The Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference announced today that it has voted to allow Carmel and Center Grove back into the conference after voting them out in December of 2021. The two schools — both original members of the MIC — will begin a fulltime conference schedule starting with the 2026-27 athletic season.

The six schools in the current MIC made the joint announcement Thursday after the two schools have been voted back into the league by administrators from Ben Davis, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central, Pike and Warren Central.

Carmel and Center Grove will become full members of the MIC in 2026-27. The reunification comes after the pair were voted out of the conference in December of 2021 after applying for membership in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference, which did not vote them in. The HCC vote came after the two schools were voted out of the MIC.

Carmel and Center Grove have remained on the Ben Davis football schedule — although CG was replaced two years ago by IMG — and Carmel has remained on the BD basketball schedule.
Ben Davis football travels to Center Grove tonight and hosts Carmel on October 3.