Midland Wachusett League

Midland Wachusett League
ConferenceMassachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
Founded1989
No. of teams26
Official websitehttps://www.mwlma.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=382

The Midland Wachusett League (Mid-Wach) is a high school athletic conference located in District 3 of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. The Mid-Wach was formed in 1989 as a merger between the Midland and Wachusett leagues.[1] The league consists of twenty-six public high schools in the Worcester County and Middlesex County of Massachusetts.

The league is separated into four divisions (A, B, C, and D) by size of school. Shrewsbury High School is currently the largest with 1,879 students,[2] while Murdock High School is the smallest with 252 students.[3]

The Mid-Wach sponsors eighteen different sports across all divisions in the MIAA, and is the main league in central Massachusetts.

Midland-Wachusett League
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Shrewsbury
West Boylston
Tahanto
Narragansett
Murdock
Maynard
Bromfield
Tyngsborough
Quabbin
Lunenburg
Littleton
Gardner
Clinton
Ayer-Shirley
Oakmont
North Middlesex
Nashoba
Marlborough
Hudson
Groton-Dunstable
Fitchburg
Westborough
Wachusett
Shepherd Hill
Leominster
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Algonquin
Locations of the schools within the Mid-Wach league. Division A schools in gold, B in red, C in black, and D in blue.

In 1992, three years after the Mid-Wach was formed, Westford Academy left for the Dual County League for more recognition and a chance to fit in better with the other schools. In 1995 Murdock High School joined bringing the number of schools in the Mid-Wach back to twenty-one members. A year later, The Mid-Wach admitted Bromfield, Tahanto, and West Boylston all from the Dual Valley League, which brought the total membership up to an even twenty-four. It wasn't until 2011 where the league changed again, this time admitting Tyngsborough from the Dual County, who was outclassed in most sports in the DCL. A year later, longtime member Milford elected to leave for the Hockomock League, citing travel expenses as one of the main reasons for the move. Finally, in 2013 Shepherd Hill joined looking for better competition than what they had in the Southern Worcester County League.





Member Schools[4]

School Location Mascot Colors Joined League Year Founded Enrollment
Division A
Algonquin Regional High School Northborough, Massachusetts Titans* Maroon & Gold     1989 1959 1,194
Leominster High School Leominster, Massachusetts Blue Devil Blue & White     1989 1963 1,073
Shepherd Hill Regional High School Dudley, Massachusetts Fighting Ram Maroon & Gold     2013[5] 1973 937
Shrewsbury High School Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Colonials Navy Blue & Vegas Gold     1989 1957 1,879
Wachusett Regional High School Holden, Massachusetts Mountaineer Green & White     1989 1955 1,861
Westborough High School Westborough, Massachusetts The Ranger Cardinal and Navy Blue     1989 1968 1,202
Division B
Fitchburg High School Fitchburg, Massachusetts Red Raiders Red & Gray     1989 1849 1,180
Groton-Dunstable Regional High School Groton, Massachusetts Crusader Maroon, White & Black       1989 1967[6] 689
Hudson High School Hudson, Massachusetts Hawk Red & White     1989 1867 809
Marlborough High School Marlborough, Massachusetts Panthers[7] Orange & Black    [7] 1989 1851[8] 1,013[9]
Nashoba Regional High School Bolton, Massachusetts Wolves Green & Gold     1989 1961 841
North Middlesex Regional High School Townsend, Massachusetts Patriots Red, White, & Blue       1989 1959 757
Oakmont Regional High School Ashburnham, Massachusetts Spartans Green & White     1989 1960 634
Division C
Ayer Shirley Regional High School Ayer, Massachusetts Panther Maroon & White     1989 1964[10] 412
Clinton High School Clinton, Massachusetts Gael Green & Gold     1989 581
Gardner High School Gardner, Massachusetts Wildcats Orange & Black     1989 1872 809
Littleton High School Littleton, Massachusetts Tigers Blue & Gold     1989 1922[11] 487
Lunenburg High School Lunenburg, Massachusetts Blue Knight Blue & White     1989 1895[12] 449
Quabbin Regional High School Barre, Massachusetts Panther Blue & Gold     1989 1966[13] 567
Tyngsborough High School Tyngsborough, Massachusetts Tigers Red, Black, & White       2011[14] 1892[15] 420
Division D
Bromfield School Harvard, Massachusetts Trojan Blue & White     1996[16] 1878 325
Maynard High School Maynard, Massachusetts Tigers Orange & Black     1989 1871 297
Murdock High School Winchendon, Massachusetts Blue Devils Blue & White     1995 1887[17] 252
Narragansett Regional High School Templeton, Massachusetts 'Gansett Warriors Royal Blue, White & Silver       1989 1955 475
Tahanto Regional High School Boylston, Massachusetts Stag Green & White     1996[16] 1962[18] 554
West Boylston Middle/High School West Boylston, Massachusetts Lions[19] Blue & White     1996[16] 1957[20] 448

*Unofficial Mascot

Former Members

School Location Mascot Colors Joined Left Current League
Milford High School Milford, Massachusetts Scarlet Hawks Red & White     1989 2012[21] Hockomock League
Westford Academy Westford, Massachusetts Ghosts Maroon & Gray     1989 1992[22] Dual County League

State Championships

Football[23]

Note: From 1972 to 2012, football state championships were separated by region, so there would be multiple champions from each division. From 1972 to 1977 and from 1997 to 2008, it was split between Eastern Mass and Central/Western Mass and there would be two champions in each division. From 1978 to 1996 and from 2009 to 2012 Central and Western Mass split so there would be three champions in each division. In 2013 everything was combined and therefore only allowed one state champion per division.

  • 1989
    • Leominster - D1 Central
    • North Middlesex - D2 Central
  • 1990
    • Leominster - D1 Central
    • North Middlesex - D2 Central
    • Narragansett - D3 Central
  • 1991
    • Hudson - D2 Central
  • 1992
    • North Middlesex D1 Central
  • 1993
    • North Middlesex - D1 Central
  • 1994
    • North Middlesex - D1 Central
    • Clinton - D3 Central
  • 1995
    • North Middlesex - D1 Central
    • Clinton - D3 Central
  • 1996
    • Fitchburg - D1 Central
    • Narragansett - D3 Central
  • 1997
    • Leominster - D1A Central/Western
    • Gardner - D2A Central/Western
  • 1998
    • Leominster - D1A Central/Western
    • Lunenburg - D3A Central/Western
  • 1999
    • Nashoba - D1 Central/Western
    • Clinton - D3 Central/Western
  • 2000
    • Fitchburg - D1 Central/Western
    • Shrewsbury - D1A Central/Western
    • Clinton - D3 Central/Western
  • 2001
    • Clinton - D3 Central/Western
  • 2002
    • Leominster - D1 Central/Western
    • Clinton - D3 Central/Western
  • 2003
    • Wachusett - D1A Central/Western
  • 2004
    • Wachusett - D1A Central/Western
  • 2005
    • Narragansett - D3 Central/Western
  • 2006
    • Milford - D1A Central/Western
    • Oakmont - D3 Central/Western
  • 2007
    • Shrewsbury - D1A Central/Western
  • 2009
    • Wachusett - D1 Central
    • Oakmont - D3 Central
  • 2010
    • Wachusett - D1A Central
    • Clinton - D3A Central
  • 2011
    • Leominster - D1 Central
    • Nashoba - D2 Central
  • 2012
    • Leominster - D1 Central
    • Nashoba - D2 Central
    • West Boylston - D5 Central
  • 2013
    • Littleton - D6
  • 2015
    • Nashoba - D2
  • 2018
    • Nashoba - D4
  • 2022
    • West Boylston - D7
  • 2023
    • West Boylston - D8
  • 2024
    • Hudson - D6
    • West Boylston - D8

Cross Country[24]

Girls

  • Fitchburg - 1989 D1
  • Nashoba - 1992 D1
  • Bromfield - 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 D2; 2023 D3
  • Littleton - 2018 D2

Field Hockey[25]

  • Quabbin - 1991 D2

Volleyball[26]

  • Marlborough - 2003, 2011 D2
  • Westborough - 2017, 2022, 2023 D2
  • Groton-Dunstable - 2018 D2
  • Westborough - 2024 D2

Soccer

Boys[27]

  • Nashoba - 1990 D2
  • Bromfield - 1996, 2005, 2007, 2008 D3; 2017, 2018, 2019 D4; 2021, 2022 D5
  • Groton-Dunstable - 2001, 2011, 2012 D2; 1999 D3
  • Westborough - 2003 D2
  • Algonquin - 2004 (co-champs with Boston College High School), 2005 D1

Girls[28]

  • Marlborough - 1985, 1988, 1991 D1
  • Shepherd Hill - 1997 D2
  • Wachusett - 2001, 2002, 2017, 2018 D1
  • Nashoba - 2004 D1
  • West Boylston 2006 D3
  • Algonquin - 2009 D1

Fall Golf[29]

  • West Boylston - 2001 D3
  • Shrewsbury - 2009 D1

Basketball[30]

Boys

  • Maynard - 2017 D4; 2022 D5

Girls

Winter Swim & Dive[31]

Girls

  • Gardner - 1994-2008, 2010 D1

Gymnastics[32]

Algonquin - 2011, 2012

Ice Hockey[33]

Boys

  • Gardner - 1994 D3
  • North Middlesex - 1995, 1998, 2014 D3
  • Shrewsbury - 1999, 2014, 2017, 2018 D3
  • Marlborough - 2005 D3
  • Oakmont - 2010 - D3A
  • Hudson - 2012 D3
  • Groton-Dunstable - 2012 D3A
  • Nashoba - 2015, 2016 D3A; 2023 D3
  • Lunenburg - 2018 D3A (Co-champs with Ayer Shirley)
  • Ayer-Shirley - 2018 D3A (Co-champs with Lunenburg)
  • Wachusett - 2019 D3

Girls

  • Algonquin - 2022 D2
  • Shrewsbury - 2023 D1

Alpine Ski[34]

  • Shrewsbury - 2005, 2006 D2

Indoor Track & Field[24]

Boys

  • Wachusett - 1994, 1995 D1
  • Hudson - 2008 D4
  • Nashoba - 2008, 2009, 2022 D3
  • Ayer-Shirley - 2018 D4
  • Littleton - 2022, 2023, 2024 D4

Girls

  • Shrewsbury - 1991, 1992 D2
  • Wachusett - 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 D1
  • Bromfield - 2001, 2006-2010 D4
  • Littleton - 2017, 2018 D5

Baseball[35]

  • Milford - 1990 D1
  • Westborough - 1991 D2
  • Narragansett - 1991 D3
  • Clinton - 1993 D2
  • Leominster - 1996 D1
  • Hudson - 1999, 2002 D2
  • Groton-Dunstable - 2016 D3
  • Oakmont - 2023 D3

Softball[36]

  • Oakmont - 1989 D2
  • Shrewbury - 2006 D1
  • Hudson - 2007, 2010, 2019 - D2
  • Wachusett - 2019 D1

Outdoor Track & Field[24]

Boys

  • Littleton - 2022 D6
  • Westborough - 2023 D3

Girls

  • Shrewsbury - 1989, 1991

Tennis[37]

Boys

  • Westborough - 1991 D2; 2016 D1

Girls

  • Algonquin - 2009 D1

School Websites

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