Cascade Conference (MHSAA)

Cascades Conference
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 NameLocationNicknameEnrollmentYear joinedYears of contiguous membershipColors
AddisonAddisonPanthers302198820Red and Black
Hanover-HortonHortonComets412196037Red and White
East JacksonJacksonTrojans375195459Blue and White
Grass LakeGrass LakeWarriors402195437Blue and Yellow
ManchesterManchesterDutchmen398198330Maroon and Yellow
NapoleonNapoleonPirates432195459Green and White
Michigan CenterCenterCardinals416195459Red, Silver and White
Vandercook LakeJacksonJayhawks350195459Red and White

Former members

The Cascade Conference has five former members.

SchoolLocationYear joinedYear leftNotes
BrooklynBrooklyn19541960
Brooklyn Columbia CentralColumbia Charter Township19681996
ConcordConcord19541973
Northwest HSJackson19601976and 1983–96
ParmaParma19541957
Parma Jackson County WesternParma19581976
SpringportSpringport19541962

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

Parma High SchoolSpringportConcordBrooklyn High SchoolManchester High SchoolAddisonHanover-Horton High SchoolGrass LakeNapoleon High SchoolMichigan Center High School

Members

References

  1. ↑ "Jackson Northwest Mounties All-Time Michigan High School Football Scores". Michigan-football.com. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Brooklyn Columbia Central Golden Eagles All-Time Michigan High School Football Scores". Michigan-football.com. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Parma Jackson County Western Panthers All-Time Michigan High School Football Scores". Michigan-football.com. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
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