Providing In-Depth Coverage of the NECC and the surrounding schools in the 260 area North of Fort Wayne
ANEC Conference History and Rivalries
ANEC Area Conferences’ MODERN History
NECC 1966-present
1966-67
Albion (Central Noble)
Cromwell (West Noble)
Fremont
Hamilton
Howe Military
Ligonier (West Noble)
Prairie Heights
Wawaka (West Noble)
Westview
Wolf Lake (Central Noble)
West Noble opened in 1967-68, Central Noble opened in 1968-69. This lasted through 1972-73.Lakeland (Independent) joins the NECC in 1973-74. This lasted through 1979-80.1980-81; Howe Military goes independent, Eastside (ACAC) and Fairfield (NSC) joins the NECC for 1980-81. This lasted for 2 seasons. 1982-83: Garrett becomes full time NECC member departing the NEIAC. This lasted until 1989.This should say 2005, not 2004. 2005-06: Garrett departs for the ACAC. This lasted until 2014. 1989-90: Angola (NEIAC) and Churubusco (ACAC) joins the NECC. This lasted from 1990-2005, and again from 2014-2024.NECC Membership beginning in 2024-25 due to Hamilton leaving for the Hoosier Plains Conference reducing NECC back to 11 schools
NEIAC 1927-1989
NHC 1989-2015
NE8 2015-present
NEIAC 1927-28
Auburn (DeKalb)
Bluffton
Columbia City
Decatur (Bellmont)
Fort Wayne Central
North Side
South Side
Garrett
Huntington (Huntington North)
Kendallville (East Noble)
1945-46 (North, South, and Central departed in 1940, Huntington departed in 1932, Garrett left in 1935 before returning in 1941, New Haven and Warsaw joined in 1945)
Auburn
Bluffton
Columbia City
Decatur
Garrett
Kendallville
New Haven
Warsaw
1960-61 (Auburn and Warsaw left in 1953, Concordia joined in 1955, Angola joined in 1959, and Auburn returned in 1960)
Angola
Auburn
Bluffton
Columbia City
Concordia
Decatur
Garrett
Kendallville
New Haven
Berne (EIC) joined the NEIAC in 1965. 4 Schools Opened Via Consolidation: Bellmont (1967-8), DeKalb (1967-68), East Noble (1966-67), and South Adams (1966-67). This lasted until 1975.1975-76: Concordia departs for the SAC with Homestead (ACAC) taking their place. This lasted until 1982. 1982-83: Garrett departs for the NECC. This was the final membership lineup in the NEIAC’s history until the conference dissolved in 1989. 1989-90: The NEIAC dissolves, NHC is born, Bluffton and South Adams depart for the ACAC. Norwell and Carroll leave the ACAC to take the vacant spots in the inaugural season, and Angola leaves for the NECC. This lasted until the NHC dissolved in 2015. 2015-16: NHC dissolves, NE8 is born, Carroll and Homestead leave for the SAC (Football and Basketball), and Huntington North (NCC) and Leo (ACAC) join the NE8.
TRC 1971-present
Hoosier Plains 2020-present
2020-2024Membership beginning in
Rivalries
Angola
Honorable Mentions: Concordia, Dwenger, Eastside, Fairfield, Fremont, Lakeland, Leo, New Haven, Prairie Heights, Westview
Bellmont
Honorable Mentions: Adams Central, Bluffton, Leo, South Adams, Woodlan
Bethany Christian
Honorable Mentions: Central Noble, Fairfield, Fremont, Hamilton, Lakeland, Lakewood Park, Prairie Heights, West Noble
Honorable Mentions: Columbia City, Garrett, Manchester, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview
Columbia City
Honorable Mentions: Bellmont, Canterbury, Carroll, Churubusco, East Noble, Leo, New Haven, Whitko
DeKalb
Honorable Mentions: Carroll, Eastside, Leo, New Haven, Northrop, Norwell, Snider
East Noble
Honorable Mentions: Angola, Carroll, Central Noble, Garrett, Homestead, Lakeland, New Haven, North Side, Northrop, Norwell, Snider, West Noble, Westview
Eastside
Honorable Mentions: Adams Central, Angola, Central Noble, Fremont, Hamilton, Heritage, Lakewood Park, Luers, Prairie Heights, South Adams, Westview, Woodlan
Fairfield
Honorable Mentions: Angola, Bethany Christian, Bremen, Central Noble, Garrett, Jimtown, Lakeland, Northridge, Northwood, Tippy Valley, Wawasee
Honorable Mentions: Bluffton, Central Noble, Churubusco, Columbia City, Concordia, Dwenger, East Noble, Fairfield, Fremont, Hamilton, Heritage, Lakeland, Leo, New Haven, South Adams, West Noble, Woodlan
Honorable Mentions: Bellmont, Carroll, Eastbrook, Jay County, Kokomo, Manchester, Marion, Mississinewa, New Haven, Oak Hill, South Side, Wabash
Lakeland
Honorable Mentions: Angola, Bethany Christian, Central Noble, East Noble, Fairfield, Garrett, Goshen, Northwood, Tippy Valley, Wawasee, Whitko
Lakewood Park
Honorable Mentions: Canterbury, Eastside, Elkhart Christian, Garrett, Hamilton
Leo
Honorable Mentions: Angola, Bellmont, Carroll, Columbia City, Concordia, DeKalb, Dwenger, Heritage, Luers, Norwell
New Haven
Honorable Mentions: Angola, Blackhawk Christian, Carroll, Columbia City, DeKalb, East Noble, Homestead, Huntington North, North Side, Northrop, Snider, South Side, Wayne
Norwell
Honorable Mentions: Adams Central, Bluffton, DeKalb, East Noble, Eastbrook, Heritage, Homestead, Jay County, Leo, Mississinewa, New Haven, Oak Hill, Woodlan
Prairie Heights
Honorable Mentions: Angola, Bethany Christian, Churubusco, Eastside, Fairfield, Lakewood Park, WhitkoHonorable Mentions: Angola, Bethany Christian, Churubusco, Columbia City, East Noble, Garrett, Goshen, Northridge, Northwood, Wawasee, Westview, Whitko
Westview
Honorable Mentions: Angola, Bethany Christian, Bremen, Churubusco, Concord, East Noble, Eastside, Fremont, Goshen, Jimtown, Northridge, Northwood, Prairie Heights, Wawasee, West Noble
Whitko
Honorable Mentions: Central Noble, Lakeland, Northfield, Prairie Heights, Rochester, Southwood, Tippy Valley, Wabash, West Noble
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