Summit Athletic Conference (IHSAA)

The Summit Athletic Conference, or SAC, is a high school athletic conference consisting of eight high schools located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Three of the schools are private; one being a Lutheran academy, and the other two being Catholic preparatories. The rest are public schools, being part of Fort Wayne Community Schools. Two limited members are part of Northwest Allen County Schools and Southwest Allen County Schools.

Summit Athletic Conference
SAC
Establishedc. 1935
Fort Wayne City Series
1973
Summit Athletic
Members10
4 Class 3A, 2 Class 3A,
1 Class 2A
Region1 County: Allen, Indiana
Locations

All member schools are located in Allen County, Indiana. Originally called the Fort Wayne City Series, the name was changed to the Summit Athletic Conference in 1973, when Harding High School joined.[1]

Elmhurst High School closed at the end of the 2009-10 academic year, with students being spread out between North Side, South Side, and Wayne high schools.[2]Harding closed at the end of the 2010-11 school year.

In December 2013, Fort Wayne Homestead and Fort Wayne Carroll both accepted limited membership into the SAC for Football, Boys Basketball and Girls Basketball beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. The two schools were in the market for a new conference after six members of the Northeast Hoosier Conference decided to leave in 2015 to form a new league with Leo and Huntington North.[3] Full membership for the two schools will be considered beginning in 2017. [4]

Membership
School Mascot School Corp. Colors Size IHSAA Class
(Football)		 Year Joined Previous Conference
Carroll Chargers N.A.C.S.           2,200 4A (6A) 2015 NHC
Bishop Dwenger Saints R.C.D. FWSB           1,050 3A (4A) 1965 none (new school)
Bishop Luers Knights R.C.D. FWSB           590 2A (3A) 1960 none (new school)
Concordia Lutheran1 Cadets LCMS           675 3A (3A) 1952
1965		 none (new school)
NE Indiana
North Side2, 3 Legends F.W.C.S.           1,683 4A (5A) 1934 NE IN
Northrop Bruins F.W.C.S.           2,181 4A (6A) 1971 none (new school)
Snider Panthers F.W.C.S.           1,865 4A (6A) 1965 none (new school)
South Side2, 4 Archers F.W.C.S.           1,479 4A (4A) 1934 NE IN
Wayne Generals F.W.C.S.           1,504 4A (5A) 1971 none (new school)
Homestead Spartans S.A.C.S.           2,283 4A (6A) 2015 NHC
  1. Concordia played in the NEIAC 1955-65, and in both the FWCS/Summit and NEIAC 1965-75.
  2. North Side and South Side played concurrently in the FWCS and NEIAC 1934-1940.
  3. North Side played concurrently in the FWCS and Northern Indiana Athletic Conference 1942-65.
  4. South Side played concurrently in the FWCS and Central Indiana Athletic Conference 1945-47.

Former members
School Mascot School Corp. Colors Year Joined Previous Conference Year Left Conference Joined
Central1 Tigers F.W.C.S.           1934 NE IN 1971 none (school closed)
Central Catholic2 Irish R.C.D. FWSB           1934 none (new school) 1972 none (school closed)
Elmhurst Trojans F.W.C.S.           1966 NE Indiana 2010 none (school closed)
Harding3 Hawks East Allen           1973 none (new school) 2011 none (school closed)
  1. Central played concurrently in the FWCS and NEIAC 1934-40. Central split into Northrop and Wayne when school closed.
  2. Central Catholic, while a FWCS member, did not join the IHSAA until 1946, when private schools and segregated public schools were allowed into the organization.
  3. Harding was converted to magnet school in 2012.

Membership timeline
Homestead High School (Indiana)Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)Paul Harding High SchoolWayne High School (Indiana)Northrop High SchoolElmhurst High SchoolR. Nelson Snider High SchoolBishop Dwenger High SchoolBishop Luers High SchoolSouth Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)North Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

Football Divisions

From 1971 to 1979, football competition was divided into North and South divisions.

NorthSouth
Bishop DwengerBishop Luers
ConcordiaElmhurst
NorthropHarding
North SideSouth Side
SniderWayne

Conference Champions

Football
#TeamSeasons
21North Side1935*, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1943*, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957*, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1972 (N)*
1979 (N, O), 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991*, 2013
21Bishop Dwenger1967*, 1968, 1971 (N)*, 1973 (N), 1974 (N, O), 1975 (N)*, 1976 (N)*, 1978 (N, O)
1983, 1989, 1990, 1991*, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018
20Snider1966, 1971 (N)*, 1976 (N)*, 1977 (N)*, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002,
2004, 2005, 2012, 2014*, 2016, 2017
14Bishop Luers1961, 1969, 1971 (S, O), 1972 (S, O), 1973 (S, O), 1974 (S)*, 1975 (S, O), 1977 (S)*, 1979 (S)*
1980, 1993*, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2014*
11South Side1934, 1936, 1943*, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1965, 1974 (S)*, 1977 (S)*, 1978 (S)*, 1979 (S)
9Central1935*, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1957*, 1959, 1970
6Central Catholic1950, 1952, 1954, 1957*, 1960, 1962
4Elmhurst1974 (S)*, 1976 (S, O), 1978 (S)*, 1979 (S)*
4Wayne1978 (S)*, 1979 (S), 1991*, 1993*, 2014*
3Northrop1972 (N)*, 1975 (N)*, 1977 (N, O)*
1Concordia Lutheran1967*
1Harding2003
0Carroll (FW)
0Homestead
  • N and S designations are division champions, O denotes title game winner.

Boys Basketball
#TeamSeasons
6North Side1995, 1999*, 2006, 2013*, 2014, 2015
5Bishop Dwenger1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2007
4Concordia Lutheran1999*, 2000*, 2003*, 2013*
4Harding2001, 2002, 2008, 2010
4Snider2003*, 2005, 2009, 2017
4South Side1997, 1999*, 2000*, 2003*
2Bishop Luers2011, 2012
1Northrop2013*
1Wayne2000*
1Carroll (FW)2018
1Homestead2016
0Central
0Central Catholic
0Elmhurst

Girls Basketball
#TeamSeasons
6Bishop Luers2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011
3Concordia Lutheran2002, 2010, 2014
2Elmhurst2008, 2009
2South Side2012, 2013
2Snider2004, 2015
2Homestead2016, 2017
0Bishop Dwenger
0Harding
0Northrop
0North Side
0Wayne
0Carroll (FW)

State Championships

Bishop Dwenger Saints (13)
  • 1983 Football (3A)
  • 1990 Football (3A)
  • 1991 Football (3A)
  • 1995 Gymnastics
  • 2003 Gymnastics
  • 2005 Gymnastics
  • 2005 Girls Soccer
  • 2006 Gymnastics
  • 2006 Girls Soccer
  • 2010 Softball (3A)
  • 2012 Gymnastics
  • 2015 Football (4A)
  • 2018 Football (4A)

Bishop Luers Knights (19)
  • 1985 Football (2A)
  • 1989 Football (2A)
  • 1992 Football (2A)
  • 1999 Girls Basketball (2A)
  • 1999 Football (2A)
  • 2000 Girls Basketball (2A)
  • 2001 Football (2A)
  • 2001 Girls Basketball (2A)
  • 2002 Football (2A)
  • 2002 Girls Basketball (2A)
  • 2006 Girls Basketball (2A)
  • 2007 Football (2A)
  • 2008 Boys Basketball (2A)
  • 2008 Baseball (2A)
  • 2009 Football (2A)
  • 2009 Boys Basketball (2A)
  • 2010 Football (2A)
  • 2011 Girls Basketball (2A)
  • 2011 Football (2A)
  • 2012 Football (2A)

Concordia Lutheran Cadets (7)
  • 1983 Girls Cross Country
  • 1999 Boys Track & Field
  • 2010 Girls Basketball (3A)
  • 2012 Girls Basketball (3A)
  • 2014 Girls Volleyball (3A)
  • 2016 Football (3A)
  • 2019 Boys Cross Country

North Side Legends (7)
  • 1941 Boys Track & Field
  • 1942 Boys Track & Field
  • 1956 Boys Track & Field
  • 1957 Boys Track & Field
  • 1963 Boys Track & Field
  • 1965 Boys Track & Field
  • 1968 Boys Cross-Country

Northrop Bruins (15)
  • 1974 Boys Basketball
  • 1981 Girls Track & Field
  • 1983 Baseball
  • 1984 Boys Golf
  • 1986 Girls Basketball
  • 1991 Girls Track & Field
  • 1997 Boys Track & Field
  • 2000 Girls Track & Field
  • 2001 Girls Track & Field
  • 2002 Girls Track & Field
  • 2003 Girls Track & Field
  • 2004 Boys Track & Field
  • 2004 Girls gymnastics
  • 2005 Girls Track & Field
  • 2011 Girls Track & Field
  • 2013 Girls Track & Field

Snider Panthers (8)
  • 1974 Boys Track & Field
  • 1987 Volleyball
  • 1988 Girls Basketball
  • 1991 Volleyball
  • 1992 Football (5A)
  • 2003 Wrestling
  • 2006 Baseball (4A)
  • 2009 Baseball (4A)
  • 2012 Football Runner-Up (5A)
  • 2015 Football (5A)

South Side Archers (7)
  • 1938 Boys Basketball
  • 1958 Boys Basketball
  • 1968 Boys Track & Field
  • 1980 Girls Track & Field
  • 1985 Girls Track & Field
  • 1986 Girls Track & Field
  • 1989 Girls Track & Field
  • 2013 Girls Basketball Runnerup.

Wayne Generals (3)
  • 1973 Girls Tennis
  • 1979 Boys Track & Field
  • 1995 Football (4A)

Central Tigers (2) 1
  • 1943 Boys Basketball
  • 1944 Boys Track & Field

Central Catholic Irish (2) 1
  • 1950 Football (mythical champion)
  • 1959 Boys Golf

Elmhurst Trojans (1) 1
  • 2009 Girls Basketball (3A)

Harding Hawks (4) 1
  • 1994 Girls Track & Field
  • 1995 Girls Track & Field
  • 2001 Boys Basketball (2A)
  • 2006 Football (2A)

1 Won while SAC Member.

Notable athletes

Resources

References
  1. http://www.almanacsports.com/football/disbconf.php#Fort%20Wayne
  2. http://www.fwcs.k12.in.us/PublicAffairs/release.php?postingid=6086
  3. http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20131220/SPORTS05/131229945
  4. https://www.aroundfortwayne.com/blog/2013/12/21/summit-athletic-conference-welcomes-carroll-homestead/
  5. http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/Players/Master_Jim.html
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