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Indiana High School Athletic Association
(IHSAA)
AbbreviationIHSAA
Formation1903
TypeVolunteer; NPO
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic/Educational
Headquarters9150 Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN 46240 US
Region served
Indiana
Membership
2024-25 Membership[1]
409 Total High School Members
4 Provisional Members
Official language
English
Commissioner
Paul Neidig
Parent organization
National Federation of State High School Associations
Affiliations51 High School Athletic Conferences
Budget
2021-22[2]
$11,315,538
Volunteers
18
Websiteihsaa.org
RemarksPhone: (317) 846-6601
Fax: 317-575-4244

The Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Member schools are classified into four classes based on enrollment, ranging from the smallest, 1A, to the largest, 4A. Some sports provide specific classification, such as football (six classes) and soccer (three).

The IHSAA's boys and girls basketball tournaments, sometimes dubbed Hoosier Hysteria, are some of the oldest and best-attended state basketball tournaments in the United States.

Structure

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The IHSAA is divided into three board of director districts: northern, central, and southern. These districts elect three members each to the board of directors.

The northern district is composed of Adams, Allen, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley counties.

The central district is composed of Benton, Blackford, Boone, Clinton, Carroll, Delaware, Fountain, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Jay, Madison, Marion, Montgomery, Parke, Putnam, Randolph, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Warren, and White counties.

The southern district is composed of Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Dubois, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Gibson, Greene, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Perry, Pike, Posey, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Sullivan, Switzerland, Union, Vanderburgh, Vigo, Warrick, Washington and Wayne counties.

Select board of directors seats are reserved for female, minority, and urban representatives from special Northern and Southern Districts, as well as one private school representative.[3]

Sanctioned sports

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Sport[4] First IHSAA State Championship Most Team Championships Season
Baseball 1910-11 8–Andrean, Lafayette Central Catholic, LaPorte (tie) spring
Basketball (boys) 1910-11 8–Marion, Muncie Central (tie) winter
Basketball (girls) 1975-76 7–Heritage Christian winter
Cross Country (boys) 1946-47 18–Carmel fall
Cross Country (girls) 1981-82 19–Carmel fall
Football 1973-74 17–Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) fall
Golf (boys) 1931-32 7–Carmel spring
Golf (girls) 1973-74 11–Martinsville spring
Gymnastics (girls) 1972-73 13–Valparaiso winter
Soccer (boys) 1994-95 7–Canterbury (Fort Wayne) fall
Soccer (girls) 1994-95 10–Carmel fall
Softball (girls) 1984-85 7–Center Grove fall
Swimming & Diving (boys) 1927-28 22–Carmel winter
Swimming & Diving (girls) 1974-75 37–Carmel winter
Tennis (boys) 1967-68 21–North Central (Indianapolis) fall
Tennis (girls) 1974-75 12–Carmel spring
Track & Field (boys) 1903-04 20–Gary Roosevelt spring
Track & Field (girls) 1973-74 10—Fort Wayne Northrop spring
Unified Flag Football 2018-19 1—Bedford North Lawrence, Brownsburg, Carmel, DeKalb, McCutcheon, Mooresville (tie) fall
Unified Track & Field 2013-14 2—Valparaiso, Warsaw spring
Volleyball (boys) 2024-25 None spring
Volleyball (girls) 1972-73 23–Muncie Burris fall
Wrestling (boys) 1921-22 24–Bloomington South winter
Wrestling (Girls) 2024-25 None winter

Athletic Conferences

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In the regular season, most of the member-schools' sports activities are governed by Indiana's high school athletic conferences. Some conferences only offer select sports, while others include all. Some schools maintain independence in certain sports, electing not to compete in a conference.

Some smaller sports are governed by other organizations in Indiana. For example, boys' ice hockey, which has fewer participating teams than other sports statewide, is under the auspices of the Indiana State High School Hockey Association (ISHSHA).

Future Conferences

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Sport-Specific Conferences

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Independents

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Controversy

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In 2010, the association faced a state lawsuit over the scheduling of girls’ basketball games, which some programs believed disadvantaged girls’ teams by giving more favorable dates and times to boys’ programs. The association won the case when an Indiana judge ruled the schedule was not discriminatory.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IHSAA School Directory".
  2. ^ "ProPublic Nonprofit Explorer: Indiana High School Athletics Association". May 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "IHSAA By-Laws 2022-23".
  4. ^ "Sports | Indiana High School Athletic Association".
  5. ^ Jennifer Nelson. "Judge rules girls' basketball schedule not discriminatory". The Indiana Lawyer.
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