Lake Michigan Conference (Michigan)

History

The Lake Michigan Conference was started in 1997, when 6 members of the old Great Northern Lower Peninsula Conference- Lake Michigan Division (Boyne City, Charlevoix, East Jordan, Elk Rapids, Harbor Springs, and Traverse City St. Francis) along with GNLP-Lake Huron Division Kalkaska left after the deformation of the GNLP. 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 has also extended an invitation to St. Ignace to join. On January 14, 2011, it was announced that St. Ignace will 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.

Members

Full member institutions include:

Football Champions

*State Champion

Teams in the Final Regular Season Rankings

2015: Boyne City D VI 7th

2014: Boyne City D VI 5th

2012: Grayling D V, 8th; Boyne City D VI, HM

2011: Grayling D V, 8th; St. Francis D VII, 4th

2010: Elk Rapids, D V, 2nd; Grayling, D V, 10th; St. Francis, D VII, 7th

2009: St. Francis, D VII, 1st

2008: St. Francis, D VII, 6th

2007: St. Francis, D VII, 4th

2006: St. Francis, D VII, 5th

2005: Boyne City, D VI, 6th; St. Francis, D VII, 5th

2004: St. Francis, D VII, 3rd

2003: St. Francis, D VII, 1st

2002: St. Francis, D VII, 7th

2001: Boyne City, D V, 4th

1999: St. Francis, Class C, 10th

1998: St. Francis, Class C, 4th

1997: St. Francis, Class C, 1st

All-Time Playoff Appearances

Traverse City St. Francis:(28) 1983,85-87,90-11,13-15

Boyne City:(15) 1993-94,96,01-09,12-15

Grayling:(11) 1990,92,03-05,07,09-13,15

Charlevoix:(7) 1992,00,05-06,08-09,14

Elk Rapids:(6) 2006-10,13-14

East Jordan:(5) 1993-94-99-00-03

Harbor Springs: (4) 1986-99-00-15

Kalkaska:(3) 2002-12-13

Conference Records

State Championship Results

Results by team

Boys Basketball Champions

Conference Records

State Championship Appearances

2012 Class C- Traverse City St. Francis vs Flint Beecher: Lost 74-60

2004 Class C- Charlevoix vs. Saginaw Buena Vista: Lost 63-52

2001 Class C- Charlevoix vs. Kalamazoo Christian: Lost 72-69

Girls Basketball Champions

State Championship Appearances

2016 Class C- Traverse City St. Francis vs. Ypsilanti Arbor Prep: Lost 53-37

2004 Class C- Charlevoix vs. Detroit St. Martin dePorres: Lost 61-56

State Champions By School

Boyne City: Boys Track and Field, 1957-58; Girl Skiing, 2007 (3)

Charlevoix: Boys Cross Country 1982-83,87-91 (7)

East Jordan: Boys Tennis 1955; Boys Cross Country, 1998,2000 (3)

Elk Rapids: Boys Soccer, 1997-98; Girls Skiing, 2016 (3)

Grayling: Boys Basketball, 1917 (1)

Harbor Springs: Boys Basketball, 1929; Boys Cross Country, 2002-03; Girls Cross Country, 2008; Boys Skiing, 1996,2003,2005–06; Girls Skiing, 1987–88,2000–04,2012 (16)

Kalkaska: Boys Basketball, 1916 (1)

Traverse City St. Francis: Baseball, 1990; Boys Bowling, 2004; Girls Cross Country, 2003; Football, 1992,1999,2003,2005,2008,2009; Boys Golf, 2004,2008; Girls Skiing, 2005, 2016; Girls Track and Field 2013 (14)

Players Who Participated In NCAA Division I Athletics

Jason Rozycki, Basketball, Oakland University

Taylor Voice, Track and Field, University of Michigan

Jason Richards, Baseball, Western Michigan University

Kristen Gaither, Basketball, University of Detroit Mercy

Eric Buday, Cross Country, Michigan State University

Jonathon Pischner, Cross Country, Alpena Community College

Matt Peterson, Cross-Country, Central Michigan University

John Tunison, Cross-Country, Central Michigan University

Jeff Drenth, Cross-Country, Central Michigan University

Doug Drenth, Cross-Country, Central Michigan University

Douglas Bergmann, Cross-Country, Central Michigan University College of William & Mary

Scott Friske, Basketball, Brown University

Bill Ivan, Football, Indiana University

Ben Myers, Soccer, Clemson University Michigan State University

Amber Way, Cross Country, Michigan State University

Molly Jeakle, Cross Country, Michigan State University

Shaina Peters, Softball, Eastern Michigan University

Kayla Keane, Cross Country, University of Michigan

Amanda Hammer, Cross-Country, Baylor University

Zac Baker, Football, University of Michigan

Jason Drudge, Track and Field, Central Michigan University

Brandon Darnton, Basketball, Michigan State University

Spencer Beatty, Cross-Country, Michigan State University

Tecumseh Adams, Cross-Country, Central Michigan University

Adam Norman, Cross-Country, Michigan State University

Paul Greive, Cross-Country, Michigan State University

Josh Brown, Track and Field, Western Michigan University

Sara Vergote, Cross-Country, University of Toledo

Patrick Rigan, Football, Michigan State University

Matt Zakrzewski, Football, Indiana University

Holden Greiner, Basketball, Lehigh University

Taylor Henrick, Track and Field, University of Detroit-Mercy

Elizabeth Carney, Basketball, DePaul University

Katy Olsen, Track and Field, Central Michigan University

Abby Clear, Volleyball, St. Francis College

Max Bullough, Football, Michigan State University

Joey Kerridge, Football, University of Michigan

Kyle Lints, Football, Michigan State University

Riley Bullough, Football, Michigan State University

Sean Sheldon, Basketball, College of William & Mary

Matt Seybert, Football, University of Buffalo

Erin McDonnell, Cross-Country, United States Naval Academy

Byron Bullough, Football, Michigan State University