Greater South Shore Athletic Conference (IHSAA)

The Greater South Shore Conference is an eight-member Indiana High School Athletic Association athletic conference spanning Lake and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana. Two other members, Boone Grove and South Central, participate only in football, otherwise participating in the Porter County Conference.

The Greater South Shore Conference in Indiana

Hanover Central High School joined the conference in 2013, and Griffith High School joined the conference in 2017. Marquette Catholic High School and North Newton High School left the conference concurrent with Griffith joining, with Marquette becoming an independent and North Newton joining the Midwest Conference. [1] Illiana Christian High School has been accepted as a member starting with the 2020-21 school year. The conference has two divisions for football, with the North Division including Calumet, Hammond Bishop Noll, Lake Station Edison, River Forest and South Central, and the South Division including Boone Grove, Griffith, Hanover Central, Wheeler and Whiting. Boone Grove and South Central are football-playing members only, competing in the Porter County Conference in all other sports. Future member Illiana Christian does not have a football team.

Membership

School	City	Team Name	Colors	Enrollment 16-17	IHSAA Class Football	County	Year Joined	Previous Conference
Hammond Bishop Noll	Hammond	Warriors		525	2A 2A	45 Lake	2007	Lake
Boone Grove^1	Porter Township	Wolves		500	N/A 2A	64 Porter	2014	Independents
Calumet	Gary	Warriors		662	3A 3A	45 Lake	2007	Lake
Griffith	Griffith	Panthers		776	3A 3A	45 Lake	2017	Northwest Crossroads
Hanover Central	Cedar Lake	Wildcats		699	3A 3A	45 Lake	2013	Porter County
Lake Station Edison	Lake Station	Fighting Eagles		387	2A 1A	45 Lake	2007	Lake
River Forest	Lake Station	Ingots		401	2A 2A	45 Lake	2007	Northland
South Central^1	Union Mills	Satellites		314	N/A 1A	46 LaPorte	2007	Independents
Wheeler	Union Township	Bearcats		549	3A 2A	64 Porter	2007	Lake
Whiting	Whiting	Oilers		411	2A 1A	45 Lake	2009	Lake

1. Boone Grove and South Central (UM) are football-only members. They compete in the Porter County Conference in other sports.

Former Members

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	IHSAA Class	# / County	Year Joined	Previous Conference	Year Left	Conference Joined
Marquette Catholic^1	Michigan City	Blazers		1A N/A	46 LaPorte	2007	Northland	2017	Independents
North Newton	Morocco	Spartans		2A 2A	56 Newton	2007	Independents (NWHC 1998)	2017	Independents MWC 2018)

1. Marquette does not play football.

Football Divisions

North	South
Hammond Bishop Noll	Boone Grove
Calumet	Griffith
Lake Station Edison	Hanover Central
River Forest	Wheeler
South Central	Whiting

Conference Championships

Football

#	Team	Seasons
7	Wheeler	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 (S) 2015 (S)
7	Whiting	2012, 2013, 2014 (N), 2015 (N), 2016 (N), 2017 (N), 2018 (N)
2	Griffith	2017 (S), 2018 (S)
1	Hanover Central	2016 (S)
0	Bishop Noll
0	Boone Grove
0	Calumet
0	Edison
0	North Newton
0	River Forest
0	South Central (UM)

• N- North Division, S- South Division.

Boys Basketball

#	Team	Seasons
4	Marquette	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017*
4	Bishop Noll	2011, 2012, 2013, 2018*
3	Wheeler	2009, 2010, 2017*
2	Calumet	2008, 2019
1	Edison	2018*
0	Griffith
0	Hanover Central
0	North Newton
0	River Forest
0	Whiting

Girls Basketball

#	Team	Seasons
5	Bishop Noll	2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
4	Calumet	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
2	Marquette	2016, 2017
1	Whiting	2012
0	Edison
0	Hanover Central
0	North Newton
0	River Forest
0	Wheeler

State Champions

Bishop Noll Warriors (6)

• 1968 Baseball
• 1981 Boys Swimming & Diving
• 1984 Boys Swimming & Diving
• 1989 Football (3A)
• 2004 Baseball (2A)
• 2018 Soccer (2A)

Marquette Catholic Blazers (9)

• 1999 Volleyball (A)
• 2000 Volleyball (A)
• 2001 Volleyball (A)
• 2004 Volleyball (A)
• 2005 Volleyball (A)
• 2006 Volleyball (A)
• 2007 Volleyball (A)
• 2008 Volleyball (A)
• 2014 Boys Basketball (A)

Wheeler High School (2)

• 2010 Boys Basketball (2A)
• 2010 Softball (2A)

Calumet Warriors (1)

• 1965 Boys Cross-Country

Resources

• IHSAA Conferences
• IHSAA Directory
• IHSAA State Champions
• IHSAA Classification
• IHSAA Football Classification

References

1. ""Greater South Shore Conference Announces Moves"". Northwest Indiana Times, Munster, IN. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-09-30.