Lakeland Conference

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]

Lakeland Conference
ConferenceMichigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA)[1]
Founded2022
No. of teams4 Class B, 1 Class C
RegionSouthwest Michigan

The league offers competition in nine boys' and eight girls' sports.

Boys

Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field, Wrestling

Sports by school

School Base­ball Basket­ball Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Tennis Track & Field Wrest­ling
Benton Harbor Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
Berrien Springs Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Buchanan Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Dowagiac Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Niles Brandywine Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

Girls

Basketball, Competitive Cheerleading, Cross Country, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball

Sports by school

School Basket­ball Competitive Cheer Cross Country Soccer Softball Tennis Track & Field Volleyball
Benton Harbor Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY
Berrien Springs Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Buchanan Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Dowagiac Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Niles Brandywine Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

Member schools

There are currently five member schools. The geographic footprint of the league includes Berrien and Cass counties in Michigan.

Current members

School 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
Benton HarborBenton HarborTigersOrange & Black528BPublic2022Independent
Berrien SpringsBerrien SpringsShamrocksGreen & White554BPublic2022BCS League
BuchananBuchananBucksMaroon & White398BPublic2022BCS League
Niles BrandywineNiles TownshipBobcatsMaroon & Gold348CPublic2022BCS League
DowagiacDowagiacChieftainsOrange & Black517BPublic2022Wolverine Conference

Former members

School Location Joined Previous Conference Departed Successive Conference
n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Membership Timeline

Conference championships

Baseball

Season School Conference
Record
2023

Boys Basketball

Season School Conference
Record
2023Benton Harbor7-1[5]

Girls Basketball

Season School Conference
Record
2023Buchanan8-0[6]

Boys Cross Country

Season School Conference
Record
2022Berrien Springs[7]4-0

Girls Cross Country

Season School Conference
Record
2022Buchanan[7]4-0

Football

Season School Conference
Record
2022Buchanan[8][9]4-0

Boys Soccer

Season School Conference
Record
2022Dowagiac[10]3-0

Girls Soccer

Season School Conference
Record
2023Berrien Springs[11]4-0

Softball

Season School Conference
Record
2023Buchanan[12]8-0

Volleyball

Season School Conference
Record
2022Buchanan[13]4-0

Wrestling

Season School Conference
Record
2023Niles Brandywine5-0[14]

State championships

Schools that have participated in MHSAA state championship finals while being members of the Lakeland Conference.

TBD
Finish Year School Division
n/a n/a n/a n/a

References

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