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[[Image:Indiana (OC).png|thumb|The Olympic Conference within Indiana|250px]]
The '''Olympic Conference''' was an [[Indiana High School Athletic Association|IHSAA]]-sanctioned conference located within [[Delaware County, IN|Delaware]], [[Fayette County, IN|Fayette]], [[Jay County, IN|Jay]], and [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]] counties. The conference was formed in 1971 by second (and third) high schools from [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]], [[Kokomo, Indiana|Kokomo]], and [[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie]], and also included suburban [[Indianapolis]] schools that grew too large for their conferences at the time. Many suburban schools ended up outgrowing the Olympic as well, with former members now in the [[Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference|Metropolitan]] and [[Hoosier Crossroads Conference|Hoosier Crossroads]] "[[superconference]]s," as the two contain many of the largest schools in the state.

While hosting ten schools in two divisions at its largest, the conference spent the 2000s with five members, then four after Huntington North joined the [[North Central Conference (IHSAA)|North Central Conference]]. With the closing of [[Highland High School (Anderson, Indiana)|Anderson Highland]] after the 2009-2010 school year, as well as the possibility that [[Muncie Southside High School|Muncie Southside]] will close and be consolidated into [[Muncie Central High School|Muncie Central]] in 2011, the conference decided to disband. Connersville joined the [[Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference|Eastern Indiana Conference]] in 2013, while Jay County joined the [[Allen County Athletic Conference]] in 2014. Southside remained open as an independent school until 2014

==Former members==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! School
! Location
! Mascot
! Colors
! County
! Year joined
! Previous conference
! Year left
! Conference joined
|-
| [[Kokomo High School|Haworth]]
| [[Kokomo, Indiana|Kokomo]]
| Huskies
| {{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
| [[Howard County, Indiana|34 <br /> Howard]]
| 1971
| Independents<br />(opened 1968)
| 1984
| none (school closed)
|-
| [[Anderson High School (Anderson, Indiana)|Madison Heights]]
| [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]]
| Pirates
| {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}}
| [[Madison County, Indiana|48 <br /> Madison]]
| 1971
| Independents<br />([[White River Conference (Indiana)|WRC]] 1959)
| 1997
| none (school closed)
|-
| [[Muncie Central High School|Muncie North Side]]
| [[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie]]
| Titans
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}}
| [[Delaware County, Indiana|18 <br /> Delaware]]
| 1971
| none (new school)
| 1988
| none (school closed)
|-
| [[Muncie Southside High School|Muncie Southside]]
| [[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie]]
| Rebels
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Delaware County, IN|18 <br /> Delaware]]
| 1971
| Independents<br />(opened 1962)
| 2010
| Independents<br />(closed 2014)
|-
| [[Carmel High School (Carmel, Indiana)|Carmel]]
| [[Carmel, Indiana|Carmel]]
| Greyhounds
| {{color box|royalblue|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
| [[Hamilton County, IN|29 <br /> Hamilton]]
| 1974
| [[Sagamore Conference (IHSAA)|Sagamore]]
| 1996
| [[Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference|Metro]]
|-
| [[Huntington North High School|Huntington <br /> North]]
| [[Huntington, IN|Huntington]]
| Vikings
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
| [[Huntington County, IN|35 <br /> Huntington]]
| 1974
| [[Central Indiana Athletic Conference|Central Indiana]]
| 2003
| [[North Central Conference (IHSAA)|North Central]]
|-
| [[Highland High School (Anderson, Indiana)|Anderson Highland]]
| [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]]
| Scots
| {{color box|plaid|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Madison County, IN|48 <br /> Madison]]
| 1985
| [[Classic Athletic Conference|Classic]]
| 2010
| none (school closed)
|-
| [[Jay County High School|Jay County]]
| [[Portland, Indiana|Portland]]
| Patriots
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Jay County, IN|38 <br /> Jay]]
| 1985
| [[Classic Athletic Conference|Classic]]
| 2010
| Independents<br />([[Allen County Athletic Conference|ACAC]] 2014)
|-
| [[Noblesville High School|Noblesville]]
| [[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]]
| Millers
| {{color box|#CFB53B|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Hamilton County, Indiana|29 <br /> Hamilton]]
| 1985
| [[Central Suburban Conference|Central Suburban]]
| 2000
| [[Hoosier Crossroads Conference|Hoosier Crossroads]]
|-
| [[Connersville High School (Indiana)|Connersville]]
| [[Connersville, Indiana|Connersville]]
| Spartans
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Fayette County, IN|21 <br /> Fayette]]
| 1991
| [[South Central Conference (IHSAA)|South Central]]
| 2010
| Independents<br />([[Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference|EIAC]] 2013)
|-
| [[Brownsburg High School|Brownsburg]]
| [[Brownsburg, Indiana|Brownsburg]]
| Bulldogs
| {{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Hendricks County, Indiana|32 <br /> Hendricks]]
| 1997
| Independents<br />([[Central Suburban Conference|CSC]] 1991)
| 2000
| [[Hoosier Crossroads Conference|Hoosier Crossroads]]
|-
| [[Hamilton Southeastern High School|Hamilton <br /> Southeastern]]
| [[Fishers, Indiana|Fishers]]
| Royals
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|silver|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Hamilton County, Indiana|29 <br /> Hamilton]]
| 1997
| [[Hoosier Heritage Conference|Hoosier Heritage]]
| 2000
| [[Hoosier Crossroads Conference|Hoosier Crossroads]]
|-
| [[William Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, Indiana)|Harrison <br /> (West Lafayette)]]
| [[West Lafayette, Indiana|West Lafayette]]
| Raiders
| {{color box|darkorange|border=silver}} {{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana|79 <br /> Tippecanoe]]
| 1997
| [[Hoosier Athletic Conference|Hoosier]]
| 2000
| [[Hoosier Crossroads Conference|Hoosier Crossroads]]
|-
| [[McCutcheon High School|McCutcheon]]
| [[Lafayette, Indiana|Lafayette]]
| Mavericks
| {{color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
| [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana|79 <br /> Tippecanoe]]
| 1997
| [[Hoosier Athletic Conference|Hoosier]]
| 2000
| [[Hoosier Crossroads Conference|Hoosier Crossroads]]
|}

==Conference Divisions, 1997–2000==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Eastern
! Western
|-
| Connersville || Brownsburg
|-
| Anderson Highland || Hamilton Southeastern
|-
| Huntington North || Harrison (WL)
|-
| Jay County || McCutcheon
|-
| Muncie Southside || Noblesville
|}

===Membership timeline===
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  bar:1  color:red from:1971 till:1984 text:[[Kokomo High School|Haworth]] (1971-1984)
  bar:2  color:red from:1971 till:1997 text:[[Anderson High School (Anderson, Indiana)|Madison Heights]] (1971-1997)
  bar:3 color:red from:1971 till:1988 text:[[Muncie Central High School|North Side]] (1971-1988)
  bar:4 color:red from:1971 till:2010 text:[[Muncie Southside High School|Southside]] (1971-2010)
  bar:5 color:red from:1974 till:1996 text:[[Carmel High School (Carmel, Indiana)|Carmel]] (1974-1996)
  bar:6 color:red from:1974 till:2003 text:[[Huntington North High School|Huntington North]] (1971-2003)
  bar:7  color:red from:1985 till:2010 text:[[Highland High School (Anderson, Indiana)|Anderson Highland]] (1985-2010)
  bar:8  color:red from:1985 till:2010 text:[[Jay County High School|Jay County]] (1985-2010)
  bar:9  color:red from:1985 till:2000 text:[[Noblesville High School|Noblesville]] (1985-2000)
  bar:10  color:red from:1991 till:2010 text:[[Connersville High School (Indiana)|Connersville]] (1991-2010)
  bar:11 color:red from:1997 till:2000 text:[[Brownsburg High School|Brownsburg]] (1997-2000)
  bar:12 color:red from:1997 till:2000 text:[[Hamilton Southeastern High School|Hamilton Southeastern]] (1997-2000)
  bar:13 color:red from:1997 till:2000 text:[[William Henry Harrison High School (West Lafayette, Indiana)|Harrison]] (1997-2000)
  bar:14 color:red from:1997 till:2000 text:[[McCutcheon High School|McCutcheon]] (1997-2000)

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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]

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