Southern Indiana Athletic Conference

Southern Indiana Athletic Conference (SIAC)
Members	5 Class 4A, 2 Class 3A, and 1 Class 2A
Region	2 Counties: Vanderburgh and Warrick, Indiana
Headquarters	Evansville, Indiana
Locations
Southern Indiana Athletic Conference locationsCurrent Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Members are in Maroon inside Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties. Former members are in pink inside Maroon Counties. The Pink dot in Vanderburgh County is Rex Mundi High School.

The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference (SIAC) is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. Mater Dei and Memorial are private Catholic high schools ran by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville and Vincennes, and Castle is a public school located in neighboring Newburgh in Warrick County under the Warrick County School Corporation. The league was founded in 1936, and at one point stretched far across South and West Indiana: from Mount Vernon in the west to New Albany in the east, and from Evansville in the south to Terre Haute in the north.

Member schools

School	School Corp.	Mascot	Colors	Location	Enrollment	County (Appx Location)	IHSAA Class	Year Joined	Previous Conference
John H. Castle	Warrick County	Knights		Newburgh	1,894 (1)	87 Warrick (Southwest)	AAAAA	1964	none (new school)
Evansville B. Bosse	E.V.S.C.	Bulldogs		Evansville	855 (7)	82 Vanderburgh (South)	AAA	1936	Independents
Evansville Central	E.V.S.C.	Bears		Evansville	1,467 (4)	82 Vanderburgh (Central)	AAAA	1936	Independents
Evansville W.H. Harrison	E.V.S.C.	Warriors		Evansville	1,500 (3)	82 Vanderburgh (East)	AAAA	1963	none (new school)
Evansville Mater Dei	R.C.D. Evansville	Wildcats		Evansville	613 (8)	82 Vanderburgh (West)	AA	1954	none (new school)
Evansville North	E.V.S.C.	Huskies		Evansville	1,515 (2)	82 Vanderburgh (North)	AAAAA	1958	none (new school)
Evansville F.J. Reitz	E.V.S.C.	Panthers		Evansville	1,395 (5)	82 Vanderburgh (West)	AAAA	1936	Independents
Evansville Reitz Memorial	R.C.D. Evansville	Tigers		Evansville	863 (6)	82 Vanderburgh (East)	AAA	1947	none (new school)

Former Members

School	Mascot	Colors	Location	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined	Current Conference
Bicknell	Bulldogs		Bicknell	42 Knox	1936	Independents	1963	none (consolidated into North Knox)	N/A
Bloomington	Panthers		Bloomington	53 Monroe	1936	Independents	1964	South Central	N/A
Linton1	Miners		Linton	28 Greene	1936	Independents	1951	Western Indiana	SW Indiana Southwest 7
New Albany	Bulldogs		New Albany	22 Floyd	1936	Independents	1977	Hoosier Hills	Hoosier Hills
Princeton	Tigers		Princeton	26 Gibson	1936	Independents	1980	Big 8	Big 8
Sullivan2	Golden Arrows		Sullivan	77 Sullivan	1936	Independents	1962	Western Indiana	Western Indiana
Vincennes Lincoln	Alices		Vincennes	42 Knox	1936	Independents	1980	Big 8	Big 8
Washington	Hatchets		Washington	14 Daviess	1936	Independents	1980	Big 8	Big 8
Boonville	Pioneers		Boonville	87 Warrick	1941	Independents	1980	Big 8	Big 8
Bedford	Stonecutters		Bedford	47 Lawrence	1942		1973	Hoosier Hills	N/A
Huntingburg	Happy Hunters		Huntingburg	19 Dubois	1942		1970	Pocket	Pocket
Jasper	Wildcats		Jasper	19 Dubois	1953		1980	Big 8	Big 8
Tell City	Marksmen		Tell City	62 Perry	1953	Pocket	1980	Big 8	Pocket
Mount Vernon	Wildcats		Mount Vernon	65 Posey	1959	Pocket	1980	Big 8	Big 8
Evansville Rex Mundi	Monarchs		Evansville	82 Vanderburgh	1961	none (new school)	1972	none (school closed)	N/A
North Knox	Warriors		Bicknell	42 Knox	1963	none (new school)	1968	Blue Chip	Blue Chip Southwest 7
Terre Haute North	Patriots		Terre Haute	84 Vigo	1971	none (new school)	1982	Independents	Conference Indiana
Terre Haute South	Braves		Terre Haute	84 Vigo	1971	none (new school)	1982	Independents	Conference Indiana

1. Linton played concurrently in the SIAC and WIC from 1944 to 1951.
2. Sullivan played in both the SIAC and WIC from 1944 to 1962.

Membership timeline

Conference Championships

Football

#	Team	Seasons
27	F.J. Reitz	1942, 1947, 1948 (L), 1949 (L), 1950 (L), 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1960 (A), 1961 (A), 1962 (A), 1967 (A), 1971 (A), 1972 (A) 1976 (3A), 1977 (3A), 1986, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2004*, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
11	Reitz Memorial	1958, 1959 (A), 1965 (A), 1969 (A), 1978 (3A), 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 1991*, 2004*
9	Tell City	1961 (B), 1962 (B), 1963 (B), 1964 (B), 1968 (B)*, 1969 (B), 1971 (B), 1972 (B), 1973 (B)
8	Bosse	1938, 1941*, 1951, 1964, 1979 (3A), 1990*, 1991*, 1994
7	Castle	1975 (2A), 1982, 1983, 1984*, 2002, 2011, 2012
7	Central (Evv)	1939, 1940, 1941*, 1945*, 1987, 1990*, 2006
7	Jasper	1966 (B), 1967 (B), 1970 (B), 1976 (2A), 1977 (2A), 1978 (2A), 1979 (2A)
6	Harrison (Evv)	1974 (3A), 1975 (3A), 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999*
6	Mater Dei	1984*, 1999*, 2000, 2001, 2004*, 2013
3	Boonville	1955, 1959 (B), 1974 (2A)
3	North (Evv)	1963 (A), 1966 (A), 1995
3	Princeton	1949 (S), 1950 (S), 1960 (B)
3	Terre Haute South	1973 (A), 1980, 1981
2	Lincoln (Vin)	1943, 1946
2	New Albany	1935, 1954
2	Rex Mundi	1968 (A), 1970 (A)
2	Sullivan	1936, 1937
1	Bedford	1965 (B)
1	Bicknell	1948 (S)
1	Bloomington	1944
1	Linton	1945*
1	North Knox	1968 (B)*
0	Huntingburg
0	Mount Vernon
0	Terre Haute North
0	Washington

Boys Basketball

#	Team	Seasons
16	Harrison (Evv)	1965, 1966, 1967, 1987*, 1989, 1992*, 1993*, 1994*, 1995, 1999, 2001*, 2003, 2009, 2012*, 2013, 2014*
15	Bosse	1945, 1962, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985*, 1986, 1990*, 1996*, 1997, 1998*, 2006, 2007*, 2014*
13	Central (Evv)	1941*, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1956*, 1957*, 1964, 1979, 1985*, 1991, 1992*, 2004*
6	F.J. Reitz	1954, 1992*, 2002, 2005*, 2007*, 2014*
6	Reitz Memorial	1987*, 1990*, 1993*, 1994*, 1996*, 2008
5	Castle	2001*, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012*
5	Jasper	1941*, 1943, 1944, 1960, 1970
5	North (Evv)	1961, 1971, 1988, 1998*, 2004*
5	Princeton	1952, 1956*, 1957*, 1975, 1976
4	New Albany	1951, 1955, 1959, 1977
3	Huntingburg	1949, 1953, 1958
3	Lincoln (Vin)	1968, 1969, 1972*
3	Washington	1940, 1942, 1978
2	Mater Dei	2000, 2001*
1	Mount Vernon	1972*
1	Rex Mundi	1963
1	Tell City	1973
1	Terre Haute North	1974
1	Terre Haute South	1980
0	Bedford
0	Bicknell
0	Bloomington
0	Boonville
0	Linton
0	North Knox
0	Sullivan

Girls Basketball

#	Team	Seasons
12	Bosse	1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2007*, 2009, 2012
10	Reitz Memorial	1982*, 1993*, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011
8	Castle	1991*, 1992, 1993*, 2000*, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007*
5	Mater Dei	1986, 1991*, 1995*, 2013, 2014
3	Harrison (Evv)	1990*, 1995*, 2000*
3	F.J. Reitz	1981, 1982*, 1990*
2	Central (Evv)	1987, 1989
1	North (Evv)	1977
0	Boonville
0	Jasper
0	Lincoln (Vin)
0	Mount Vernon
0	New Albany
0	Princeton
0	Tell City
0	Terre Haute North
0	Terre Haute South
0	Washington

State titles

John H. Castle Knights

• Football (1982, 1994)
• Boys Soccer (2000)
• Girls Basketball (2006)
• Softball (2001)

Evansville Benjamin Bosse Bulldogs

• Boys Basketball (1943, 1944, 1962)

Evansville Central Bears

None

Evansville William Henry Harrison Warriors

• Girls Golf (1989)
• Boys Golf (2012)

Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats

• Baseball (1999)
• Boys Basketball (2004)
• Girls Basketball (2012, 2013)
• Football (2001)
• Wrestling (1986, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007)

Evansville North Huskies

• Baseball (1962*)
• Boys Basketball (1967)
• Boys Golf (2000)
• Girls Golf (2014, 2015)

* = indicates title won before IHSAA State Tournament was initiated

Evansville Francis Joseph Reitz Panthers

• Girls Basketball (1981)
• Football (1933*, 1940*, 1948*, 1953*, 1956*, 1957*, 1960*, 1961*, 1971*, 2007, 2009)
• Bowling (2012+)

* = indicates title won before IHSAA State Tournament was initiated
+ = indicates title sanctioned by the Indiana High School Bowling Association

Evansville Reitz Memorial Tigers

• Baseball (1978, 1989, 1993)
• Football (1937*, 1958*)
• Girls Soccer (1989*, 1997, 2008, 2013)
• Softball (2002)
• Girls Tennis (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2012)
• Boys Soccer (1979*, 1980*, 1981*, 1983*, 1984*, 1986*, 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1992*, 2007, 2008)
• Girls Basketball (2011)

* = indicates title won before IHSAA State Tournament was initiated

Neighboring Conferences

• Big Eight Conference
• Pocket Athletic Conference

See also

• Sports in Evansville
• Hoosier Hysteria
• Largest high school gyms in the United States

External links

• SIAC Homepage

References

• IHSAA Conference Membership
• IHSAA State Champions
• Southwest Indiana Conference Histories