Kensington Lakes Activities Association

The Kensington Lakes Activities Association is an athletic conference for high schools in Michigan. It was formed in the 2008-2009 school year as a result of the merger of the Kensington Valley Conference and the Western Lakes Activities Association.[1] The league started in 2008 with 23 teams. Howell Parker was to join the KLAA when the conference was first created, but closed after only one year of operation and later re-opened as a middle school. Grand Blanc joined in 2009 to give the league 24 teams.[2]

Member schools

Current members

Team Location Joined Former Division Current Division Previous Conference
Canton Chiefs Canton Township 2008 Kensington South Black Western Lakes Activities Association
Churchill Chargers Livonia 2008 Kensington South Gold Western Lakes Activities Association
Franklin Patriots Livonia 2008 Kensington South Gold Western Lakes Activities Association
John Glenn Rockets Westland 2008 Kensington South Gold Western Lakes Activities Association
Plymouth Wildcats Canton Township 2008 Kensington South Black Western Lakes Activities Association
Wayne Memorial Zebras Wayne 2008 Kensington South Gold Western Lakes Activities Association
Northville Mustangs Northville Township 2008 Kensington Central Gold Western Lakes Activities Association
Novi Wildcats Novi 2008 Kensington Central Black Kensington Valley Conference
Salem Rocks Canton Township 2008 Kensington Central Black Western Lakes Activities Association
Stevenson Spartans Livonia 2008 Kensington Central Gold Western Lakes Activities Association
Brighton Bulldogs Brighton 2008 Lakes West Black Kensington Valley Conference
Grand Blanc Bobcats Grand Blanc 2009 Lakes West Gold Big Nine Conference
Hartland Eagles Hartland Township 2008 Lakes West Black Kensington Valley Conference
Howell Highlanders Howell 2008 Lakes West Black Kensington Valley Conference

Former members

Team Location Joined Previous Conference Departed Successive Conference
Lakeland Eagles White Lake Township 2008 Kensington Valley Conference 2017 Lakes Valley Conference
Milford Mavericks Highland Township 2008 Kensington Valley Conference 2017 Lakes Valley Conference
Pinckney Pirates Putnam Township 2008 Kensington Valley Conference 2017 Southeastern Conference
South Lyon Lions South Lyon 2008 Kensington Valley Conference 2017 Lakes Valley Conference
South Lyon East Cougars Lyon Township 2008 None (school opened) 2017 Lakes Valley Conference
Walled Lake Central Vikings Commerce Township 2008 Western Lakes Activities Association 2017 Lakes Valley Conference
Walled Lake Northern Knights Commerce Township 2008 Western Lakes Activities Association 2017 Lakes Valley Conference
Walled Lake Western Warriors Commerce Township 2008 Western Lakes Activities Association 2017 Lakes Valley Conference
Waterford Kettering Captains Waterford Township 2008 Oakland Activities Association 2017 Lakes Valley Conference
Waterford Mott Corsairs Waterford Township 2008 Oakland Activities Association 2017 Lakes Valley Conference

Membership timeline

Belleville High School (Michigan) Grand Blanc Community High School Walled Lake Western High School Walled Lake Northern High School Walled Lake Central High School Waterford Mott High School Waterford Kettering High School South Lyon East High School South Lyon High School Pinckney High School Milford High School (Michigan) Lakeland High School (Michigan) John Glenn High School (Westland, Michigan) Wayne Memorial High School Plymouth-Canton Educational Park Plymouth High School (Michigan) Novi High School Northville High School Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan) Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan) Winston Churchill High School (Wayne County, Michigan) Howell High School (Howell, Michigan) Hartland High School (Michigan) Plymouth-Canton Educational Park Brighton High School (Michigan)

Future

On March 13, 2017, Milford, South Lyon, South Lyon East, Walled Lake Central, Walled Lake Northern, Walled Lake Western, Waterford Kettering, Waterford Mott, and White Lake Lakeland announced plans to leave the KLAA for the newly formed Lakes Valley Conference effective starting the 2017-2018 school year.[3] Pinckney will also be leaving the KLAA to join the Southeastern Conference effective starting the 2017-2018 school year. On March 14, 2017, Grand Blanc was voted out of the KLAA effective starting the 2018-2019 school year.[4] Belleville will join the KLAA effective for the 2018-2019 school year.

References

  1. ↑ "New KLAA adds intrigue to football season". mlive.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Khan, Bill. "Grand Blanc to leave Big Nine Conference for Kensington Lakes league next fall". The Flint Journal. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Emons, Brad. "It's official: Lakes Valley Conference launched". Hometown Life. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Khan, Bill. "Grand Blanc voted out of KLAA". Livingston Daily. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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