Cascade Conference (MHSAA)
Cascades Conference | |
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Established | 1954 |
Association | Michigan High School Athletic Association |
Members | 8 |
Sports fielded | 8 |
Region | Jackson County |
The Cascade Conference is a Michigan high school athletic conference, in the Jackson County area. It was formed prior to the 1954 school year. The conference includes Class B and C schools from the Jackson County area, as well as schools from the surrounding area.
Member schools
Current members
The following institutions are full members of the Cascade Conference for the 2013/14 academic year:
School Name | Location | Nickname | Enrollment | Year joined | Years of contiguous membership | Colors |
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Addison | Addison | Panthers | 302 | 1988 | 20 | Red and Black |
Hanover-Horton | Horton | Comets | 412 | 1960 | 37 | Red and White |
East Jackson | Jackson | Trojans | 375 | 1954 | 59 | Blue and White |
Grass Lake | Grass Lake | Warriors | 402 | 1954 | 37 | Blue and Yellow |
Manchester | Manchester | Dutchmen | 398 | 1983 | 30 | Maroon and Yellow |
Napoleon | Napoleon | Pirates | 432 | 1954 | 59 | Green and White |
Michigan Center | Center | Cardinals | 416 | 1954 | 59 | Red, Silver and White |
Vandercook Lake | Jackson | Jayhawks | 350 | 1954 | 59 | Red and White |
Former members
The Cascade Conference has five former members.
School | Location | Year joined | Year left | Notes |
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Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 1954 | 1960 | |
Brooklyn Columbia Central | Columbia Charter Township | 1968 | 1996 | |
Concord | Concord | 1954 | 1973 | |
Northwest HS | Jackson | 1960 | 1976 | and 1983–96 |
Parma | Parma | 1954 | 1957 | |
Parma Jackson County Western | Parma | 1958 | 1976 | |
Springport | Springport | 1954 | 1962 |
History
Formation
The Cascade Conference was formed in 1954 with eight schools from the Jackson County Conference. The original members were: Brooklyn, Concord, East Jackson, Grass Lake, Jackson Vandercook Lake, Michigan Center, Napoleon, Parma, and Springport high schools.
Red and Blue
With the growth of suburbs, some Cascade Conference schools grew more rapidly than others. This led to the creation of the Red and Blue divisions. Between 1983 and 1996, four schools were listed as Cascade-Red Members: Jackson Lumen Christi, Jackson Northwest, Parma Jackson County Western and Brooklyn Columbia Central. In 1996, Jackson Northwest and Jackson Lumen Christi left the Cascade Red for the Capital-Circuit Conference.[1] Brooklyn Columbia Central left the Cascade Red after 1995 and competed as an independent for two years, before joining the Lenawee County Conference at the start of the 1997 school year.[2] Parma Jackson County Western left the Cascade Red after the 1995 school year and joined the Twin Valley Conference.[3]
Membership timeline
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Members
References
- ↑ "Jackson Northwest Mounties All-Time Michigan High School Football Scores". Michigan-football.com. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Brooklyn Columbia Central Golden Eagles All-Time Michigan High School Football Scores". Michigan-football.com. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Parma Jackson County Western Panthers All-Time Michigan High School Football Scores". Michigan-football.com. Retrieved August 11, 2013.