Midwest Athletic Conference

The Midwest Athletic Conference is an OHSAA athletic league located in west-central Ohio formed in 1972. It is one of the most competitive athletic conferences in the state of Ohio. Former Ohio State Running Back Chris "Beanie" Wells had stated, "The MAC should have its own division." after seeing 3 of the schools win state football championships in one year. (Coldwater, Minster and Marion Local in 2014). It maintains a rivalry with the Western Buckeye League which is composed of bigger schools.

Current members

The member schools of the MAC since 2006.

School	Nickname	Location	Colors	Football Region	Basketball District	Gym (Capacity)	Joined League

Anna	Rockets	Anna	Green, White	5:20	III	?	2006 (football-only), primarily in the SCAL
Coldwater	Cavaliers	Coldwater	Orange, Black	6:24	III	The Palace (2,375)	1972
Delphos St. John's	Blue Jays	Delphos	Royal Blue, Gold	7:28	IV	The Vatican (1,200)	1982
Fort Recovery	Indians	Fort Recovery	Purple, White	6:24	IV	Ft. Site Fieldhouse (2,025)	1978
Marion Local	Flyers	Maria Stein	Blue, Gold	6:24	III	The Hangar (1,800)	1972
Minster	Wildcats	Minster	Orange, Black	7:28	IV	Wildcat Gym (2,200)	1972
New Bremen	Cardinals	New Bremen	Crimson, Gold	7:28	IV	The Nest (2,200)	1972
New Knoxville	Rangers	New Knoxville	Red, Gray	N/A	IV	The Barn (1,000)	1978 (no football)
Parkway	Panthers	Rockford	Black, Old Gold	6:24	III	Panther Gym (2,200)	1972
St. Henry	Redskins	St. Henry	Red, White	6:24	IV	Redskin Gym (2,000)	1972
Versailles	Tigers	Versailles	Orange, Black	5:20	III	The Jungle (2,185)	2001

Former members

School	Nickname	Location	Colors	Tenure	Current Conference

Ansonia	Tigers	Ansonia	Orange, Black	1972-1978	Cross County Conference
Bradford	Railroaders	Bradford	Orange, Black	1972-1978	Cross County Conference
Mendon-Union	Pirates	Mendon	Blue, Gold	1977-1992	Merged into Parkway in 1992

Membership history

The all-time members of the MAC. Current members are in red, former members are in green.

MAC Rivalries

Coldwater/St. Henry
New Bremen/Minster
Fort Recovery/St. Henry
Marion Local/St. Henry
New Bremen/New Knoxville
Coldwater/Delphos St. John's
Coldwater/Marion Local
Fort Recovery/Parkway
Marion Local/Versailles
Fort Recovery/Minster

Non-Conference Rivalries

Delphos St. John's/Lima Central Catholic
Parkway/Crestview
Fort Recovery/Jay County
Coldwater/Celina
Coldwater/Kenton (Football)
Minster/Anna
Versailles/Russia
Minster/Fort Loramie
Anna/Lehman Catholic
New Knoxville/Botkins

Sports fielded

School	Football	Volleyball	Cross Country		Golf		Basketball		Swimming		Bowling		Wrestling	Baseball	Softball	Track & Field		Soccer		Total
School	Football	Volleyball	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Wrestling	Baseball	Softball	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Total
Anna	N																			1
Coldwater	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N		N	18
Delphos St. John's	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N					N	N		N	N		N	12
Fort Recovery	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N	N			15
Marion Local	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N	N			16
Minster	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N	N			16
New Bremen	N	N	N	N			N	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N	N			14
New Knoxville		N	N	N			N	N						N		N	N	N		9
Parkway	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N			N	N	N	N	N	N	N			15
St. Henry	N	N	N	N			N	N	N	N	N	N		N	N	N	N			14
Versailles	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N			17

State championships

The Midwest Athletic Conference has proven to be one of the most competitive in the state of Ohio. Since the inception of the conference in 1973, 127 member teams have been crowned state champions. All 10 MAC members have all won a team state title.

School	Football	Volleyball	Cross Country		Golf		Basketball		Bowling		Wrestling	Baseball	Softball	Track & Field
School	Football	Volleyball	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Wrestling	Baseball	Softball	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
Anna		06	95, 94					13, 11, 81						80, 72			17
Ansonia
Bradford
Coldwater	15, 14, 13, 12, 07, 05							92, 90			15, 12, 07	15, 13, 12		14, 92, 90, 87, 84, 83			96, 95, 94
Delphos St. John's	10, 08, 05, 99, 98, 97						02, 83, 49	02, 87, 80, 79, 77
Fort Recovery	15	90	96				71	91, 90
Marion Local	17, 16, 14, 13, 12, 11, 07, 06, 01, 00	13, 12, 09, 08, 07					18, 03, 75	03
Mendon-Union
Minster	17, 14, 89			17, 16, 10, 09, 08, 05, 04, 01, 00, 99, 82	09			04, 98, 18				11, 12, 17					04, 03, 02, 01, 89, 85, 82, 80, 79, 78, 77, 76
New Bremen		17
New Knoxville							08
Parkway		97, 96												91, 87
St. Henry	06, 04, 95, 94, 92, 90	11, 04, 95, 94, 90, 87, 85					04, 91, 90, 79							03, 00, 99
Versailles	03, 98, 95, 94, 93, 90	17, 13		07, 03				15, 08									13, 12, 10

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Northwest District (Ohio) High School Athletic Conferences (Northwest Ohio)
Current Conferences	Blanchard Valley Conference (BVC) Firelands Conference (FC) Green Meadows Conference (GMC) Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) Northern 10 Athletic Conference (N10) Northern Buckeye Conference (NBC) Northern Lakes League (NLL) Northwest Conference Northwest Central Conference Northwest Ohio Athletic League (NWOAL) Ohio Cardinal Conference (OCC) Sandusky Bay Conference (SBC) Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC) Toledo Area Athletic Conference (TAAC) Toledo City League Western Buckeye League (WBL)
Non-Football Conferences	Buckeye Border Conference (BBC) Putnam County League
Outlying Conferences	Mid-Buckeye Conference (MBC) Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference (MOAC) Shelby County Athletic League Knox Morrow Athletic Conference
Defunct Conferences	Buckeye Conference/League Great Lakes League (GLL) Greater Buckeye Conference (GBC) Lakeshore Conference Maumee Valley League Michigan-Ohio Border Conference Midland Athletic League (MAL) North Central Conference (NCC) Northern Border League Northern Ohio League (NOL) Northwest Buckeye League (football only) Sandusky River League (SRL) Suburban Lakes League (SLL)