In a time when colleges are jumping conferences daily, it only seems fitting for high school to fall in line. Now, this is not the money move that you are seeing in college sports.  But make no doubt about it a lot of eyes will be on the newly formed MIC. The new MIC will feature 6 current members of the MIC, 7 current members of the HCC, and 2 current members of Conference Indiana. It is expected to play its first year as a new conference in 2014-2015.

The rumors were swirling from several current coaches in the current Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference (HIC). These are no longer rumors. Seven schools from the Hoosier Crossroads conference will be parting ways and joining the MIC.  The seven schools leaving will be Avon, Brownsburg, Zionsville, Hamilton Southeastern, Fishers, Noblesville and Westfield. Lawrence Central and Pike had already announced they will be joining the MIC to replace the Terre Haute schools.

The conference will now include Carmel, Lawrence North, Lawrence Central, Pike, Avon, Brownsburg, Zionsville, Hamilton Southeastern, Fishers, Noblesville, Center Grove, Warren Central, Ben Davis, North Central, and Westfield. This makes it one of the strongest conferences in all sports. The debate will be if the MIC can get one more team and make it an even 16 and then divide into two divisions.

Travel in my opinion is the reason for this move. LC and Pike were travelling to Bloomington and Columbus for conference games. The MIC schools were travelling as far as Terre Haute, while the HCC schools made the trip up to Lafayette. Now the furthest drive for a conference game will be Noblesville High School to Center Grove High School which is 51 minutes. With the number of schools I doubt these two schools will meet every year or in every sport.

At the end of the day, what does it mean? It means 15 schools that come from 3 pretty good conferences will now play each other on a daily basis. In baseball, it should not change the landscape much come playoff time as the majority of these schools come from the same sectionals. But from top to bottom there is not a more talented baseball conference in the state. 

The official announcement should be made sometime next week.