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The Northeast Corner Conference in Indiana

The Northeast Corner Conference (NECC) is a group of twelve high schools in Northeast Indiana. These schools are part of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA). The conference helps schools compete in different sports. You can find these schools in counties like DeKalb, Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, and Whitley.

How the Conference Started

The conference began in 1964. It was first called the Bi-County Conference. At that time, new schools like Lakeland and Prairie Heights were formed. This meant there were only seven schools left in Lagrange and Steuben Counties.

Angola was already in another conference. Lakeland decided to compete on its own. So, five schools started the Bi-County Conference. Soon, some schools like Shipshewanna-Scott and Topeka planned to combine. Fremont and Hamilton were also in another conference.

Around the same time, five schools in Noble County were also planning to combine into two new schools. They needed a new conference to join. These Noble County schools teamed up with the Bi-County Conference schools. This is when they changed the name to the Northeast Corner Conference (NECC). Howe Military also joined that year.

More schools joined later. Lakeland joined in 1974. Fairfield joined in 1980. Garrett joined in 1981, and Eastside in 1983. Angola and Churubusco became members in 1989. Howe Military left in 1980. Garrett left in 2005 but came back in 2014.

On January 16, 2024, it was announced that Hamilton Community High School would be leaving. Hamilton was one of the original schools in the NECC. They will join the Hoosier Plains Conference in the fall of 2024.

Schools in the Conference

Here are the schools that are currently part of the Northeast Corner Conference:

School Location Mascot Colors Students (24-25) IHSAA Class
BB/FB		 County Year joined Old conference
Angola Angola Hornets                741 3A/3A Steuben 1989 Northeastern Indiana
Central
Noble		 Albion Cougars           385 2A/2A Noble 1968 none (new school)
Churubusco Churubusco Eagles                378 2A/2A Whitley 1989 Allen County
Eastside Butler Blazer           384 2A/2A DeKalb 1983 Allen County
Fairfield Goshen Falcons                570 3A/3A Elkhart 1980 Northern State
Fremont Fremont Eagles                283 1A/1A Steuben 1964 Steuben County
Garrett Garrett Railroaders                556 3A/3A DeKalb 1981
2014		 Northeastern Indiana
Allen County
Lakeland LaGrange Lakers                540 2A/3A LaGrange 1973 Independents
Prairie
Heights		 LaGrange Panthers                421 2A/2A LaGrange 1964 none (new school)
West
Noble		 Ligonier Chargers                718 3A/3A Noble 1967 none (new school)
Westview Topeka Warriors                343 2A/N/A LaGrange 1966 none (new school)

Past Members of the Conference

Some schools have been part of the NECC in the past. Here are some of them:

School Location Mascot Colors County Year joined Old conference Year left Conference joined
Shipshewanna-Scott Shipshewanna Indians                LaGrange 1964 LaGrange County 1966 none (combined into Westview)
Topeka Topeka Bears                LaGrange 1964 LaGrange County 1966 none (combined into Westview)
Albion Albion Trojans           Noble 1966 Noble County 1968 none (combined into
Central Noble)
Cromwell Cromwell Spartans           Noble 1966 Noble County 1967 none (combined into
West Noble)
Howe Military Howe Cadets           LaGrange 1966 Independents 1980 Independents
Ligonier Ligonier Red Raiders                Noble 1966 Noble County 1967 none (combined into
West Noble)
Wawaka Wawaka Chargers                Noble 1966 Noble County 1967 none (combined into
West Noble)
Wolf Lake Wolf Lake Wolves                Noble 1966 Noble County 1968 none (combined into
Central Noble)
Hamilton Hamilton Marines           Steuben 1964 Steuben County 2023 Hoosier Plains Conference

Football Divisions

When Garrett rejoined the conference, football went back to using divisions. This system was also used from 1989 to 2005. The divisions are called Division I (for smaller schools) and Division II (for larger schools).

1989-2005 2014-Present
Division I Division II Division I Division II
Central Noble Angola Central Noble Angola
Churubusco Garrett Churubusco Fairfield
Eastside Lakeland Eastside Garrett
Fairfield Prairie Heights Fremont Lakeland
Fremont West Noble Prairie Heights West Noble

Conference Champions

These are the league champions from 1966 until now.

Football Champions

Titles School Years
15 West Noble 1968*, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985*, 1989 (II), 1999 (II), 2000 (II), 2002 (II)*, 2005, 2014 (II), 2019 (II)
15 Eastside 1988, 1989 (I), 1990 (I), 1991 (I), 1994 (I), 1995 (I)*, 1999 (I), 2002 (I)*, 2004 (I), 2014 (I), 2015 (I), 2016 (I), 2017* (I), 2019 (I), 2020 (I)
11 Lakeland 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990 (II)*, 1991 (II)*, 1993 (II)*, 1994 (II), 1995 (II), 1996 (II), 2009*, 2013*
10 Churubusco 1992 (I), 1993 (I), 1995 (I)*, 2002 (I)*, 2009*, 2010*, 2011, 2012, 2017* (I), 2018 (I)
9 Angola 1992 (II), 1993 (II)*, 1997 (II), 1998 (II), 2001 (II), 2002 (II)*, 2010*, 2017 (II), 2018 (II)
8 Garrett 1990 (II)*, 1991 (II)*, 1993 (II)*, 2002 (II)*, 2003 (II), 2004 (II), 2015 (II)*, 2016 (II)
8 Prairie Heights 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973*, 1976, 1977, 1985*
8 Fairfield 1996 (I), 1997 (I)*, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013*, 2015* (II), 2020 (II)
6 Central Noble 1980, 2000 (I), 2001 (I), 2002 (I)*, 2003 (I), 2017* (I)
4 Fremont 1968*, 1987, 1997 (I)*, 1998 (I)
1 Hamilton 1973*
0 Howe

Boys Basketball Champions

Titles School Years
29 Westview 1973*, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1980*, 1985, 1986*, 1987*, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997*, 1998*,
1999, 2000, 2007*, 2008, 2010*, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017*, 2018*, 2019, 2020*, 2021*
12 Lakeland 1975, 1978, 1980*, 1986*, 1992*, 2001, 2003*, 2004*, 2005, 2006*, 2009, 2010*
7 Fairfield 1981, 1982, 1995, 1998*, 2007*, 2018*
6 Angola 1996, 1997*, 2002, 2003*, 2006*, 2016
5 West Noble 1969*, 1971, 1972, 1973*, 1986*
5 Central Noble 1970, 1974, 1977*, 1998*, 2021*
4 Garrett 1984, 1986*, 2003*, 2004*
2 Fremont 1992*, 2011
2 Eastside 1983, 2017*
2 Prairie Heights 1987*, 2013*
2 Hamilton 1969*,1992*
2 Wolf Lake 1967, 1968
2 Churubusco 2015, 2020*

Girls Basketball Champions

Titles School Years
13 Prairie Heights 1979, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992*, 1993, 1995*, 1996, 1997
9 Angola 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010*, 2012, 2017, 2020
9 Westview 1976, 1977, 2005*, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
7 Lakeland 1980*, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995*,1998
5 Garrett 1994,1999, 2004, 2005*, 2021
3 Fairfield 2010*, 2011, 2018
2 West Noble 1978, 2009
1 Hamilton 1980*
1 Eastside 1992*
1 Central Noble 2019
0 Churubusco
0 Fremont

Boys Baseball Champions

Titles School Years
11 Westview 1970*, 1977*, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984*, 2006, 2007*, 2008, 2016*, 2017
10 Churubusco 1992*, 1993, 2000*, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005*, 2014, 2015, 2016*
7 Angola 1997, 2004, 2007*, 2012*, 2013, 2016*, 2018*
7 Hamilton 1968*, 1974, 1979, 1984*, 1986, 1994*, 2000*
6 Eastside 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991*, 2016*, 2019
6 Lakeland 1975, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1998, 2018*
6 Fairfield 1996, 2007*, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012*
6 West Noble 1967, 1968*, 1980, 1994*, 1995, 1999
5 Prairie Heights 1969, 1970*, 1971, 1972, 1973
4 Garrett 1987, 1988, 1991*
2 Central Noble 1998, 2005*
1 Fremont 1992*

No champion was chosen in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Softball Champions

Titles School Years
14 Eastside 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2016
8 Garrett 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999
5 Angola 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
3 Churubusco 1996, 2004, 2006
2 Central Noble 2017, 2018
1 Lakeland 2012
1 Fairfield 2007
1 Prairie Heights 2005
1 Fremont 2019
0 West Noble
0 Hamilton
0 Westview

No champion was chosen in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Volleyball Champions

Titles School Years
14 Fairfield 1981, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
7 Angola 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2017, 2018, 2019
6 Prairie Heights 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2005
6 Westview 1978, 1980, 1982, 2013, 2014, 2015
6 West Noble 1984, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2000, 2016
5 Fremont 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1995
5 Lakeland 1978, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2020
3 Garrett 1992, 1993, 2015
1 Central Noble 2004
1 Eastside 1983
0 Churubusco
0 Hamilton

Boys Tennis Champions

Titles School Years
17 Fairfield 1980, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995*, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
10 Westview 1991, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2018, 2019, 2020
7 Lakeland 1979*, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996*
6 Angola 1989, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017
4 West Noble 1983, 1984, 1995*, 1996*
1 Howe Military 1979*
1 Central Noble 1979*
0 Churubusco
0 Prairie Heights
0 Fremont
0 Hamilton
0 Eastside
0 Garrett

Girls Tennis Champions

Titles School Years
21 Fairfield 1991, 1993*, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
6 Westview 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2017
4 West Noble 1988, 1989, 1990, 2019*
2 Angola 1987, 2019*
1 Lakeland 1992
1 Central Noble 1993*
1 Eastside 1986
0 Churubusco
0 Prairie Heights
0 Fremont
0 Hamilton
0 Garrett

No champion was chosen in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wrestling Champions

  • West Noble: 2006, 2007

More Information

  • IHSAA Conferences
  • IHSAA Directory
  • E.T. Pearl's Basketball Corner Data Catalogue
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