Northwest Crossroads Conference
Appearance
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The Northwest Crossroads Conference is a seven-member IHSAA-sanctioned athletic conference. Six of the seven institutions are in Lake County, while the sixth, 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.
Membership
[edit]School | Location | Mascot | Colors | Enrollment 2021 | IHSAA Class | # / County | Joined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrean | Merrillville | Fighting 59'ers | 384 | 2A Football 2A Basketball 3A Baseball |
45 Lake |
2008 | |
Hanover Central | Cedar Lake | Wildcats | 948 | 3A Football 3A Basketball |
45 Lake |
2023 | |
Highland | Highland | Trojans | 1,061 | 4A Football 3A Basketball |
45 Lake |
2008 | |
Hobart | Hobart | Brickies | 1,265 | 4A Football 4A Basketball |
45 Lake |
2008 | |
Kankakee Valley | Wheatfield | Kougars | 1,021 | 4A Football 4A Basketball |
37 Jasper |
2008 | |
Lowell | Lowell | Red Devils | 1,093 | 4A Football 4A Basketball |
45 Lake |
2008 | |
Munster | Munster | Mustangs | 1,588 | 5A Football 4A Basketball |
45 Lake |
2008 |
Conference championships
[edit]Football
[edit]# | Team | Seasons |
---|---|---|
8 | Andrean | 2011, 2012*, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021*, 2022* |
7 | Lowell | 2007*, 2008, 2009*, 2015, 2017, 2021*, 2022* |
6 | Hobart | 2007*, 2012*, 2016*, 2019, 2021*, 2022* |
2 | Griffith | 2010, 2016* |
1 | Hanover Central | 2023 |
1 | Kankakee Valley | 2012* |
1 | Munster | 2009* |
0 | Highland |
Boys basketball
[edit]# | Team | Seasons |
---|---|---|
15 | Munster | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018*, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
2 | Griffith | 2016*, 2017 |
1 | Lowell | 2016* |
1 | Andrean | 2018* |
0 | Highland | |
0 | Hobart | |
0 | Kankakee Valley |
Girls basketball
[edit]# | Team | Seasons |
---|---|---|
4 | Hobart | 2009*, 2010, 2011, 2015 |
4 | Kankakee Valley | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
3 | Lowell | 2012, 2013, 2014* |
3 | Munster | 2009*, 2020, 2024 |
3 | Andrean | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
2 | Highland | 2008, 2014* |
0 | Griffith | |
0 | Hanover Central |
Girls Golf
[edit]# | 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
[edit]Andrean (18)
[edit]- 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)
Griffith (1)
[edit]- 1997 Football (4A)
Highland (0)
[edit]Hobart (7)
[edit]- 1957 Boys Cross Country
- 1960 Boys Cross Country
- 1987 Football (4A)
- 1989 Football (4A)
- 1991 Football (4A)
- 1993 Football (4A)
- 2004 Gymnastics
Kankakee Valley (0)
[edit]Lowell (1)
[edit]- 2005 Football (4A)
Munster (11)
[edit]- 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
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