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.

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 2023-24 season according to the MHSAA website.

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	Enrollment	Class	Affiliation	Joined	Previous Conference
Benton Harbor	Benton Harbor	Tigers	Orange & Black	528	B	Public	2022	Independent
Berrien Springs	Berrien Springs	Shamrocks	Green & White	554	B	Public	2022	BCS League
Buchanan	Buchanan	Bucks	Maroon & White	398	B	Public	2022	BCS League
Niles Brandywine	Niles Township	Bobcats	Maroon & Gold	348	C	Public	2022	BCS League
Dowagiac	Dowagiac	Chieftains	Orange & Black	517	B	Public	2022	Wolverine Conference

Membership Timeline

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Conference championships

Girls Soccer

State championships

Schools that have participated in MHSAA state championship finals while being members of the Lakeland Conference.