Jack Pine Conference


The Jack Pine Conference is a high school athletic conference in northern lower Michigan made up of Class B and C schools. The sports involved include: Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Wrestling, Volleyball, Bowling, Track and Field, Cross Country, and Golf.

Membership changes (1982–2023)

Evart was the first to leave the JPC since its foundation in 1972; Coleman would be the second to do so, leaving in 2002.
Due to declining enrollment, Roscommon and Houghton Lake departed the JPC for the Highland Conference at the start of the 2019–20 academic year. Taking the place of both Roscommon County schools, Pinconning and Shepherd joined the conference at the start of the 2019–2020 academic year. Both departed from the Tri-Valley Conference.
On June 29, 2023, it was announced starting for the 2024–25 academic year four schools will join the JPC. These four schools being Ogemaw Heights, Standish-Sterling, St Louis and Bullock Creek.

Members

Membership timeline


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bar:4 color:orange from:1972 till:2019 text: Roscommon Bucks
bar:5 color:powderblue from:1972 till:end text: Beaverton Beavers
bar:6 color:powderblue from:1972 till:end text: Farwell Eagles
bar:7 color:powderblue from:1972 till:end text: Harrison Hornets
bar:8 color:powderblue from:1972 till:end text: Meridian Mustangs
bar:9 color:powderblue from:1982 till:end text: Clare Pioneers
bar:10 color:powderblue from:2002 till:end text: Gladwin Flying G's
bar:11 color:powderblue from:2019 till:end text: Pinconning Spartans
bar:12 color:powderblue from:2019 till:end text: Shepherd Bluejays
bar:13 color:powderblue from:2024 till:end text: Bullock Creek Lancers
bar:14 color:powderblue from:2024 till:end text: Ogemaw Heights Falcons
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State championships

Jack Pine Conference member high schools have won the following Michigan High School Athletic Association state championships:

Football

Baseball

Softball

Boys Track and Field

Girls Track and Field

Boys Skiing

Boys Bowling

Girls Bowling

Conference Records

YearSchool
1972Evart
1973Meridian
1974Meridian
1975Beaverton
1976Evart
1977Meridian
1978Meridian/Roscommon
1980Meridian
1981Coleman
1982Meridian
1983Meridian
1984Meridian
1985Meridian
1986Meridian
1987Coleman
1988Clare/Coleman/Houghton Lake
1989Clare/Houghton Lake
1990Beaverton
1991Clare
1992Clare/Coleman
1993Coleman
1994Coleman
1995Meridian
1996Harrison/Meridian
1997Meridian
1998Meridian
1999Clare
2000Meridian
2001Clare
2002Clare
2003Clare
2004Gladwin
2005Meridian
2006Meridian
2007Meridian
2008Clare
2009Clare
2010Clare
2011Clare
2012Clare
2013Meridian
2014Meridian
2015Clare/Meridian
2016Clare
2018Beaverton/Meridian
2019Beaverton
2021Pinconning
2022Clare

YearSchool
1975Harrison
1976Evart/Harrison
1977Houghton Lake
1979Houghton Lake
1980Harrison/Roscommon
1981Meridian
1982Roscommon
1983Meridian
1984Beaverton
1985Harrison
1986Houghton Lake/Meridian
1987Meridian
1988Meridian
1989Meridian
1990Roscommon
1991Houghton Lake
1992Roscommon
1993Houghton Lake
1994Harrison
1995Coleman
1996Roscommon
1997Roscommon
1998Roscommon
1999Roscommon
2000Roscommon
2001Clare
2002Clare
2003Beaverton
2004Clare
2005Clare
2006Galdwin
2007Clare/Meridian
2008Clare
2009Houghton Lake
2010Gladwin
2011Clare
2012Clare
2013Clare
2014Clare
2015Beaverton
2016Gladwin
2017Clare/Gladwin
2018Beaverton/Gladwin
2019Houghton Lake
2020Beaverton
2021Beaverton
2022Meridian

YearSchool
2016Gladwin
2017Gladwin
2018Gladwin
2019Gladwin
2020Clare
2021Clare
2022Shephard

YearSchool
1989Beaverton
1990Beaverton
1991Clare
1992Clare
1993Clare
1994Clare
1995Clare
1996Clare
1997Clare
1998Meridian
1999Meridian
2000Clare
2001Clare
2002Clare
2002Clare
2004Clare
2005Clare
2006Clare
2007Clare
2008Clare
2009Meridian
2010Clare
2011Clare
2012Clare
2013Clare
2014Clare
2015Clare
2016Clare
2017Clare
2018Clare
2019Shephard
2020Shephard
2021Shephard

YearSchool
1986Meridian
1987Meridian
1988Coleman/Meridian
1989Coleman
1990Coleman
1991Coleman
1992Coleman
1993Coleman
1994Coleman
1995Roscommon
1996Roscommon
1997Roscommon
1998Roscommon
1999Coleman
2000Coleman
2001Clare
2002Roscommon
2003Roscommon
2004Meridian/Roscommon
2005Meridian
2006Roscommon
2007Roscommon
2008Roscommon
2010Roscommon
2011Meridian
2012Meridian
2013Roscommon
2014Roscommon
2015Roscommon
2016Roscommon
2018Houghton Lake
2019Beaverton
2020Beaverton
2021Beaverton

YearSchool
2002Roscommon
2003Gladwin
2004Roscommon
2005Roscommon
2006Roscommon
2007Galdwin/Roscommon
2008Roscommon
2009Roscommon
2010Roscommon
2012Roscommon
2013Roscommon
2014Meridian
2015Meridian
2016Roscommon
2017Meridian/Roscommon
2018Gladwin
2019Beaverton
2020Meridian
2022Clare