The Porter County Conference (PCC) is an athletic conference made up of eight Indiana high schools. Five of the eight schools are within Porter County, Indiana. The three remaining are in LaPorte County.
The PCC was originally formed in 1933, as the Porter County schools split off from the Lake-Porter County Conference. The conference included all of the schools inside the county except for Valparaiso. A major shakeup occurred in 1958, as Portage and Chesterton grew too large for the other remaining schools and left. Membership dropped to six schools when Jackson Township and Liberty Township consolidated into Chesterton High School in 1969. Hanover Central joined the PCC for the school year of 1972–1973. For the 1975–1976 school year, La Crosse (renamed Tri-Township in 2022) and Westville joined the PCC. Westville left the PCC after the 1997–1998 school year for the Northland Athletic Conference (now defunct). Wheeler left after the 2002–2003 school year for the Lake Athletic Conference (now defunct); South Central joined the PCC for the 2003–2004 school year in Wheeler's place. Hanover Central announced in 2012 that it would leave the PCC in to join the Greater South Shore Conference. The PCC allowed Hanover Central to leave a year early in 2013, and voted to readmit Westville, who had been an independent since the demise of the Northland Conference.
Five PCC members are in Class A, the smallest enrollment class, two are in Class 2A and one is in Class 3A. Only two PCC members (Boone Grove and South Central) offer football. Boone Grove and South Central participate in the Greater South Shore Conference in football only.
Members
Current members School Location County Mascot Colors Enrollment IHSAA Class Joined Previous Conference(s) Boone Grove High School Valparaiso 64 Porter Wolves 520 3A 1933 Lake-Porter County Hebron High School (Indiana)1 Hebron 64 Porter Hawks 375 2A 1933 Lake-Porter County Kouts Middle/High School2 Kouts 64 Porter Mustangs/ Fillies 252 A 1933 Lake-Porter County Morgan Township Middle/High School Valparaiso 64 Porter Cherokees 418 A 1933 Lake-Porter County South Central Jr/Senior High School (Union Mills) Union Mills 46 La Porte Satellites 322 2A 2003 Northland Tri-Township Junior/Senior High School (formerly LaCrosse High School) Wanatah 46 LaPorte Tigers 119 A 1975 South Lake Michigan Washington Township Middle/High School Valparaiso 64 Porter Senators 473 A 1933 Lake-Porter County Westville High School (Indiana)3 Westville 46 La Porte Blackhawks 451 A 19752013 N/A
Former members
School Location Mascot Colors County Joined Previous Conference Left Conference Joined Chesterton Chesterton Trojans 64 Porter 1933 Lake-Porter County 1958 Independents(Calumet 1963) Jackson Township Valparaiso Panthers 64 Porter 1933 Lake-Porter County 1969 none (consolidated into Chesterton) Liberty Township Chesterton Lions 64 Porter 1933 Lake-Porter County 1969 none (consolidated into Chesterton) Portage1, 2 Portage Indians 64 Porter 1933 Lake-Porter County 1958 Calumet Wheeler1 Union Township Bearcats 64 Porter 1933 Lake-Porter County 2003 Lake Hanover Central Cedar Lake Wildcats 45 Lake 1972 Independents 2013 Greater South Shore
Concurrent with Lake-Porter County Conference 1933–49. Concurrent with Calumet Conference 1949–58.
Membership timeline
Conference champions Boys basketball # Team Seasons 26 Boone Grove 1959, 1960*, 1961*, 1966*, 1968, 1969*, 1973*, 1977, 1979, 1980*, 1981, 1983, 1985*, 1996, 1997,1998, 1999, 2000*, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008*, 2009*, 2010, 2015, 2016* 18 Hebron 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965*, 1967, 1969*, 1974, 1978*, 1980, 1982, 1985*, 1986, 1990, 1994,2002*, 2008*, 2017* 15 Kouts 1960*, 1961*, 1989*, 1995, 2000*, 2001, 2002*, 2008*, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020*, 2021 11 Morgan Township 1965*, 1966*, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1987, 1988, 2002*, 2004, 2007, 2022 4 Wheeler 1984, 1992, 2002*, 2003 4 Tri-Township (formerly LaCrosse) 1976, 1989, 1991, 1993 3 Washington Township 2016*, 2018, 2020* 1 Hanover Central 1973* 1 Liberty Township 1969* 1 South Central (UM) 2009 1 Westville 2017* 0 Jackson Township
Girls basketball # Team Seasons 13 Boone Grove 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980*, 1989, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009*, 2010, 2011, 2012 12 Kouts 1981*, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988*, 1990, 1991, 1999*, 2007, 2008, 2009* 8 Hebron 1978, 1993, 1996*, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009*, 2017* 7 Morgan Township 1986, 1995, 1997*, 1998*, 2017*, 2020, 2021 7 South Central (UM) 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022 5 Washington Township 1977, 1979*, 1980, 1981*, 2009* 4 Hanover Central 1984, 1996*, 1997*, 1999* 2 Tri-Township (formerly LaCrosse) 1979*, 1992 1 Wheeler 1998* 0 Westville
State championships
Boone Grove (2) 2018 Baseball (2A) 2025 Baseball (2A)
Hanover Central (1) 2004 Softball (2A)
Kouts (1) 2026 Baseball (A)
Morgan Township (1) 1999 Softball (A)
Washington Township 2021 Baseball (A)
Traditions
The Porter County Conference Victory Keg The Porter County Conference Victory Keg, commonly referred to as “The Keg”, is the PCC's traveling trophy for boys basketball. The Keg is circulated through the wins and losses of the member schools of the PCC. Anytime a school possessing The Keg plays another PCC school, the game is played for possession of The Keg. The Keg is painted the color of the school that holds possession, usually by the faculty and students of the winning school. Twelve schools have bared their colors on the coveted Victory Keg.
In 1957, Morgan Township coach Elwyn Stuber suggested a boys basketball traveling trophy on behalf of the Morgan Township class of 1959. The traveling trophy was intended to be circulated among the eight smaller schools in Porter County. Hebron High School custodian Wayne Fry donated an old water keg to be used. Hebron wood shop teacher Kenneth Schiek and his students sanded and cleaned up the old water keg.
The names of all eight schools were put into hat to decide who would be the first to possess The Keg. Wheeler High School would win the draw, and The Keg was painted in Wheeler's green and orange color scheme for the first game. It would make its debut on November 15, 1957, at Wheeler in a matchup featuring Wheeler and Boone Grove. Boone Grove won the game 52–42 to be the first team to take control of The Keg.
The Keg has changed hands more than 200 times. The Kouts mustangs currently control the keg.
The Porter County Conference Victory Kup
The Porter County Conference Victory Kup, commonly known as “The Kup” is the PCC's traveling trophy for girls basketball. The Kup is circulated through the wins and losses of the member schools of the PCC. Anytime a school possessing The Kup plays another PCC school, the game is played for possession of The Kup. The Kup is painted the color of the school that holds possession, usually by the faculty and students of the winning school.
Wheeler High School Principal Charles Kennedy and Athletic Director Girls Basketball Coach suggested a traveling trophy originally intended for the PCC Girls Basketball tournament. Wheeler High School shop teacher Wayne Herlitz made The Kup and a plaque was donated by Hebron High School coach Paul Schroeder as The Kup wasn't allowed to be painted originally.
The Kup made its debut during the 1974-75 PCC Girls’ Basketball Tournament, Wheeler held possession for the first game against Washington Township High School. Washington Township would win the first “Kup Game” 42–25.
In 1980 the principals and athletic directors of the PCC member schools decided to make The Kup the traveling trophy of all PCC girls basketball games, like the PCC Victory Keg. In 1998 Morgan Township High School was the first team to paint The Kup in their school colors, becoming a tradition ever since.
The Kup is currently controlled by the Westville Blackhawks
Resources IHSAA Conferences IHSAA Directory
External links Porter County Conference Website