Cascade Conference (MHSAA)

The Cascade Conference is a Michigan high school athletic conference, in the Jackson County area. It was formed prior to the 1954 school year. The conference includes Class B and C schools from the Jackson County area, as well as schools from the surrounding area.

Cascades Conference
Established1954
AssociationMichigan High School Athletic Association
Members8
Sports fielded
  • 8
RegionJackson County

Member schools

Current members

The following institutions are full members of the Cascade Conference for the 2018/19 academic year:

School NameLocationNicknameEnrollmentYear joinedYears of contiguous membershipColors
AddisonAddisonPanthers238198825Red and Black
Hanover-HortonHortonComets352196042Red and White
East JacksonJacksonTrojans269195465Blue and White
Grass LakeGrass LakeWarriors347195443Blue and Yellow
ManchesterManchesterDutchmen349198335Maroon and Yellow
NapoleonNapoleonPirates379195465Green and White
Michigan CenterCenterCardinals410195465Red, Silver and White
Vandercook LakeJacksonJayhawks286195465Red and White

Former members

The Cascade Conference has five former members.

SchoolLocationYear joinedYear leftNotes
BrooklynBrooklyn19541960
Brooklyn Columbia CentralColumbia Charter Township19681996
ConcordConcord19541973
Northwest HSJackson19601976and 1983–96
ParmaParma19541957
Parma Jackson County WesternParma19581976
SpringportSpringport19541962

History

Formation

The Cascades Conference was formed in 1954 with eight schools from the Jackson County League. The original members were: Brooklyn, Concord, East Jackson, Grass Lake, Jackson Vandercook Lake, Michigan Center, Napoleon, Parma and Springport high schools.

Red and Blue

With the growth of suburbs, some Cascades Conference schools grew more rapidly than others. This led to the creation of the Red and Blue divisions. Between 1983 and 1996, four schools were listed as Cascades-Red Members: Jackson Lumen Christi, Jackson Northwest, Parma Jackson County Western and Brooklyn Columbia Central. In 1996, Jackson Northwest and Jackson Lumen Christi left the Cascades Red for the Capital-Circuit Conference.[1] Brooklyn Columbia Central left the Cascades Red after 1995 and competed as an independent for two years, before joining the Lenawee County Conference at the start of the 1997 school year.[2] Parma Jackson County Western left the Cascades Red after the 1995 school year and joined the Twin Valley Conference.[3]

Membership timeline
Parma High SchoolSpringportConcordBrooklyn High SchoolManchester High SchoolAddisonHanover-Horton High SchoolGrass LakeNapoleon High SchoolMichigan Center High School

Members

References
  1. "Jackson Northwest Mounties All-Time Michigan High School Football Scores". Michigan-football.com. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  2. "Brooklyn Columbia Central Golden Eagles All-Time Michigan High School Football Scores". Michigan-football.com. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  3. "Parma Jackson County Western Panthers All-Time Michigan High School Football Scores". Michigan-football.com. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
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