Northern Shores Conference

The Northern Shores Conference is an upcoming interscholastic athletic conference affiliated with the Michigan High School Athletic Association. It is set to begin play during the 2024–2025 school year. It is located in Northern Michigan and contains eight teams that encompasses seven counties: Antrim County, Charlevoix County, Cheboygan County Crawford County, Emmet County, Grand Traverse County, and Kalkaska County.

Northern Shores Conference
ConferenceMHSAA
Founded2024
No. of teams8
RegionNorthern Michigan
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History

The Northern Shores Conference was announced in April 2023, comprising six teams from the Lake Michigan Conference and one each from the Northwest and Straits Area Conference. The conference formed following the dissolution of the old Lake Michigan Conference, the schools in the conference had concerns with Traverse City St. Francis, and their domination in most of the sports offered, they had almost 50 more conference champions than the next closest school. East Jordan was the first school announced to leave; they were joining the smaller Ski-Valley Conference for all sports. Kingsley, who had previously been denied entry into the Lake Michigan Conference in 2017, and Cheboygan were invited by the remaining six LMC teams, sans St. Francis, to form the new conference.

Administrators at the schools feel the new conference will have better competitive balance, as well as maintaining some of the rivalries that have formed over the years. The new conference however does not affect its members schools association with the Northern Michigan Football League, the new conference will not sponsor football, all member schools are current members of the NMFL.[1][2][3]

Members

Team & Mascot School Location Joined Enrollment Class Prior Conference Boys Champ Girls Champ Total Champ
Boyne City Ramblers Boyne City High School Boyne City, Michigan 2024 424 B Lake Michigan Conference
Charlevoix Rayders Charlevoix High School Charlevoix, Michigan 2024 282 C Lake Michigan Conference
Cheboygan Chiefs Cheboygan High School Cheboygan, Michigan 2024 557 B Straits Area Conference
Elk Rapids Elks Elk Rapids High School Elk Rapids, Michigan 2024 369 B Lake Michigan Conference
Grayling Vikings Grayling High School Grayling, Michigan 2024 432 B Lake Michigan Conference
Harbor Springs Rams Harbor Springs High School Harbor Springs, Michigan 2024 246 C Lake Michigan Conference
Kalkaska Blazers Kalkaska High School Kalkaska, Michigan 2024 432 B Lake Michigan Conference
Kingsley Stags Kingsley High School Kingsley, Michigan 2024 445 B Northwest Conference

Sports

Boy's sponsored sports by school

School Base­ball Basket­ball Bowling Cross Country Football Golf Ice hockey Lac­rosse Skiing- Alpine Soccer Tennis Track & field Wrest­ling Total
Boyne City Ramblers Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 12
Charlevoix Rayders Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 10
Cheboygan Chiefs Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 10
Elk Rapids Elks Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 11
Grayling Vikings Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 10
Harbor Springs Rams Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 11
Kalkaska Blazers Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 9
Kingsley Stags Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY 10

Notes:

    ° Boyne City - Co-ops with Charlevoix in Skiing; Co-ops with Petoskey, Petoskey St. Michael and Harbor Springs in Hockey and Lacrosse.

    ° Charlevoix - Co-ops with Boyne City in Skiing; Co-ops with Elk Rapids, Kalkaska, Kingsley, Lake Leelanau St. Mary, Mancelona, Suttons Bay and Traverse City St. Francis in Hockey.

    ° Cheboygan - Co-ops with Indian River-Inland Lakes, Onaway, Pellston and St. Ignace in Ice Hockey

    ° Elk Rapids - Co-ops with Charlevoix, Kalkaska, Kingsley, Lake Leelanau St. Mary, Mancelona, Suttons Bay and Traverse City St. Francis in Hockey; Co-ops with Central Lake and Traverse City St. Francis in Skiing.

    ° Harbor Springs - Co-ops with Petoskey, Petoskey St. Michael and Boyne City in Hockey and Lacrosse; Co-ops with Harbor Light Christian and Petoskey St. Michael in Football.

    ° Kalkaska - Co-ops with Charlevoix, Elk Rapids, Kingsley, Lake Leelanau St. Mary, Mancelona, Suttons Bay and Traverse City St. Francis in Hockey.

    ° Kingsley - Charlevoix, Elk Rapids, Kalkaska, Lake Leelanau St. Mary, Mancelona, Suttons Bay and Traverse City St. Francis in Hockey.

    Girl's sponsored sports by school

    School Basket­ball Bowling Cross Country Golf Skiing- Alpine Soccer Soft­ball Tennis Track & field Volleyball Competitive Cheer Total
    Boyne City Ramblers Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 10
    Charlevoix Rayders Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 9
    Cheboygan Chiefs Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 8
    Elk Rapids Elks Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 10
    Grayling Vikings Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 10
    Harbor Springs Rams Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 9
    Kalkaska Blazers Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 7
    Kingsley Stags Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 7

    Notes:

    ° Elk Rapids - Co-ops with Central Lake and Traverse City St. Francis in Skiing.

    ° Harbor Springs - Co-ops with Petoskey St. Michael in Tennis,

    References

    1. Kochanny, Drew (April 18, 2023). "Major shift coming in 2024 with newly formed Northern Shores Conference". Cheboygan Daily Tribune.
    2. Cook, James; Quealy, Brendan (April 19, 2023). "Northern Shores Conference starting in 2024; TC St. Francis left without a league". Traverse City Record-Eagle.
    3. Beeby, Harrison (April 18, 2023). "Northern Shores Conference to include eight area schools beginning next year". UpNorthLive. Traverse City, Michigan: WPBN-TV.
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