975*
2Brookville1958, 1962
2Jennings County1972, 1973
2North Dearborn1968*, 1969*
2North Vernon1967, 1968*
1Cambridge City1959
0Franklin County
0Hagerstown
0Milan
0Rushville
0South Decatur
  • Champions 1963–66, 1969-70, 1973–74, 1975-76, and 1980-88 (except SD 1984-85) unverified.

Girls basketball
#TeamSeasons
13Franklin County1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012*
8East Central1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2012*, 2013, 2015, 2019
4Greensburg2009*, 2016, 2018, 2020
2Rushville2014, 2017
1Batesville2009*
0Connersville
0Lawrenceburg1980, 1981, 1982
0South Dearborn
  • Champions between beginning of competition in sport until 1991, and 1992-95 are unverified.

State champions

Batesville Bulldogs (6)
  • 1992 Mike Daily, Wrestling (Wt. 119)
  • 2007 Ellie Tidman, Track & Field (High Jump)
  • 2008 Ellie Tidman, Track & Field (High Jump)
  • 2009 Ellie Tidman, Track & Field (High Jump)
  • 2010 Ellie Tidman, Track & Field (High Jump)
  • 2011 Chris Giesting, Track & Field (400 Meter Dash)
  • 2001 Boys Basketball Runner-Up (2A)
  • 2002 Baseball Runner-Up (2A)

Connersville Spartans (2)
  • 1972 Boys Basketball
  • 1983 Boys Basketball

East Central Trojans (5)
  • 1994 Football (4A)
  • 2017 Football (4A)
  • 2022 Football (4A)
  • 1993 Football Runner-Up (4A)
  • 2015 Football Runner-Up (4A)
  • 2005 Boys Soccer Runner-up
  • 2020 Wrestling Runner Up - Bryer Hall (152 pounds)
  • 2021 Wrestling Champion - Bryer Hall (170 pounds)
  • 2021 IHSWCA 3A Team State Wrestling Champions

Greensburg Pirates (2)
  • 2013 Boys Basketball (3A)
  • 2014 Boys Basketball (3A)
  • 2018 Girls Basketball Runner up (3A)

Lawrenceburg Tigers (7)
  • 1963 Denver Kennett, Track & Field (High Jump)
  • 1975 Football (A)
  • 1976 Football Finalist (A)
  • 1978 Football (A)
  • 1985 Football Finalist (A)
  • 1986 Chris Green, Track & Field (400 Meter Dash)
  • 2016 Football Finalist (AAA)
  • 2016-2017-2018 - Mason Parris, Wrestling (220 Pounds)[3]

Resources

References
  1. Keontz, Arv (October 15, 1975). "Sportslights". Seymour (IN) Daily Tribune. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  2. "National Center for Education Statistics: Batesville High School". Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  3. ihsaa.org
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