The Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference or MIC is a
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or more commonly used, high school
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based in the Indianapolis Metropolitan area of Indiana. The conference was formed in 1996 in a time when independent schools joined schools with other existing conferences that were reorganizing or splitting up to form new conferences due to the initiation of class basketball. In recent years, the MIC has been recognized nationally as a superior
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athletic conference
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to participate in athletics. The MIC also competes in other areas besides athletics. For example, there is a MIC choir competition and a MIC speech and debate tournament, as well as MIC Academic Challenge.
On December 13, 2021, the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference voted Carmel and Center Grove out of the MIC as the two schools had flirted with a move to the
Hoosier Crossroads Conference.
Current members
Former members
# Played only football in CI 2013-14, full members in 2014-15.
# Carmel and Center Grove were voted out of the MIC on December 13, 2021, by the other six member schools.
#Carmel and Center Grove submitted an application to the
Hoosier Crossroads Conference but was denied membership by the eight HCC schools.
Conference Championships
Football
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Boys Cross Country
References
External links
MIC Records BookBen Davis Athletics WebsiteLawrence Central Athletics WebsitePike Athletics WebsiteWarren Central Athletics Website
{{Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)
Indiana high school athletic conferences
Education in Hamilton County, Indiana
Education in Johnson County, Indiana
Education in Marion County, Indiana
Education in Vigo County, Indiana
Sports competitions in Indianapolis
Terre Haute, Indiana