The Macomb Area Conference (abbreviated to MAC) (formerly known as the Macomb Athletic Conference) is a
high school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
sports league located in
Southeastern Michigan
Southeast Michigan, also called southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are ...
. It is a member of the
Michigan High School Athletic Association
The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) is a service organization for high school sports in Michigan and is headquartered in East Lansing. It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).
Unlike ma ...
(MHSAA). There are currently 36 members, spread across
Macomb County
Macomb County ( ) is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Michigan, bordering Lake St. Clair, and is part of northern Metro Detroit. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 881,217, making it the third-most populous co ...
,
St. Clair County,
Oakland County
Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the metropolitan Detroit area, located northwest of the city. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 1,274,395, making it the second-most populous county in Michigan, b ...
, and
Wayne County.
The MAC offers sports for both boys and girls, including boys and girls cross country, boys football, boys and girls basketball, boys baseball, and girls softball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls swimming, girls volleyball, boys and girls track and field, wrestling, boys hockey, and boys and girls tennis.
League History
The MAC was formed in 1986 through the merger of the Macomb Conference and the Bi-County Conference, and began competition in September 1987.
Charter members
Expansion
First Expansion
Brablec was closed and consolidated with Roseville High School in 1989.
Roseville Roseville may refer to:
Australia
*Roseville, New South Wales
Canada
* Roseville, Ontario
Malta
* RoseVille (aka Villa Roseville), a house in Attard, Malta
South Africa
*Roseville, Pretoria, a suburb
United Kingdom
*Roseville, Dudley
United S ...
then joined the MAC the same year in place of Brablec.
Second Expansion
In 1990 the Eastern Michigan League was disbanded and all its former members joined the MAC.
*
Eastpointe
Eastpointe (formerly East Detroit) is a city on the southern edge of Macomb County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 32,442. Eastpointe forms a part of the Metro Detroit area. It borders 8 Mile Road on th ...
*
Grosse Pointe South
*
Macomb L'Anse Creuse North
*
Mt. Clemens
*
New Baltimore Anchor Bay
*
Port Huron
Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administered separately.
Located along the St. Clair ...
*
Port Huron Northern
Third Expansion
In 1992,
Warren High
A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishment of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. The term evolved from the medieval Ang ...
and C. S. Mott High consolidated and became
Warren Mott High School, which joined the MAC in place of South Lake, which left to join the Macomb-Oakland Athletic Conference the same year.
Fourth Expansion
In 1996, both the St. Clair Area League and the Macomb-Oakland Athletic Conference were disbanded. All six of the former members of the SCAL and four of the eight schools from the MOAC (specifically, all the schools located in Macomb County) joined the MAC that same year.
St. Clair Area League:
*
Algonac‡
*
Imlay City†
*
Marine City
*
Marysville
*
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, a ...
†
*
St. Clair
Macomb-Oakland Area Conference:
*
Center Line
Center line, centre line or centerline may refer to:
Sports
* Center line, marked in red on an ice hockey rink
* Centre line (football), a set of positions on an Australian rules football field
* Centerline, a line that separates the service cour ...
*
Warren Fitzgerald
Warren Fitzgerald (born September 15, 1968) is an American punk rock guitarist, songwriter, and record label owner. He is best known for being the guitarist of The Vandals and Oingo Boingo. He is also co-founder of Kung Fu Records, along with ...
*
Warren Lincoln
*
St. Clair Shores South Lake*
In addition,
Dakota High School also joined the MAC in 1996 after being built in
Macomb Township the previous year, making for a total of 11 schools joining the conference that year.
† -Both Imlay City and Richmond left in 1999 to join the Southern Thumb Athletic Association
‡ -Algonac left in 2002 to join the newly formed Blue Water Area Conference
* -South Lake rejoined the MAC after leaving four years prior
Fifth Expansion
In 2004,
Madison Heights Madison and
Madison Heights Lamphere, from the
Oakland Activities Association
Oakland Activities Association is a Southeast Michigan high school athletics conference. It is made up of 23 schools located largely throughout Oakland County, with a single member located in Wayne County
History
The Oakland Activities Associati ...
, and
New Haven
New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,023 ...
, which previously ran an independent schedule, joined the MAC.
Sixth Expansion
In 2008,
Clawson, from the Metro Conference, joined the MAC.
In 2016, Mt. Clemens left the MAC to seek an independent affiliation.
Seventh Expansion
In 2019,
Hazel Park, from the
Oakland Activities Association
Oakland Activities Association is a Southeast Michigan high school athletics conference. It is made up of 23 schools located largely throughout Oakland County, with a single member located in Wayne County
History
The Oakland Activities Associati ...
, joined the MAC.
Current members
Former Members
Membership Timeline with Football Divisions
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bar:15 color:MACRed from:1987 till:1991 text: Utica Ford Falcons (1987-)
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bar:16 color:MACGold from:2020 till:end
bar:17 color:MACWhite from:1987 till:1989 text: Warren Woods-Tower Titans (1987-)
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Football
NOTE: Statistics are as of the end of the 2020 season.
Red Division
White Division
Blue Division
Gold Division
Silver Division
Bronze Division
MAC Championships
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**- denotes that the team won a state championship title that year
References
Sources
MAC official websiteMHSAA official websiteMichigan High School Football
{{Macomb Area Conference Schools
Michigan high school sports conferences