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 Y Y N Y N N N Y Y
Berrien Springs Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Buchanan Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Dowagiac Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Niles Brandywine Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

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 Y N N N Y N Y Y
Berrien Springs Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Buchanan Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Dowagiac Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Niles Brandywine Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

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 2022-23 season according to the MHSAA website.[4]

School Location Mascot Colors Enrollment Class Affiliation Joined Previous Conference
Benton HarborBenton HarborTigersOrange & Black542BPublic2022Independent
Berrien SpringsBerrien SpringsShamrocksGreen & White498BPublic2022BCS League
BuchananBuchananBucksMaroon & White412BPublic2022BCS League
Niles BrandywineNiles TownshipBobcatsMaroon & Gold366CPublic2022BCS League
DowagiacDowagiacChieftainsOrange & Black536BPublic2022Wolverine 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
2023

Girls Basketball
Season School Conference
Record
2023

Boys Cross Country
Season School Conference
Record
2022Berrien Springs[5]4-0

Girls Cross Country
Season School Conference
Record
2022Buchanan[5]4-0

Football
Season School Conference
Record
2022Buchanan[6][7]4-0

Boys Soccer
Season School Conference
Record
2022Dowagiac[8]3-0

Softball
Season School Conference
Record
2023

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

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
  1. "About". Michigan High School Athletic Association.
  2. "New athletic conference gets the go-ahead from school boards". 17 December 2021.
  3. Walkden, Jack. "Dowagiac to leave Wolverine Conference". South Bend Tribune.
  4. "Michigan High School Athletic Association". Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  5. Staff Report (October 23, 2022). "Buchanan, Berrien wins Lakeland crowns". Leader Publications.
  6. STAFF, HP. "High school football: Buchanan tops Benton Harbor, clinches Lakeland title". The Herald Palladium.
  7. Staff Report (October 15, 2022). "Roundup: Bucks win Lakeland Conference title; Bobcats fall to Shamrocks". Leader Publications.
  8. Novak, Scott (October 6, 2022). "UPDATED: Roundup: Dowagiac, Edwardsburg wins conference championships". Leader Publications.
  9. Novak, Scott (October 24, 2022). "Buchanan tops Dowagiac for Lakeland crown". Leader Publications.
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