Northwest Crossroads Conference

The Northwest Crossroads Conference is a seven-member IHSAA-sanctioned athletic conference. Six of the seven institutions are in Lake County, while the sixth, Kankakee Valley, is in neighboring Jasper County. This conference was created in 2007, following the disbandment of the Lake Athletic Conference. Griffith left the conference after the 2016–17 school year to join the Greater South Shore Athletic Conference (IHSAA).

The Northwest Crossroads Conference in Indiana

Hanover Central, in southern Lake County, joined the conference as its seventh member starting in 2023. Illiana Christian High School will join the conference in the 2025-26 school year, leaving the Greater South Shore Conference.

Membership

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School Location Mascot Colors Enrollment 2021 IHSAA Class # / County Joined
Andrean Merrillville Fighting 59'ers     384 2A Football
2A Basketball
3A Baseball
45
Lake
2008
Hanover Central Cedar Lake Wildcats     948 3A Football
3A Basketball
45
Lake
2023
Highland Highland Trojans     1,061 4A Football
3A Basketball
45
Lake
2008
Hobart Hobart Brickies     1,265 4A Football
4A Basketball
45
Lake
2008
Kankakee Valley Wheatfield Kougars       1,021 4A Football
4A Basketball
37
Jasper
2008
Lowell Lowell Red Devils     1,093 4A Football
4A Basketball
45
Lake
2008
Munster Munster Mustangs     1,588 5A Football
4A Basketball
45
Lake
2008

Conference championships

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Football

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# Team Seasons
8 Andrean 2011, 2012*, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021*, 2022*
7 Lowell 2007*, 2008, 2009*, 2015, 2017, 2021*, 2022*
6 Hobart 2007*, 2012*, 2016*, 2019, 2021*, 2022*
2 Griffith 2010, 2016*
1 Hanover Central 2023
1 Kankakee Valley 2012*
1 Munster 2009*
0 Highland

Boys basketball

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# Team Seasons
15 Munster 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018*, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
2 Griffith 2016*, 2017
1 Lowell 2016*
1 Andrean 2018*
0 Highland
0 Hobart
0 Kankakee Valley

Girls basketball

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# Team Seasons
4 Hobart 2009*, 2010, 2011, 2015
4 Kankakee Valley 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
3 Lowell 2012, 2013, 2014*
3 Munster 2009*, 2020, 2024
3 Andrean 2021, 2022, 2023
2 Highland 2008, 2014*
0 Griffith
0 Hanover Central

Girls Golf

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# Team Seasons
0 Hobart
0 Lowell
0 Highland
13 Munster 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012*, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017*, 2018, 2019*,2020, 2021
0 Andrean
0 Griffith
3 Kankakee Valley 2012*, 2017*, 2019*

State championships

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Andrean (18)

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  • 1998 Softball (2A)
  • 2004 Football (3A)
  • 2005 Baseball (3A)
  • 2007 Softball (3A)
  • 2009 Baseball (3A)
  • 2010 Baseball (3A)
  • 2012 Softball (3A)
  • 2013 Football (3A)
  • 2014 Baseball (3A)
  • 2015 Baseball (3A)
  • 2016 Girls Soccer (1A)
  • 2017 Girls Volleyball (2A)
  • 2018 Baseball (3A)
  • 2019 Boys basketball (2A)
  • 2019 Baseball (3A)
  • 2021 Girls Volleyball (2A)
  • 2021 Football (2A)
  • 2022 Baseball (3A)

Griffith (1)

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  • 1997 Football (4A)

Highland (0)

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Hobart (7)

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  • 1957 Boys Cross Country
  • 1960 Boys Cross Country
  • 1987 Football (4A)
  • 1989 Football (4A)
  • 1991 Football (4A)
  • 1993 Football (4A)
  • 2004 Gymnastics

Kankakee Valley (0)

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Lowell (1)

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  • 2005 Football (4A)

Munster (11)

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  • 1973 Boys Swimming & Diving
  • 1974 Boys Swimming & Diving
  • 1975 Boys Swimming & Diving
  • 1976 Boys Swimming & Diving
  • 1976 Girls Swimming & Diving
  • 1977 Boys Swimming & Diving
  • 1977 Girls Swimming & Diving
  • 1978 Girls Swimming & Diving
  • 1979 Boys Swimming & Diving
  • 1980 Boys Swimming & Diving
  • 2002 Baseball (4A)

Resources

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