# Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference

The Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference (EIAC) is a distinguished, eight-member IHSAA-sanctioned high school athletic conference. Current members consist of Batesville, Connersville, East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Rushville, and South Dearborn. All eight member schools are located in rural southeast Indiana, spread across Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, and Rush counties. The EIAC was founded in 1956 when Brookville, Cambridge City, and Hagerstown of the East Central Conference joined with Aurora, Batesville, and Lawrenceburg of the Southeastern Indiana Conference. Batesville and Lawrenceburg are the only two of the original six founding schools that haven't consolidated or left the conference. North Dearborn joined the conference in 1962, which eventually consolidated into East Central in 1973. In 1974, Greensburg parted ways with the South Central Conference to join the EIAC. Aurora consolidated into South Dearborn in 1978 and Brookville consolidated into Franklin County in 1989. With the exception of 1962-66, 1973-74, 1977-85 (7 members), and 1974-77 (8 members), the conference had been a six-member league until 2013 when Connersville and Rushville joined.
This conference should not be confused with the Eastern Indiana Conference, a small-school conference in Northeast Indiana that existed from 1953 to 1975.

## Membership

| School | City | Team Name | Enrollment 24-25 | IHSAA Class | IHSAA Class Football | County | Year joined | Previous conference |
| Batesville | Batesville | Bulldogs | 670 | 3A | 3A | 69 Ripley | 1956 | Southeastern Indiana |
| Connersville | Connersville | Spartans | 930 | 3A | 4A | 21 Fayette | 2013 | Independents (Olympic 2010) |
| East Central | St. Leon | Trojans | 1241 | 4A | 5A | 15 Dearborn | 1973 | none (new school) |
| Franklin County | Brookville | Wildcats | 650 | 3A | 3A | 24 Franklin | 1989 | none (new school) |
| Greensburg | Greensburg | Pirates | 662 | 3A | 3A | 16 Decatur | 1974 | South Central |
| Lawrenceburg | Lawrenceburg | Tigers | 726 | 3A | 3A | 15 Dearborn | 1956 | Southeastern Indiana |
| Rushville | Rushville | Lions | 645 | 3A | 3A | 70 Rush | 2013 | Hoosier Heritage |
| South Dearborn | Aurora | Knights | 645 | 3A | 3A | 15 Dearborn | 1978 | none (new school) |

### Football divisions

In football, two divisions were implemented starting in 2013.
| Large | Small |
| Connersville | Batesville |
| East Central | Greensburg |
| Franklin County | South Dearborn |
| Lawrenceburg | Rushville |

### Former members

| School | City | Team Name | Colors | County | Year joined | Previous conference | Year left | Conference joined |
| Aurora | Aurora | Red Devils | | 15 Dearborn | 1956 | Southeastern Indiana | 1978 | none (consolidated into South Dearborn) |
| Brookville | Brookville | Greyhounds | | 24 Franklin | 1956 1973 | East Central Tri-Eastern | 1966 1989 | Tri-Eastern none (consolidated into Franklin County) |
| Cambridge City | Cambridge City | Golden Eagles | | 89 Wayne | 1956 | East Central | 1962 | Tri-Eastern |
| Hagerstown | Hagerstown | Tigers | | 89 Wayne | 1956 | East Central | 1962 | Mississinewa Valley |
| Milan | Milan | Indians | | 69 Ripley | 1962 | Ohio River Valley | 1985 | Ohio River Valley |
| North Dearborn | Guilford | Vikings | | 15 Dearborn | 1962 | Independents (new school 1958) | 1973 | none (consolidated into East Central) |
| Jennings County$^1$ | North Vernon | Panthers | $^2$ | 40 Jennings | 1962 | Independents (SE IN 1958) | 1973 | Hoosier Hills Conference |
| South Decatur | Greensburg | Cougars | | 16 Decatur | 1973 | Mid-Hoosier | 1977 | Mid-Hoosier |
* Was North Vernon before 1968, played concurrently in EIAC and HHC 1972-73.
* Colors were light blue and white until 1968.

## Conference championships
### Football

| # | Team | Seasons |
| 28 | East Central | 1973*, 1982*, 1987*, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998*, 2000, 2001, 2002*, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (4A), 2014 (4A), 2015 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2018(4A), 2019(4A), 2020 (4A) |
| 26 | Lawrenceburg | 1957, 1962*, 1963, 1967*, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987*, 1988, 1992, 1998*, 2014 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2017 (3A), 2019(3A), 2020 (4A) |
| 9 | Batesville | 1956, 1965, 1973*, 1983*, 2002*, 2009, 2013 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2018(3A) |
| 6 | Franklin County | 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998*, 1999, 2002* |
| 5 | Aurora | 1960*, 1962*, 1964, 1966, 1967* |
| 4 | Brookville | 1958, 1959, 1960*, 1977 |
| 3 | South Dearborn | 1982*, 1983*, 1996 |
| 1 | Hagerstown | 1961 |
| 1 | Jennings County | 1969 |
| 1 | Milan | 1968 |
| 0 | Cambridge City | |
| 0 | Connersville | |
| 0 | Greensburg | |
| 0 | North Dearborn | |
| 0 | North Vernon | |
| 0 | Rushville | |
| 0 | South Decatur | |

### Boys basketball

| # | Team | Seasons |
| 14 | Batesville | 1963, 1971, 1975*, 1977, 1978, 1979*, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003*, 2006, 2007*, 2008 |
| 12 | Greensburg | 1975*, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2003*, 2005*, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019 |
| 9 | East Central | 1998, 1999, 2000*, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005*, 2007*, 2011 |
| 6 | Lawrenceburg | 1960, 1961, 1969*, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1992*, 2000*, 2009 |
| 4 | Connersville | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 4 | South Dearborn | 1979*, 1985*, 1991, 1992* |
| 2 | Aurora | 1957, 1975* |
| 2 | Brookville | 1958, 1962 |
| 2 | Jennings County | 1972, 1973 |
| 2 | North Dearborn | 1968*, 1969* |
| 2 | North Vernon | 1967, 1968* |
| 1 | Cambridge City | 1959 |
| 0 | Franklin County | |
| 0 | Hagerstown | |
| 0 | Milan | |
| 0 | Rushville | |
| 0 | South Decatur | |
* Champions 1963–66, 1969-70, 1973–74, 1975-76, and 1980-88 (except SD 1984-85) unverified.

### Girls basketball

| # | Team | Seasons |
| 13 | Franklin County | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012* |
| 8 | East Central | 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2012*, 2013, 2015, 2019 |
| 4 | Greensburg | 2009*, 2016, 2018, 2020 |
| 2 | Rushville | 2014, 2017 |
| 1 | Batesville | 2009* |
| 0 | Connersville | |
| 0 | Lawrenceburg | 1980, 1981, 1982 |
| 0 | South Dearborn | |
* Champions between beginning of competition in sport until 1991, and 1992-95 are unverified.

## State champions
### Batesville Bulldogs (6)

* 1992 Mike Daily, Wrestling (Wt. 119)
* 2007 Ellie Tidman, Track & Field (High Jump)
* 2008 Ellie Tidman, Track & Field (High Jump)
* 2009 Ellie Tidman, Track & Field (High Jump)
* 2010 Ellie Tidman, Track & Field (High Jump)
* 2011 Chris Giesting, Track & Field (400 Meter Dash)

### Connersville Spartans (2)

* 1972 Boys Basketball
* 1983 Boys Basketball

### East Central Trojans (5)

* 1994 Football (4A)
* 2017 Football (4A)
* 2022 Football (4A)
* 2023 Football (4A)
* 2020 Wrestling Runner Up - Bryer Hall (152 pounds)
* 2021 Wrestling Champion - Bryer Hall (170 pounds)
* 2021 IHSWCA 3A Team State Wrestling Champions

### Greensburg Pirates (2)

* 2013 Boys Basketball (3A)
* 2014 Boys Basketball (3A)
* 2018 Girls Basketball Runner up (3A)

### Lawrenceburg Tigers (7)

* 1963 Denver Kennett, Track & Field (High Jump)
* 1975 Football (A)
* 1978 Football (A)
* 1986 Chris Green, Track & Field (400 Meter Dash)
* 2016-2017-2018 - Mason Parris, Wrestling (220 Pounds)

## Resources

* IHSAA Conferences
* IHSAA Directory
* IHSAA State Champions
* IHSAA Classification
* IHSAA Football Classification