Sports league
The Macomb Area Conference (abbreviated to MAC) (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
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.
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:
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 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
MAC Red MAC White MAC Blue MAC Gold MAC Silver MAC Bronze MAC St. Clair MAC Macomb-Oakland
NOTE: Statistics are as of the end of the 2020 season.
Red Division
School
2020 Enrollment
Class
Red Titles
White Titles
Blue Titles
Gold Titles
Silver Titles
Bronze Titles
First Season in current division
Most recent Division Title
Macomb Dakota
3,007
A
10
1
-
-
-
-
2001
2022
Utica Eisenhower
2,599
A
15
-
-
-
-
-
1987
2023
Sterling Heights Stevenson
2,545
A
12
-
-
-
-
-
1987
2021
Clinton Township Chippewa Valley
2,347
A
6
-
-
-
-
-
1995
2023
Anchor Bay
1,950
A
-
3
2
1
-
-
2022
2021 (White Division)
Romeo
1,713
A
2
9
2
-
-
-
2016
2021
White Division
School
2020 Enrollment
Class
Red Titles
White Titles
Blue Titles
Gold Titles
Silver Titles
Bronze Titles
First Season in current division
Most recent Division Title
Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse
1,383
A
-
-
1
2
-
-
2022
2019 (Gold Division)
Grosse Pointe South
1,477
A
-
6
4
1
-
-
2022
2023
Roseville
1,497
A
-
-
2
-
-
-
2022
2017 (Blue Division)
Utica
1,916
A
-
2
-
-
-
-
2004
2010
St. Clair Shores Lakeview
1,390
A
-
-
-
-
1
-
2020
2010 (Silver Division)
Utica Ford
1,830
A
1
2
-
-
-
-
2014
2003
Blue Division
School
2020 Enrollment
Class
Red Titles
White Titles
Blue Titles
Gold Titles
Silver Titles
Bronze Titles
First Season in current division
Most recent Division Title
Macomb L’anse Creuse North
1,866
A
-
-
2
1
-
-
2022
2013
Port Huron
1,234
A
-
4
9
-
-
-
2012
2023
Warren Mott
1,497
A
-
4
3
-
-
-
2022
2020
Fraser
1,538
A
-
6
-
-
-
-
2018
1998 (White Division)
Sterling Heights
1,486
A
1
1
2
1
-
-
2020
2019 (Gold Division)
Port Huron Northern
1,198
A
-
1
3
-
-
-
2018
2022
Gold Division
School
2020 Enrollment
Class
Red Titles
White Titles
Blue Titles
Gold Titles
Silver Titles
Bronze Titles
First Season in current division
Most recent Division Title
St. Clair Shores Lakeshore
1,152
A
-
-
-
-
-
-
2022
-
Warren Cousino
1,306
A
-
-
4
9
-
-
2018
2023
St. Clair
782
B
-
-
-
2
-
-
2020
2021
Warren Woods Tower
1,137
A
-
-
-
2
2
-
2014
2018
Eastpointe
828
B
-
-
1
2
-
-
2018
2020
Grosse Pointe North
1,237
A
-
4
5
1
-
-
2020
2023
Silver Division
School
2020 Enrollment
Class
Red Titles
White Titles
Blue Titles
Gold Titles
Silver Titles
Bronze Titles
First Season in current division
Most recent Division Title
Marine City
538
B
-
-
-
17
5
-
2018
2022
Hazel Park
659
B
-
-
-
-
-
-
2019
-
Warren Fitzgerald
908
A
-
-
-
-
5
-
2020
2016
Madison Heights Madison
361
C
-
-
-
1
11
-
2004
2018
Clinton Township Clintondale
365
C
-
-
2
-
6
3
2020
2016 (Bronze Division)
Marysville
862
A
-
-
-
6
1
-
2018
2016 (Gold Division)
Bronze Division
School
2020 Enrollment
Class
Red Titles
White Titles
Blue Titles
Gold Titles
Silver Titles
Bronze Titles
First Season in current division
Most recent Division Title
Warren Lincoln
590
B
-
-
-
-
-
3
2008
2008
St. Clair Shores South Lake
485
B
-
-
-
-
1
2
2020
2016 (Silver Division)
Clawson
464
B
-
-
-
-
-
3
2018
2015
Madison Heights Lamphere
775
B
-
-
-
-
1
3
2014
2021
Center Line
639
B
-
-
-
-
-
2
2010
2022
New Haven
344
C
-
-
-
-
1
1
2008
2004 (Silver Division)
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 Eisenhower
3-1 3-1
7-2 7-2
1990
Clinton Township Chippewa Valley Utica Eisenhower
6-1 6-1
8-2 9-2
1991
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 Valley
4-1 4-1 4-1
12-2 8-2 12-2
2002
Utica Eisenhower Macomb Dakota Clinton Township Chippewa Valley
4-1 4-1 4-1
8-3 11-2 7-3
2003
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 Dakota
4-1 4-1
10-2 9-2
2009
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**
2019
Clinton Township Chippewa Valley
5-0
9-1
2020
Sterling Heights Stevenson
Macomb Dakota
4-1
4-1
7-2
6-2
2021
Sterling Heights Stevenson
Romeo
4-1
4-1
10-3
9-2
White Division Champions
Year
School
Conference
Overall
1987
Romeo Grosse Pointe North Warren Cousino
3-1 3-1 3-1
6-3 6-3 5-4
1988
Romeo
4-0
7-2
1989
Romeo Grosse Pointe North
4-1 4-1
7-2 5-4
1990
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 Ford
4-2 4-2 4-2 4-2
5-4 5-4 7-4 6-4
2003
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 Romeo
5-1 5-1 5-1
11-1 8-3 7-3
2007
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 Romeo
4-1 4-1
7-3 6-4
2015
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
2019
Grosse Pointe South
5-0
7-3
2020
Anchor Bay
Warren Mott
3-1
3-1
4-3
8-2
2021
Anchor Bay
5-0
7-3
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. Clemens
6-1 6-1
7-2 8-3
1993
Warren Cousino
4-0
7-2
1994
Warren Cousino Grosse Pointe North Roseville
4-1 4-1 4-1
6-3 5-4 6-3
1995
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 Bay
5-1 5-1
8-3 7-2
2001
Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse Romeo Warren Cousino
5-1 5-1 5-1
7-3 9-2 9-2
2002
Warren Mott
5-1
6-4
2003
Grosse Pointe South Port Huron
5-1 5-1
7-4 6-4
2004
Warren Cousino Port Huron
5-1 5-1
6-4 7-3
2005
Warren Cousino
6-0
7-3
2006
Warren Mott
6-0
7-3
2007
Macomb L'Anse Creuse North Port Huron
5-1 5-1
6-3 7-3
2008
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 North
4-1 4-1
6-4 8-2
2014
Warren Cousino
5-0
5-5
2015
Grosse Pointe North Warren Cousino
4-1 4-1
5-4 5-4
2016
Warren Cousino
5-0
8-2
2017
Grosse Pointe North Roseville Port Huron
4-1 4-1 4-1
6-3 6-4 4-5
2018
Port Huron Northern
5-0
10-2
2019
Port Huron Northern
5-0
8-2
2020
Port Huron
5-0
8-1
2021
Port Huron
5-0
6-4
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 North
2-1 2-1
6-3 5-4
1996
New Baltimore Anchor Bay
4-0
6-3
1997
Marysville Warren Woods Tower
5-1 5-1
7-3 7-3
1998
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 Marysville
6-1 6-1
10-2 8-2
2006
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 City
4-1 4-1
9-3 10-2
2011
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 Heights
4-1 4-1 4-1
6-4 7-3 7-3
2016
Marysville
5-0
10-1
2017
Marine City
5-0
8-3
2018
Warren Woods-Tower
5-0
9-2
2019
Eastpointe
L’anse Creuse
Sterling Heights
4-1
4-1
4-1
6-4
6-4
6-4
2020
Eastpointe
5-0
8-1
2021
St. Clair
5-0
8-3
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 Fitzgerald
6-1 6-1
6-3 6-3
1998
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 Fitzgerald
3-2 3-2 3-2 3-2
6-4 7-4 6-4 7-4
2011
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 Fitzgerald
4-1 4-1 4-1
6-4 7-3 8-2
2017
Madison Heights Madison
5-0
12-1
2018
Madison Heights Madison
5-0
13-1
2019
Marine City
5-0
10-1
2020
Marine City
5-0
8-2
2021
Marine City
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 Lincoln
4-1 4-1
6-4 5-4
2016
Clintondale New Haven Warren Lincoln
3-1 3-1 3-1
4-5 4-5 4-5
2017
Madison Heights Lamphere
4-0
5-5
2018
Center Line
4-0
6-4
2019
Clawson
5-0
7-4
2020
Madison Heights Lamphere
5-0
8-1
2021
Madison Heights Lamphere
5-0
7-3
St. Clair Division Champions
Year
School
Conference
Overall
1996
Marine City Marysville Richmond
4-1 4-1 4-1
9-2 7-3 7-2
Macomb-Oakland Division Champions
Year
School
Conference
Overall
1996
Center Line St. Clair Shores South Lake Warren Lincoln
2-1 2-1 2-1
4-4 6-2 6-3
**- denotes that the team won a state championship title that year
References
Sources
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