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Greater South Shore Athletic Conference (IHSAA)

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The Greater South Shore Conference in Indiana

The Greater South Shore Conference is an eight-member Indiana High School Athletic Association athletic conference spanning Lake and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana. Two other members, Boone Grove and Gary West Side, participate only in football, with Boone Grove otherwise participating in the Porter County Conference and Gary West Side otherwise participating in the Great Lakes Athletic Conference.

Hanover Central High School joined the conference in 2013, Griffith High School joined the conference in 2017, and Illiana Christian High School joined the conference in 2021. Marquette Catholic High School and North Newton High School left the conference concurrent with Griffith joining, with Marquette becoming an independent and North Newton joining the Midwest Conference. [1] The conference has two divisions for football, with the North Division including Boone Grove, Hammond Bishop Noll, Lake Station Edison and River Forest, and the South Division including Calumet, Gary West Side, Griffith, Wheeler and Whiting. Illiana Christian does not have a football team.

Due to continued rapid growth, Hanover Central left the conference in 2023 to join the Northwest Crossroads Conference. Gary West Side joined as a football-only member upon Hanover Central's departure.

Membership

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School City County Team Name Colors Enrollment [1]
24-25
IHSAA Class
Football
Year joined Previous conference
Boone Grove1 Valparaiso 64
Porter
Wolves     466 N/A
2A
2014 Independents
Calumet Gary 45
Lake
Warriors     662 3A
3A
2007 Lake
Gary West Side1 Gary 45
Lake
Cougars     995 N/A
4A
2023 Great Lakes
Griffith Griffith 45
Lake
Panthers     637 3A
3A
2017 Northwest
Crossroads
Hammond Noll Hammond 45
Lake
Warriors     617 3A
3A
2007 Lake
Illiana Christian St. John 45
Lake
Vikings     544 3A
N/A
2021 Independents
Lake Station Edison Lake Station 45
Lake
Fighting Eagles     391 2A
2A
2007 Lake
River Forest Hobart Township 45
Lake
Ingots     567 3A
3A
2007 Northland
Wheeler Union Township 64
Porter
Bearcats       417 2A
2A
2007 Lake
Whiting Whiting 45
Lake
Oilers     422 2A
2A
2009 Lake
  1. Boone Grove and Gary West Side are football-only members.

Former members

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School Location Mascot Colors IHSAA Class # / County Year joined Previous
Conference
Year left Conference
Joined
Hanover
Central High School
Cedar Lake Wildcats     3A
3A
64
Porter
2013 Porter County 2023 Northwest Crossroads Conference
Marquette Catholic1 Michigan City Blazers     1A
N/A
46
LaPorte
2007 Northland 2017 Independents
North Newton Morocco Spartans     2A
A
56
Newton
2007 Independents
(NWHC 1998)
2017 Independents
(MWC 2018)
  1. Marquette does not play football.

Football divisions

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North South
Hammond
Bishop Noll
Calumet
Boone Grove Griffith
Lake Station
Edison
West Side
River Forest Wheeler
Whiting

Conference championships

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Football

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# Team Seasons
8 Wheeler 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 (S) 2015 (S), 2023 (S)
7 Whiting 2012, 2013, 2014 (N), 2015 (N), 2016 (N), 2017 (N), 2018 (N)
3 Griffith 2017 (S), 2018 (S), 2020 (S)
3 Hanover Central 2016 (S), 2021 (S), 2022 (S)
2 River Forest 2020 (N), 2022 (N)
2 Boone Grove 2019 (S), 2023 (N)
1 Calumet 2019 (N)
1 South Central (UM) 2021 (N)
0 Hammond Bishop Noll
0 Lake Station Edison
0 North Newton
  • N- North Division, S- South Division.

Boys basketball

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# Team Seasons
4 Hammond Bishop Noll 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018*
4 Marquette Catholic 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017*
3 Wheeler 2009, 2010, 2017*
2 Calumet 2008, 2019
2 Hanover Central 2020, 2021
2 Lake Station Edison 2018*, 2023
1 Illiana Christian 2021
0 Griffith
0 North Newton
0 River Forest
0 Whiting

Girls basketball

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# Team Seasons
6 Hammond Bishop Noll 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022*
4 Calumet 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
3 Lake Station Edison 2020, 2022*, 2023
1 Whiting 2012
0 Griffith
0 Hanover Central
0 Illiana Christian
0 Marquette Catholic
0 North Newton
0 River Forest
0 Wheeler

State champions

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Bishop Noll Warriors (6)

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  • 1968 Baseball
  • 1981 Boys Swimming & Diving
  • 1984 Boys Swimming & Diving
  • 1989 Football (3A)
  • 2004 Baseball (2A)
  • 2018 Soccer (2A)

Marquette Catholic Blazers ( 11 )

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  • 1999 Volleyball (A)
  • 2000 Volleyball (A)
  • 2001 Volleyball (A)
  • 2004 Volleyball (A)
  • 2005 Volleyball (A)
  • 2006 Volleyball (A)
  • 2007 Volleyball (A)
  • 2008 Volleyball (A)
  • 2014 Boys Basketball (A)
  • 2018 Girls Basketball (A)
  • 2019 Girls Basketball (A)

Wheeler High School (2)

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  • 2010 Boys Basketball (2A)
  • 2010 Softball (2A)

Calumet Warriors (1)

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  • 1965 Boys Cross-Country

Illiana Christian Vikings (2)

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  • 2022 Baseball (2A)
  • 2023 Baseball (2A)

Resources

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References

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  1. ^ ""Greater South Shore Conference Announces Moves"". Northwest Indiana Times, Munster, IN. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-09-30.