Lake Michigan Conference


The Lake Michigan Conference was an interscholastic athletic conference affiliated with the Michigan High School Athletic Association. It was located in Northern Michigan and contained eight teams that encompasses six counties: Antrim County, Charlevoix County, Crawford County, Emmet County, Grand Traverse County, and Kalkaska County.

History

The Lake Michigan Conference traces it origins to the Great Northern Conference, which began play in 1990. The conference was split into four divisions, by geography and school size. The Lake Michigan Division consisted of Class C schools; East Jordan, Boyne City, Charlevoix, Elk Rapids, Kalkaska, Mancelona, Traverse City St. Francis and Harbor Springs. Kalkaska played in the Lake Huron Division for football only with: Lincoln-Alcona, Grayling, Whittemore-Prescott, Onaway and Rogers City.
In 1993, Mancelona dropped to the smaller Ski-Valley for all sports. The Great Northern Conference dissolved in 1997, with most of the divisions retaining all their league memberships. The Lake Michigan Division, re-branded as the Lake Michigan Conference, with Kalkaska joining for football. The membership stayed the same until 2003, when Grayling, a former Lake Huron Division Rival of Kalkaska, left the Northeast Michigan Conference. This gave the conference the 8 teams that it has today. In 2010, conference athletic directors voted to eliminate St. Francis from participating in football effective in 2012. Elk Rapids and Grayling agreed to continue their series, while St. Francis will play two other LMC teams on a three-year rotation. The LMC also extended an invitation to St. Ignace High School to join. On January 14, 2011, it was announced that St. Ignace would join the Ski-Valley Conference.
Following the 2013 season the LMC and the neighboring Northwest Conference merged for football only, creating the Northern Michigan Football League. The league was split into two divisions based on enrollment and competitiveness. The Leader division consisted of the larger and more accomplished programs including, St. Francis, Maple City-Glen Lake, Elk Rapids, Boyne City, Kingsley, Benzie Central and Grayling. The Legacy Division consisted of Frankfort, Charlevoix, Kalkaska, East Jordan, Suttons Bay and Harbor Springs. Mesick, an original member of the Northwest Conference, opted against joining the NMFL and instead joined the five schools of the Mid-State North Conference, creating the Northwestern Six Football League.
In 2023, amidst discussion of removing St. Francis from the conference for competitive balancing purposes, or Kalkaska possibly leaving the conference, East Jordan announced it would be joining the Ski-Valley Conference, citing its low enrollment being better suited amongst the smaller schools of the Ski-Valley. In April 2023 the Northern Shores Conference was announced, with Boyne City, Charlevoix, Elk Rapids, Grayling, Harbor Springs, and Kalkaska leaving the Lake Michigan Conference to form this new league with Cheboygan from the Straits Area Conference and Kingsley from the Northwest Conference.

Members

Full member institutions include: Departing Members are highlighted in pink.
Team & MascotSchoolLocationJoinedEnrollmentClassBoys ChampGirls ChampTotal Champ
Boyne City RamblersBoyne City High SchoolBoyne City, Michigan1997424B111223
Charlevoix RaydersCharlevoix High SchoolCharlevoix, Michigan1997282C463480
East Jordan Red DevilsEast Jordan High SchoolEast Jordan, Michigan1997226C13821
Elk Rapids ElksElk Rapids High SchoolElk Rapids, Michigan1997369B422567
Grayling VikingsGrayling High SchoolGrayling, Michigan2003432B17017
Harbor Springs RamsHarbor Springs High SchoolHarbor Springs, Michigan1997246C415899
Kalkaska BlazersKalkaska High SchoolKalkaska, Michigan1997432B111526
St. Francis GladiatorsSt. Francis High SchoolTraverse City, Michigan1997356C7677154

Membership timeline


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Lake Michigan stopped sponsoring football in 2014.

Football

Conference champions
YearChampionRecord
1997St. Francis11-1
1998St. Francis11-2
1999St. Francis13-1 *
2000Charlevoix6-4
2001Boyne City12-1
2002St. Francis10-2
2003St. Francis14-0 *
2004St. Francis8-2
2005St. Francis13-1 *
2006St. Francis10-2
2007St. Francis12-2
2008St. Francis13-1 *
2009St. Francis14-0 *
2010Elk Rapids9-1
2011St. Francis11-2
2012Grayling9-1
2013Grayling9-2

*State champion

Teams in the final regular-season rankings

YearTeamDivisionRank
2023Charlevoix77th
2022Boyne City66th
2022St. Francis71st
2022Charlevoix79th
2021Boyne City66th
2021Grayling610th
2021St. Francis71st
2020Charlevoix76th
2018St. Francis62nd
2017Boyne City55th
2017St. Francis72nd
2016St. Francis71st
2015Boyne City67th
2014Boyne City65th
2012Grayling58th
2011Grayling58th
2011St. Francis84th
2010Elk Rapids52nd
2010Grayling510th
2010St. Francis77th
2009St. Francis71st
2008St. Francis76th
2007St. Francis74th
2006St. Francis75th
2005Boyne City66th
2005St. Francis75th
2004St. Francis73rd
2003St. Francis71st
2002St. Francis77th
2001Boyne City54th
1999St. FrancisC10th
1998St. FrancisC4th
1997St. FrancisC1st

State championship results

'''Results by team'''

All-time playoff appearances

Traverse City St. Francis: 1983, 85-87, 1990-2011, 2013-23
Boyne City: 1993–94, 96, 2001–09, 2012-17, 2020-23
Grayling: 1990, 92, 2003–05, 2007, 2009-13, 2015-17, 2020-22
Charlevoix: 1992, 2000, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2014,16, 2019-23
Elk Rapids: 2006–10, 2013-14, 2017-18, 2020, 2022
East Jordan: 1993–94, 1999-2000, 2003, 2020-23
Harbor Springs: 1986, 1999-2000, 2015-16, 2018-20
Kalkaska: 2002, 2012-13, 2016, 2020

Girls volleyball

Conference champions
YearChampionRecord
1998Charlevoix & Elk Rapids10-2
1999Elk Rapids12-0
2000Elk Rapids11-1
2001Elk Rapids11-1
2002Kalkaska12-0
2003Harbor Springs12-0
2004Charlevoix13-1
2005Charlevoix13-1
2006Kalkaska13-1
2007 Feb.Charlevoix14-0
2007 Nov.Charlevoix14-0
2008Charlevoix13-1
2009St. Francis13-1
2010Charlevoix13-1
2011Charlevoix13-1
2012St. Francis14-0
2013St. Francis12-1
2014St. Francis14-0
2015St. Francis14-0
2016St. Francis14-0
2017St. Francis5-1
2018St. Francis11-1
2019St. Francis4-0
2020Charlevoix7-0
2021Elk Rapids7-0
2022St. Francis7-0
2023St. Francis7-0

TeamConference championshipDistrict championshipsRegional championships
St. Francis11116
Charlevoix9121
Elk Rapids530
Kalkaska210
Harbor Springs100
Boyne City040
Grayling020
East Jordan000

Boys cross country

Conference champions
YearChampion
1997East Jordan
1998East Jordan
1999East Jordan
2000East Jordan
2001Charlevoix
2002Harbor Springs
2003Harbor Springs
2004Harbor Springs
2005Charlevoix
2006Kalkaska
2007Elk Rapids
2008Harbor Springs
2009Harbor Springs
2010Harbor Springs
2011Charlevoix
2012Harbor Springs
2013Charlevoix
2014Harbor Springs
2015Harbor Springs
2016Harbor Springs
2017Harbor Springs
2018St. Francis
2019Charlevoix
2020St. Francis
2021St. Francis
2022St. Francis
2023St. Francis

TeamConference championshipsFinal appearancesState championshipsBest finish
Harbor Springs112131st
East Jordan4821st
St. Francis5911st
Charlevoix51303rd
Kalkaska1404th
Elk Rapids1508th
Boyne City01020th
Grayling000-

Girls cross country

Conference champions
YearChampion
1997Charlevoix
1998Elk Rapids
1999Boyne City
2000East Jordan
2001Boyne City
2002Harbor Springs
2003Elk Rapids
2004Elk Rapids
2005Elk Rapids
2006Elk Rapids
2007Harbor Springs
2008Harbor Springs
2009Harbor Springs
2010Harbor Springs
2011Charlevoix
2012Harbor Springs
2013Harbor Springs
2014Harbor Springs
2015St. Francis
2016St. Francis
2017St. Francis
2018St. Francis
2019St. Francis
2020St. Francis
2021St. Francis
2022St. Francis
2023St. Francis

TeamConference championshipsFinal appsState championshipsBest finish
St. Francis92141st
Harbor Springs82121st
Elk Rapids51103rd
Charlevoix21306th
Boyne City2305th
East Jordan1704th
Kalkaska000-
Grayling000-

State-final finishes

Individual state champion

YearChampionSchoolDivisionTime
2014Holly BulloughSt. Francis317:51.3
2015Holly BulloughSt. Francis317:41.8

Boys soccer

Conference champions
YearChampion
2003-04Elk Rapids10-0
2004-05Elk Rapids10-0
2005-06Elk Rapids10-0
2006-07Elk Rapids & Harbor Springs10-2
2007-08Boyne City8-2-2
2008-09Elk Rapids12-0
2009-10Charlevoix9-1
2010-11Elk Rapids & Charlevoix9-1
2011-12Elk Rapids10-0
2012-13Elk Rapids9-1
2013-14Elk Rapids9-1
2014-15Charlevoix & Elk Rapids9-1
2015-16Charlevoix9-1
2016-17Harbor Springs10-0
2017-18Elk Rapids8-0-2
2018-19Elk Rapids10-0
2019-20Elk Rapids9-1
2020-21Elk Rapids9-0-1
2021-22Elk Rapids10-0
2022-23Elk Rapids9-1
2023-24Elk Rapids8-0-2

TeamConference championshipDistrict championshipsRegional championships
Elk Rapids171610
Harbor Springs292
Charlevoix430
Boyne City110
Kalkaska000
East Jordan000
Grayling000
St. Francis*073

  • St. Francis has a Co-Op program with Traverse City Christian, who is the host program, and Grand Traverse Academy.

Girls golf

Conference champions
YearChampion
2016Harbor Springs
2017Harbor Springs
2018Harbor Springs
2019Harbor Springs
2020Harbor Springs
2021Harbor Springs
2022Harbor Springs
2023St. Franics

TeamConference ChampionshipsFinal appsState championshipsBest finish
Harbor Springs71021st
St. Francis1506th
Grayling06011th
Charlevoix0308th
East Jordan01013th
Elk Rapids000-
Kalkaska000-
Boyne City000-

State-final finishes

Individual state champion

YearChampionSchoolScoreDivision
2019Jacque O'NeillHarbor Springs4

Boys tennis

Conference champions
YearChampion
1998-99Harbor Springs
1999-00Harbor Springs
2000-01Elk Rapids
2001-02Elk Rapids
2002-03Elk Rapids
2003-04Elk Rapids
2004-05St. Francis
2005-06Harbor Springs
2006-07St. Francis
2007-08St. Francis
2008-09St. Francis
2009-10St. Francis
2010-11St. Francis
2011-12St. Francis
2012-13St. Francis
2013-14St. Francis

Girls tennis

Conference champions
YearChampion
1999-00Harbor Springs
2000-01Elk Rapids
2001-02Elk Rapids
2002-03Harbor Springs
2003-04St. Francis
2004-05St. Francis
2005-06Harbor Springs
2006-07Elk Rapids
07-2008St. Francis
08-2009St. Francis
09-2010Harbor Springs
10-2011Harbor Springs
11-2012Harbor Springs
12-2013St. Francis
13-2014St. Francis
14-2015St. Francis
15-2016St. Francis
16-2017Harbor Springs
17-2018St. Francis
18-2019St. Francis
19-2020No champion due to the COVID-19 pandemic
20-2021St. Francis
21-2022St. Francis
22-2023St. Francis
23-2024St. Francis

Boys basketball

Conference champions
YearChampionRecord
1997-1998Boyne City10-2
1998-1999Elk Rapids11-1
1999-2000Kalkaska11-1
2000-2001Charlevoix12-0
2001-2002Charlevoix12-0
2002-2003Elk Rapids & Harbor Springs9-3
2003-2004St. Francis13-1
2004-2005Grayling13-1
2005-2006St. Francis13-1
2006-2007Charlevoix13-1
2007-2008Charlevoix13-1
2008-2009St. Francis13-1
2009-2010St. Francis13-1
2010-2011Charlevoix12-2
2011-2012St. Francis13-1
2012-2013St. Francis14-0
2013-2014Boyne City14-0
2014-2015Boyne City12-2
2015-2016East Jordan12-2
2016-2017St. Francis12-2
2017-2018St. Francis14-0
2018-2019St. Francis14-0
2019-2020St. Francis13-1
2020-2021Charlevoix13-1
2021-2022St. Francis14-0
2022-2023St. Francis & Boyne City13-1
2023-2024Elk Rapids12-2

Conference Records
Through 2023-24
TeamWinsLossesPct.Conference championshipDistrict championshipsRegional championships
St. Francis27590.7531282
Charlevoix241123.6626116
Elk Rapids203162.556330
Boyne City187178.512451
Grayling147147.500151
Harbor Springs137227.376150
Kalkaska127238.348100
East Jordan107259.292111

Girls basketball

Conference champions
YearChampionRecord
1997Harbor Springs12-0
1998Harbor Springs12-0
1999Harbor Springs11-1
2000Charlevoix12-0
2001Charlevoix12-0
2002Harbor Springs12-0
2003St. Francis13-1
2004Charlevoix14-0
2005Charlevoix13-1
2006Charlevoix & Boyne City12-2
2008Charlevoix & East Jordan12-2
2009Charlevoix14-0
2010Kalkaska14-0
2011St. Francis & Kalkaska13-1
2012St. Francis14-0
2013St. Francis & Kalkaska13-1
2014St. Francis14-0
2015St. Francis & Kalkaska13-1
2016St. Francis14-0
2017St. Francis & Kalkaska13-1
2018St. Francis13-1
2019Charlevoix14-0
2020Charlevoix14-0
2021Elk Rapids14-0
2022Elk Rapids13-1
2023St. Francis13-1
2024Elk Rapids & Harbor Springs13-1

Conference Records
1997–98 to 2023-2024
TeamWinsLossesPct.Conference championshipsDistrict championshipsRegional championships
St. Francis261104.7151072
Charlevoix233132.6388112
Kalkaska223142.611582
Elk Rapids170195.466361
Harbor Springs167197.459571
Boyne City158208.432100
East Jordan153212.419110
Grayling59234.201000

Wrestling

Conference champions
YearChampion
2006Grayling
2007Kalkaska
2008Grayling
2009Grayling
2010St. Francis
2011St. Francis
2012St. Francis
2013Grayling
2014Grayling
2015Grayling
2016Grayling
2017Grayling
2018Grayling
2019Grayling
2020Grayling
2021Grayling
2022St. Francis
2023Charlevoix
2024Charlevoix

TeamConference championshipDistrict championshipsRegional championships
St. Francis480
Kalkaska110
East Jordan000
Boyne City030
Elk Rapids010
Charlevoix230
Grayling12100
Harbor Springs000

Boys skiing

Conference champions
YearChampion
1998Harbor Springs
1999Harbor Springs
2000Harbor Springs
2001Charlevoix
2002Charlevoix
2003Harbor Springs
2004Harbor Springs
2005Harbor Springs
2006Harbor Springs
2007Harbor Springs
2008Boyne City
2009St. Francis & Boyne City
2010Harbor Springs
2011St. Francis
2012St. Francis
2013Harbor Springs
2014Elk Rapids-St. Francis*/Harbor Springs
2015Harbor Springs
2016Elk Rapids-St. Francis*
2017Elk Rapids-St. Francis*
2018Great North Alpine*
2019Great North Alpine*
2020Great North Alpine*
2021Great North Alpine*
2022Great North Alpine*/Harbor Springs
2023Great North Alpine*/Harbor Springs
2024Harbor Springs

  • St. Francis and Elk Rapids were a co-op for their 2014,2016 & 2017 championships. Great North Alpine was a co-op between St. Francis, Elk Rapids, Central Lake and Grand Traverse Academy.

Girls skiing

Conference champions
YearChampion
1998Harbor Springs
1999Harbor Springs
2000Harbor Springs
2001Harbor Springs
2002Harbor Springs
2003Harbor Springs
2004St. Francis
2005St. Francis
2006St. Francis
2007Boyne City
2008St. Francis
2009Harbor Springs
2010Harbor Springs
2011Harbor Springs
2012Harbor Springs
2013Harbor Springs
2014Harbor Springs
2015Harbor Springs
2016Harbor Springs
2017Harbor Springs
2018Harbor Springs
2019Harbor Springs
2020Harbor Springs
2021Harbor Springs
2022Harbor Springs
2023Harbor Springs
2024Harbor Springs

Baseball

Conference champions
YearChampionRecord
1998Elk Rapids12-0
1999Boyne City11-0-1
2000Kalkaska & East Jordan8-3
2001Elk Rapids & East Jordan9-2-1
2002Kalkaska12-0
2003Kalkaska14-0
2004Boyne City14-0
2005Elk Rapids11-3
2006Kalkaska11-3
2007Elk Rapids11-3
2008Elk Rapids10-4
2009East Jordan12-1-1
2010Kalkaska13-1
2011Kalkaska & Boyne City11-3
2012St. Francis & East Jordan11-3
2013Charlevoix14-0
2014St. Francis12-2
2015St. Francis & Charlevoix12-2
2016St. Francis12-2
2017St. Francis14-0
2018St. Francis14-0
2019St. Francis13-0
2020No champion due to the COVID-19 pandemic-
2021St. Francis13-1
2022St. Francis12-2
2023Charlevoix12-2
2024Charlevoix14-0

TeamConference championshipDistrict championshipsRegional championships
St. Francis99
2
Kalkaska68
2
East Jordan47
2
Charlevoix43
1
Boyne City312
0
Elk Rapids53
0
Grayling03
0
Harbor Springs02
0

Softball

Conference champions
YearChampionRecord
1998Elk Rapids11-1
1999Elk Rapids-
2000East Jordan & St. Francis-
2001St. Francis-
2002St. Francis12-0
2003Elk Rapids12-0
2004St. Francis14-0
2005Kalkaska14-0
2006Kalkaska14-0
2007St. Francis13-1
2008Kalkaska13-1
2009East Jordan12-2
2010East Jordan & Kalkaska13-1
2011St. Francis, Kalkaska, Charlevoix11-3
2012St. Francis13-1
2013St. Francis & Charlevoix12-2
2014St. Francis & Boyne City13-1
2015St. Francis13-1
2016Boyne City13-1
2017Kalkaska14-0
2018Kalkaska & Boyne City13-1
2019Kalkaska13-1
2020No champion due to the COVID-19 pandemic-
2021St. Francis13-1
2022St. Francis11-1
2023St. Francis14-0
2024St. Francis12-0

TeamConference championshipDistrict championshipsRegional championships
St. Francis1421
6
Kalkaska814
1
Elk Rapids37
2
Boyne City310
0
Charlevoix24
1
East Jordan36
0
Grayling04
0
Harbor Springs02
0

Boys track

Conference champions
YearChampion
1998East Jordan
1999East Jordan
2000East Jordan
2001East Jordan
2002Charlevoix
2003Harbor Springs
2004Harbor Springs
2005Charlevoix
2006Charlevoix
2007Charlevoix
2008Harbor Springs
2009Harbor Springs
2010Charlevoix
2011Charlevoix
2012Charlevoix
2013Charlevoix
2014Charlevoix
2015Charlevoix
2016Charlevoix
2017Charlevoix
2018Harbor Springs
2019Harbor Springs
2020No champion due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021St. Francis
2022St. Francis
2023St. Francis
2024Charlevoix

Individual state champions
YearChampionSchoolEventTime/DistanceClass
1999Jacques HenningHarbor Springs1600m04:18.4C
2001Josh BrownKalkaskaHigh Jump6'9D2
2005Josh HofbauerHarbor Springs3200m09:34.6D3
2016Jacob LechnerHarbor SpringsShot Put53'04D4
2017Carson, Ritter, Ritter, BudayCharlevoix3200 Relay8:03.13D3
2017Jeremy KlossHarbor Springs3200m9:46.25D4
2017Jeremy KlossHarbor Springs1600m4:25.73D4
2018Jacob AgerBoyne CityShot Put59'10D3
2019Hoffman, Smar, Harrell, KlossHarbor Springs3200 Relay8:01.31D4
2019Kloss, Cameron, Harrell, SmarHarbor Springs1600 Relay4:15.59D4
2019Jeremy KlossHarbor Springs16004:15.59D4
2021Tarrant, Heeringa, Ellalasingham, RichardsSt. Francis3200 Relay8:16.64D3
2022Richards, Donahue, Kerr, HeeringaSt. Francis3200 Relay8:10.56D3
2023Mitchel HarringtonGraylingLong Jump22'1.75D3
2024Max WardElk Rapids300 Hurdle38.53D3
2024Drew MooreGrayling32009:32.16D3
2024Walter, Myler, Carlson, KrummSt. Francis3200 Relay7:59.31D3

Girls track

Conference champions
YearChampion
1998Charlevoix
1999St. Francis
2000Boyne City
2002Boyne City
2003St. Francis
2004East Jordan
2005East Jordan
2006East Jordan
2007Charlevoix
2008Charlevoix & Harbor Springs
2009Harbor Springs
2010St. Francis
2011Charlevoix
2012Charlevoix
2013St. Francis
2014St. Francis
2015Harbor Springs
2016St. Francis
2017St. Francis
2018St. Francis
2019St. Francis
2020No champion due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021St. Francis
2022St. Francis
2023St. Francis
2024St. Francis

Individual state champions
YearChampionSchoolEventTime/DistanceClass
2000Sarah AdelaineHarbor SpringsShot Put41'9D4
2002Andres, Taylor, Fewins, DeMerleSt. Francis3200 Relay9:50.99D4
2003Brown, Taylor, Fewins, DeMerleSt. Francis3200 Relay9:58.58D4
2004Katie MartinBoyne CityPole Valut10'9D3
2012Hegewald, Danz, McDonnell, BuckelSt. Francis1600 Relay4:12.47D3
2012Lauren BuckelSt. Francis400m59.93D3
2012Lauren BuckelSt. Francis200m26.49D3
2013Holly BulloughSt. Francis1600m5:07.37D3
2013Holly BulloughSt. Francis800m2:16.53D3
2013Lauren BuckelSt. Francis400m59.54D3
2013Amber WayCharlevoix3200m10:48.48D3
2014Holly BulloughSt. Francis1600m5:01.34D3
2014Holly BulloughSt. Francis800m2:15.52D3
2014Amber WayCharlevoix3200m10:53.33D3
2014Kylie HicksBoyne City300 Hurdles44.59D3
2015Kayla KeaneEast Jordan3200m10:57.54D3
2015Cullip, Fleming, LaRue, SampsonHarbor Springs1600 Relay4:08.14D4
2015Salix SampsonHarbor Springs400m59.99D4
2016Holly BulloughSt. Francis3200m4:52.63D3
2016Holly BulloughSt. Francis1600m2:12.22D3
2016Fifarek, Duffing, Tarsa, BulloughSt. Francis3200 Relay9:23.95D4
2016Erika LechnerHarbor SpringsShot Put41'11.75D4
2016Caylin BonserHarbor SpringsDiscus141'06D4
2017Erika LechnerHarbor SpringsShot Put44'1.5D4
2018Anna HarmelingBoyne CityPole Vault11'6D3
2019Maggie StevensonEast JordanShot Put40'4.25D4
2022Rylan FinstromGraylingDiscus145'2D3
2024Rylan FinstromGraylingDiscus135'3D3

Bold= MHSAA girls track & field final meet records

Boys golf

Conference champions
YearChampion
1997-98Charlevoix
1998-99Harbor Springs
1999-00St. Francis
2000-01St. Francis, Harbor Springs, Charlevoix
2001-02Charlevoix
2002-03Harbor Springs
2003-04Grayling
2004-05Grayling
2005-06St. Francis
2006-07St. Francis
07-2008St. Francis
08-2009St. Francis
09-2010Charlevoix
10-2011Charlevoix
11-2012Kalkaska
12-2013Charlevoix
13-2014Kalkaska
14-2015St. Francis
15-2016St. Francis
16-2017Charlevoix
17-2018Elk Rapids
18-2019Elk Rapids
19-2020No champion due to the COVID-19 pandemic
20-2021Charlevoix
21-2022St. Francis
22-2023Charlevoix

State Final Finishes
1997- none
1998- none
1999- none
2000- Charlevoix 3rd D3, St. Francis 8th D4, Harbor Springs 9th D4
2001- Elk Rapids 12th D3, Harbor Springs 2nd D4, St. Francis 3rd D4
2002- Charlexoix 15th D3, Harbor Springs 3rd D4, St. Francis 4th D4
2003- Grayling 3rd D3, Charlevoix 15th D3, St. Francis 3rd* D4, Harbor Springs 12th D4
2004- Grayling 2nd D3, St. Francis 1st D4
2005- St. Francis 2nd D4
2006- Elk Rapids 15th D3, St. Francis 2nd D4, Harbor Springs 4th D4
2007- none
2008- St. Francis 1st D4, Harbor Springs 10th D4
2009- Charlevoix 12th D3, St. Francis 3rd D4, Habor Springs 6th D4
2010- Charlevoix 8th D3
2011- Charlevoix 7th D3, St. Francis 11th D4
2012- none
2013- Charlevoix 13th D3, Harbor Springs 12th D4
2014- Kalkaska 3rd D3, Charlevoix 2nd D4, St. Francis 6th D4
2015- St. Francis 11th D4
2016- Harbor Springs 8th D4
2017- Charlevoix 8th D3, Harbor Springs 9th D4
2018- Charlevoix 10th D3, Elk Rapids 13th D3
2019- Elk Rapids 6th D3
2021- Elk Rapids 9th D3, Boyne City 10th D3, Charlevoix 4th D4, Harbor Springs 15th D4
2022- St. Francis 4th D3, Boyne City 12th D3, Charlevoix 5th D4
2023- St. Francis 14th D3, Charlevoix 4th D4
  • St. Francis was in a three-way tie for 1st place. Due to tiebreakers they finished 3rd.
TeamConference championshipsappearancesState championshipsBest finish
St. Francis101421st
Harbor Springs31102nd
Charlevoix91303rd
Elk Rapids2506th
Grayling1202nd
Kalkaska2103rd
Boyne City01010th
East Jordan000-

Individual Champion
YearChampionSchoolScoreDivision
2003Colin CascianoSt. Francis4
2004Don KringSt. Francis4
2017Matt GoodCharlevoix3

Girls soccer

Conference champions
YearChampionRecord
2004Harbor Springs-
2005Charlevoix & Elk Rapids10-1-1
2006Charlevoix12-0
2007Charlevox14-0
2008Charlevoix13-1
2009Elk Rapids14-0
2010Harbor Springs10-1-3
2011Harbor Springs9-1-2
2012Charlevoix11-1
2014Harbor Springs13-1
2014Charlevoix13-1
2015Charlevoix12-0
2016Elk Rapids12-0
2017Harbor Springs11-1
2018Boyne City10-0-2
2019Boyne City11-0-1
2020No champion due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021Boyne City & Elk Rapids9-1
2022Elk Rapids10-0
2023Elk Rapids10-0
2024St. Francis9-0-1

TeamConference championshipDistrict championshipsRegional championships
St. Francis*170
Kalkaska000
East Jordan000
Boyne City322
Elk Rapids6151
Charlevoix781
Grayling000
Harbor Springs5113

  • St. Francis was the host of a Co-Op program with Traverse City Christian and Grand Traverse Academy until the 2024 school year.
'''State championship Appearances'''

State champions by school

Boyne City: boys track and field, 1957, 1958; girls skiing, 2007
Charlevoix: boys cross country 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
East Jordan: boys tennis 1955; boys cross country, 1998, 2000
Elk Rapids: boys soccer, 1997–98; girls skiing, 2016; boys skiing, 2019
Grayling: boys basketball, 1917
Harbor Springs: boys basketball, 1929; boys cross country, 2002, 2003, 2004; girls cross country, 2008, 2009; boys skiing, 1996, 2003, 2005–06,2010; girls skiing, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,2012; girls track 2015; girls golf 2017,2018
Kalkaska: Boys Basketball, 1916
Traverse City St. Francis: baseball, 1990; boys bowling, 2004; girls cross country, 2003,2015,2016,2022; football, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009; boys golf, 2004, 2008; girls skiing, 2005, 2016; boys skiing, 2019; girls track and field 2013, boys tennis 2021

Athletes who participated In NCAA Division I athletics

SchoolAthleteSportCollege/universityRef
Boyne CityJason RozyckiBasketballOakland University
Boyne CityTaylor VoiceTrack and fieldUniversity of Michigan
Boyne CityJason RichardsBaseballWestern Michigan University
Boyne CityKristen GaitherBasketballUniversity of Detroit Mercy
Boyne CityMalik SmithFootballMichigan State University
Boyne CityCorey RedmanBasketballCentral Michigan University
CharlevoixEric BudayTrack and fieldMichigan State University
CharlevoixBill TaylorCross countryCentral Michigan University
CharlevoixMatt PetersonCross countryCentral Michigan University
CharlevoixJohn TunisonCross countryCentral Michigan University
CharlevoixJeff DrenthCross countryCentral Michigan University
CharlevoixDoug DrenthCross countryCentral Michigan University
CharlevoixDouglas BergmannCross countryCollege of William & Mary
CharlevoixScott MillerCross countryCollege of William & Mary
CharlevoixScott FriskeBasketballBrown University
CharlevoixBill IvanFootballIndiana University
CharlevoixBen MyersSoccerMichigan State University
CharlevoixAmber WayCross countryMichigan State University
CharlevoixMolly JeakleCross countryMichigan State University
CharlevoixMegan ScholtenSoccerUniversity of Memphis
CharlevoixZach HankinsBasketballXavier University
CharlevoixBlaise SnabesSoccerWestern Illinois University
CharlevoixElise StuckBasketballUniversity of Michigan
CharlevoixEvan SolomonBasketballOakland University
CharlevoixLandon SwansonFootballCentral Michigan University
CharlevoixBrayden GreenskyFootballCentral Michigan University
East JordanTarn LeachCross countryUniversity of Michigan
East JordanShaina PetersSoftballEastern Michigan University
East JordanKayla KeaneCross countryUniversity of Michigan
East JordanSophie SnyderRowingUniversity of Michigan
Elk RapidsAmanda HammerCross countryBaylor University
Elk RapidsAdam TrautmanFootballUniversity of Dayton
Elk RapidsAlec TrautmanFootballUniversity of Dayton
Elk RapidsAudriana HammondGymnasticsCentral Michigan University
Elk RapidsGarrison WaughRowingUniversity of Wisconsin
Elk RapidsJoshua LavelyGolfVillanova University
Elk RapidsLauren BinghamSoccerBellarmine University
GraylingZac BakerFootballUniversity of Michigan
GraylingJason DrudgeTrack and fieldCentral Michigan University
GraylingNick HunterFootballMichigan State University
GraylingDavid MillikinFootballMichigan State University
Harbor SpringsStephanie AdelaineBasketballWofford College
Harbor SpringsChristi ShibataBasketballKent State University
Harbor SpringsBrandon DarntonBasketballMichigan State University
Harbor SpringsSpencer BeattyTrack and fieldMichigan State University
Harbor SpringsTecumseh AdamsCross countryCentral Michigan University
Harbor SpringsSarah AdelaineTrack and fieldMichigan State University
Harbor SpringsJacques HenningTrack and fieldCentral Michigan University
Harbor SpringsJacob KlossCross countryMichigan State University
Harbor SpringsJeremy KlossCross countryMichigan State University
Harbor SpringsJosh HofbauerCross countryMichigan State University
Harbor SpringsAlyssa HuntRowingDrake University
Harbor SpringsKalie GrambeauSoccerPurdue University
KalkaskaAdam NormanCross countryMichigan State University
KalkaskaPaul GreiveCross countryMichigan State University
KalkaskaJosh BrownTrack and fieldWestern Michigan University
KalkaskaLeigh Ann DaltonBasketballBowling Green University
KalkaskaSara VergoteCross countryUniversity of Toledo
St. FrancisPatrick RiganFootballMichigan State University
St. FrancisMatt ZakrzewskiFootballIndiana University
St. FrancisHolden GreinerBasketballLehigh University
St. FrancisErin CarneyBasketballDePaul University
St. FrancisKaty OlsenTrack and fieldCentral Michigan University
St. FrancisAbby ClearVolleyballSt. Francis College
St. FrancisJoe KerridgeFootballUniversity of Michigan
St. FrancisMax BulloughFootballMichigan State University
St. FrancisRiley BulloughFootballMichigan State University
St. FrancisKyle LintsFootballMichigan State University
St. FrancisSean SheldonBasketballCollege of William & Mary
St. FrancisMatt BensonFootballXavier University
St. FrancisMatt SeybertFootballMichigan State University
St. FrancisJake KhouryFootballUniversity of Buffalo
St. FrancisErin McDonnellCross countryUnited States Naval Academy
St. FrancisByron BulloughFootballMichigan State University
St. FrancisHolly BulloughCross countryMichigan State University
St. FrancisBrady BuellFootballCentral Michigan University
St. FrancisJuliana PhillipsVolleyballSaint Louis University
St. FrancisMolly MirabelliVolleyballPurdue University Fort Wayne
St. FrancisNatalie GrafSoccerValparaiso University
St. FrancisChris KolarevicFootballUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
St. FrancisMichael HegewaldFootballCentral Michigan University
St. FrancisTyler PrichardBaseballUnited States Military Academy
St. FrancisAndrew SimazWrestlingUniversity of Iowa
St. FrancisAbby HathawayRowingUniversity of Michigan
St. FrancisBlake RoweSwimmingPurdue University
St. FrancisWyatt NausadisBasketballAmerican University

Other notable athletes

Robert Boss, Charlevoix - former American football coach and player.
Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi, St. Francis — professional football player with the Cleveland Browns
Angus MacLellan, St. Francis — professional rugby player with the United States national rugby union team