The Lakeland Conference is an athletic conference for high schools in southwest Michigan in the United States. Founded in 2022 with the inaugural season of play in 2022-2023, the conference is a reboot of the old Lakeland Athletic Conference to which it shares a similar geographic footprint, school membership and historic rivalries.[2][3]
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Conference | Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA)[1][failed verification] |
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Founded | 2022 |
No. of teams | 4 Class B, 1 Class C |
Region | Southwest Michigan |
Sponsored sports
editThe league offers competition in nine boys' and eight girls' sports.
Boys
editBaseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field, Wrestling
Sports by school
editSchool | Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country | Football | Golf | Soccer | Tennis | Track & Field | Wrestling |
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Benton Harbor | |||||||||
Berrien Springs | |||||||||
Buchanan | |||||||||
Dowagiac | |||||||||
Niles Brandywine |
Girls
editBasketball, Competitive Cheerleading, Cross Country, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball
Sports by school
editSchool | Basketball | Competitive Cheer | Cross Country | Soccer | Softball | Tennis | Track & Field | Volleyball |
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Benton Harbor | ||||||||
Berrien Springs | ||||||||
Buchanan | ||||||||
Dowagiac | ||||||||
Niles Brandywine |
Member schools
editThere are currently five member schools. The geographic footprint of the league includes Berrien and Cass counties in Michigan.
Current members
editSchool data in the table below is current for the 2023-24 season according to the MHSAA website.[4]
School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Enrollment | Class | Affiliation | Joined | Previous Conference |
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Benton Harbor | Benton Harbor | Tigers | Orange & Black | 528 | B | Public | 2022 | Independent |
Berrien Springs | Berrien Springs | Shamrocks | Green & White | 554 | B | Public | 2022 | BCS League |
Buchanan | Buchanan | Bucks | Maroon & White | 398 | B | Public | 2022 | BCS League |
Niles Brandywine | Niles Township | Bobcats | Maroon & Gold | 348 | C | Public | 2022 | BCS League |
Dowagiac | Dowagiac | Chieftains | Orange & Black | 517 | B | Public | 2022 | Wolverine Conference |
Former members
editSchool | Location | Joined | Previous Conference | Departed | Successive Conference |
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n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Membership Timeline
edit![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/i2ae16iti5r9e5f9jwk3i5yi9svr5pf.png)
Conference championships
editBaseball
editSeason | School | Conference Record |
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2023 |
Boys Basketball
editSeason | School | Conference Record |
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2023 | Benton Harbor | 22-2[5] |
Girls Basketball
editSeason | School | Conference Record |
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2023 | Buchanan | 8-0[6] |
Boys Cross Country
editSeason | School | Conference Record |
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2022 | Berrien Springs[7] | 4-0 |
Girls Cross Country
editSeason | School | Conference Record |
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2022 | Buchanan[7] | 4-0 |
Football
editSeason | School | Conference Record |
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2022 | Buchanan[8][9] | 4-0 |
Boys Soccer
editSeason | School | Conference Record |
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2022 | Dowagiac[10] | 3-0 |
Girls Soccer
editSeason | School | Conference Record |
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2023 | Berrien Springs[11] | 4-0 |
Softball
editSeason | School | Conference Record |
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2023 | Buchanan[12] | 8-0 |
Volleyball
editSeason | School | Conference Record |
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2022 | Buchanan[13] | 4-0 |
Wrestling
editSeason | School | Conference Record |
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2023 | Niles Brandywine | 5-0[14] |
State championships
editSchools that have participated in MHSAA state championship finals while being members of the Lakeland Conference.
TBD | |||
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Finish | Year | School | Division |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
edit- ^ "About". Michigan High School Athletic Association.
- ^ "New athletic conference gets the go-ahead from school boards". 17 December 2021.
- ^ Walkden, Jack. "Dowagiac to leave Wolverine Conference". South Bend Tribune.
- ^ https://www.mhsaa.com/sites/default/files/Enrollment%20and%20Classification/2324enroll.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Benton Harbor edges Brandywine; Bobcat girls rout Tigers". 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Faith Carson carries No. 7 Buchanan girls past No. 9 Brandywine Thursday night".
- ^ a b Staff Report (October 23, 2022). "Buchanan, Berrien wins Lakeland crowns". Leader Publications.
- ^ STAFF, HP. "High school football: Buchanan tops Benton Harbor, clinches Lakeland title". The Herald Palladium.
- ^ Staff Report (October 15, 2022). "Roundup: Bucks win Lakeland Conference title; Bobcats fall to Shamrocks". Leader Publications.
- ^ Novak, Scott (October 6, 2022). "UPDATED: Roundup: Dowagiac, Edwardsburg wins conference championships". Leader Publications.
- ^ "Roundup: Chieftains, Eddies fall in conference matches". 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Roundup: Bucks win Lakeland championship; baseball falls in 11 innings". 5 May 2023.
- ^ Novak, Scott (October 24, 2022). "Buchanan tops Dowagiac for Lakeland crown". Leader Publications.
- ^ "Roundup: Bobcats win Lakeland title; Eddies have pair of Wolverine champs". 6 February 2023.