Central Massachusetts Conference
The Central Massachusetts Conference was a high school athletic conference located in District 2 of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. All of the schools in the conference during the final years of existence were Catholic Schools located in the Worcester County of Massachusetts. St. Bernard's Football and Ice Hockey teams were part of the Catholic Central League.
The current iteration of the conference was founded in 1975 with schools Fitchburg, Gardner, Holy Name, Leominster, St. Bernard's, St. John's, St. Peter's, and Wachusett. It wasn't long until members began leaving however, Gardner being the first to go join the massive Wachusett League in the fall of 1980. The conference remained stable for the better half of the decade until 1988, when Fitchburg, Leominster and Wachusett all left for the Midland League. By now, all schools had dwindling enrollment sizes except for St. John's who was easily overpowering the others in athletics. This led to St. John's leaving for the Catholic Conference in 2021. In 2025, with the conference on its final leg, it merged with the Colonial Athletic League, Dual Valley Conference, Inter-High League, and the Southern Worcester County League to create the Central Massachusetts Athletic Conference.
Former Members
*''All schools joined when the league founded in 1975''
State Championships
This is a list of MIAA state championships won by schools while a part of the Central Mass Conference
Football[https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-05/miaa-state-champions-football.pdf ]
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.St. John's - 1977, 2001, 2004 D1 Central/Western; 1985, 1988, 2001 D1 Central; 2005, 2006 D1AA Central/Western; 2017 D3Leominster - 1978, 1981, 1982, D1 CentralSt. Peter-Marian - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 D2 CentralHoly Name - 2005, 2006 D2 Central/Western; 2008 D1A Central/WesternSt. Bernard's - 2018, 2019 D8
Cross Country[https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-05/miaa-state-champions-track-cross-country.pdf ]
Boys
Gardner - 1976 D1St. John's - 1992, 2017 D1
Soccer[https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-05/miaa-state-champions-soccer.pdf ]
Boys
Leominster - 1978 D1St. John's - 1985, 2007 D1
Girls
St. Peter-Marian - 1999 D2
Golf[https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-10/2024-fall-golf-program.pdf ]
St. John's - 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2023
Field Hockey[https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-11/fieldhockey-2024-state-finals-program.pdf ]
Notre Dame Academy - 1992, 2002, 2003, 2005 D1
Basketball[https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-04/miaa-state-champions-basketball.pdf ]
Boys
St. Bernard's - 1988 D2St. John's - 2000, 2009 D1
Girls
St. Peter-Marian - 1984 D1
Indoor Track
Boys
Fitchburg - 1978 Class C
Ice Hockey[https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-05/miaa-state-champions-ice-hockey_0.pdf ]
Boys
St. John's - 1999, 2004 D1
Alpine Ski[https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-05/miaa-state-champions-ski.pdf ]
Boys
St. John's - 2007
Baseball[https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-05/miaa-state-champions-baseball.pdf ]
St. John's - 1976, 2002 D1St. Peter-Marian - 1977, 1987 D1
Softball[https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-05/miaa-state-champions-softball.pdf ]
St. Peter-Marian - 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985, 2015 D1Leominster - 1987 D1
Tennis[https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2024-05/miaa-state-champions-tennis.pdf ]
Boys
St. John's - 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004 D1