Macomb Area Conference
The Macomb Area Conference (formerly known as the Macomb Athletic Conference) is a high school sports league located in Southeastern Michigan. It is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). There are currently 36 members, spread across Macomb County, St. Clair County, Oakland County, 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
| Previous league | School |
|---|---|
| Macomb Conference | Clinton Township Chippewa Valley, Fraser, Romeo, Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights Stevenson, Utica, Utica Eisenhower, Utica Ford, Warren Cousino, Warren Woods-Tower |
| Bi-County Conference | Clinton Township Clintondale, Grosse Pointe North, Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse, Roseville Brablec, St. Clair Shores Lake Shore, St. Clair Shores Lakeview, St. Clair Shores South Lake |
Expansion
First Expansion
Brablec was closed and consolidated with Roseville High School in 1989. Roseville 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
- Grosse Pointe South
- Macomb L'Anse Creuse North
- Mt. Clemens
- New Baltimore Anchor Bay
- Port Huron
- Port Huron Northern
Third Expansion
In 1992, Warren High 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†
- St. Clair
Macomb-Oakland Area Conference:
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, and New Haven, 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, joined the MAC.[1]
Current members
| Macomb Area Conference Memberships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | City | Enrollment (as of 2019) | Class | Nickname | Colors |
| Macomb Dakota | Macomb Township | 3,034 | A | Cougars | Forest Green/Navy/Gray |
| Utica Eisenhower | Shelby Township | 2,617 | A | Eagles | Blue & Silver |
| Sterling Heights Stevenson | Sterling Heights | 2,498 | A | Titans | Navy Blue & White |
| Clinton Township Chippewa Valley | Clinton Township | 2,386 | A | Big Reds | Red & White |
| New Baltimore Anchor Bay | Fair Haven | 1,993 | A | Tars | Red & White |
| Romeo | Romeo | 1,692 | A | Bulldogs | Red & White |
| Macomb L'Anse Creuse North | Macomb Township | 1,957 | A | Crusaders | Black & Vegas Gold |
| Grosse Pointe South | Grosse Pointe Farms | 1,510 | A | Blue Devils | Blue & Gold |
| Warren Mott | Warren | 1,513 | A | Marauders | Maroon/White/Gold |
| Utica | Utica | 1,899 | A | Chieftains | Orange & Black |
| Grosse Pointe North | Grosse Pointe Woods | 1,295 | A | Norsemen | Green & Gold |
| Utica Ford | Sterling Heights | 1,812 | A | Falcons | Maroon & White |
| St. Clair Shores Lakeview | St. Clair Shores | 1,404 | A | Huskies | Blue & Silver |
| Port Huron | Port Huron | 1,309 | A | Big Reds | Red & White |
| Warren Cousino | Warren | 1,448 | A | Patriots | Red/White/Blue |
| Fraser | Fraser | 1,538 | A | Ramblers | Navy Blue & Gold |
| Roseville | Roseville | 1,252 | A | Panthers | Red & Black |
| Port Huron Northern | Port Huron | 1,284 | A | Huskies | Blue & Gold |
| Sterling Heights | Sterling Heights | 1,464 | A | Stallions | Black & Gold |
| Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse | Harrison Township | 1,434 | A | Lancers | Royal Blue & White |
| St. Clair Shores Lake Shore | St. Clair Shores | 1,237 | A | Shorians | Red & White |
| Warren Woods-Tower | Warren | 1,148 | A | Titans | Royal Blue & Silver |
| Eastpointe | Eastpointe | 926 | A | Shamrocks | Green & White |
| Warren Fitzgerald | Warren | 1,020 | A | Spartans | Blue & Maize |
| Marine City | Marine City | 521 | B | Mariners | Orange & Black |
| Hazel Park | Hazel Park | 707 | B | Vikings | Maroon & Grey |
| St. Clair | St. Clair | 780 | B | Saints | Red & Royal Blue |
| Madison Heights Madison | Madison Heights | 307 | C | Eagles | Purple & Gold |
| St. Clair Shores South Lake | St. Clair Shores | 531 | B | Cavaliers | Royal Blue & Gold |
| Marysville | Marysville | 869 | A | Vikings | Navy & White |
| Warren Lincoln | Warren | 653 | B | Abes | Red & Black |
| Clinton Township Clintondale | Clinton Township | 392 | C | Dragons | Blue & Gold |
| Clawson | Clawson | 515 | B | Trojans | Blue & Gold |
| Madison Heights Lamphere | Madison Heights | 775 | B | Rams | Blue & White |
| Center Line | Center Line | 696 | B | Panthers | Orange & Black |
| New Haven | New Haven | 346 | C | Rockets | Green & White |
Former Members
| Former MAC Members | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | City | Nickname | Colors | Departed | Successive Conference |
| Roseville Brablec | Roseville | Cougars | Purple & White | 1989 | None (consolidated with Roseville High) |
| Imlay City | Imlay City | Spartans | Blue & Yellow | 1999 | Southern Thumb Athletic Association |
| Richmond | Richmond | Blue Devils | Blue and White | 1999 | Southern Thumb Athletic Association |
| Algonac | Algonac | Muskrats | Blue & Gold | 2002 | Blue Water Area Conference |
| Mt. Clemens | Mt. Clemens | Battling Bathers | Red & Gray | 2016 | Independent |
Membership Timeline with Football Divisions
MAC Red MAC White MAC Blue MAC Gold MAC Silver MAC Bronze MAC St. Clair MAC Macomb-Oakland
Football
NOTE: Statistics are as of the end of the 2018 season.
Red Division
| School | 2019 Enrollment | Class | Red Titles | White Titles | Blue Titles | Gold Titles | Silver Titles | Bronze Titles | First Season in current division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macomb Dakota | 3,034 | A | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2001 |
| Utica Eisenhower | 2,617 | A | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1987 |
| Sterling Heights Stevenson | 2,498 | A | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1987 |
| Clinton Township Chippewa Valley | 2,386 | A | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1995 |
| New Baltimore Anchor Bay | 1,993 | A | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2018 |
| Romeo | 1,892 | A | 1 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | 2016 |
White Division
| School | 2019 Enrollment | Class | Red Titles | White Titles | Blue Titles | Gold Titles | Silver Titles | Bronze Titles | First Season in current division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macomb L'Anse Creuse North | 1,957 | A | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2016 |
| Grosse Pointe South | 1,510 | A | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 2014 |
| Warren Mott | 1,513 | A | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 2018 |
| Utica | 1,899 | A | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2004 |
| Grosse Pointe North | 1,295 | A | - | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | 2018 |
| Utica Ford | 1,812 | A | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2014 |
Blue Division
| School | 2019 Enrollment | Class | Red Titles | White Titles | Blue Titles | Gold Titles | Silver Titles | Bronze Titles | First Season in current division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair Shores Lakeview | 1,404 | A | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2018 |
| Port Huron | 1,309 | A | - | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | 2012 |
| Warren Cousino | 1,448 | A | - | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | 2014 |
| Fraser | 1,538 | A | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2018 |
| Roseville | 1,252 | A | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2014 |
| Port Huron Northern | 1,284 | A | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2018 |
Gold Division
| School | 2019 Enrollment | Class | Red Titles | White Titles | Blue Titles | Gold Titles | Silver Titles | Bronze Titles | First Season in current division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Heights | 1,464 | A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2018 |
| Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse | 1,434 | A | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2018 |
| St. Clair Shores Lake Shore | 1,237 | A | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2016 |
| Warren Woods Tower | 1,148 | A | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2014 |
| Eastpointe | 926 | A | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2018 |
| Warren Fitzgerald | 1,020 | A | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 2018 |
Silver Division
| School | 2019 Enrollment | Class | Red Titles | White Titles | Blue Titles | Gold Titles | Silver Titles | Bronze Titles | First Season in current division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine City | 521 | B | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | 2018 |
| Hazel Park | 707 | B | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2019 |
| St. Clair | 780 | B | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2018 |
| Madison Heights Madison | 307 | C | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | - | 2004 |
| St. Clair Shores South Lake | 531 | B | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2012 |
| Marysville | 869 | A | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | 2018 |
Bronze Division
| School | 2019 Enrollment | Class | Red Titles | White Titles | Blue Titles | Gold Titles | Silver Titles | Bronze Titles | First Season in current division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Lincoln | 653 | B | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2008 |
| Clinton Township Clintondale | 392 | C | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | 2019 |
| Clawson | 515 | B | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2018 |
| Madison Heights Lamphere | 775 | B | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2014 |
| Center Line | 696 | B | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2010 |
| New Haven | 346 | C | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2008 |
MAC Championships
Red Division Champions Year School Conference Overall 1987 Sterling Heights 6-0 10-1 1988 Utica Eisenhower 6-0 11-1 1989 Sterling Heights Stevenson
Utica Eisenhower3-1
3-17-2
7-21990 Clinton Township Chippewa Valley
Utica Eisenhower6-1
6-18-2
9-21991 Utica Eisenhower 7-0 9-1 1992 Utica Eisenhower 7-0 11-1 1993 Utica Eisenhower 4-0 10-1 1994 Utica Ford 5-0 9-1 1995 Sterling Heights Stevenson 4-0 11-1 1996 Sterling Heights Stevenson 4-0 12-1 1997 Sterling Heights Stevenson 5-0 11-1 1998 Sterling Heights Stevenson 5-0 11-1 1999 Sterling Heights Stevenson 5-0 9-2 2000 Utica Eisenhower 5-0 13-1 2001 Utica Eisenhower
Sterling Heights Stevenson
Clinton Township Chippewa Valley4-1
4-1
4-112-2
8-2
12-22002 Utica Eisenhower
Macomb Dakota
Clinton Township Chippewa Valley4-1
4-1
4-18-3
11-2
7-32003 Utica Eisenhower 5-0 13-1 2004 Utica Eisenhower 5-0 10-1 2005 Sterling Heights Stevenson 5-0 10-1 2006 Macomb Dakota 4-1 13-1 2007 Macomb Dakota 5-0 14-0 2008 Sterling Heights Stevenson
Macomb Dakota4-1
4-110-2
9-22009 Sterling Heights Stevenson 5-0 13-1 2010 Romeo 5-0 9-2 2011 Utica Eisenhower 5-0 11-2 2012 Macomb Dakota 5-0 10-2 2013 Macomb Dakota 5-0 11-1 2014 Macomb Dakota 4-1 8-3 2015 Macomb Dakota 4-1 9-3 2016 Utica Eisenhower 5-0 12-1 2017 Utica Eisenhower 5-0 11-1 2018 Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 5-0 14-0**
White Division Champions Year School Conference Overall 1987 Romeo
Grosse Pointe North
Warren Cousino3-1
3-1
3-16-3
6-3
5-41988 Romeo 4-0 7-2 1989 Romeo
Grosse Pointe North4-1
4-17-2
5-41990 Romeo 6-1 6-3 1991 Fraser 6-1 8-3 1992 Fraser 7-0 10-1 1993 Fraser 6-0 10-2 1994 Fraser 5-0 7-3 1995 Port Huron 4-0 5-4 1996 Port Huron 4-0 7-2 1997 Fraser 5-1 6-3 1998 Fraser 6-0 9-1 1999 Macomb Dakota 6-0 10-2 2000 Utica 6-0 8-2 2001 Sterling Heights 6-0 8-3 2002 New Baltimore Anchor Bay
Port Huron Northern
Romeo
Utica Ford4-2
4-2
4-2
4-25-4
5-4
7-4
6-42003 Utica Ford 6-0 6-4 2004 Grosse Pointe North 6-0 9-2 2005 Romeo 6-0 8-2 2006 Warren Cousino
Grosse Pointe North
Romeo5-1
5-1
5-111-1
8-3
7-32007 Warren Cousino 6-0 11-1 2008 Warren Mott 5-0 6-4 2009 Warren Mott 5-0 8-2 2010 Utica 5-0 7-3 2011 Warren Cousino 5-0 6-4 2012 Port Huron 5-0 7-3 2013 Warren Mott 5-0 10-1 2014 Port Huron
Romeo4-1
4-17-3
6-42015 Romeo 5-0 13-1 2016 Grosse Pointe South 5-0 8-4 2017 Grosse Pointe South 5-0 5-5 2018 Grosse Pointe South 5-0 8-2
Blue Division Champions Year School Conference Overall 1987 Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse 4-0 7-2 1988 Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse 4-0 8-1 1989 Warren Cousino 5-0 7-2 1990 Clinton Township Clintondale 7-0 8-2 1991 Clinton Township Clintondale 7-0 8-1 1992 Grosse Pointe North
Mt. Clemens6-1
6-17-2
8-31993 Warren Cousino 4-0 7-2 1994 Warren Cousino
Grosse Pointe North
Roseville4-1
4-1
4-16-3
5-4
6-31995 Grosse Pointe North 4-0 7-3 1996 Warren Mott 4-0 7-2 1997 Romeo 6-0 7-2 1998 Sterling Heights 6-0 7-3 1999 Eastpointe 5-1 5-4 2000 Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse
New Baltimore Anchor Bay5-1
5-18-3
7-22001 Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse
Romeo
Warren Cousino5-1
5-1
5-17-3
9-2
9-22002 Warren Mott 5-1 6-4 2003 Grosse Pointe South
Port Huron5-1
5-17-4
6-42004 Warren Cousino
Port Huron5-1
5-16-4
7-32005 Warren Cousino 6-0 7-3 2006 Warren Mott 6-0 7-3 2007 Macomb L'Anse Creuse North
Port Huron5-1
5-16-3
7-32008 Sterling Heights 5-0 5-4 2009 Grosse Pointe South 5-0 7-3 2010 New Baltimore Anchor Bay 5-0 7-3 2011 Port Huron 5-0 10-2 2012 Grosse Pointe South 5-0 8-2 2013 Grosse Pointe South
Macomb L'Anse Creuse North4-1
4-16-4
8-22014 Warren Cousino 5-0 5-5 2015 Grosse Pointe North
Warren Cousino4-1
4-15-4
5-42016 Warren Cousino 5-0 8-2 2017 Grosse Pointe North
Roseville
Port Huron4-1
4-1
4-16-3
6-4
4-52018 Port Huron Northern 5-0 10-2
Gold Division Champions Year School Conference Overall 1993 Mt. Clemens 6-0 7-3 1994 Mt. Clemens 5-0 7-2 1995 Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse
Macomb L'Anse Creuse North2-1
2-16-3
5-41996 New Baltimore Anchor Bay 4-0 6-3 1997 Marysville
Warren Woods Tower5-1
5-17-3
7-31998 Marine City 6-0 8-2 1999 Marine City 5-0 10-1 2000 Marysville 5-0 10-1 2001 Marine City 5-0 11-1 2002 Marine City 5-0 11-1 2003 Marysville 5-0 9-1 2004 Marine City 7-0 11-1 2005 Marine City
Marysville6-1
6-110-2
8-22006 Marine City 6-0 11-1 2007 Marine City 6-0 13-1** 2008 Marine City 5-0 10-1 2009 Marine City 5-0 12-1 2010 Madison Heights Madison
Marine City4-1
4-19-3
10-22011 Marine City 5-0 13-1 2012 Marine City 5-0 8-2 2013 St. Clair 5-0 11-2 2014 Marine City 5-0 10-1 2015 Marine City
Marysville
Sterling Heights4-1
4-1
4-16-4
7-3
7-32016 Marysville 5-0 10-1 2017 Marine City 5-0 8-3 2018 Warren Woods-Tower 5-0 9-2
Silver Division Champions Year School Conference Overall 1995 Clinton Township Clintondale 4-0 6-3 1996 Warren Woods-Tower 4-0 7-2 1997 Mt. Clemens
Warren Fitzgerald6-1
6-16-3
6-31998 Warren Fitzgerald 7-0 8-1 1999 Clinton Township Clintondale 6-0 8-2 2000 Clinton Township Clintondale 6-0 11-1 2001 Warren Woods-Tower 6-0 10-1 2002 Clinton Township Clintondale 5-0 8-3 2003 Clinton Township Clintondale 5-0 10-2 2004 New Haven 6-0 8-2 2005 Madison Heights Madison 6-0 8-2 2006 Madison Heights Madison 7-0 13-1 2007 Madison Heights Madison 7-0 12-1** 2008 Warren Fitzgerald 5-0 11-1 2009 Madison Heights Madison 5-0 11-1 2010 Clinton Township Clintondale
St. Clair Shores Lakeview
Madison Heights Lamphere
Warren Fitzgerald3-2
3-2
3-2
3-26-4
7-4
6-4
7-42011 Marysville 5-0 8-2 2012 Madison Heights Madison 4-1 8-2 2013 Madison Heights Madison 5-0 11-1 2014 Madison Heights Madison 5-0 9-3 2015 Madison Heights Madison 5-0 9-2 2016 Madison Heights Madison
St. Clair Shores South Lake
Warren Fitzgerald4-1
4-1
4-16-4
7-3
8-22017 Madison Heights Madison 5-0 12-1 2018 Madison Heights Madison 5-0 13-1
Bronze Division Champions Year School Conference Overall 2008 Warren Lincoln 5-0 8-2 2009 Clawson 5-0 5-4 2010 St. Clair Shores South Lake 5-0 8-2 2011 St. Clair Shores South Lake 5-0 8-2 2012 Clinton Township Clintondale 5-0 9-1 2013 Clinton Township Clintondale 5-0 9-1 2014 Clawson 5-0 6-4 2015 Clawson
Warren Lincoln4-1
4-16-4
5-42016 Clintondale
New Haven
Warren Lincoln3-1
3-1
3-14-5
4-5
4-52017 Madison Heights Lamphere 4-0 5-5 2018 Center Line 4-0 6-4
St. Clair Division Champions Year School Conference Overall 1996 Marine City
Marysville
Richmond4-1
4-1
4-19-2
7-3
7-2
Macomb-Oakland Division Champions Year School Conference Overall 1996 Center Line
St. Clair Shores South Lake
Warren Lincoln2-1
2-1
2-14-4
6-2
6-3
References
- "Hazel Park joins the MAC; kicks off competition in the 2019-2020 school year". macombdaily.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
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