Last year it was announced that Greencastle and North Putnam would leave the Western Indiana Conference for a new, unnamed conference. 

On Thursday, the new conference, which begins during the 2025-26 school year, unveiled its new name and logo. The Monon Athletic Conference will feature founding members Greencastle, North Putnam, Crawfordsville, North Montgomery, Southmont, Frankfort, Western Boone and Cascade. 

Greencastle and North Putnam have one year left in the Western Indiana Conference, which features Northview, Indian Creek, Owen Valley, Sullivan, Edgewood, South Putnam, Cloverdale, West Vigo and Brown County.

According to Greencastle High School principal Chad Rodgers, the new conference features a huge distance advantage among the member schools.

"One of the big positives with the new conference is distance. That was a big factor. Also, we have a lot more feeder programs in the new conference and more sports. We are more common in athletics and we are all more like sized," Rodgers told The Putnam County Post.   

Greencastle football coach David Stephens admits he "loves" everything about the future conference. 

"I absolutely love the new conference name, the logo and the meaning behind it. This is definitely an upgrade in conference for Greencastle athletics," Stephens said. 

In a press release, the Monon Athletic Conference (MAC) said the conference name is a tribute to the history and connection of the Monon Railway. 

"The eight founding schools sit directly along or within the old Monon Railroad corridor that connected Chicago to Indianapolis and Louisville for nearly a century," the release states.