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

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.

Member schools

Current members

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

School Name Location Nickname Enrollment Year joined Years of contiguous membership Colors
Addison Addison Panthers 238 1988 25 Red and Black
Hanover-Horton Horton Comets 352 1960 42 Red and White
East Jackson Jackson Trojans 269 1954 65 Blue and White
Grass Lake Grass Lake Warriors 347 1954 43 Blue and Yellow
Manchester Manchester Dutchmen 349 1983 35 Maroon and Yellow
Napoleon Napoleon Pirates 379 1954 65 Green and White
Michigan Center Center Cardinals 410 1954 65 Red, Silver and White
Vandercook Lake Jackson Jayhawks 286 1954 65 Red and White

Former members

The Cascade Conference has five former members.

School Location Year joined Year left Notes
Brooklyn Brooklyn 1954 1960
Brooklyn Columbia Central Columbia Charter Township 1968 1996
Concord Concord 1954 1973
Northwest HS Jackson 1960 1976 and 1983–96
Parma Parma 1954 1957
Parma Jackson County Western Parma 1958 1976
Springport Springport 1954 1962

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 Jackson Co. Western High SchoolParma High SchoolJackson NorthwestJackson Lumen Christi High SchoolSpringportConcordBrooklyn Columbia CentralBrooklyn High SchoolManchester High SchoolAddisonHanover-Horton High SchoolGrass LakeJackson Vandercook Lake High SchoolNapoleon High SchoolMichigan Center High SchoolEast Jackson

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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