Lake Suburban Conference
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The Lake Suburban Conference was a high school athletic conference serving schools in the Indiana High School Athletic Association. The conference was formed in 1970 and disbanded in 1992. During the majority of its existence the conference was composed of seven teams. All member schools are located in Lake County, Indiana.
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[edit] Teams
The Lake Suburban Conference was formed following the demise of the Calumet Conference. Seven schools from the Calumet Conference - Calumet, Crown Point, Griffith, Highland, Lake Central, Lowell, and Merrillville - along with previously independent Munster formed the Lake Suburban Conference. The only change to membership would be the exit of Merrillville in 1975 to join the Duneland Athletic Conference. Growth in Lake County's southland greatly increased the enrollment at Lake Central and Crown Point over time and led to their push to exit the conference. When the Lake Suburban Conference split Crown Point joined the Duneland; Lake Central operated as an independent for a decade until joining Crown Point in the Duneland in 2003. Lowell, the school located in the farthest south, joined the widespread Northwest Hoosier Conference. The remaining Lake Suburban refugees joined with the schools located within the city of Hammond to form the Lake 10 Conference.
| School | Mascot | Location | Conference Joined in 1993 | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet High School | Warriors | Gary, Indiana | Lake 10 | Greater South Shore |
| Crown Point High School | Bulldogs | Crown Point, Indiana | Duneland | Duneland |
| Griffith Senior High School | Panthers | Griffith, Indiana | Lake 10 | Northwest Crossroads |
| Highland High School | Trojans | Highland, Indiana | Lake 10 | Northwest Crossroads |
| Lake Central High School | Indians | St. John, Indiana | Independent | Duneland |
| Lowell Senior High School | Red Devils | Lowell, Indiana | Northwest Hoosier | Northwest Crossroads |
| Munster High School | Mustangs | Munster, Indiana | Lake 10 | Northwest Crossroads |
| Merrillville High School | Pirates | Merrillville, Indiana | withdrew in 1975 | Duneland |
[edit] Boys State Champions
- Swimming (8): 1973-Munster, 1974-Munster, 1975-Munster, 1976-Munster, 1977-Munster, 1979-Munster, 1980-Munster, 1987-Lake Central
- Tennis (1): 1971-Crown Point
[edit] Girls State Champions
- Basketball (2): 1984-Crown Point, 1985-Crown Point
- Softball (1): 1992-Lake Central
- Swimming (3): 1976-Munster, 1977-Munster, 1978-Munster
