Northwest Crossroads Conference (IHSAA)

The Northwest Crossroads Conference in Indiana

The Northwest Crossroads Conference is a seven-member IHSAA-sanctioned athletic conference. Six of the seven institutions are in Lake County, while the seventh, Kankakee Valley, is in neighboring Jasper County. This conference was created in 2007, following the disbandment of the Lake Athletic Conference.

Membership

School Location Mascot Colors Enrollment IHSAA Class # / County
Andrean Merrillville Fighting '59ers           671 3A Football, 3A Basketball 45
Lake
Griffith Griffith Panthers           961 4A Football, 3A Basketball 45
Lake
Highland Highland Trojans           1,224 4A Football, 4A Basketball 45
Lake
Hobart Hobart Brickies           1,249 4A Football, 4A Basketball 45
Lake
Kankakee
Valley		 Wheatfield Kougars                1,185 4A Football, 3A Basketball 37
Jasper
Lowell Lowell Red Devils           1,206 4A Football, 4A Basketball 45
Lake
Munster Munster Mustangs           1,540 5A Football, 4A Basketball 45
Lake

Conference Championships

Football

# Team Seasons
3 Andrean 2011, 2012*, 2013
3 Lowell 2007*, 2008, 2009*
2 Hobart 2007*, 2012*
1 Griffith 2010
1 Kankakee Valley 2012*
1 Munster 2009*
0 Highland

Boys Basketball

# Team Seasons
7 Munster 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
0 Andrean
0 Griffith
0 Highland
0 Hobart
0 Kankakee Valley
0 Lowell

Girls Basketball

# Team Seasons
3 Hobart 2009*, 2010, 2011
3 Lowell 2012, 2013, 2014*
2 Highland 2008, 2014*
1 Munster 2009*
0 Andrean
0 Griffith
0 Kankakee Valley

State Championships

Andrean (7)

Griffith (1)

Hobart (7)

Lowell (1)

Munster (11)

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