Pioneer Conference (Indiana)
The Pioneer Conference is an IHSAA-sanctioned athletic conference formed in 2009. It is made up of ten small private, military, laboratory, and/or charter schools from Delaware, Hamilton, Johnson, Madison, Marion, and Wayne counties. All schools are Class 1A IHSAA members.
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Members
| School | Location | Mascot | Colors | County | Size[1] 20-21 |
IHSAA Class |
Year joined | Previous conference affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Prep | Anderson | Jets | 48 Madison |
241 | A | 2015 | Independents | |
| Bethesda Christian | Brownsburg | Patriots | 31 Hendricks |
107 | A | 2018 | Independents | |
| Central Christian | Indianapolis | Chargers | 49 Marion |
48 | A | 2009 | Central Indiana Christian Conference | |
| Greenwood Christian |
Greenwood | Cougars | 41 Johnson |
166 | A | 2009 | Independent | |
| Indianapolis Shortridge |
Indianapolis | Blue Devils | 49 Marion |
1,025 | AAA | 2010 | none (reopened 2009) | |
| International | Indianapolis | Gryphons | 49 Marion |
138 | A | 2009 | Independent | |
| Liberty Christian | Anderson | Lions | 48 Madison |
126 | A | 2009 | Independent | |
| Muncie Burris | Muncie | Owls | 18 Delaware |
423 | AA | 2015 | Independents (MEC 2014) | |
| Park Tudor | Indianapolis | Panthers | 49 Marion |
378 | AA | 2019 | Indiana Crossroads | |
| Seton Catholic | Richmond | Cardinals | 89 Wayne |
78 | A | 2015 | Independents | |
| University | Carmel | Trailblazers | 29 Hamilton |
343 | AA | 2015 | Independents |
Former members
| School | City | Mascot | Colors | County | Year joined | Previous conference | Year left | Conference joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Attucks | Indianapolis | Tigers | 49 Marion |
2009 | Indianapolis | 2018 | Independents |
History
The conference was formed in 2009, with four Indianapolis-area private schools (Baptist, Greenwood Christian, International, Liberty Christian) joining with recently reopened IPS school Attucks, whose medical focus causes the school to be smaller than its public counterparts. The 2010–11 school year also brought another small IPS school into the fold, Shortridge. The Conference expanded outside of the immediate Indianapolis area in 2015, adding three Independent schools (Anderson Prep, Seton Catholic, and University), as well as Muncie Burris, who had been voted out of the Mid-Eastern Conference the year before.[2] Indianapolis Attucks left in 2018, and was replaced by Bethesda Christian.[3] Park Tudor would also join the conference in 2019.[4]
Membership timeline
Conference championships
Boys basketball
| # | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Greenwood Christian | 2011, 2012, 2014* |
| 2 | Attucks | 2015, 2017 |
| 2 | Liberty Christian | 2013*, 2016 |
| 2 | Shortridge | 2013*, 2014* |
| 1 | Baptist | 2010 |
| 4 | University | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021[5] |
| 0 | Anderson Prep | |
| 0 | Burris | |
| 0 | International | |
| 0 | Seton Catholic |
Girls basketball
| # | Team | Seasons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Attucks | 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017 (W) | ||||
| 3 | Shortridge | 2012, 2013, 2014 | ||||
| 2 | Greenwood Christian | 2010 2021 | ||||
| 1 | Liberty Christian | 2017 (E) | ||||
| 0 | Baptist | |||||
| 0 | International | |||||
| 0 | Anderson Prep | |||||
| 0 | Burris | |||||
| 0 | Seton Catholic | |||||
| 2 | University | 2019 2020 | - | 1 | Bethesda Christian | 2018 |
Baseball
| # | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenwood Christian | 2016* |
| 1 | Seton Catholic | 2016* |
| 3 | University | 2016* 2018 2019 |
| 1 | Liberty Christian | 2017 |
| 1 | Park Tudor | 2021 |
Boys' Tennis
| # | Team | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University | 2016 |
| 0 | Shortridge | |
| 0 | Baptist | |
| 0 | Liberty Christian | |
| 0 | Attucks | |
| 0 | International |
All-Conference Teams
Baseball
2016
| Name | Class | School |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan Williams | Fr. | Anderson Prep |
| Krae Sparks | Sr. | Greenwood Christian |
| Joel Stinnett | So. | Greenwood Christian |
| Nate Weems | Sr. | Greenwood Christian |
| Isaiah Brees | So. | Liberty Christian |
| Peyton Quinn | Jr. | Liberty Christian |
| Matt Armstrong | Sr. | Muncie Burris |
| Cliff Dickman | Sr. | Seton Catholic |
| Nick Matthews | Seton Catholic | |
| Vince Mosey | Jr. | Seton Catholic |
| Colten Pippenger | Sr. | Seton Catholic |
| Hudson Bebo | So. | University |
| Dawson Estep | Fr. | University |
| John Lawicki | Jr. | University |
| Zach Nerney | Sr. | University |
References
- "Extract Indiana Education Data". mustang.doe.state.in.us. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- "Burris Finds Conference to Call Home". The Star Press, Muncie, IN. 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- "IHSAA Athletic Conferences". Indiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- "Park Tudor to Join Pioneer Academic/Athletic Conference in 2019". Park Tudor School. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
- "University past boys basketball seasons".