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Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph League
AssociationMichigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA)
RegionSouthwest Michigan
Locations

The Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph (BCS) League is an athletic conference for high schools in southwest Michigan. Founded in 2014 with the inaugural season of play in 2014-15, the conference aspires to grow into a Southwest Michigan "super conference" with membership extending across all MHSAA classes but organized into divisions of schools with similar enrollments. Periodic realignment of divisions allows members to remain in competition with like-sized schools within the conference thereby avoiding the disruptive effects of conference switching due to changing enrollment. The conference has a unique scheduling philosophy that does not force members to play against conference opponents in different divisions but also respects the freedom of members to schedule rivals and other willing conference opponents regardless of size or division.[1][2]

Boys

Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swim & Dive, Tennis, Track & Field, Wrestling

Girls

Basketball, Bowling, Competitive Cheer, Cross Country, Soccer, Softball, Swim & Dive, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball

Member schools

There are currently 17 member schools. The geographic footprint of the league includes Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties in Michigan.

Current Members

School data in the table below is current for the 2020-21 season according to the MHSAA website.[3]

† 8-man football team that is a member of the Southwest Michigan 8-man Football League[11]
School Location Mascot Colors Enrollment Class Sports Division Football Division Affiliation Joined Previous Conference
Berrien Springs Berrien Springs Shamrocks Green & White 513 B Red BCS Public 2015[4] Wolverine Conference
Buchanan Buchanan Bucks Maroon & White 434 B Red BCS Public 2014[5] Lakeland Athletic Conference
Comstock Comstock Township Colts Carolina Blue & White 394 B Red BCS Public 2015[4] Kalamazoo Valley Association
Niles Niles Vikings Navy Blue & Vegas Gold 821 B Red BCS Public 2020[6] Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference
Niles Brandywine Niles Township Bobcats Maroon & Gold 386 C Red BCS Public 2014[5] Lakeland Athletic Conference
South Haven South Haven Rams Purple & Gold 530 B Red BCS Public 2020[7] Wolverine Conference
Bridgman Bridgman Bees Orange & Navy 254 C Red n/a † Public 2014[5] Lakeland Athletic Conference
Benton Harbor Countryside Academy Benton Township Cougars Blue & White 166 D White n/a Private 2016 Red Arrow Conference
Covert Covert Township Bulldogs Navy Blue & Gold 115 D White n/a Public 2017[8] Southwestern Athletic Conference
Eau Claire Lawrence Fighting Beavers Maroon & White 189 C White n/a † Public 2020[9] Southwest 10 Conference
Lawrence Lawrence Tigers Purple & White 174 D White n/a † Public 2018[10] Southwestern Athletic Conference
Marcellus Howardsville Christian Flowerfield Township Eagles Red & White 34 D White n/a Private 2016 Red Arrow Conference
New Buffalo New Buffalo Bisons Royal Blue & Gold 187 C White n/a † Public 2014[5] Red Arrow Conference
St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic St. Joseph Township Lakers Royal Blue, Gold & White 84 D White n/a † Private 2014[5] Red Arrow Conference
St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran Royalton Township Titans Purple & White 118 D White n/a † Private 2015[4] Red Arrow Conference
Three Oaks River Valley Chikaming Township Mustangs Navy & White 176 D White Independent Public 2015[4] Red Arrow Conference
Watervliet Grace Christian Bainbridge Township Patriots Royal Blue, Gold & White 17 D White n/a Private 2016 Red Arrow Conference

Former members[8][12][13]

School Location Joined Previous Conference Departed Successive Conference
Bronson Vikings Bronson 2014 St. Joseph Valley League 2017 Big 8 Conference
Cassopolis Rangers Jefferson Township 2014 Lakeland Athletic Conference 2017 Southwest 10 Conference
Centreville Bulldogs Centreville 2014 St. Joseph Valley League 2017 Southwest 10 Conference
Mendon Hornets Mendon 2014 St. Joseph Valley League 2017 Southwest 10 Conference
Parchment Panthers Parchment 2015 Kalamazoo Valley Association 2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference
White Pigeon Chiefs White Pigeon 2014 St. Joseph Valley League 2017 Southwest 10 Conference

Membership Timeline

League Championships

Boys Basketball

Red Division White Division Blue Division
Season School Division
Record 		School Division
Record 		School Division
Record
2015 Bridgman 7-1 Cassopolis 7-1
2016 Bridgman & Niles Brandywine 8-2 Marcellus Howardsville Christian 9-1 Cassopolis 9-1
2017 Niles Brandywine 9-1 Marcellus Howardsville Christian 7-1 Cassopolis 8-2
2018 Parchment 9-1 Marcellus Howardsville Christian, New Buffalo & St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic 10-2
2019 Niles Brandywine 9-1 Marcellus Howardsville Christian 13-0
2020 Niles Brandywine 8-2 Three Oaks River Valley 14-0

Girls Basketball

Red Division White Division Blue Division
Season School Division
Record 		School Division
Record 		School Division
Record
2015 Niles Brandywine 8-0 Bronson 7-1
2016 Niles Brandywine 10-0 St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 8-0 Mendon 9-1
2017 Comstock & Buchanan 9-1 St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 8-0 Centreville 10-0
2018 Comstock 10-0 St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 12-0
2019 Comstock 10-0 St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 9-1
2020 Niles Brandywine 10-0 St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 13-1

Football

Blue Division Red Division White Division
Season School Division
Record 		School Division
Record 		School Division
Record
2014 Mendon 4-0 Bridgman 4-0
2015 Bridgman 4-0 Cassopolis 4-0 Buchanan 3-0
2016 St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic 4-0 Cassopolis 4-0 Berrien Springs 3-0
2017 St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic 4-0 N/A N/A Berrien Springs 3-0
2018 Niles Brandywine 3-0 N/A N/A Berrien Springs 3-0
2019 N/A N/A Berrien Springs 3-0 N/A N/A

References

  1. ^ "Berrien-Cass-St. Joe Conference Archives". Leader Publications. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Tribune, Jack Walkden South Bend. "High school sports: A dream conference?". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Michigan High School Athletic Association". Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "BCS expanding to 15 teams for 2015-16". Leader Publications. August 13, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e https://www.wsjmsports.com/a-summer-of-change/
  6. ^ "Niles leaving SMAC to join BCS Conference". Leader Publications. September 26, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  7. ^ Editor, BEN SANDERS-HP Sports. "Niles, South Haven to join BCS". The Herald Palladium. Retrieved February 23, 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ a b "Southwest 10 Conference prepares for its debut in Fall 2017". mlive. January 17, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  9. ^ Correspondent, DEBRA HAIGHT-HP. "Eau Claire schools joins BCS Athletic Conference". The Herald Palladium. Retrieved February 23, 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ Editor, JASON MITCHELL-HP Sports. "Transparent Lawrence starts its move to BCS". The Herald Palladium. Retrieved February 23, 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ Hafer, Val (15 November 2018). "New 8-Man Football Conference Formed In SW Michigan". 106.1 & 1400 WSJM Sports. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Southwest Schools Begin League Shuffle > SecondHalf". Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "South Haven, Parchment to join new athletic conferences in 2020". mlive. September 30, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
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