Circle City Conference
The Circle City Conference or CCC is a high school athletic conference in the central district of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) consisting of 6 private schools; four Catholic schools and two nondenominational Christian schools in Greater Indianapolis. It began competition at the beginning of the 2016–2017 school year following a crackdown by the IHSAA on the multiple private schools that were playing numerous schedules with teams outside of Indiana.[1] The first sporting event in the conference was a boy's varsity tennis match between Brebeuf Jesuit and Guerin Catholic that took place on August 18, 2016. The Golden Eagles defeated the Braves 4–1. As of August 2015[update], Greg VanSlambrook is the president of the conference.[2] Combined, the six schools have accounted for 74 IHSAA state championships, all but 7 of which occurred while they were "Independents".
| Founded | 2016 |
|---|---|
| No. of teams |
Membership Edit
| School | City | Mascot | Colors | County | Enrollment | IHSAA Class | IHSAA Football Class | Year joined | Previous conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Chatard | Indianapolis | Trojans | 49 Marion | 699[3] | AAA | AAAA | 2016 | Independents (opened 1961) | |
| Brebeuf Jesuit | Indianapolis | Braves | 49 Marion | 806 | AAA | AAA | 2016 | Independents (opened 1962) | |
| Covenant Christian | Indianapolis | Warriors | 49 Marion | 365 | AA | A | 2018 | Independents (opened 1997) | |
| Guerin Catholic | Noblesville | Golden Eagles | 29 Hamilton | 772 [4] | AAA | AAA | 2016 | Independents (opened 2004) | |
| Heritage Christian | Indianapolis | Eagles | 49 Marion | 462 | AA | AA | 2017 | Independents (opened 1965) | |
| Roncalli | Indianapolis | Royals | 49 Marion | 1,095 | AAAA | AAAA | 2016 | Independents (opened 1969) |
State championships Edit
The Indiana High School Athletic Association has awarded the schools the following state championships while they were members of the CCC:
| Year | School | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Roncalli | Football |
| 2019 | Heritage Christian | Girls Volleyball |
| 2020 | Roncalli | Football |
| 2020 | Covenant Christian | Football |
| 2021 | Brebeuf Jesuit | Boys Soccer |
| 2021 | Brebeuf Jesuit | Boys Cross Country |
| 2021 | Brebeuf Jesuit | Girls Volleyball |
References Edit
- ^ Neddenriep, Kyle (2015-08-07). "4 Indy-area Catholic Schools Form New Sports Conference". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "4 Indy-area Catholic schools form new sports conference".
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ^ "School profile" (PDF). guerincatholic.org.