Great Northern UP Conference
The Great Northern UP Conference, is an athletic conference for high schools in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It was formed in 1965 as the Great Northern Conference and changed its name to the A-B-C Conference in 1984, and again to its current name in 1990.
Member schools
Current members
| Team | Location | Colors | Enrollment | Class | Joined | Previous Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escanaba Eskymos | Escanaba | 690 | B | 1965 | Great Lakes Conference (Independent from 1986-1988) | |
| Gladstone Braves | Gladstone | 428 | B | 2018 | Mid-Peninsula Athletic Conference | |
| Kingsford Flivvers | Kingsford | 548 | B | 1965 | Menominee Range Conference | |
| Marquette Redmen | Marquette | 896 | A | 1973 | Great Lakes Conference | |
| Menominee Maroons | Menominee | 391 | C | 1965 | Independent | |
Former members
| Team | Location | Joined | Previous Conference | Departed | Successive Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escanaba Holy Name Crusaders | Escanaba | 1965 | Independent | 1970 | N/A (football team abolished) |
| Iron Mountain Mountaineers | Iron Mountain | 1965 | Menominee Range Conference | 1978 | Mid-Peninsula Athletic Conference |
| Luther L. Wright Red Devils | Ironwood | 1971 | Menominee Range Conference | 1987 | Independent |
| West Iron County Wykons | Iron River | 1968 | None (School opened) | 1988 (Independent from 1982-1986) | Independent |
| Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils | Sault Ste. Marie | 2016 | Independent | 2017 | Independent |
| Stephenson Eagles | Stephenson | 1965 | Great Lakes Conference | 1966 | Land-O-Lakes Conference |
Membership timeline
Football
This list of conference champions goes through the 2018 season.
| # | Team | GNC (1965-1984) | ABC (1984-1990) | GNC (1990-present) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menominee | 1969, 1971, 1982, 1983 | 1986-1988 | 1994, 1997-1999, 2003, 2005-2007, 2011, 2013-2016 |
| 2 | Kingsford | 1965, 1969 | 1990-1996, 2000-2002, 2004, 2008-2010, 2012, 2017 | |
| 3 | Escanaba | 1966-1968, 1972, 1973, 1978-1982 | 1984, 1988, 1989 | 1994, 1998, 2018 |
| 4 | Marquette | 1975, 1976 | 2011, 2018-2020 | |
| 5 | Gladstone | 1982 | 1985 | 1998 |
| West Iron County | 1970, 1974, 1977 | N/A | ||
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