Greater South Shore Athletic Conference (IHSAA)
The Greater South Shore Conference is an eight-member Indiana High School Athletic Association athletic conference spanning Lake and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana. Two other members, Boone Grove and South Central, participate only in football, otherwise participating in the Porter County Conference.
Hanover Central High School joined the conference in 2013, and Griffith High School joined the conference in 2017. Marquette Catholic High School and North Newton High School left the conference concurrent with Griffith joining, with Marquette becoming an independent and North Newton joining the Midwest Conference. [1] The conference has two divisions for football, with the North Division including Calumet, Hammond Bishop Noll, Lake Station Edison, River Forest and South Central, and the South Division including Boone Grove, Griffith, Hanover Central, Wheeler and Whiting.
Membership
School | City | Team Name | Colors | Enrollment 16-17 |
IHSAA Class Football |
County | Year Joined | Previous Conference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hammond Bishop Noll |
Hammond | Warriors | 525 | 2A 2A |
45 Lake |
2007 | Lake | |
Boone Grove1 | Porter Township | Wolves | 500 | N/A 2A |
64 Porter |
2014 | Independents | |
Calumet | Gary | Warriors | 662 | 3A 3A |
45 Lake |
2007 | Lake | |
Griffith | Griffith | Panthers | 776 | 3A 3A |
45 Lake |
2017 | Northwest Crossroads | |
Hanover Central |
Cedar Lake | Wildcats | 699 | 3A 3A |
45 Lake |
2013 | Porter County | |
Lake Station Edison |
Lake Station | Fighting Eagles | 387 | 2A 1A |
45 Lake |
2007 | Lake | |
River Forest | New Chicago | Ingots | 401 | 2A 2A |
45 Lake |
2007 | Northland | |
South Central1 | Union Mills | Satellites | 314 | N/A 1A |
46 LaPorte |
2007 | Independents | |
Wheeler | Union Township | Bearcats | 549 | 3A 2A |
64 Porter |
2007 | Lake | |
Whiting | Whiting | Oilers | 411 | 2A 1A |
45 Lake |
2009 | Lake |
- Boone Grove and South Central (UM) are football-only members, they compete in the Porter County Conference in other sports.
Former Members
School | Location | Mascot | Colors | IHSAA Class | # / County | Year Joined | Previous Conference |
Year Left | Conference Joined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marquette Catholic1 | Michigan City | Blazers | 1A N/A |
46 LaPorte |
2007 | Northland | 2017 | Independents | |
North Newton | Morocco | Spartans | 2A 2A |
56 Newton |
2007 | Independents (NWHC 1998) |
2017 | Independents MWC 2018) |
- Marquette does not play football.
Football Divisions
This divisional format will be used for football starting in 2019.
North | South |
---|---|
Hammond Bishop Noll |
Boone Grove |
Calumet | Griffith |
Lake Station Edison |
Hanover Central |
River Forest | Wheeler |
South Central | Whiting |
Conference Championships
Football
# | Team | Seasons |
---|---|---|
7 | Wheeler | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 (S) 2015 (S) |
7 | Whiting | 2012, 2013, 2014 (N), 2015 (N), 2016 (N), 2017 (N), 2018 (N) |
2 | Griffith | 2017 (S), 2018 (S) |
1 | Hanover Central | 2016 (S) |
0 | Bishop Noll | |
0 | Boone Grove | |
0 | Calumet | |
0 | Edison | |
0 | North Newton | |
0 | River Forest | |
0 | South Central (UM) |
- N- North Division, S- South Division.
Boys Basketball
# | Team | Seasons |
---|---|---|
4 | Marquette | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017* |
4 | Bishop Noll | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018* |
3 | Wheeler | 2009, 2010, 2017* |
2 | Calumet | 2008, 2019 |
1 | Edison | 2018* |
0 | Griffith | |
0 | Hanover Central | |
0 | North Newton | |
0 | River Forest | |
0 | Whiting |
Girls Basketball
# | Team | Seasons |
---|---|---|
5 | Bishop Noll | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 |
4 | Calumet | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
2 | Marquette | 2016, 2017 |
1 | Whiting | 2012 |
0 | Edison | |
0 | Hanover Central | |
0 | North Newton | |
0 | River Forest | |
0 | Wheeler |
State Champions
Bishop Noll Warriors (6)
- 1968 Baseball
- 1981 Boys Swimming & Diving
- 1984 Boys Swimming & Diving
- 1989 Football (3A)
- 2004 Baseball (2A)
- 2018 Soccer (2A)
Marquette Catholic Blazers (9)
- 1999 Volleyball (A)
- 2000 Volleyball (A)
- 2001 Volleyball (A)
- 2004 Volleyball (A)
- 2005 Volleyball (A)
- 2006 Volleyball (A)
- 2007 Volleyball (A)
- 2008 Volleyball (A)
- 2014 Boys Basketball (A)
Wheeler High School (2)
- 2010 Boys Basketball (2A)
- 2010 Girls Softball (2A)
Calumet Warriors (1)
- 1965 Boy's Cross-Country
Resources
- IHSAA Conferences
- IHSAA Directory
- IHSAA State Champions
- IHSAA Classification
- IHSAA Football Classification
References
- ""Greater South Shore Conference Announces Moves"". Northwest Indiana Times, Munster, IN. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-09-30.