Greater South Shore Athletic Conference (IHSAA)

The Greater South Shore Conference in Indiana

The Greater South Shore Conference is an eight-member Indiana High School Athletic Association athletic conference spanning Lake, La Porte, Newton, and Porter Counties in Northwest Indiana. A ninth member, South Central participates only in football, otherwise participating in the Porter County Conference.

Hanover Central High School will join the conference in all sports except football in 2013, and will begin competing in varsity football in either 2014 or 2015. Boone Grove, a Porter County Conference member, will join the conference in football only, concurrent with the start of Hanover Central's football program. The conference will split into two divisions for football, with the North Division including Calumet, Hammond Bishop Noll, Lake Station Edison, River Forest and Whiting, and the South Division including Boone Grove, Hanover Central, North Newton, South Central and Wheeler.

Membership

School City Team Name Colors Enrollment
12-13		 IHSAA Class
Football		 County Year Joined Previous Conference
Hammond
Bishop Noll		 Hammond Warriors           496 2A
2A		 45
Lake		 2007 Lake
Boone Grove1 Porter Township Wolves           536 N/A
2A		 64
Porter		 2014 Independents
Calumet Gary, IN Warriors           599 3A
3A		 45
Lake		 2007 Lake
Hanover
Central		 Cedar Lake Wildcats           636 3A
3A		 45
Lake		 2013 Porter County
Lake Station
Edison		 Lake Station Fighting Eagles           394 2A
1A		 45
Lake		 2007 Lake
Marquette Catholic2 Michigan City Blazers           217 1A
N/A		 46
LaPorte		 2007 Northland
North Newton Morocco Spartans           464 2A
2A		 56
Newton		 2007 Independents
(NWHC 1998)
River Forest Lake Station Ingots           420 2A
2A		 45
Lake		 2007 Northland
South Central1 Union Mills Satellites           304 N/A
1A		 46
LaPorte		 2007 Independents
Wheeler Union Township Bearcats           555 3A
2A		 64
Porter		 2007 Lake
Whiting Whiting Oilers           408 2A
1A		 45
Lake		 2007 Lake
  1. Boone Grove and South Central (UM) are football-only members, they compete in the Porter County Conference in other sports.
  2. Marquette does not play football.

Football Divisions

This divisional format will be used for football starting in 2014.

North South
Hammond
Bishop Noll		 Boone Grove
Calumet Hanover Central
Lake Station
Edison		 North Newton
River Forest South Central
Whiting Wheeler

Conference Championships

Football

# Team Seasons
6 Wheeler 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 (S)
3 Whiting 2012, 2013, 2014 (N)
0 Bishop Noll
0 Boone Grove
0 Calumet
0 Edison
0 Hanover Central
0 North Newton
0 River Forest
0 South Central (UM)

Boys Basketball

# Team Seasons
3 Bishop Noll 2011, 2012, 2013
2 Wheeler 2009, 2010
1 Calumet 2008
1 Marquette 2014
0 Edison
0 Hanover Central
0 North Newton
0 River Forest
0 Whiting

Girls Basketball

# Team Seasons
4 Calumet 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
2 Bishop Noll 2013, 2014
1 Whiting 2012
0 Edison
0 Hanover Central
0 Marquette
0 North Newton
0 River Forest
0 Wheeler

State Champions

Bishop Noll Warriors (5)

Marquette Catholic Blazers (9)

Wheeler High School (2)

Calumet Warriors (1)

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