The Macomb Area Conference (abbreviated to MAC) (formerly known as the Macomb Athletic Conference) is a high school sports league located in Southeastern Michigan. It is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). There are currently 36 members, spread across Macomb County, St. Clair County, Oakland County, and Wayne County.
The MAC offers sports for both boys and girls, including boys and girls cross country, boys football, boys and girls basketball, boys baseball, and girls softball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls swimming, girls volleyball, boys and girls track and field, wrestling, boys hockey, and boys and girls tennis.
League History The MAC was formed in 1986 through the merger of the Macomb Conference and the Bi-County Conference, and began competition in September 1987.
Charter members +Charter Members Previous league School Macomb ConferenceClinton Township Chippewa Valley, Fraser, Romeo, Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights Stevenson, Utica, Utica Eisenhower, Utica Ford, Warren Cousino, Warren Woods-Tower Bi-County ConferenceClinton Township Clintondale, Grosse Pointe North, Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse, Roseville Brablec, St. Clair Shores Lake Shore, St. Clair Shores Lakeview, St. Clair Shores South Lake
Expansion First Expansion Brablec was closed and consolidated with Roseville High School in 1989. Roseville then joined the MAC the same year in place of Brablec.
Second Expansion In 1990 the Eastern Michigan League was disbanded and all its former members joined the MAC. Eastpointe Grosse Pointe South Macomb L'Anse Creuse North Mt. Clemens New Baltimore Anchor Bay Port Huron Port Huron Northern
Third Expansion In 1992, Warren High and C. S. Mott High consolidated and became Warren Mott High School, which joined the MAC in place of South Lake, which left to join the Macomb-Oakland Athletic Conference the same year.
Fourth Expansion In 1996, both the St. Clair Area League and the Macomb-Oakland Athletic Conference were disbanded. All six of the former members of the SCAL and four of the eight schools from the MOAC (specifically, all the schools located in Macomb County) joined the MAC that same year.
St. Clair Area League: Algonac‡ Imlay City† Marine City Marysville Richmond† St. Clair
Macomb-Oakland Area Conference: Center Line Warren Fitzgerald Warren Lincoln St. Clair Shores South Lake*
In addition, Dakota High School also joined the MAC in 1996 after being built in Macomb Township the previous year, making for a total of 11 schools joining the conference that year.
† -Both Imlay City and Richmond left in 1999 to join the Southern Thumb Athletic Association ‡ -Algonac left in 2002 to join the newly formed Blue Water Area Conference * -South Lake rejoined the MAC after leaving four years prior
Fifth Expansion In 2004, Madison Heights Madison and Madison Heights Lamphere, from the Oakland Activities Association, and New Haven, which previously ran an independent schedule, joined the MAC.
Sixth Expansion In 2008, Clawson, from the Metro Conference, joined the MAC.
In 2016, Mt. Clemens left the MAC to seek an independent affiliation.
Seventh Expansion In 2019, Hazel Park, from the Oakland Activities Association, joined the MAC.
Current members
Macomb Area Conference Memberships School City Enrollment (as of 2019) Class Nickname Colors Macomb Dakota Macomb Township 3,034 A Cougars Forest Green/Navy/Gray Utica Eisenhower Shelby Township2,617A Eagles Blue & Silver Sterling Heights Stevenson Sterling Heights 2,498A Titans Navy Blue & White Clinton Township Chippewa Valley Clinton Township 2,386 A Big Reds Red & White New Baltimore Anchor Bay Fair Haven 1,993 A Tars Red & White Romeo Romeo 1,692 A Bulldogs Red & White Macomb L'Anse Creuse North Macomb Township 1,957 A Crusaders Black & Vegas Gold Grosse Pointe South Grosse Pointe Farms 1,510 A Blue Devils Blue & Gold Warren Mott Warren 1,513 A Marauders Maroon/White/Gold Utica Utica 1,899 A Chieftains Orange & Black Grosse Pointe North Grosse Pointe Woods 1,295 A Norsemen Green & Gold Utica Ford Sterling Heights 1,812 A Falcons Maroon & White St. Clair Shores Lakeview St. Clair Shores 1,404 A Huskies Blue & Silver Port Huron Port Huron 1,309 A Big Reds Red & White Warren Cousino Warren 1,448 A Patriots Red/White/Blue Fraser Fraser 1,538 A Ramblers Navy Blue & Gold Roseville Roseville 1,252 A Panthers Red & Black Port Huron Northern Port Huron 1,284 A Huskies Blue & Gold Sterling Heights Sterling Heights 1,464 A Stallions Black & Gold Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse Harrison Township 1,434 A Lancers Royal Blue & White St. Clair Shores Lake Shore St. Clair Shores 1,237 A Shorians Red & White Warren Woods-Tower Warren 1,148 A Titans Royal Blue & Silver Eastpointe Eastpointe 926 A Shamrocks Green & White Warren Fitzgerald Warren 1,020 A Spartans Blue & Maize Marine City Marine City 521 B Mariners Orange & Black Hazel Park Hazel Park 707 B Vikings Maroon & Grey St. Clair St. Clair 780 B Saints Red & Royal Blue Madison Heights Madison Madison Heights 307 C Eagles Purple & Gold St. Clair Shores South Lake St. Clair Shores 531 B Cavaliers Royal Blue & Gold Marysville Marysville 869 A Vikings Navy & White Warren Lincoln Warren 653 B Abes Red & Black Clinton Township Clintondale Clinton Township 392 C Dragons Blue & Gold Clawson Clawson 515 B Trojans Blue & Gold Madison Heights Lamphere Madison Heights 775 B Rams Blue & White Center Line Center Line 696 B Panthers Orange & BlackNew Haven New Haven 346 C Rockets Green & White
Former Members Former MAC Members School City Nickname Colors Departed Successive Conference Roseville Brablec Roseville Cougars Purple & White 1989 None (consolidated with Roseville High) Imlay City Imlay City Spartans Blue & Yellow 1999 Southern Thumb Athletic Association Richmond Richmond Blue Devils Blue and White 1999 Southern Thumb Athletic Association Algonac Algonac Muskrats Blue & Gold 2002 Blue Water Area Conference Mt. Clemens Mt. Clemens Battling Bathers Red & Gray 2016 Independent
Membership Timeline with Football Divisions
Football NOTE: Statistics are as of the end of the 2020 season.
Red Division School 2020 Enrollment Class Red TitlesWhiteTitlesBlueTitlesGoldTitlesSilverTitlesBronzeTitles First Season in current divisionMost recent Division Title Macomb Dakota 3,007 A 101----20012022 Utica Eisenhower 2,599A 15-----19872023 Sterling Heights Stevenson 2,545A 12-----19872021 Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 2,347A 6-----19952023 Anchor Bay 1,950 A -321--2022 2021 (White Division) Romeo 1,713 A 292---20162021
White Division School 2020 Enrollment Class Red TitlesWhite TitlesBlue Titles GoldTitles SilverTitlesBronzeTitlesFirst Season in current division Most recent Division Title Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse 1,383 A --12--20222019 (Gold Division) Grosse Pointe South 1,477 A -641--20222024 Roseville 1,497 A --2---20222017 (Blue Division) Utica 1,916 A -2----20042010 St. Clair Shores Lakeview 1,390 A ----1-20202010 (Silver Division) Utica Ford 1,830 A 12----20142003
Blue Division School 2020 Enrollment Class RedTitles White TitlesBlue TitlesGold TitlesSilverTitlesBronzeTitlesFirst Season in current division Most recent Division Title Macomb L’anse Creuse North 1,866 A - -2 1--20222013 Port Huron 1,234 A -4 9---20122023 Warren Mott 1,497 A -43---20222020 Fraser 1,538 A -6----20181998 (White Division) Sterling Heights 1,486 A 11 21--20202019 (Gold Division) Port Huron Northern 1,198 A -13---20182022
Gold Division School 2020 Enrollment Class RedTitles WhiteTitles Blue TitlesGold TitlesSilver TitlesBronzeTitlesFirst Season in current division Most recent Division Title St. Clair Shores Lakeshore 1,152 A ------2022 - Warren Cousino 1,306 A -- 49--20182023 St. Clair 782 B ---2--20202021 Warren Woods Tower 1,137 A --- 22-20142018 Eastpointe 828 B -- 12--20182020 Grosse Pointe North 1,237 A- 451--20202023
Silver Division School 2020 Enrollment Class RedTitles WhiteTitlesBlue TitlesGold TitlesSilver TitlesBronzeTitlesFirst Season in current division Most recent Division Title Marine City 538 B - -- 175-20182022 Hazel Park 659 B - -- ---2019 - Warren Fitzgerald 908 A - -- -5-20202016 Madison Heights Madison 361 C - --111-20042018 Clinton Township Clintondale 365C - -2 -6320202016 (Bronze Division) Marysville 862 A - --61-20182016 (Gold Division)
Bronze Division School 2020 Enrollment Class RedTitles WhiteTitlesBlue TitlesGold TitlesSilver TitlesBronzeTitlesFirst Season in current division Most recent Division Title Warren Lincoln 590B- -- --320082008 St. Clair Shores South Lake485B----1220202016 (Silver Division) Clawson 464 B - ----320182015 Madison Heights Lamphere 775B --- -1320142021 Center Line 639B - -- --220102022 New Haven 344C - -- -1120082004 (Silver Division)
MAC Championships
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" width=450px |- ! colspan=4 | Red Division Champions |- ! Year !! School !! Conference !! Overall |- |1987 ||Sterling Heights || align = "center"|6-0 || align = "center"|10-1 |- |1988 ||Utica Eisenhower || align = "center"|6-0 || align = "center"|11-1 |- |1989 ||Sterling Heights StevensonUtica Eisenhower || align = "center"|3-13-1 || align = "center"|7-27-2 |- |1990 ||Clinton Township Chippewa ValleyUtica Eisenhower || align = "center"|6-16-1 || align = "center"|8-29-2 |- |1991 ||Utica Eisenhower || align = "center"|7-0 || align = "center"|9-1 |- |1992 ||Utica Eisenhower || align = "center"|7-0 || align = "center"|11-1 |- |1993 ||Utica Eisenhower || align = "center"|4-0 || align = "center"|10-1 |- |1994 ||Utica Ford || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|9-1 |- |1995 ||Sterling Heights Stevenson || align = "center"|4-0 || align = "center"|11-1 |- |1996 ||Sterling Heights Stevenson || align = "center"|4-0 || align = "center"|12-1 |- |1997 ||Sterling Heights Stevenson || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|11-1 |- |1998 ||Sterling Heights Stevenson || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|11-1 |- |1999 ||Sterling Heights Stevenson || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|9-2 |- |2000 ||Utica Eisenhower || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|13-1 |- |2001 ||Utica EisenhowerSterling Heights StevensonClinton Township Chippewa Valley || align = "center"|4-14-14-1|| align = "center"|12-28-212-2 |- |2002 ||Utica EisenhowerMacomb DakotaClinton Township Chippewa Valley || align = "center"|4-14-14-1 || align = "center"|8-311-27-3 |- |2003 ||Utica Eisenhower || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|13-1 |- |2004 ||Utica Eisenhower || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|10-1 |- |2005 ||Sterling Heights Stevenson || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|10-1 |- |2006 ||Macomb Dakota || align = "center"|4-1 || align = "center"|13-1 |- |2007 ||Macomb Dakota || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|14-0 |- |2008 ||Sterling Heights StevensonMacomb Dakota || align = "center"|4-14-1 || align = "center"|10-29-2 |- |2009 ||Sterling Heights Stevenson || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|13-1 |- |2010 ||Romeo || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"| 9-2 |- |2011 ||Utica Eisenhower || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|11-2 |- |2012 ||Macomb Dakota || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|10-2 |- |2013 ||Macomb Dakota || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|11-1 |- |2014 ||Macomb Dakota || align = "center"|4-1 || align = "center"|8-3 |- |2015 ||Macomb Dakota || align = "center"|4-1 || align = "center"|9-3 |- |2016 ||Utica Eisenhower || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|12-1 |- |2017 ||Utica Eisenhower || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|11-1 |- |2018 ||Clinton Township Chippewa Valley || align = "center"|5-0 || align = "center"|14-0** |- |2019 |Clinton Township Chippewa Valley |5-0 |9-1 |- |2020 |Sterling Heights Stevenson Macomb Dakota |4-1 4-1 |7-2 6-2 |- |2021 |Sterling Heights Stevenson Romeo |4-1 4-1 |10-3 9-2
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" width=450px |- ! colspan=4 | White Division Champions |- ! Year !! School !! Conference !! Overall |-