The Lakeland Athletic Conference was a high school
athletic conference created in 1980 and disbanded in 2014. Founding members were
Buchanan Bucks, Berrien Springs Shamrocks,
Brandywine Bobcats,
Cassopolis Rangers,
Edwardsburg Eddies, and River Valley Mustangs. Later, Dowagiac, Lakeshore,
Lake Michigan Catholic were added before they all later departed.
In the 2003-2004 season, the Bridgman Bees joined the L.A.C. conference.
Former members include Bridgman Bees (football only), Dowagiac Chieftains, Edwardsburg Eddies, Lake Michigan Catholic Lakers, Lakeshore Lancers, and River Valley Mustangs. In 1991, Lake Michigan Catholic left the conference after joining from the Red Arrow Conference in 1989. In 1999, Lakeshore left the conference followed by Dowagiac, who left in 2001 after winning conference their last two years in Basketball (sharing with Berrien Springs in 2000). River Valley left the conference in 2010 to join the
Red Arrow Conference. Bridgman became an independent football program in 2010. While Edwardsburg joined the
Wolverine Conference
The Wolverine "B" Conference (known commonly as the Wolverine Conference) is a high school athletic conference in southwestern Michigan. It is composed of 8 Class A and B schools from the MHSAA in Allegan, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van B ...
in 2012.
Member Schools
During the final year of conference play in 2013-14, the following schools were members:
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Brandywine High School
Brandywine High School is a public secondary school located near Talleys Corner in unincorporated area, unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, with a Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington postal address. Although the school is not within the Wilmi ...
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Bridgman High School
Bridgman High School is a public high school located in Bridgman, Michigan
Bridgman is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,291 at the time of the 2010 census.
History
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(except football)
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Buchanan High School
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Cassopolis High School
Membership Timeline
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bar:3 color:red from:1980 till:2013 text:Cassopolis (1980-2013)
bar:4 color:red from:1980 till:2011 text:Edwardsburg (1980-2011)
bar:5 color:red from:1980 till:2013 text:Niles Brandywine (1980-2013)
bar:6 color:red from:1980 till:2008 text:Three Oaks River Valley (1980-2008)
bar:7 color:red from:1982 till:2011 text:Coloma (1982-2011)
bar:8 color:red from:1982 till:1997 text:Dowagiac (1982-1997)
bar:9 color:red from:1982 till:1997 text:Stevensville Lakeshore (1982-1997)
bar:10 color:red from:1989 till:1991 text:St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake (1989-1991)
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Conference Champions (Football)
Conference Champions (Boys Basketball)
References
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Michigan high school sports conferences
1980 establishments in Michigan