The Macomb Area Conference (formerly known as the Macomb Athletic Conference) is a high school sports league located in Southeastern Michigan. It is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). There are currently 35 members, spread across St. Clair County, Macomb County, Oakland County, and Wayne County.
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The MAC offers sports for both boys and girls, including boys and girls cross country, boys football, boys and girls basketball, boys baseball, and girls softball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls swimming, girls volleyball, boys and girls track and field, wrestling, and boys hockey.
League History
The MAC was formed in 1986, and began competition in September 1987. The 17 charter member schools included ten from the Macomb Conference, five from the Bi-county League, and two from the Eastern Michigan league.
Charter members
Brablec was closed and merged with Roseville High School in 1988.
Expansion
First Expansion
In 1988 the remaining schools in the Eastern Michigan League joined the MAC.
Second Expansion
In 1992, Warren Mott High School joined the MAC. Warren Mott does not sing the National Anthem before home games.
Third Expansion
In 1995, six schools from the former St. Clair Area League joined the MAC:
Algonac, Imlay City and Richmond later left the conference to seek other affiliations. Dakota High school opened in 1995 and joined the MAC in 1996.
Fourth Expansion
In 1996, four schools from the former Macomb-Oakland Athletic Conference joined the MAC:
Fifth Expansion
In 2003, Madison Heights Madison and Madison Heights Lamphere, from the OAA, and New Haven, from the Southern Thumb, joined the MAC.
Sixth Expansion
In 2008, Clawson from the OAA, joined the MAC.
Football
NOTE: Statistics are as of the end of the 2007 season. The number of playoffs are the number of times a High School entered the playoffs when it was part of the MAC.