Lake Michigan Conference (Michigan)
The Lake Michigan Conference is an interscholastic athletic conference affiliated with the Michigan High School Athletic Association. It is located in Northern Michigan and contains 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.Members
Full member institutions include:| School | Team Name | Location | Colors | Joined | Enrollment | Class | Conf. Champ |
| Boyne City High School | Ramblers | Boyne City, Michigan | 1997 | 423 | B | 23 | |
| Charlevoix High School | Red Rayders | Charlevoix, Michigan | 1997 | 318 | C | 67 | |
| East Jordan High School | Red Devils | East Jordan, Michigan | 1997 | 249 | C | 21 | |
| Elk Rapids High School | Elks | Elk Rapids, Michigan | 1997 | 382 | C | 40 | |
| Grayling High School | Vikings | Grayling, Michigan | 2003 | 476 | B | 13 | |
| Harbor Springs High School | Rams | Harbor Springs, Michigan | 1997 | 279 | C | 71 | |
| Kalkaska High School | Blue Blazers | Kalkaska, Michigan | 1997 | 425 | B | 27 | |
| St. Francis High School | Gladiators | Traverse City, Michigan | 1997 | 337 | C | 107 |
Former members
Membership timeline
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Football
Champions| Year | Champion | Record |
| 1997 | St. Francis | 11-1 |
| 1998 | St. Francis | 11-2 |
| 1999 | St. Francis | 13-1 * |
| 2000 | Charlevoix | 6-4 |
| 2001 | Boyne City | 12-1 |
| 2002 | St. Francis | 10-2 |
| 2003 | St. Francis | 14-0 * |
| 2004 | St. Francis | 8-2 |
| 2005 | St. Francis | 13-1 * |
| 2006 | St. Francis | 10-2 |
| 2007 | St. Francis | 12-2 |
| 2008 | St. Francis | 13-1 * |
| 2009 | St. Francis | 14-0 * |
| 2010 | Elk Rapids | 9-1 |
| 2011 | Elk Rapids | 11-2 |
| 2012 | Grayling | 9-1 |
| 2013 | Elk Rapids | 9-2 |
Teams in the Final Regular Season Rankings
2019: St. Francis D VII-HM
2018: St. Francis D VI-2nd; Harbor Springs D7-HM
2017: Boyne City D V-5th; St. Francis D VII-2nd
2016: St. Francis D VII-1st
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: 1983,85-87,1990-2011,13-19
Boyne City: 1993-94,96,2001-09,12-17
Grayling: 1990,92,2003-05,07,09-13,15-17
Charlevoix: 1992,2000,05-06,08-09,14,16,19
Elk Rapids: 2006-10,13-14,17-18
Harbor Springs: 1986,1999-2000,15-16,18-19
East Jordan: 1993-94,1999-2000,03
Kalkaska: 2002,12,13,16
Conference Records
| # | Team | Records | Pct. | NMFL Record | NMFL% | Conference Championship | State Championships |
| 1 | St. Francis | 94-5 | .949 | 34-3 | .919 | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | Boyne City | 76-35 | .685 | 28-9 | .757 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Grayling | 56-19 | .747 | 19-18 | .514 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Charlevoix | 53-58 | .478 | 14-12 | .538 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Kalkaska | 43-68 | .387 | 10-25 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Elk Rapids | 40-71 | .360 | 12-21 | .364 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | East Jordan | 31-80 | .279 | 5-26 | .161 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Harbor Springs | 27-84 | .243 | 20-11 | .645 | 0 | 0 |
State Championship Results
Results by team
Girls Volleyball Champions
Boys Cross Country Champions
Girls Cross Country Champions
Boys Soccer Champions
State Championship AppearancesGirls Golf Champions
Boys Tennis Champions
Girls Tennis Champions
Boys Basketball Champions
Conference RecordsThrough 2018-19
| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Conference Championship | District Championships | Regional Championships |
| St. Francis | 217 | 79 | .733 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Boyne City | 140 | 156 | .473 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Grayling | 126 | 98 | .563 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Charlevoix | 201 | 95 | .679 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| Kalkaska | 118 | 178 | .399 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elk Rapids | 152 | 144 | .514 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| East Jordan | 86 | 210 | .291 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Harbor Springs | 108 | 188 | .365 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
State Championship Appearances
Girls Basketball Champions
Conference RecordsThrough 2018-19
| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Conference Championships |
| St. Francis | 209 | 87 | .706 | 9 |
| Boyne City | 123 | 173 | .416 | 1 |
| Grayling | 44 | 180 | .196 | 0 |
| Charlevoix | 189 | 107 | .639 | 8 |
| Kalkaska | 212 | 84 | .716 | 5 |
| Elk Rapids | 114 | 182 | .385 | 0 |
| East Jordan | 126 | 170 | .426 | 1 |
| Harbor Springs | 131 | 165 | .443 | 4 |
State Championship Appearances
Wrestling Champions
Boys Ski Champions
- 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 Ski Champions
Baseball Champions
State Championship AppearancesSoftball Champions
State Championship AppearancesBoys Track Champions
Individual State Champions| Year | Champion | School | Event | Time/Distance | Class |
| 1999 | Jacques Henning | Harbor Springs | 1600m | 04:18.4 | C |
| 2001 | Josh Brown | Kalkaska | High Jump | 6'9 | D2 |
| 2005 | Josh Hofbauer | Harbor Springs | 3200m | 09:34.6 | D3 |
| 2016 | Jacob Lechner | Harbor Springs | Shot Put | 53'04 | D4 |
| 2017 | Carson, Ritter, Ritter, Buday | Charlevoix | 3200 Relay | 8:03.13 | D3 |
| 2017 | Jeremy Kloss | Harbor Springs | 3200m | 9:46.25 | D4 |
| 2017 | Jeremy Kloss | Harbor Springs | 1600m | 4:25.73 | D4 |
| 2018 | Jacob Ager | Boyne City | Shot Put | 59'10 | D3 |
| 2019 | Hoffman, Smar, Harrell, Kloss | Harbor Springs | 3200 Relay | 8:01.31 | D4 |
| 2019 | Kloss, Cameron, Harrell, Smar | Harbor Springs | 1600 Relay | 4:15.59 | D4 |
| 2019 | Jeremy Kloss | Harbor Springs | 1600 | 4:15.59 | D4 |
Girls Track Champions
Individual State Champions| Year | Champion | School | Event | Time/Distance | Class |
| 2000 | Sarah Adelaine | Harbor Springs | Shot Put | 41'9 | D4 |
| 2002 | Andres, Taylor, Fewins, DeMerle | St. Francis | 3200 Relay | 9:50.99 | D4 |
| 2003 | Brown, Taylor, Fewins, DeMerle | St. Francis | 3200 Relay | 9:58.58 | D4 |
| 2004 | Katie Martin | Boyne City | Pole Valut | 10'9 | D3 |
| 2012 | Hegewald, Danz, McDonnell, Buckel | St. Francis | 1600 Relay | 4:12.47 | D3 |
| 2012 | Lauren Buckel | St. Francis | 400m | 59.93 | D3 |
| 2012 | Lauren Buckel | St. Francis | 200m | 26.49 | D3 |
| 2013 | Holly Bullough | St. Francis | 1600m | 5:07.37 | D3 |
| 2013 | Holly Bullough | St. Francis | 800m | 2:16.53 | D3 |
| 2013 | Lauren Buckel | St. Francis | 400m | 59.54 | D3 |
| 2013 | Amber Way | Charlevoix | 3200m | 10:48.48 | D3 |
| 2014 | Holly Bullough | St. Francis | 1600m | 5:01.34 | D3 |
| 2014 | Holly Bullough | St. Francis | 800m | 2:15.52 | D3 |
| 2014 | Amber Way | Charlevoix | 3200m | 10:53.33 | D3 |
| 2014 | Kylie Hicks | Boyne City | 300 Hurdles | 44.59 | D3 |
| 2015 | Kayla Keane | East Jordan | 3200m | 10:57.54 | D3 |
| 2015 | Cullip, Fleming, LaRue, Sampson | Harbor Springs | 1600 Relay | 4:08.14 | D4 |
| 2015 | Salix Sampson | Harbor Springs | 400m | 59.99 | D4 |
| 2016 | Holly Bullough | St. Francis | 3200m | 4:52.63 | D3 |
| 2016 | Holly Bullough | St. Francis | 1600m | 2:12.22 | D3 |
| 2016 | Fifarek, Duffing, Tarsa, Bullough | St. Francis | 3200 Relay | 9:23.95 | D4 |
| 2016 | Erika Lechner | Harbor Springs | Shot Put | 41'11.75 | D4 |
| 2016 | Caylin Bonser | Harbor Springs | Discus | 141'06 | D4 |
| 2017 | Erika Lechner | Harbor Springs | Shot Put | 44'1.5 | D4 |
| 2018 | Anna Harmeling | Boyne City | Pole Vault | 11'6 | D3 |
| 2019 | Maggie Stevenson | East Jordan | Shot Put | 40'4.25 | D4 |
Bold= MHSAA Girls Track & Field Final Meet Records
Boys Golf Champions
State Final Finishes1997- 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
- St. Francis was in a three way tie for 1st place. Due to tiebreakers they finished 3rd.
| Team | Appearances | State Championships | Best Finish |
| St. Francis | 12 | 2 | 1st |
| Harbor Springs | 10 | 0 | 2nd |
| Charlevoix | 10 | 0 | 3rd |
| Elk Rapids | 4 | 0 | 6th |
| Grayling | 2 | 0 | 2nd |
| Kalkaska | 1 | 0 | 3rd |
| Boyne City | 0 | 0 | - |
| East Jordan | 0 | 0 | - |
Individual Champion
2003 - Colin Casciano, St. Francis
2004 - Don Kring, St. Francis
2017 - Matt Good, Charlevoix
Girls Soccer Champions
State Championship AppearancesState Champions By School
Boyne City: Boys Track and Field, 1957,1958; Girl Skiing, 2007Charlevoix: 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; Football, 1992,1999,2003,2005,2008,2009; Boys Golf, 2004,2008; Girls Skiing, 2005, 2016; Boys Skiing, 2019; Girls Track and Field 2013
Athletes Who Participated In NCAA Division I Athletics
| School | Athlete | Sport | College/University | Ref |
| Boyne City | Jason Rozycki | Basketball | Oakland University | |
| Boyne City | Taylor Voice | Track and Field | University of Michigan | |
| Boyne City | Jason Richards | Baseball | Western Michigan University | |
| Boyne City | Kristen Gaither | Basketball | University of Detroit Mercy | |
| Boyne City | Malik Smith | Football | Michigan State University | |
| Boyne City | Corey Redman | Basketball | Central Michigan University | |
| Charlevoix | Eric Buday | Track and Field | Michigan State University | |
| Charlevoix | Matt Peterson | Cross Country | Central Michigan University | |
| Charlevoix | John Tunison | Cross Country | Central Michigan University | |
| Charlevoix | Jeff Drenth | Cross Country | Central Michigan University | |
| Charlevoix | Doug Drenth | Cross Country | Central Michigan University | |
| Charlevoix | Douglas Bergmann | Cross Country | College of William & Mary | |
| Charlevoix | Scott Friske | Basketball | Brown University | |
| Charlevoix | Bill Ivan | Football | Indiana University | |
| Charlevoix | Ben Myers | Soccer | Michigan State University | |
| Charlevoix | Amber Way | Cross Country | Michigan State University | |
| Charlevoix | Molly Jeakle | Cross Country | Michigan State University | |
| East Jordan | Shaina Peters | Softball | Eastern Michigan University | |
| East Jordan | Kayla Keane | Cross Country | University of Michigan | |
| Elk Rapids | Amanda Hammer | Cross Country | Baylor University | |
| Elk Rapids | Adam Trautman | Football | University of Dayton | |
| Elk Rapids | Alec Trautman | Football | University of Dayton | |
| Grayling | Zac Baker | Football | University of Michigan | |
| Grayling | Jason Drudge | Track and Field | Central Michigan University | |
| Harbor Springs | Brandon Darnton | Basketball | Michigan State University | |
| Harbor Springs | Spencer Beatty | Track and Field | Michigan State University | |
| Harbor Springs | Tecumseh Adams | Cross Country | Central Michigan University | |
| Harbor Springs | Sarah Adelaine | Track and Field | Michigan State University | |
| Harbor Springs | Jacques Henning | Track and Field | Central Michigan University | |
| Harbor Springs | Jacob Kloss | Cross Country | Michigan State University | |
| Harbor Springs | Jeremy Kloss | Cross Country | Michigan State University | |
| Harbor Springs | Josh Hofbauer | Cross Country | Michigan State University | |
| Harbor Springs | Alyssa Hunt | Rowing | Drake University | |
| Harbor Springs | Kalie Grambeau | Soccer | Purdue University | |
| Kalkaska | Adam Norman | Cross Country | Michigan State University | |
| Kalkaska | Paul Greive | Cross Country | Michigan State University | |
| Kalkaska | Josh Brown | Track and Field | Western Michigan University | |
| Kalkaska | Sara Vergote | Cross Country | University of Toledo | |
| St. Francis | Patrick Rigan | Football | Michigan State University | |
| St. Francis | Matt Zakrzewski | Football | Indiana University | |
| St. Francis | Holden Greiner | Basketball | Lehigh University | |
| St. Francis | Elizabeth Carney | Basketball | DePaul University | |
| St. Francis | Katy Olsen | Track and Field | Central Michigan University | |
| St. Francis | Abby Clear | Volleyball | St. Francis College | |
| St. Francis | Joe Kerridge | Football | University of Michigan | |
| St. Francis | Max Bullough | Football | Michigan State University | |
| St. Francis | Riley Bullough | Football | Michigan State University | |
| St. Francis | Kyle Lints | Football | Michigan State University | |
| St. Francis | Sean Sheldon | Basketball | College of William & Mary | |
| St. Francis | Matt Seybert | Football | Michigan State University | |
| St. Francis | Erin McDonnell | Cross Country | United States Naval Academy | |
| St. Francis | Byron Bullough | Football | Michigan State University | |
| St. Francis | Holly Bullough | Cross Country | Michigan State University | |
| St. Francis | Brady Buell | Football | Central Michigan University | |
| St. Francis | Molly Mirabelli | Volleyball | Miami University | |
| St. Francis | Natalie Graf | Soccer | Valparaiso University |