BCS League


The Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph League is an athletic conference for high schools in southwest Michigan. Founded in 2014 with the inaugural season of play in 2014-15, the conference aspires to grow into a Southwest Michigan "super conference" with membership extending across all MHSAA classes but organized into divisions of schools with similar enrollments. Periodic realignment of divisions allows members to remain in competition with like-sized schools within the conference thereby avoiding the disruptive effects of conference switching due to changing enrollment. The conference has a unique scheduling philosophy that does not force members to play against conference opponents in different divisions but also respects the freedom of members to schedule rivals and other willing conference opponents regardless of size or division.

Sponsored Sports

Boys

, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swim and Dive, Tennis, Track and Field, Wrestling

Girls

, Bowling, Competitive Cheerleading, Cross Country, Soccer, Softball, Swim and Dive, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball

Member schools

There are currently 17 member schools. The geographic footprint of the league includes Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties in Michigan.

Current Members

School data in the table below is current for the 2020-21 season according to the MHSAA website.
SchoolLocationMascotColorsEnrollmentClassSports DivisionFootball DivisionAffiliationJoinedPrevious Conference
Berrien SpringsBerrien SpringsShamrocksGreen & White513BRedBCSPublic2015Wolverine Conference
BuchananBuchananBucksMaroon & White434BRedBCSPublic2014Lakeland Athletic Conference
ComstockComstock TownshipColtsCarolina Blue & White394BRedBCSPublic2015Kalamazoo Valley Association
NilesNilesVikingsNavy Blue & Vegas Gold821BRedIndependentPublic2020Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference
Niles BrandywineNiles TownshipBobcatsMaroon & Gold386CRedBCSPublic2014Lakeland Athletic Conference
South HavenSouth HavenRamsPurple & Gold530BRedBCSPublic2020Wolverine Conference
BridgmanBridgmanBeesOrange & Navy254CRedn/a †Public2014Lakeland Athletic Conference
Benton Harbor Countryside AcademyBenton TownshipCougarsBlue & White166DWhiten/aPrivate2016Red Arrow Conference
CovertCovert TownshipBulldogsNavy Blue & Gold115DWhiten/aPublic2017Southwestern Athletic Conference
Eau ClaireLawrenceFighting BeaversMaroon & White189CWhiten/a †Public2020Southwest 10 Conference
LawrenceLawrenceTigersPurple & White174DWhiten/a †Public2018Southwestern Athletic Conference
Marcellus Howardsville ChristianFlowerfield TownshipEaglesRed & White34DWhiten/aPrivate2016Red Arrow Conference
New BuffaloNew BuffaloBisonsRoyal Blue & Gold187CWhiten/a †Public2014Red Arrow Conference
St. Joseph Lake Michigan CatholicSt. Joseph TownshipLakersRoyal Blue, Gold & White84DWhiten/a †Private2014Red Arrow Conference
St. Joseph Michigan LutheranRoyalton TownshipTitansPurple & White118DWhiten/a †Private2015Red Arrow Conference
Three Oaks River ValleyChikaming TownshipMustangsNavy & White176DWhiteIndependentPublic2015Red Arrow Conference
Watervliet Grace ChristianBainbridge TownshipPatriotsRoyal Blue, Gold & White17DWhiten/aPrivate2016Red Arrow Conference

Former members

Membership Timeline


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League Championships

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Football