The Northwest Crossroads Conference is an eight-member IHSAA-sanctioned athletic conference. Seven of the eight institutions are in Lake County, while the eighth, Kankakee Valley, is in neighboring Jasper County. This conference was created in 2007, following the disbandment of the Lake Athletic Conference. Griffith left the conference after the 2016–17 school year to join the Greater South Shore Athletic Conference (IHSAA).
Hanover Central, in southern Lake County, joined the conference as its seventh member starting in 2023. Illiana Christian High School joins the conference in the 2026–27 school year, leaving the Greater South Shore Conference.
Membership School Location Mascot Colors Enrollment 2024–25 IHSAA Class # / County Joined Andrean Merrillville Fighting 59'ers 473 2A Football 2A Basketball 3A Baseball 45 Lake 2008 Hanover Central Cedar Lake Wildcats 859 3A Football 3A Basketball 45 Lake 2023 Highland Highland Trojans 1006 4A Football 3A Basketball 45 Lake 2008 Hobart Hobart Brickies 1,292 4A Football 4A Basketball 45 Lake 2008 Illiana Christian Dyer Vikings 630 3A Football 3A Basketball 2A Baseball 45 Lake 2025 Kankakee Valley Wheatfield Kougars 951 4A Football 4A Basketball 37 Jasper 2008 Lowell Lowell Red Devils 1017 4A Football 4A Basketball 45 Lake 2008 Munster Munster Mustangs 1,474 5A Football 4A Basketball 45 Lake 2008
Conference championships
Football # Team Seasons 10 Andrean 2011, 2012*, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021*, 2022*,2024*,2025 7 Lowell 2007*, 2008, 2009*, 2015, 2017, 2021*, 2022* 7 Hobart 2007*, 2012*, 2016*, 2019, 2021*, 2022*,2024* 2 Griffith 2010, 2016* 2 Hanover Central 2023,2024* 1 Kankakee Valley 2012* 1 Munster 2009* 0 Highland
Boys basketball # Team Seasons 17 Munster 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018*, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 2 Griffith 2016*, 2017 1 Lowell 2016* 1 Andrean 2018* 0 Highland 0 Hobart 0 Kankakee Valley
Girls basketball # Team Seasons 5 Kankakee Valley 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2026 4 Andrean 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 4 Hobart 2009*, 2010, 2011, 2015 3 Lowell 2012, 2013, 2014* 3 Munster 2009*, 2020, 2024 2 Highland 2008, 2014* 0 Griffith 0 Hanover Central
Girls Golf # Team Seasons 0 Hobart 0 Lowell 0 Highland 13 Munster 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012*, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017*, 2018, 2019*,2020, 2021 0 Andrean 0 Griffith 3 Kankakee Valley 2012*, 2017*, 2019*
State championships
Andrean (19) 1998 Softball (2A) 2004 Football (3A) 2005 Baseball (3A) 2007 Softball (3A) 2009 Baseball (3A) 2010 Baseball (3A) 2012 Softball (3A) 2013 Football (3A) 2014 Baseball (3A) 2015 Baseball (3A) 2016 Girls Soccer (1A) 2017 Girls Volleyball (2A) 2018 Baseball (3A) 2019 Boys basketball (2A) 2019 Baseball (3A) 2021 Girls Volleyball (2A) 2021 Football (2A) 2022 Baseball (3A) 2025 Baseball (3A) 2025 Football (2A)https://www.ihsaa.org/media/news/class-2a-recap-andrean-defense-shuts-down-high-scoring-brownstown-central
Griffith (1) 1997 Football (4A)
Highland (0)
Hobart (7) 1957 Boys Cross Country 1960 Boys Cross Country 1987 Football (4A) 1989 Football (4A) 1991 Football (4A) 1993 Football (4A) 2004 Gymnastics
Illiana Christian (2)
2022 Baseball (2A) 2023 Baseball (2A)
Kankakee Valley (0)
Lowell (1) 2005 Football (4A)
Munster (11) 1973 Boys Swimming & Diving 1974 Boys Swimming & Diving 1975 Boys Swimming & Diving 1976 Boys Swimming & Diving 1976 Girls Swimming & Diving 1977 Boys Swimming & Diving 1977 Girls Swimming & Diving 1978 Girls Swimming & Diving 1979 Boys Swimming & Diving 1980 Boys Swimming & Diving 2002 Baseball (4A)
Resources IHSAA Conferences IHSAA Directory
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